This family house in Japan's Shiga prefecture was designed by local studio Hearth Architects around an indoor garden, which is planted with a tree that extends towards a skylight. More about Hearth Architects completes family house in Shiga with tree-planted atrium
Connected devices brand BleepBleeps and industrial designers MAP have released a smart musical toothbrush to encourage children to brush their teeth. More about BleepBleeps launches smart musical toothbrush that tracks brushing habits
This extension to the roof of a Brussels apartment block by local studio Notan Office features a fireplace that takes its cues from the work of modernist architect and designer Alvar Aalto. More about Alvar Aalto inspires orange blockwork fireplace in Notan Office's Brussels roof extension
A group of 13 designers has come together to present a diverse selection of projects all themed around water during this year's London Design Festival. More about 13 Ways with Water exhibition explores "the world's most abundant material"
Opinion: Design thinking is the management phrase that makes real designers shudder. Can designers let go and accept it as a form of flattery, or should they be worried about business strategists edging into their territory, asks Lucas Verweij. More about "Why are designers whining about design thinking?"
The washed-terrazzo facade of this house positioned on a compact plot in Ho Chi Minh City is punctuated by tall, narrow windows that allow natural light to enter but providing privacy where required. More about Narrow windows allow daylight into terrazzo-covered house in Ho Chi Minh City
Architect Ole Scheeren has unveiled plans for his first project in Europe, which will see him completely overhaul a 1970s office block in Frankfurt to create 200 riverside homes. More about Ole Scheeren plans to radically transform Frankfurt office block into Jenga-like apartment tower
With London Design Festival 2017 almost over for another year, we've created a new Pinterest board filled with highlights, including Assemble's uniquely coloured clay tableware and Lee Broom's 10th-anniversary black furniture collection. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
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Rows of columns surround flexible spaces on the ground floor of this house in Guadalajara by Mexican firm Santoscreatives, and support boxy volumes above. More about Grey peristyle supports Guadalajara residence by Santoscreativos and Miguel Valverde
Interior design studio Sides Core placed a black metal arch in the centre of this flower shop, in Kobe, Japan, and it forms a support for lighting fixtures and plants. More about Minimal Japanese flower shop by Sides Core features a curved black climbing frame for plants
Utrecht-based architecture studio Richèl Lubbers Architecten has added an angular extension to a residence that sits on the site of an old monastery. More about Ancient monastery wall slices through Utrecht house extension
The monochrome graphic system that the late Otl Aicher created for the German town of Isny im Allgäu features in an exhibition at this year's London Design Festival. More about Otl Aicher exhibition shows how the modernist designer created a new identity for a small German town
Chinese studio Dot Architects has completed a futuristic home in a traditional Beijing hutong, featuring moveable furniture modules and an extension constructed using the WikiHouse open-source architecture platform. More about Baitasi House of the Future features moving walls controlled by a smart TV
This week, announcements were made about the masterplan for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and a makeover for one of the city's most controversial buildings. More about This week, Paris unveiled plans for the 2024 Olympics
Italian designer Matteo Cibic imagined futuristic plants when creating these bizarre-looking ceramic and glass objects that puff out perfume, which London gallery Seeds is showcasing during London Design Festival. More about Matteo Cibic envisions plants of the future for London Design Festival exhibition
Atelier Pierre Thibault has restored and enlarged an early 19th-century home in Montreal, creating two separate libraries and a writing studio overlooking a river. More about Atelier Pierre Thibault expands historic Montreal home to create writer's studio
A huge tree trunk has been sliced into sections to create the slatted roof of this outdoor classroom designed by architecture students for a school at an art park in Russia's Kaluga region. More about Slices of timber align to form roof of outdoor classroom near Moscow
Students don't need to take creative subjects at school as they are already exposed to creative processes thanks to mobile phones, according to the author of a new government-commissioned report on the UK's creative sector. More about Young people "don’t need a creative industries degree to work in the creative industries" says Peter Bazalgette
US firm Andersson-Wise has created a tall silvery building containing bedrooms near a waterside holiday home in Austin, so that the owners can invite more guests to stay. More about Andersson-Wise's Tower House provides cabin with extra lakefront accommodation
Influenced by Sam Jacob's micro cabin for MINI, we've rounded up homes that contain libraries for this week's Pinterest roundup. Examples range from tiny reading nooks to sprawling rooms stuffed floor-to-ceiling with books. More about 10 residential spaces designed for reading books