Brooklyn design duo Wade and Leta are out to show how design can be more fun. The pair talk Dezeen through five of their favourite projects, ranging from a series of idiosyncratic couple portraits to an alternative Valentine's Day party. More about Wade and Leta reveal their "purposeful eclecticism" in five zany projects
Italian designer Gaetano Pesce has accused feminist protesters of misinterpreting Up, his iconic armchair that depicts a woman as a prisoner, and defended the use of plastic in design products. More about "Feminists have not understood the meaning of my work" says Gaetano Pesce after Up armchair protest
Architects in India have to endure exploitative internships in order to complete their studies, according to recent graduate Urvashi Vasishtha. With unpaid internships under the spotlight, she spoke to Dezeen about the situation in her country. More about Absence of regulations in India "leads to exploitation of interns" says architecture graduate
This 360-degree movie documents the three-year process of creating Assemble's Granby Winter Garden from two derelict houses in Liverpool, UK. More about 360-degree video shows creation of Assemble's Granby Winter Garden
Our selection of the best opportunities in architecture, interiors and design on Dezeen Jobs this week includes positions at Skidmore Ownings & Merrill and 3XN Architects. More about Top five roles in architecture and design including jobs at SOM and 3XN
Contraceptives and other drugs could be administered through an earring, using a method invented by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology. More about Contraceptive jewellery offers alternative method of birth control
Dublin practice Tierney Haines Architects has completed Library Lookout, a cedar-clad study space and library with a green roof, for two authors in Connemara, Ireland. More about Tierney Haines Architects adds lavender-topped writer's study to a house in Ireland
A lounge with a curved sofa and a coffee bar feature in this hair salon in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighbourhood, which Ruud van Oosterhout has designed for two sisters. More about Rob Peetoom hair salon opens inside old soda factory in Williamsburg
Montreal studio Pelletier de Fontenay and architect François Abbott have included a plywood-lined meditation room in one of the three gabled volumes that form this home in Hatley, Quebec. More about Pelletier de Fontenay draws on local barns for Hatley House in Canada
Reina & Asociados has transformed the vaulted brick cellars of the Palacio del Rey don Pedro at Seville's Royal Alcázar into an exhibition space. More about Reina & Asociados creates exhibition space within vaulted cellars of Seville's Alcázar
Belgian-American designer Maria Scarpulla has created a collection of five tables that feature colourful double-sided tops that can be flipped over. More about Maria Scarpulla's tables with flippable tops are designed to suit your mood
We've updated our Pinterest board dedicated to cantilevers, including a bus station in a Spanish town with a large metal roof and a Greek holiday home perched on top of a rocky cliff. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Unsangdong Architects has designed the Hannae Forest of Wisdom community centre in Seoul with a row of intersecting gabled forms enclosed by glass end walls. More about Colliding gabled structures form Hannae Forest of Wisdom community centre
Potted plants, bespoke light fixtures and Persian rugs are among the details in guest rooms at a residential hotel in the heart of Philadelphia, which was designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. More about Morris Adjmi creates homey atmosphere within Roost East Market hotel in Philadelphia
Architecture firm Ménard Dworkind has created a microcosm of Chinatown at this a colossal pan-Asian restaurant and bar in Montreal's Laval suburb. More about Ménard Dworkind embrace Chinatown kitsch for Miss Wong brasserie in Montreal
Architect Martin Lejarraga has updated a shelter used by hikers, hunters and mountaineers in Murcia, Spain, adding a layer of red-brick cladding that contrasts with the surrounding greenery. More about Martin Lejarraga wraps Spanish mountain refuge in red bricks and tiles
A set of cylindrical golden drawers and a set of geometric tables made from etched and oxidised metals are among the new products launched by Italian furniture brand De Castelli for 2019. More about De Castelli unveils new furniture that shows how metal can have colour and texture
This week, Dezeen shared some of the proposals revealed by designers for Notre-Dame Cathedral's new spire, after it was engulfed by a major fire last week. More about This week, designers began proposing ideas for Notre-Dame's restoration
Sutherland & Co has transformed a skinny post war building in North Berwick, Scotland, into its own studio with sliding spruce panels lit by a rooflight. More about Sutherland & Co designs its own architecture studio in narrow Scottish building
Architect Frank Gehry has designed a pair of office buildings for Warner Bros Entertainment in Los Angeles, to resemble "icebergs floating along the freeway". More about Frank Gehry designs iceberg-like headquarters for Warner Bros