A series of trompe l'oeil mirrors designed by New York City firm Bower Studios make shoe brand Gray Matters' showroom in Brooklyn look much bigger than it actually is. More about Bower Studios' arched mirror alludes to doorway in Gray Matters shoe showroom
Architect Carlo Ratti has worked with Indian non-profit WeRise to develop a system of low-cost housing with a prefabricated core that homeowners can build any structure they like on top of. More about Carlo Ratti develops Livingboard prefab housing system for rural India
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Beer Holthuis created the Paper Pulp Printer in an effort to combat the amount of waste plastic being created through 3D-printing. More about Beer Holthuis designs 3D printer that uses recycled paper
A glass-enclosed kitchen at the entrance to this Tel Aviv restaurant by Vered Kadouri and Craft & Bloom turns the food preparation into an art performance. More about Simple vegan cuisine inspires serene Tel Aviv restaurant interior
Brazilian architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment in Brazil for a journalist, making room for entertaining despite the limited space. More about Leandro Garcia renovates compact flat in Curitiba for hosting guests
TU Delft students Laura Katharina Strähle and Ellen Rouwendal designed this community centre in the rural community of Okana, close to Lake Victoria in Kenya, which was named Small Building of the Year at Dezeen Awards. More about Okana Centre for Change is a bamboo centre for a rural Kenyan community
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tim Teven has developed a process for making furniture and building blocks using the waste separated from paper fibre during the recycling process. More about Tim Teven creates Recycling Reject furniture from paper-recycling waste
Italian furniture brand Cappellini and British designer Jasper Morrison celebrated three decades of collaboration in 2018. Creative director Guilio Cappellini looks back at designs the pair have produced together, from the iconic Thinking Man's Chair to the seating at Tate Modern. More about Guilio Cappellini reflects on 30 years of furniture designs with Jasper Morrison
Creative consultancy Masquespacio has completed a tropical sushi restaurant in Valencia, Spain, that mixes Japanese and Brazilian-inspired design elements. More about Kaikaya sushi restaurant in Valencia fuses Japanese and Brazilian design
From a floating university to a network of black female architects, Phineas Harper offers an alternative guide to the year's most important happenings in architecture. More about Ten architecture breakthroughs you might have missed in 2018
Seattle firm Best Practice Architecture has converted an unused garage on a property in the city into a black house for the owners' elderly relative. More about Seattle Granny Pad by Best Practice provides living space in unused garage
OMA is planning to build a 63,000-seat stadium in its home city for football club Feyenoord Rotterdam. More about OMA unveils plans for largest football stadium in the Netherlands
Studio Joanna Laajisto has used red and cream floor tiles, ash wood carpentry and marble table tops to create a relaxed interior for an organic bakery, coffee shop and wine bar in Helsinki. More about Studio Joanna Laajisto designs The Way bar in Helsinki to reflect its organic menu
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a set of bowls that appear "as if one is growing out of the other" for Chinese lifestyle brand Zens, along with a "seemingly unbalanced" tea set that hides under its lid. More about Nendo creates fungi-like tableware and a tea set with an oversized lid
Brazilian designer Pedro Venzon has introduced a trio of sculptural wooden stools inspired by sinful bodies. More about Pedro Venzon's "sinful" stools blur the line between sculpture and furniture
Studio Seilern Architects' performing arts centre is intended to look as if it is emerging from the woods at Wellington College in Berkshire, England. More about Charred timber performing arts centre built by Studio Seilern in parkland campus
A swinging chaise and a hidden salon are among features in this tech company headquarters, housed inside a century-old bank in Portland, Oregon. More about ZGF Architects transforms historic Portland bank building into Expensify office
Chilean architecture office Hsu Gabriel Architects has completed a holiday home comprising a pair of timber-clad volumes, which are angled to make the most of the views towards a nearby lake. More about Chilean lakeside Split House is divided into spaces for children and adults
Better To Transport is a tricycle made from recycled materials commonly found in Mexico City, with demountable components designed to be easily replaced over time. More about Thomas Hoogewerf tackles congestion in Mexico City with recycled plastic tricycle
Athens-based design studio Fluo has redesigned the top floor of a 1970s hotel building to create a light-filled bar and breakfast room with warm tones and blush pink colours. More about Fluo creates rooftop bar and breakfast room at Evripidis hotel in Athens