Ghent-based designer Bram Vanderbeke has sculpted a series of abstract furniture pieces from blocks made of concrete waste that are treated with pigments and waxes to give an unexpected texture. More about Bram Vanderbeke uses concrete waste blocks to create neolithic-looking furniture
American studio Ro Rockett Design has added a weathered timber pool house to a hilltop retreat in California's Sonoma County, for residents to enjoy vineyard and coastal vistas while relaxing. More about Pool house by Ro Rockett Design offers views of California wine country
Black and white spaces, including a sculptural staircase and a wine cellar, are found across this brick house overhauled by Montreal firm La Shed Architecture. More about Maison du Parc in Montreal features stark interiors with "mysterious depth"
This private home in Kuwait, deigned by AGi Architects, features a faceted concrete shell clad in stone that folds up and around a central courtyard. More about AGi Architects' Rock House in Kuwait wrapped with "origami-like" stone facades
Architectural studio Designreserve has created a liquor store-cum-bar in Sanlitum, Beijing with three rooms that display rare bottles in increasingly intimate settings. More about Bob's Select bar decorated with liquor lettering
This week on Dezeen, Zaha Hadid Architects hit the headlines with plans for a Russian smart city, as Patrick Schumacher made a bid for control of his late partner's estate. More about This week Patrick Schumacher went to court to take control of Zaha Hadid's estate
Matteo Pacella and Philippine Hamen looked to ancient Greco-Roman architecture and traditional children's building blocks for this collection of classical furniture. More about Matteo Pacella and Philippine Hamen design blue classical furniture
The wavy bands that will stretch up this residential tower, which US firm Studio Gang has designed for Honolulu, are based on the shapes of sugarcane plants. More about Studio Gang reveals undulating Kō'ula luxury tower for Hawaii
Architect Daniel Libeskind has used three million crystals to cover the Swarovski Star, which will top the Christmas tree at New York's Rockefeller Center this year. More about Daniel Libeskind's Rockefeller Christmas tree star sparkles with Swarovski crystal spikes
Football star David Beckham has made a major step towards building a home for his professional soccer team in Miami, after the public voted to approve the project. More about David Beckham's Miami football stadium backed by public vote
Companies can gain a competitive advantage by designing workplaces that make wellbeing a default choice, argue the authors of The Healthy Workplace Nudge book in a talk Dezeen hosted with Haworth in Chicago. More about Making "the healthy choice the default choice" will encourage wellbeing in the workplace
Amazon HQ2 will only exacerbate New York City's already stretched infrastructure, cramped public spaces and sky-high rents, says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. More about "Amazon HQ2 will strain spaces and systems on which all New Yorkers rely"
Dezeen has teamed up with Japanese brand Muji to give away 10 travel-size aroma diffusers, which can be packed up and used on the go, in our latest competition. More about Competition: win Muji's Portable Aroma Diffuser
Research agency Forensic Architecture has won the Design of the Year award for 2018, beating fashion designer Erdem Moralioğlu's Royal Ballet costumes and Space X's Falcon Heavy rocket. More about Counter Investigations exhibition by Forensic Architecture wins Design of the Year 2018
Vivahouse, a prefabricated modular housing system designed by Dara Huang of Design Haus Liberty to turn vacant commercial properties into co-living environments, has been unveiled at a disused shopping centre in London. More about Vivahouse modular home system turns empty commercial buildings into co-living spaces
Dutch designer Tjeerd Veenhoven's rugs made from a palm leaf material, called palm leather, are a sustainable and vegan alternative to traditional leather made from animal skin. More about Palm leather rugs are vegan alternative to cow hide
Max Siedentopf's guerrilla art installation allowed Tate Modern visitors to zoom in on Roger Stirk Harbour + Partner's Neo Bankside housing from Herzog & de Meuron's extension. More about Artist's binoculars let Tate Modern visitors look inside RSH+P's Neo Bankside
As part of our Bauhaus 100 series celebrating the school's centenary, the latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win one of five hardcover copies of Bauhaus by Hans M Wingler. More about Competition: win a copy of Bauhaus by Hans M Wingler
Tank and Conran and Partners have completed the interiors of the QO Amsterdam hotel, which features many holistic wellness and sustainability features including a rooftop greenhouse and intelligent facade. More about Tank and Conran and Partners create sustainable luxury interiors at QO hotel in Amsterdam
Apple design head Jonathan Ive and renowned designer Marc Newson are creating a ring entirely from a single diamond for sale at a charity auction. More about Jony Ive and Marc Newson design all-diamond ring