Dutch designers Eric Klarenbeek and Maartje Dros have developed a bioplastic made from algae, which they believe could completely replace fossil-derived plastics over time. More about Dutch designers convert algae into bioplastic for 3D printing
Our pick of the best architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs this week include positions with designer Tom Dixon, and architecture firms MAD and Herzog & de Meuron. More about Top five architecture and design jobs this week include positions at MAD and Tom Dixon
Next up in our review of 2017, architecture reporter India Block highlights 10 of the most important museums and galleries that opened this year, including Heatherwick Studio's converted grain silo, the colossal Louvre Abu Dhabi and a Peru museum that replaces another lost in an earthquake. More about Dezeen's top 10 museum and gallery buildings of 2017
Post Office Architectes has added a timber-lined barrel vaulted roof extension to an apartment in Paris, giving its owner an unobstructed view of the Eiffel Tower. More about Post Office Architectes adds vaulted roof extension to Paris apartment for a photographer
Brazilian architecture firm Estúdio BG has designed its own offices, where a meeting room is housed in a timber-clad volume and white surfaces create a bright working environment. More about Compact architects' office in São Paulo features wooden meeting cube
This faceted extension added to a holiday residence in Spain's Alicante region features plywood-lined interiors and a picture window angled to frame a view of a nearby watchtower. More about Laura Ortín adds "aesthetically disobedient" extension to beachfront home in Spain
Eyewear brand Retrosuperfuture has collaborated with the Andy Warhol Foundation to create a range of sunglasses that are printed with the late artist's illustrations of eyes and pupils. More about Andy Warhol-themed sunglasses reference the artist's early illustrations
A pair of perpendicular gabled structures with contrasting concrete and white-painted surfaces face onto a rear garden and pond at this house in the Malaysian city of Petaling Jaya by local architect Fabian Tan. More about Gabled blocks overlook a koi pond at Fabian Tan's Knikno House in Malaysia
From postcards that respond to the politics, to posters suggesting vacations on Mars, here's a look at some of the best graphic design and illustration projects of 2017, selected by editorial assistant Gunseli Yalcinkaya. More about Dezeen's top 10 graphic designs and illustrations of 2017
Inspired by Studio North's recent birdhouse-like residence in Canada, we've refreshed our treehouses Pinterest board with projects including a pinecone-shaped hut in the Italian Alps and Snøhetta's charred-timber cabin among the treetops in Sweden. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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New York firm BFDO has replaced a house in Virginia, tearing down all walls and leaving just the foundation, with a larger residence topped with a rooftop garden. More about BFDO redesigns waterfront house with rooftop garden in Virginia
Architect Chad Oppenheim has built himself a getaway on a secluded three-mile-long island in the Bahamas, featuring a living room that extends onto a deck overlooking the water. More about Oppenheim Architecture founder builds Bahamas holiday home atop a sandy dune
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a predominantly white Copenhagen showroom for Danish textile brand Kvadrat, so that the fabrics can take centre stage. More about Bouroullec brothers create Kvadrat showroom with "no colours, just materials"
"Truss Me", "Eames it in" and "Get an Eiffel" are just some of the sexual positions listed in a new architecture- and design-themed take on the Kama Sutra, the ancient Indian Hindu guide to love and sex. More about Archisutra manual teaches architecture and design-inspired sex positions
Seoul studio OBBA has completed a house in South Korea's Hadong county, featuring brick walls that wrap around small gardens to create private outdoor spaces connected to the living areas. More about The Vault House by OBBA incorporates hidden gardens behind curving brick walls
This week on Dezeen, an angular country home based on hop kilns won the title of UK house of the year, and 30 projects were shortlisted for the Don't Move, Improve! 2018 awards. More about This week, the UK's best new house and London home extensions were revealed
This year has seen a range of innovative technologies infiltrate the transport industry. Continuing our review of 2017, editorial assistant Natashah Hitti has selected 10 of the best examples, including a trackless train, an air-purifying bicycle and a Jaguar E-type with an electric engine. More about Dezeen's top 10 transport designs of 2017
Shared workspaces within the offices of advertising agency Canvas have partitions made of dichroic glass, which change colour when viewed from different angles. More about A+I uses coloured glass walls to define workspaces for LA ad agency
After a series of pop-ups, online fashion brand Everlane has opened its first brick-and-mortar shop in New York, featuring an interior designed with local studio Leong Leong. More about Everlane opens permanent store in New York's Soho
It took a village to build this barn for livestock in British Columbia, which Canadian architect Asher deGroot of Motiv Architects designed for his parents' farm. More about Asher deGroot builds Swallowfield Barn with help of local community