Designers need to think of bigger, more ambitious solutions to the world's problems, according to speakers at Dezeen's talk about design in the anthropocene era during Dutch Design Week. More about "More science fiction" needed to save planet earth, say designers at Dezeen talk
Architecture studio SO? has created a prototype floating house on Istanbul's Golden Horn, which could be used as emergency housing following an earthquake in Turkey's largest city. More about SO? builds prototype floating house for post-earthquake Istanbul
A generative design algorithm devised by researcher Joel Simon could be used to make floor plans more efficient. More about Joel Simon's Evolving Floor Plans project optimises building layouts
Traditional African crafts and the typically restrained Scandinavian colour palette informed the interiors of this members' club in west London, which has been created by Cavendish Studios and Russell Sage Studio. More about The Conduit members club subtly mixes Scandinavian and African aesthetics
French designer Philippe Starck has developed a GPS-tracking wristband that allows people who enjoy water sports to alert the coastal rescue to their location in an emergency. More about GPS-connected wristband allows swimmers who run into difficulties to alert rescue services
Tehran-based practice CAAT Studio has completed a house for a local stone seller in the city of Mahallat, Iran, with a facade made from local travertine. More about CAAT Studio's home for a stone-seller in Iran is a celebration of travertine
Orange-hued marble and pebble-dashed stone provide the setting for displays of leather handbags, clutches and purses in this boutique in Miami, which was designed by American studio Aranda\Lasch. More about Milanese palazzos inform Valextra's Miami store by Aranda\Lasch
Serbian artists Ivana Jelić and Pavle Petrović have reimagined Van Gogh's famous painting The Starry Night as an LED installation over the canals of Amsterdam, to highlight the issue of light pollution in urban areas. More about Serbian artists turn Van Gogh's Starry Night into canalside light installation
Architecture firm K-Studio has designed a neo-modernist interior for this boutique hotel in its hometown of Athens, using local artworks and furnishings. More about K-studio's Perianth Hotel infuses neo-modernism into Athens
Terraced volumes wrapped in stone and wood form a weekend dwelling by Bates Masi Architects on the eastern tip of New York's Long Island. More about Swimming pool tops Hither Hills holiday home in Long Island by Bates Masi Architects
Architecture studio Morris + Company proposes transforming a London Underground station into a co-working space and hostel for homeless people. More about Morris + Company designs housing for London's homeless in old tube station
Beijing's Zaha Hadid-designed airport and the M+ museum of visual culture in Hong Kong are among Dezeen editor Amy Frearson's picks of the most exciting new buildings opening in 2019. More about Twelve buildings to look forward to in 2019
An embroidered computer and a sound recorder made from yarn are among the products produced as part of Ebru Kurbak's research project into the use of traditional textile techniques to manufacture electronic objects. More about Ebru Kurbak uses traditional textile techniques to create embroidered computer
Chinese tech giant Huawei has developed an app that uses artificial intelligence to allow the visually impaired to "see" the emotion on the face of someone they are talking to by translating it into sound. More about Huawei's Facing Emotions app uses sound to allow the visually impaired to see emotions
A monochromatic palette and limited selection of materials create a minimal interior for the LePur yoghurt cafe in Beijing, while mirrors exaggerate light in the space. More about Lukstudio creates monochrome interior for LePur yoghurt cafe in Beijing
Iraqi-born UAE-based designer Layth Mahdi debuts a series of marble vases and tables with contoured surfaces milled by robots and designed using algorithms. More about Robot-made tables and vases feature surface textures created using algorithms
The rear of this holiday home on the Greek island of Kea is partially embedded in a steep hillside, while the front is entirely lined with full-height windows that look out towards the Aegean Sea. More about En Route Architects perches linear concrete house on Greek island hillside
Happy new year and best wishes for 2019. We'll be back for more architecture and design tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy our review of 2018.
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Fluorescent cords attached to black rebar frames form this sculptural installation, which American firm Hou de Sousa has created for Washington DC. More about Hou de Sousa designs fluorescent Prismatic installation for Washington DC
British architectural designer John Pawson has been recognised for services to design and architecture with a CBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list 2019. More about John Pawson awarded CBE in Queen's New Year Honours