Cocoon by Tanya Shukstelinsky
Design graduate Tanya Shukstelinsky has proposed a new type of affordable urban housing, with people living between two sheets of suspended fabric (+ slideshow). More about Cocoon by Tanya Shukstelinsky
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Parametric Space by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid's latest architecture exhibition features glowing funnels that bulge down from the ceiling to greet visitors (+ movie). More about Parametric Space by Zaha Hadid Architects
WaterDream by Nendo for Axor
More showers! These hybrid shower-lights were created by Japanese designers Nendo for bathroom brand Axor and unveiled last week alongside the multi-headed shower by Front (+ slideshow). More about WaterDream by Nendo for Axor
WaterDream by Front for Axor
Swedish design trio Front have created a giant, three-headed shower installation constructed from a maze of standard copper pipes (+ slideshow). More about WaterDream by Front for Axor
Dalston House by Leandro Erlich
It might look like these people are scaling the walls of a London townhouse but they're actually lying on the ground, reflected in a huge mirror as part of an installation by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich (+ slideshow). More about Dalston House by Leandro Erlich
Voyage to Uchronia by Matali Crasset at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
French designer Matali Crasset is showing a series of mysterious hooded furniture at an exhibition in Paris (+ slideshow). More about Voyage to Uchronia by Matali Crasset at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
Strange Symphony by Philipp Weber
German designer Philipp Weber's glassblowing pipe with valves like a trumpet won the New Talents Award at DMY Berlin last week (+ movie). More about Strange Symphony by Philipp Weber
Ads with a New Purpose by Ogilvy & Mather for IBM
These billboards by creative agency Ogilvy & Mather stretch outwards to double as street furniture (+ movie). More about Ads with a New Purpose by Ogilvy & Mather for IBM
Prima installation by Zaha Hadid for Swarovski at Vitra Campus
An angular installation by Zaha Hadid has been unveiled in front of the architect's Fire Station at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany (+ slideshow). More about Prima installation by Zaha Hadid for Swarovski at Vitra Campus
INAHO by Hideki Yoshimoto and Yoshinaka Ono
Little tubes of golden light gently lean towards approaching visitors in this installation by Japanese design duo Hideki Yoshimoto and Yoshinaka Ono. More about INAHO by Hideki Yoshimoto and Yoshinaka Ono
Pretty Vacant by Rietveld Landscape
Dutch design office Rietveld Landscape has built an arched foam screen with hundreds of building-shaped holes inside a disused chapel at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht (+ slideshow). More about Pretty Vacant by Rietveld Landscape
dRMM to install Escher-style staircase outside St Paul's Cathedral
News: architecture firm dRMM will install 20 interlocking wooden staircases outside St Paul's Cathedral for the London Design Festival in September. Update: the Endless Stair will now be constructed outside Tate Modern. More about dRMM to install Escher-style staircase outside St Paul's Cathedral
The Heart of Architecture by Giles Miller Studio
Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: Giles Miller's London design studio has positioned a target of reflective pixels in front of a medieval gate for this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, which kicks off in London today (+ slideshow). More about The Heart of Architecture by Giles Miller Studio
Variations by Stephen Burks for Calligaris
New York designer Stephen Burks filled the Milan showroom of Italian brand Calligaris with colourful ropes and columns of plastic chairs lashed together last month (+ movie). More about Variations by Stephen Burks for Calligaris
Momentané exhibition by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
An exhibition showcasing 15 years of design by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec has opened at Les Arts Décoratifs museum in Paris. More about Momentané exhibition by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Colors News Machine by Fabrica
Tweets sent to this machine are transmitted from one form of media to another and cannibalised at every stage until they emerge as distorted, printed headlines (+ movie). More about Colors News Machine by Fabrica
Made by Humans by Universal Everything
UK studio Universal Everything motion-captured a dancer to make this animation, which is projected onto the world's highest-resolution screen (+ movie). More about Made by Humans by Universal Everything
RIBA Regent Street Windows Project 2013
Six architecture studios present window installations created for stores along London's Regent Street in this movie filmed by Dezeen. More about RIBA Regent Street Windows Project 2013
RGB Fabulous Landscapes by Carnovsky
Milan 2013: leafy forests and palatial interiors become visible under different coloured lights in the latest series of wallpapers and screens by Milan design studio Carnovsky (+ slideshow). More about RGB Fabulous Landscapes by Carnovsky
A Pound of Flesh for 50p (study) by Alex Chinneck
Hackney artist Alex Chinneck has created a wall that melts in the sun as part of his research for a project to build a melting house. More about A Pound of Flesh for 50p (study) by Alex Chinneck