Designers Candice Blanc and Ulysse Martel have created a collection of iridescent exercise weights that can also be displayed as sculptures in the home. More about Iridescent free weights double as geometric sculptures
Our new Pinterest board showcases the best new architecture in Taiwan, including the "world's largest performing arts centre" designed by Mecanoo and MVRDV's unusual Y-shaped house with a rooftop pool. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Portuguese architect Nelson Resende has designed an office for his architecture studio on the outskirts of Porto, comprising a pair of cuboids and a cylinder. More about Three geometric volumes form Nelson Resende's architecture studio
A limestone lattice curves around a tropical garden at the centre of this house in Colima, Mexico, which architecture firm CDM has designed to provide its residents with an "unending vacation". More about Mexican coastal house by CDM circles tropical courtyard
New York studio Worrell Yeung has overhauled an awkwardly shaped apartment inside a landmarked hotel in the city, adding decorative marble and brass to reference its history, and a curved plaster hallway to clean up the layout. More about Worrell Yeung updates apartment in former Manhattan hotel with "classic materials"
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs spoke to an expert panel about how designers can shape the anthropocene era to prevent global catastrophe in our latest Good Design for a Bad World talk. More about Watch our talk about design and the anthropocene at Dutch Design Week 2018
A trio of dome-shaped structures enclose the Taoyuan Sewage Treatment Project in northern Taiwan, designed by Habitech Architects to resemble mountains, complete with a waterfall and fish pond. More about Habitech Architects imitates mountains with sewage works in Taiwan
For those who enjoy cafe culture, interiors reporter Natasha Levy picks out 10 eye-catching examples from cities around the world, from a Canadian coffee shop that doubles as an artists' workshop to a Vietnamese eatery with its own fish pond. More about Ten visually striking cafes to visit in cities all around the world
This week on Dezeen, blinkers to help office workers focus and personal urinals for vulnerable refugee women were just a couple of solutions proposed by designers for global issues. More about This week, human blinkers were proposed to help office workers focus
Drawings by seven designers have been transformed into 3D glass works by master glassmaker Massimo Lunardon for an exhibition at London design store Silvera curated by Fabrica. More about Sam Baron and Formafantasma's sketches brought to life in blown glass
Architecture firm Snøhetta has been selected to extend the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, which comprises a pink marble 1930s building and a pavilion by Norman Foster. More about Snøhetta picked to expand Nebraska's largest art museum
American clothing label Everlane has announced it will remove all virgin plastic from its supply chain by 2021, to help counter the "global plastics crisis", starting with its shipping bags. More about Everlane to eliminate virgin plastic from its supply chain
Texas firm Official Design has refreshed a two-bedroom home in Dallas, Texas, focusing on the building's original details and ensuring plenty of natural light inside. More about Official Design renovates Dallas townhouse to highlight its original charm
Dezeen promotion: a centre for culture and innovation inside a former industrial building in High Point has welcomed the first visitors to look around its spaces, including a design store curated by Dezeen. More about Plant Seven creative hub opens in North Carolina textile mill
Designer Laurids Gallée used lengths of cord produced by a historic Viennese passementarie factory to create the curved forms of these lamps. More about Laurids Gallée creates lamps out of cord traditionally used on costumes and uniforms
Our latest Dezeen x MINI Living video investigates a prefabricated homeless housing concept for Los Angeles that aims to bridge the gap between life on the streets and permanent accommodation. More about Homes for Hope tackles homelessness with modular temporary housing
Long associated with Wall Street and World Trade, the densely packed southern tip of Manhattan is now becoming a sought-after place to live. Here are eight towers under construction or recently completed in FiDi that offer high-rise living Downtown. More about Residential skyscrapers on the rise in Manhattan's Financial District
Fashion label JW Anderson has created a customised range of Converse's Chuck 70 trainers, which combine fluorescent and neutral colours of felt. More about JW Anderson reimagines Converse's Chuck 70 in felt
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has released renders of its updated plans for the Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin. More about Herzog & de Meuron unveils revised design for Museum of the 20th Century in Berlin
The Chinese city of Chengdu is planning to launch an illumination satellite disguised as an artificial moon within the next two years, as a replacement for its street lights. More about Chengdu plans to launch artificial moon to replace its street lights