Dutch firm 8A Architecten has modernised a small labourer's house in Leiden by adding a large oak structure that incorporates a staircase, storage facilities and sofa (+ slideshow). More about 8A Architecten adds combined staircase and sofa to Leiden house
We've been reporting from Stockholm Design Week over the last few days, where a chair based on an obese human body and a pin cushion sofa were presented. See our highlights from the fair in a new Pinterest board »
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Australian skincare company Aesop has opened a new signature store in Hong Kong that features shelving made from blackened steel, plus sinks made of oak and copper. More about Aesop's Hollywood Road store features pale oak, copper and blackened steel
Once illuminated, these faceted grey 3D-printed lamps reveal colourful interiors derived from everyday images (+ slideshow). More about 3D-printed Dazzle lamps by Corneel Cannaerts reveal colourful interiors
News: Rodman Primack, former chairman of London auction house Phillips de Pury, has been named director of collectors' fair Design Miami following the resignation of Marianne Goebl. More about Rodman Primack to succeed Marianne Goebl as director of Design Miami
This timber-clad kindergarten by Stuttgart-based Behnisch Architekten is the first building to open in a new district built on former railway land in the German city of Heidelberg (+ slideshow). More about Timber-clad kindergarten by Behnisch Architekten opens in new housing district
Stockholm 2014: Italian designer Luca Nichetto has designed a ceramic coffee set to accompany a solo exhibition of his work at Mjölk gallery in Toronto (+ slideshow). More about Ceramic coffee set launched by Luca Nichetto and Mjölk
Canadian firm RAW Design has created a series of shelters that look like giant pompoms to keep skaters warm on a frozen river in Winnipeg (+ slideshow). More about Shelters resembling giant pompoms by RAW Design warm skaters on a frozen river
Japanese architects Sides Core left mineral wool insulation exposed on the ceiling of this hair salon, wrapping light fixtures like vines along pipes and suspending light bulbs at different levels (+ slideshow). More about Hair salon with an exposed ceiling and twisting lights by Sides Core
Edinburgh College of Art student Peter Trimble has built a portable machine for manufacturing furniture from sand, urine and bacteria (+ slideshow). More about Stools made of sand and urine by Peter Trimble
We've been reporting on the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week, where we spotted spherical glass lamps that appear to be steamed up, furniture made from sewn plywood and a collection of pentagonal wooden furniture. Read on for more architecture and design stories from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture firm Brisac Gonzalez has designed a multi-storey car park in Bordeaux where vehicles sit prominently between ground-floor shops and roof-top housing. More about Bordeaux car park by Brisac Gonzalez will "introduce activities after hours"
Stockholm 2014: Swedish firm Note Design Studio has designed a series of colourful ash side tables for Swedish brand Fogia. More about Note Design Studio designs colourful ash tables for Fogia
News: record numbers of overseas students have applied to study architecture and design courses in the UK, with applications up 14% on last year. More about Overseas applications to UK architecture and design courses "highest on record"
News: British bicycle brand Empire Cycles has collaborated with additive manufacturing company Renishaw to build the world's first 3D-printed metal bike frame. More about World's first 3D-printed bicycle frame launched
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a middleweight industrial designer for London designer Benjamin Hubert, whose screen of branching modular structures called Amass is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Visitors could suspend themselves within a 3D grid of ropes inside this inflatable installation created by Croatian-Austrian design collective Numen/For Use (+ slideshow). More about Numen/For Use creates 3D grid of ropes inside inflatable String Prototype installation
News: London studio Grimshaw has won the redevelopment of the Curragh Racecourse in Ireland with proposals for a large canopied-grandstand for the thoroughbred horse racing venue. More about Grimshaw to redesign grandstand for Ireland's Curragh Racecourse
Stockholm 2014: design and architecture studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has extended its range of W131 lighting for Swedish brand Wästberg to include table and floor lamps. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune extends its W131aluminium lighting range for Wästberg
A landscape of stepped boxes covered in sisal displays products at this Barcelona boutique by local firm Arquitectura-G. More about AOO shop in Barcelona by Arquitectura-G has a stepped sisal display platform