More than 20 Italian companies produced custom furniture for the Casa Flora holiday apartment, which aims to bring contemporary design to the canals of Venice. More about Hallmarks of traditional Venice reinvented in Casa Flora holiday flat by Diego Paccagnella
Bonba Studio has transformed an office in Barcelona's Eixample district into a two-bedroom flat featuring traditional vaulted ceilings and multi-hued surfaces. More about Tiled surfaces and vaulted ceilings add character to Barcelona flat by Bonba Studio
This ring hides a panic button that sends an alert to friends and emergency services if the wearer is in trouble. More about Nimb ring doubles as a panic alarm that calls for help with one press
When transforming this skinny Tel Aviv apartment into a family holiday home, Yael Perry opted for bright white colour palette to make the space seem bigger. More about Yael Perry washes skinny Tel Aviv apartment in an all-white colour palette
This flat-pack bamboo bench and trestle by German designer Stefan Diez is held together with string and doesn't require any tools or fixings to assemble. More about Soba bamboo furniture by Stefan Diez naturally changes colour over time
Dozing off at work is encouraged at mattress brand Casper's headquarters in New York, where employees can have meetings or take naps on beds provided at the office, designed by local firm Float Studio. More about Float Studio creates sleeping spaces at bedding company's Manhattan offices
Dezeen is hosting a party on 5 April at the IKEA Festival for Milan design week. Read on to find out more. More about Register now for the Dezeen at IKEA Festival party in Milan
During this year's Milan design week, Nendo will submerge 30 of its new vases in an aquarium so that they gently move around like jellyfish. More about Nendo bases super-thin silicone vase on jellyfish
It's Saint Patrick's Day! To celebrate, we've rounded up eight of the best architectural feats in Ireland, including a moulded concrete cinema, an outdoor teaching space of timber columns, and a granite-clad library that faces out over the Irish Sea. More about Eight works of architecture that give you a tour of contemporary Ireland
These "wearable sculptures" are designed by French artist Shani Ha to be manipulated during interpretative dance performances. More about Bulbous garments are contorted during Shani Ha's Embody performances
In response to the swathe of supertall luxury residential towers rising in New York, local studio Oiio has proposed a conceptual skyscraper that loops over to boast length rather than height. More about Oiio imagines The Big Bend skyscraper for New York as "the longest building in the world"
Lego fans can now build outwards from walls, chair legs, household objects or the backs of other toys using a new studded tape. More about Nimuno Loops tape lets you build Lego on almost anything
British architect Norman Foster joined Instagram recently, revealing candid pictures of his day-to-day activities. But he's not the only big name on the photo-sharing platform – here's our pick of the 10 architect Instagram accounts worth following. More about 10 architects you need to follow on Instagram
OMA has used sprayed concrete, polycarbonate and movable walls to transform four warehouses on Dubai's Alserkal Avenue into a cultural centre. More about OMA's first project in Dubai is a cultural centre with moving eight-metre-high walls
A modular sofa called Homework, a recycled wombat, and a bedside table that doubles as a drinks trolley feature in Alexander Lotersztain's new furniture brand targeting the millennial generation. More about New furniture brand Les Basic by Alexander Lotersztain wants to help millennials slow down
Spheron Architects used mirrors, wooden cabinets and white net curtains to furnish this 26-square-metre room in London, creating a space for an artist to live and work as a hermit. More about Artist can live life of solitude in micro apartment that emulates a religious retreat
American firm Modal Design has created a studio building for a video art collector in California, which features an angular roof and multi-tonal zinc cladding. More about Jagged roof tops video studio in Venice Beach by Modal Design
Estonia's e-residency programme suggests how passports could more accurately reflect the rich and complex nature of identity, says Dan Hill, following the launch of our Brexit passport design competition. More about "Who will design a passport capable of containing multiple nested identities?"
KC Design Studio has updated a 3.7-metre-wide house in Taiwan by adding a perforated facade and a lightwell, both intended to combat the lack of daylight in the 50-year-old property. More about KC Design Studio adds perforated facade and atrium to skinny Taiwanese townhouse
Hungarian designer Krisztina Czika's cups might resemble familiar IKEA mugs but they're actually made from human hair embedded in wax. More about Krisztina Czika makes mugs using human hair and leg wax