Skagen has unveiled its first touchscreen smartwatch, which boasts the same stripped-back aesthetic that the Danish brand has become known for. More about Skagen's minimal smartwatch made without "unnecessary complications"
Dezeen has teamed up with media giant CNN to curate a series of features about architecture trends derived from our Pinterest boards. More about Dezeen curates architecture trends microsite for CNN Style
This family home in Norway by Danish practice Norm Architects is filled with cosy nooks and open living areas lined with generous windows, which look out on to picturesque woodland and a lake. More about Cosy corners and muted colours make house by Norm Architects the "epitome of hygge"
Aircraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter has revealed the cabin for an electric, self-piloting air taxi at the Consumer Electronics Show, designed for Uber's scheduled 2020 aircraft taxi service. More about Uber's electric flying taxi by Bell Helicopter debuts at CES
DeDraft's roof-top extension to an east London home is clad in sheets of weathering steel that will naturally patinate to match the red brick and tiles of the surrounding architecture. More about DeDraft completes weathering-steel roof extension for £60,000
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled a pair of residential towers to straddle New York's High Line park, which will feature barrel-shaped windows that resemble those at his studio's recently completed hotel in Cape Town. More about Heatherwick reveals New York condo towers with bulging windows
New York design studio TBD has transformed an apartment in Manhattan's West Village with white interiors and a new rooftop patio, complete with an outdoor shower and hot tub. More about TBD overhauls West Village penthouse with rooftop deck and pool
Cuban-American artist Edel Rodriguez has redesigned the front cover of the tell-all book documenting Donald Trump's first nine months as US president, with an illustration of his face as flames. More about Edel Rodriguez imagines alternative cover for Trump exposé Fire and Fury
Barack and Michelle Obama have released a set of new renderings and a movie showing the cultural complex celebrating his presidency, which is to be built on Chicago's South Side. More about Obamas reveal more details and images for Presidential Center in Chicago
IKEA and Swedish design agency Åkestam Holst have created an advert that acts as a pregnancy test, revealing a special offer when it detects a positive result in a woman's urine. More about Shoppers encouraged to urinate on IKEA's latest advert
This captioned movie shows experimental musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto recording their latest album inside Philip Johnson's Glass House, which at the time was hosting an installation by artist Yayoi Kusama. More about Movie shows experimental musicians recording inside Philip Johnson's Glass House
American studio LMN Architects has completed a performing arts centre for the University of Iowa that features twisted terracotta panels, glass shingles and bespoke acoustic panels made of metal and felt. More about LMN Architects combines textured surfaces for Iowa City concert hall
Acclaimed architect Neave Brown, a "pioneer of quality public housing", has died following a battle with cancer. More about Housing pioneer Neave Brown dies aged 88
The Consumer Electronics Show has admitted that the technology sector "can and must do better" to encourage diversity, following criticism of the event's all-male keynote speaker line-up. More about CES blames "limited pool" of prominent women for all-male speaker line-up
New secretary of state for culture Matt Hancock has described the UK's creative industries as "a mammoth" in his first speech to the sector in his new post. More about New culture secretary compares UK creative industries to a woolly mammoth
Autonomous vehicles could make congestion worse in cities, according to leading transport designer Paul Priestman, who claims that personal transport needs to be rethought as it's "just not efficient any more". More about Self-driving cars will "exacerbate congestion rather than improve it" says Paul Priestman
Glenn Howells Architects has won approval to build a 132-metre skyscraper that will be the tallest residential building in Birmingham, England, and will house over 480 hi-tech rental apartments. More about Birmingham's tallest residential skyscraper to include rooftop running track and app-controlled lifts
Korean startup company Innomdle Lab has designed a smartwatch strap that allows users to receive phone calls by simply raising their finger to their ear. More about Sgnl watch strap lets you receive phone calls through your fingertips
Stanton Williams has completed a four-storey addition to a business school at the University of Cambridge, England, which features social and circulation areas that adjoin an existing historic building and are illuminated by large roof lights. More about Stanton Williams completes contemporary extension to historic Cambridge University campus
Copenhagen-based art and design studio Wang & Söderström has used algorithms to form the patterned surfaces of these vases, which are 3D-printed from plaster and set inside lumpy bases. More about Wang & Söderström's trio of 3D-printed vases feature mottled patterns and bulbous bases