Experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian enjoys the fact that people find it hard to pin down exactly what she does and believes others should embrace her "non-linear" approach, she tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "My mum only recently started to understand what I do" says Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have devised a way of cheaply producing low-carbon concrete at scale by making use of waste cement and the steel industry's electric arc furnaces. More about Recycling "breakthrough" could usher in zero-emissions cement
A full-size home interior installed inside the Triennale Milano showcases furniture and homeware by French designer Inga Sempé alongside dirty dishes, hanging laundry and personal trinkets. More about Inga Sempé celebrates the joyful mess of everyday life in The Imperfect Home
London studio Westerdahl has renovated a house in Cambridge, reorganising an existing extension and cladding it in green zinc panels that blend in with the surrounding planting. More about Green zinc panels "camouflage" Folded House in Cambridge by Westerdahl
Local architecture studio SO-IL has completed the exteriors of a residential building in Brooklyn with a wavy, perforated-metal facade. More about SO-IL completes perforated-metal facade of residential tower in Brooklyn
The past 18 months has seen a flurry of skyscrapers unveiled by luxury car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin. Nat Barker reports on the growing phenomenon of car-branded architecture. More about Why are luxury car brands suddenly building skyscrapers?
UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects is designing a yacht club, nightclub and casino in the Bahamas as part of the Habacoa marina development. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs nightclub and casino for Bahamas marina
UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has unveiled its plans to transform the uninhabited Nodeul Island in Seoul into a public park called Soundscape. More about Heatherwick Studio reveals plans for island park with "floating islets" in Seoul
Tulum-based design studio Roth Architecture has created an electric car accented with local materials to offer a "tranquil journey amidst nature" along the local roads. More about Roth Architecture creates electric car for navigating narrow Tulum roads
French studio Chatillon Architectes has completed its restoration of the vast glass-roofed atrium at the Grand Palais, which will host fencing and taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. More about Chatillon Architectes completes Grand Palais restoration ahead of Paris Olympics
Architecture studio MAD has unveiled construction photos of its Hainan Science Museum, as cladding is added to the facade of the "biomorphic" building. More about MAD reveals construction progress on Hainan Science Museum in China
After IKEA launched a range of products for pets, Dezeen rounds up 10 beds designed with domestic dogs and cats in mind. More about Ten pet beds that prove furniture for animals can be interesting too
A series of finely crafted artworks, ranging from colourful abstract sculptures to wooden installations and swings, were on show at this year's Southern Sweden Design Days. More about Playful installations explore care at Southern Sweden Design Days
As part of Milan design week, Italian design studio Pininfarina has launched its first collectible furniture object – a chaise longue featuring a craggy, rock-like base and a smooth seat informed by the outline of a sports car. More about Pininfarina creates chaise longue with the "aerodynamic curves" of a sports car
London practice Commonbond Architects has designed and built its own studio at the end of a garden in Abbey Wood using a combination of hempcrete and timber. More about Commonbond Architects self-builds Gardenhide Studio using hempcrete and timber
Greek studio Doriza Design has converted a 19th-century stone building into Drakoni House, a holiday home in Crete with purposefully rough and imperfect details. More about Doriza Design transforms stone building into "imperfect" holiday home in Crete
A proliferation of multi-designer exhibitions showing variants of a single object allowed the work of emerging and local designers to take centre stage during NYCxDesign week, Dezeen US editor Ben Dreith reports. More about Collective shows featuring small objects take centre stage during NYCxDesign week
Architecture studio Artefact has created an installation at Clerkenwell Design Week using bricks made of stone, which the manufacturer claims emit 75 per cent fewer greenhouse gases than fired bricks in production. More about Artefact uses bricks made from "unloved" stone to craft temporary shelter in Clerkenwell
Students from London Metropolitan University worked with Benchmark to create a range of products using the furnituremaker's wood offcuts and objects gathered from the streets of London for Clerkenwell Design Week. More about Frying pans and tennis balls feature in collection made from found objects by London Met students
A balcony-turned-conservatory features in an apartment renovated by architecture and interior studio Modektura in Kyiv, Ukraine. More about Modektura adds sand terrazzo flooring to Kyiv apartment