Vibrators used to look like penises, but now brands are having more success with minimal sex toys shaped like eggs and flying saucers. More about Sextech startups abandon the "intimidating" penis-shaped vibrator
Cube-shaped balconies will form the terraced facades of the Xinhu Hangzhou Prism, which OMA has started building in the coastal city of Hangzhou, China. More about OMA reveals visuals of Xinhu Hangzhou Prism
Hangzhou-based designer Jun Jie Zhang aims to show the softer qualities of bamboo with his series of woven light shades, which were displayed during this year's Design Shanghai. More about Jun Jie Zhang creates irregular lamp shades from woven bamboo
Expansive corner windows and skylights appear throughout this Georgian townhouse in Dublin, which Foreign Bear Studio has renovated and extended to create light-filled living spaces. More about Foreign Bear Studio completes Glass House in Dublin
Amsterdam-based product designer Ernst Koning has invented a portable hexagon-shaped Faraday cage to help us switch off from our smartphones. More about Block uses 19th-century tech to combat smartphone addiction
Dezeen has launched an account on WeChat, the giant Chinese social media, messaging and payment network. More about Dezeen launches WeChat account
Bureau de Change has completed The Interlock, a mixed-use building in London with a facade made from matt blue bricks that "appear to twist like cogs". More about Bureau de Change inserts textured brick building into century-old London terrace
A "raincoat" designed by architecture studio Partisans to protect pavements in harsh weather is among a series of prototypes that Alphabet company Sidewalk Labs has revealed for its smart city in Toronto. More about Sidewalk Labs unveils Building Raincoat prototype for smart city in Toronto
Design gallery The Future Perfect has opened an exhibition space inside a townhouse in New York's West Village, filled with collectible homeware and featuring a wooden staircase designed by David Chipperfield. More about Casa Perfect New York gallery includes David Chipperfield staircase
Foster + Partners has designed a succession of Apple Stores that implement the tech giant's retail vision. From Paris to Istanbul, here are 10 of its best designs. More about Ten of the most appealing Apple Stores designed by Foster + Partners
Shanghai furniture brand Stellar Works has for the first time launched products in China rather than Milan, unveiling pieces by Neri&Hu, Jens Risom and Space Copenhagen at the Design Shanghai fair. More about Stellar Works launches furniture at Design Shanghai for first time
Dezeen promotion: a historic hotel in China and a cocoon-like guest lodge in Sri Lanka are among the hospitality projects commended in this year's AHEAD Asia Awards. More about AHEAD Asia announces region's best hotels for 2019
The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features an extremely narrow house designed for a 3.9-metre-wide plot in Brooklyn. More about Narrow House designed as prototype for building on unusual plots
British firm Hopkins Architects and US studios Bruner/Cott Architects and Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates have overhauled a massive, 1960s building at Harvard University, adding in living walls and glazed rooms. More about Harvard's brutalist Smith Campus Center receives dramatic makeover by Hopkins
Ancient building material cob has been brought up to contemporary standards by a team of British and French researchers, who see it as an environmentally friendly option for homes. More about Researchers re-engineer cob into sustainable new building material CobBauge
Italian architect Beatrice Bonzanigo has unveiled her patented design for Casa Ojalá, a micro home that is transportable, adaptable and off-grid. More about Beatrice Bonzanigo to present mobile off-grid home at Milan design week
The Bartlett School of Architecture has created a virtual reality tour of the Lin'an History Museum, designed by Wang Shu and Lu Wenyu's studio, which is yet to open to the public. More about VR film offers preview of Amateur Architecture Studio's Lin'an History Museum
The top opportunities in architecture and design available on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions at British fashion brand Paul Smith and the Science Museum in London. More about The best architecture and design jobs this week include roles at Paul Smith and Science Museum
Lithuanian studio ŠA Atelier has transformed a dilapidated 19th-century city apartment in Vilnius into a minimalist family home. More about Ornate plasterwork ceilings hint at grand past of renovated 19th-century apartment in Vilnius
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This community centre in Vietnam, designed by 1+1>2 Architects, features a bamboo framework and a thatched roof that wraps a concrete amphitheatre. More about Curved thatched roof covers Chieng Yen Community House in a Vietnamese forest