Dezeen promotion: abstract patterns and natural hues feature in German brand Walter Knoll's carpet collection, which is inspired by the continent of Africa. More about Walter Knoll's Legends of Carpets collection based on African landscapes
Guests will be able to ski down the zigzagging roof of this hotel by Danish practice Bjarke Ingels Group and onto the slopes of the Vallée de Joux in western Switzerland. More about BIG reveals plans for Swiss hotel with zigzagging ski slope on its roof
Dezeen has teamed up with Instagram to help launch its new @design account, which is now live. More about Dezeen teams up with Instagram to launch its new @design account in Milan
Phillip K Smith III is the architect-turned-artist behind this year's COS installation at Milan design week. Here, he sums up five of his most career-defining projects – from a house in the desert to a display at Coachella. More about Five key projects by artist Phillip K Smith III
American artist Phillip K Smith III has worked with fashion brand COS to install a faceted mirror structure in the courtyard of a 16th-century palazzo, as part of Milan design week 2018. More about Phillip K Smith III and COS create wall of mirrors in historic Italian palazzo
Hem is continuing to explore how high-end design can be flat-packed, with the launch of a sofa and a conference table that can be shipped in standard boxes. More about Hem's new furniture range included a sofa that can be packed into boxes
Cecilie Manz positioned pine slabs at 45-degree angles to match the cut-out door handles of this IKEA kitchen, customised for Danish brand Reform. More about Cecilie Manz hacks IKEA kitchen using steel and warm-toned wood
Beijing practice Atelier Tao+C has inserted a narrow light shaft into the centre of this 1930s home in Shanghai to illuminate its light-starved rooms. More about Atelier Tao+C inserts lightwell to brighten interiors of traditional Shanghai lane house
New apertures and an all-white stairwell are among the modifications made by Argentine studio Alonso & Crippa to a two-storey, century-old brick building in a gentrifying district in Buenos Aires. More about Alonso & Crippa renovates compact urban dwelling in Buenos Aires
Board-formed concrete and black metal cladding characterise this house in rural Ontario by Alain Carle Architecte, which was designed to complement its man-made landscape. More about Alain Carle Architecte completes minimalist home in Ontario
Canadian designer Matthew McCormick will present a collection of pendant lamps that feature pearl-like glass spheres balanced inside of oval metal frames during Milan design week. More about Matthew McCormick's Mila lights are "a study of reductionism"
This compact house overlooking a lake to the north of Oslo features four intersecting pitched-roof volumes, which radiate out towards the landscape to frame distinct views and shelter a pair of patios. More about Mork-Ulnes Architects completes timber-clad house with "pinwheel plan" in a Norwegian forest
Our new Pinterest board showcases a range of healthcare buildings, including a turquoise pharmacy with graphic floor tiles in Brooklyn, and a denture repair centre featuring a window shaped like a green cross. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Konstantin Grcic has created a range of metal cabinets and drawers for Magis, using manufacturing techniques he observed at a steel factory in northern Italy. More about Konstantin Grcic creates steel furniture for Magis using industrial methods
Full-height windows set into the angled facades of this summer house provide views of the Swedish archipelago from a living space and two adjoining bedroom wings. More about André Pihl designs "bat-shaped" summer house to make the most of sea views
Czech designers Atelier SAD and Mmcité1 collaborated on the design of this mobile gazebo, which is covered in plywood scales that lend it the appearance of a pinecone. More about Pinecone-shaped pavilion can be used for outdoor classes and campfires
Architects Guilherme Pianca and Gabriel Kogan toured São Paulo's quaint restaurants dating back to the 1950s to find references for a sandwich shop in the city's institute for architects. More about Fifties eateries in São Paulo influence deli at Institute of Architects of Brazil
Rectilinear forms and intersecting planes define this hilltop Californian home by Whipple Russell Architects, designed for a sports professional who wanted a home suitable for entertaining. More about Whipple Russell creates modern white mansion overlooking Beverly Hills
Italian furniture brand Driade has worked with Studio Nucleo to transform some of its most iconic pieces into 3D-printed versions fit for future life on the moon. More about Classic Driade furniture designs reinterpreted for the moon by Studio Nucleo
Dark timber cladding applied to the exterior of this extension to a London flat by Hayhurst and Co contrasts the white-oiled boards that line the kitchen and dining space within. More about Hayhurst and Co adds charred-timber extension to basement flat in north London