A biologist and a designer are developing a bacteria and yeast "micro-factory" that could one day enable consumers to grow their own products at home (+ slideshow). More about Growduce "micro-factory" concept would allow users to grow their own products
Austrian men's magazine Vangardist has printed an edition using ink infused with the blood of HIV-positive people to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS. More about Vangardist magazine prints 3000 copies with HIV+ blood-infused ink
Multi-levelled surfaces of polished concrete, wood and white gravel mark out the different areas within this open-plan Tokyo office designed by Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More about Torafu Architects uses concrete, wood and gravel to define spaces inside AKQA's Tokyo offices
This compact brick house in north London by local office Satish Jassal Architects is squeezed onto a small plot at the end of a Victorian terrace, which influenced the use of materials and the facade arrangement (+ slideshow). More about Small London home by Satish Jassal Architects is clad in brick both inside and out
Milan 2015: Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed a wooden cabinet and seven objects to go inside – one to represent each of the seven deadly sins (+ slideshow). More about Objects in Neri&Hu's Cabinet of Curiosity symbolise the seven deadly sins
Milan 2015: Amsterdam design company Pikaplant has developed a collection of self-watering products aimed at making plant-keeping easier. More about Pikaplant creates self-watering systems for automatic plant maintenance
Rem Koolhaas' firm has converted a century-old distillery in Milan into a new arts centre for Fondazione Prada, featuring a "haunted house" clad in 24-carat gold leaf and a cinema camouflaged by mirrors (+ slideshow). More about OMA's Fondazione Prada art centre opens in Milan
Sydney office Aileen Sage Architects designed this house for one of its partners around a "secret garden" containing a circular patio for outdoor dining (+ slideshow). More about Textured brick and concrete house in Sydney encloses a garden courtyard
Shanghai design studio Linehouse has overhauled a former takeaway restaurant to create a small fishmonger's on a busy street in the middle of the city's former French Concession (+ slideshow). More about Little Catch fishmonger in Shanghai is lined with a metal-frame "net"
Street furniture prototypes designed to make cities more adaptable for disabled people are on show as part of the Designs of the Year exhibition at London's Design Museum (+ movie). More about Responsive Street Furniture adapts public spaces to suit pedestrians' needs
Milan Expo 2015: a pair of sinuous rippled concrete walls frame the entrance to UAE's Milan Expo pavilion, designed by Foster + Partners to suit the climate conditions in both Milan and Abu Dhabi. More about Foster + Partners presents rippled concrete Expo pavilion for the United Arab Emirates
The faceted metal surfaces of this addition to a dairy farmer's house in the Japanese city of Sodegaura fold around a courtyard that connects it with the original building (+ slideshow). More about Architects Teehouse adds an angular steel-clad home to a Japanese dairy farm
Isabelle Gilles and Yann Poncelet, founders of French design brand Colonel, have paired traditional craft techniques such as woven rattan and marquetry with colourful accents for their latest range (+ slideshow). More about Colonel uses colour to update handcrafted materials for 2015 furniture collection
Following the popularity of a minimally designed hair salon in Japan, we've collected together the best examples of barber shops, beauty parlours and spas from the pages of Dezeen and added them to a new Pinterest board.
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Reflective glass panels applied to the exterior of this condominium building in Winnipeg, Canada, produce a mirrored image of the street in front (+ slideshow). More about 5468796 Architecture covers apartment building in reflective panels of glazing
Milan 2015: this table by designers Raphaël Ménard and Jean-Sébastien Lagrange absorbs and releases thermal energy depending on the temperature of the room. More about Zero Energy Furniture stores heat to regulate room temperature
Music: director Julien Lassort's animation to accompany ALB's track The Road depicts a metaphorical journey through life using simple black and white imagery. More about Colourless scenes whizz past during music video for The Road
This underground sports hall for a school in the Serbian town of Obrenovac is topped with a glass box covered in vertical wooden laths to protect it from stray balls (+ slideshow). More about Jovan Mitrović wraps a glass-walled sports hall in protective timber battens
Milan Expo 2015: behind the wooden walls of Austria's national pavilion, a team led by architect Klaus K Loenhart has planted enough trees to provide a source of oxygen for up to 1,800 people (+ slideshow). More about Austria's Milan Expo pavilion contains a forest filled with clouds of mist