New York designer Nik Bentel has reimagined the humble chalk stick as toys in various shapes so that budding artists and architects can draw hatching, dots and circle patterns. More about Nik Bentel reshapes chalk to create architectural drawing toys for children
London-based designer Michael Anastassiades looked to classical architecture when creating this reflective bronze drinking fountain, which is installed in the V&A's garden courtyard for London Design Festival. More about Michael Anastassiades installs drinking fountain that "lights up your whole face" at the V&A
Italian furniture brand De Padova has opened its first US showroom in New York City, where products are presented alongside items from its parent company Boffi and sister label MA/U Studio. More about De Padova opens spacious furniture showroom in New York's Soho
Infiniti has unveiled its latest Prototype 10 concept car, which aims to bring the classic speedster into the electric era. More about Infiniti's Prototype 10 concept is a modern take on the classic speedster
This concert hall in Mérida, Mexico, comprises a building faced in metal ribs that encloses a central plaza for public performances. More about Steel ribbing flanks courtyard at Palace for Mexican Music
This year's London Design Festival features an array of projects that showcase new and inventive techniques in glass. Design reporter Natashah Hitti picks out eight of the most interesting examples, including vessels shaped by spectacles and glass blocks infused with bubbles. More about Eight designers exploring the versatility of glass for London Design Festival
A nine-metre-high maze built from cross-laminated timber is on show at the V&A during London Design Festival, to demonstrate the potential of carbon-neutral buildings. More about Waugh Thistleton installs modular three-storey maze in V&A's Sackler Courtyard
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma says the new engineering techniques developed to meet the technical challenges of the V&A Dundee are being used to build his Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium. More about V&A Dundee shows "new way of designing big buildings" that will be used for Tokyo stadium, says Kengo Kuma
Blush-tone walls and rose-hued marble feature in this Melbourne accessories shop, designed by studio Pattern to suggest a "new kind of femininity". More about Pattern creates rose-tinted interior for The Daily Edited boutique in Melbourne
All 26 letters of the alphabet are constructed out of folded metal in this colourful, interactive installation for London Design Festival 2018. More about Kellenberger-White's multicoloured Alphabet chairs can be used to spell out words
Dezeen promotion: kitchen and bathroom brand Grohe has unveiled a range of tap fittings that provide various types of filtered water, including chilled, kettle-hot or sparkling. More about Grohe's Blue Home and Red taps provide instant boiling or sparkling water
Architect Guillem Carrera has completed an environmentally friendly elderly care home and day centre on a wedge-shaped plot in the Spanish village of Blancafort. More about Guillem Carrera's care home in northern Spain encourages residents to socialise
US studio Edmonds + Lee has modelled the lobby inside this residential building in San Francisco on a cosy mid-century living room, including a huge, metal-clad chimney, wooden panelling and a weathered rug. More about Edmonds + Lee draws on California modernism for The Austin interiors
The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features photos of the Miami apartment that Zaha Hadid designed for herself and Eileen Gray's modernist villa E-1027, which became the home of Le Corbusier. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›
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Celebrated Milanese shopping destination 10 Corso Como has opened a location in Lower Manhattan's historic Seaport District, with black and white interiors carrying the brand's circular motifs. More about Milan design store 10 Corso Como arrives in New York
This slideshow of photographs offers a detailed look around the Kengo Kuma-designed V&A Dundee, Scotland's first design museum, which opens this week. More about Kengo Kuma's V&A Dundee photographed at sunrise and sundown by Ste Murray
Dezeen promotion: designjunction is offering Dezeen readers a special 50 per cent discount on tickets to this year's event, taking place in a new location for London Design Festival next week. More about Dezeen readers get 50 per cent off tickets to designjunction at London Design Festival
Photographer and "burner" Alex Medina sent his drone up to provide a new perspective of this year's Burning Man festival, capturing views of Black Rock City and its temporary installations from overhead. More about Alex Medina photographs Burning Man 2018 from above
Designer David Carson and artist Thijs Biersteker have worked together to create a mind-controlled art installation, which goes on display in Amsterdam this week. More about Mind Over Matter installation descends into chaos in response to viewers' brainwaves
Dezeen promotion: Dutch Design Week is calling on the design industry to be more conscious about the impact of their creations with its 2018 theme: If not us, then who?
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