Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto has created a "100 per cent biological chair" using flax fibres – a completely biodegradable material that is most commonly used for banknotes, tea bags and linen. More about Chair made from flax fibres and bioplastic named best product at Stockholm Furniture Fair
The inaugural winter edition of collectible-design fair Nomad opens today inside a grand Alpine villa – and many of the exhibits are well suited to their setting. We've picked out eight of the best, from furry chairs to a sled-shaped chaise longue. More about Eight winter-themed furniture designs on show at inaugural Nomad St Moritz
British designer Lara Bohinc aimed to create objects of "future modernity" when producing this collection of relic-inspired lamps, which are made entirely from steel and Jesmonite. More about Lara Bohinc designs Jesmonite lighting collection to look like unearthed relics
Spanish practice Raúl Sánchez Architects has employed contrasting materials to carve out different zones in the open-plan living space of this apartment in Barcelona's Eixample district. More about Raúl Sánchez Architects updates Barcelona flat with grey granite and bright white walls
New Orleans firm Trahan Architects has completed a visitor centre for an 18th-century plantation in Louisiana, using translucent glazing to blur views of occupants from the outside "like an impressionist painting". More about Staggered glass walls front visitor centre at Louisiana plantation house
Fashion designer Raf Simons has created a limited-edition collection of bags for Eastpak, which includes a see-through red backpack based on Blade Runner-style visuals. More about Raf Simons designs Blade Runner-style bags for Eastpak
Mexican design studio Esrawe has created a long wooden cabinet that balances on a proportionally small marble base, as part of a furniture collection debuting at this week's Zona Maco art fair. More about Esrawe Studio launches walnut and marble furniture at Mexico's Zona Maco
The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living video series explores an unused space beneath a highway in Toronto, which is being overhauled to create a new park complete with an ice-skating track. More about Ice-skating trail transforms unused space beneath Toronto highway
Architecture studio Wernerfield has raised this dwelling in Texas several metres off the ground, to provide guests with a sensation of "floating in the forest". More about Wernerfield elevates Treebox guest house on wooded site in Texas
Studio RHE has created a 10-storey engineered timber atrium at the heart of a London office building, as shown in this exclusive footage shot by Dezeen for the architecture firm. More about Drone footage reveals 10-storey timber atrium by Studio RHE
Dezeen promotion: British designers Tom Dixon, Thomas Heatherwick and Es Devlin are among 30 high-profile speakers who will present at this year's Design Indaba conference in Cape Town. More about Tom Dixon, Thomas Heatherwick and Es Devlin to present at Design Indaba 2018
London mayor Sadiq Khan has developed a good-practice guide for estate regeneration in the capital, aiming to give residents greater say over their homes and ensure social housing is ring-fenced during redevelopment. More about London mayor releases estate redevelopment guide to protect social housing
Students from Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm have created six furniture prototypes in response to briefs by Swedish brands Blå Station, Gärsnäs, Johanson Design, Källemo, Massproductions and Materia. More about Students team up with six Swedish brands to create furniture prototypes
Asif Khan has unveiled a pavilion at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, described as the "darkest building on earth". More about Asif Khan reveals super-dark Vantablack pavilion for Winter Olympics 2018
Stockholm studio Front has created a series of lights for design brand Zero, which feature brightly coloured metal strands that support a rounded diffuser. More about Front's Hoop lamp features glass pendant trapped inside wire cage
Stacked white, concrete volumes conceal the vibrant red, pink and orange interior of this theatre in the former mining town of Freyming-Merlebach by Dominique Coulon & Associés. More about White concrete volumes conceal bright red auditorium in Dominique Coulon & Associés' theatre
Canadian studio Michael Green Architecture has unveiled plans for a massive timber office complex on the waterfront of Newark, New Jersey, which is expected to be the largest of its kind in the USA. More about USA's largest timber office building proposed for New Jersey
Architectural photographer James Brittain has explored the hidden nooks and apartments of Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67, offering a glimpse of day-to-day life in the famous brutalist complex in Montreal over 50 years after it was completed. More about Photographs capture cats, laundry and everyday life in Moshe Safdie's Habitat 67
This week's comments update is led by a debate between readers over the significance of sexual identity within the workplace, after an LGBT+ survey revealed that the number of British architects that are "out" at work has fallen. More about "People's fundamental humanity and dignity should not be up for debate"
A light-toned coffee and pastry shop in Manhattan's NoMad district provides a front for a secret subterranean bar behind, both with interiors by Carpenter + Mason. More about New York's Patent acts as cafe by day and speakeasy by night