The brown, grainy tops of this stool and table are made from used coffee grounds that designer Xavier Loránd sourced from cafes near his Mexico City studio. More about Xavier Loránd blends coffee waste and concrete for Nero furniture
Architect Amin Taha explains his aim to capture the "innate beauty" of natural stone with his 15 Clerkenwell Close housing project, in this movie produced by his studio. More about Amin Taha explains thinking behind controversial 15 Clerkenwell Close in new movie
Buildings like Amin Taha's 15 Clerkenwell Close may not be to everyone's taste, but they deserve to be judged on more than just aesthetics, says deputy editor Tom Ravenscroft. More about "Just because a building looks ugly, it doesn't make it a bad building"
American studio Desai Chia Architects has completed a holiday home on the tip of Long Island, featuring fire-treated timber cladding and large stretches of glass. More about Montauk House by Desai Chia features charred wood and exposed concrete
New visualisations have been released of the 90-metre-high tower Herzog & de Meuron is proposing in Stockholm, to replace a 1930s gasholder. More about New visuals revealed of Herzog & de Meuron's Gasklockan tower for Stockholm
Swiss company Küschall has made a wheelchair it claims is the world's lightest, using wonder material graphene. More about Superstar is a graphene wheelchair that promises strength and lightness
Studio Luca Guadagnino has used roughened stone, rosy marble and bundles of straw throughout Aesop's store in Rome, which is meant to visually echo the city's ancient buildings. More about Aesop teams up with film director Luca Guadagnino for interior of Rome store
Opportunities at London designer Es Devlin's studio and architecture firm NBBJ are included in this week's selection of the best architecture and design positions available on Dezeen Jobs. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include roles with Es Devlin and NBBJ
A mossy fungus could be used to make nutritional food products after an apocalypse, or on Mars, according to research by designer Julia Schwarz. More about Julia Schwarz uses lichen to create food for after the apocalypse
Fraher Architects has refurbished a terraced house in London's King's Cross, adding a rear extension clad in perforated black metal, and a metalwork staircase. More about Industrial setting informs robust palette of Fraher Architects' Signal House
This compact dining spot in Lima is designed by local studios Ghezzi Novak and Blanco as a snug space, decorated with natural materials that reflect the authenticity of the food. More about Wood, stone and adobe create cosy interior for Lima's Mérito restaurant by Ghezzi Novak and Blanco
Argentinian architect Luciano Kruk has built a linear concrete house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, with a slatted wood entrance and a large swimming pool in its expansive garden. More about Concrete shell wraps Luciano Kruk's Rodríguez House in Argentina
Diners move from dark and cosy spaces to light spaces as they climb through the levels of this London sushi restaurant by Danish studio Norm Architects. More about Norm Architects merges Danish and Japanese influences at Sticks n Sushi restaurant in London
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