Creative agency Folk has designed a typeface to mark the centenary of Lithuania's independence – basing it on the handwritten lettering used to create the country's independence declaration in 1918. More about Signato typeface celebrates 100 years of Lithuania's independence declaration
A 356.5-metre skyscraper topped with swimming pools and a golden latticed roof in Dubai has won the title of the world's tallest hotel. More about Dubai tower with golden lattice spire named world's tallest hotel
We Launch has created a new identity for the Jamaican bobsleigh and skeleton athletes at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in South Korea – aiming to separate the team from its comedic association with the film Cool Runnings. More about Jamaican bobsleigh team rebrands to "get away from association with Cool Runnings"
There are numerous opportunities for industrial designers available right now via Dezeen Jobs. We've selected four of the best roles currently available, including positions at Copenhagen brand &tradition and London design studio Barber & Osgerby. More about Four opportunities for industrial designers this week
A range of furniture designs from the 1950s, 60s and 70s were relaunched during this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair – proving that the demand for midcentury icons is still strong. More about Seven midcentury furniture designs relaunched at Stockholm Design Week
Germany is to make public transport cost-free in five cities, as the government attempts to meet pollution targets set by the EU. More about Germany to trial free public transport in bid to cut pollution
Today is Chinese New Year, and to celebrate it being the year of the dog we've curated a selection of architecture and design projects created with man's best friend in mind. More about 10 designs for dogs, from miniature IKEA furniture to a canine-friendly staircase
Flexible concrete cloth has made possible the swooping shapes of this console designed by Portland-based Neal Aronowitz. More about Neal Aronowitz folds Concrete Cloth into sculptural table
More images have been released to show the luxury amenities that will available to residents of Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum tower in Miami, which has reached its full height. More about Zaha Hadid's One Thousand Museum tower tops out in Miami
This week's edition of our newsletter Dezeen Mail includes an installation made from 17,700 acrylic rods and the football kits that Nike designed for the England and Nigeria teams. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
More about Latest Dezeen Mail features World Cup football kits and a cloud-like sculpture
London's Architectural Association has announced three candidates in the running to become its new leader: Robert Mull, Eva Franch i Gilabert and Pippo Ciorra. More about Architectural Association announces shortlist for new director
British architect David Chipperfield has designed a commemorative coin to mark 250 years since the opening of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. More about David Chipperfield designs £5 coin to mark Royal Academy of Arts' 250th anniversary
Palm Springs Modernism Week kicks off today, and we're taking a closer look at some of the city's best mid-century buildings to coincide with the event. First up is the Tramway Gas Station, designed by architects Albert Frey and Robson Chambers to mark the entrance into the modernist mecca. More about Tramway Gas Station by Frey and Chambers is a modernist gatehouse for Palm Springs
British visualisation studio The Boundary has created a series of renderings depicting a "super luxury" hotel planned for a secret site in Arizona's Sonoran desert. More about The Boundary releases visuals of "pi-in-the-sky" luxury hotel in the Sonoran Desert
Korean designer Koo Hyeonjeong has created a conceptual tool for women, which could allow them to impregnate themselves through the use of a hand-shaped pump. More about Seeding Finger is a hand-shaped tool for artificial insemination
The next instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living video series explores an experimental apartment by Swedish firm White Arkitekter, which can be reconfigured according to the needs of its residents. More about Reconfigurable apartment allows residents to transform their living spaces
The developer of a luxury urban quarter in Hamburg has agreed to remove a sign designed "as a tribute to the 20s" after critics compared it to concentration-camp signage. More about Developer to remove signage from site of Nazi torture cellars following backlash
Warsaw-based art collective Pangenerator has created an installation that invites observers to take a selfie, which is then projected onto a screen before vanishing into nothingness. More about Digital installation seemingly turns selfies into gravel
Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira has completed a church in the Brittany region of France, featuring a sculptural composition of intersecting concrete forms. More about Álvaro Siza combines geometric forms for white-concrete church in Brittany
Design collective EWE Studio has used fire to treat the many different materials in this limited-edition collection of jet-black furniture and lava-like lighting. More about EWE Studio's handcrafted Alquimia furniture and lighting is born of fire