Northumbria University graduate Ailsa Inglis has created a menstrual cup aimed specifically at young girls, with the aim of normalising alternative period products. More about Nixie Girl designed to make menstrual cup more accessible for teenagers
Jasper Morrison's first interior design project in Japan is a Tokyo shop that mimics the layout of a typical house and garden. More about Jasper Morrison creates house-like layout for Tokyo's Good Design Store
These new images by British photographer Paul Raftery reveal the post-Soviet-era architecture that can be found in Kazakhstani capital Astana, which is hosting the world expo this year. More about Photographer Paul Raftery captures the "crazy array of architecture" in Expo 2017 host city Astana
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a digital content and social media editor to join London's Serpentine Galleries, which commissioned architect Diébédo Francis Kéré to create this year's summer pavilion. More ›
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US firm Leroy Street Studio has designed this cedar-clad retreat in Suffolk County, New York, to provide glimpses of nearby water on arrival and expansive views from inside. More about Shore House by Leroy Street Studio overlooks a Long Island bay
The UK is set to ban the sale of all diesel and petrol vehicles from 2040, following in the footsteps of France. More about UK to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2040
India has become the first major economy to say no to driverless cars, with transport minister Nitin Gadkari saying the government "won't allow any technology that takes away jobs". More about India will ban self-driving cars to protect jobs
New York's annual Restaurant Week returns this summer, offering discounts at some of the city's hottest dining spots. We've chosen five venues with the best interiors for those who appreciate both design and food. More about Five design-centric eateries to dine at during NYC Restaurant Week 2017
Dezeen promotion: cream-coloured linen, white marble and silvery oak are among the new designs available in Wilsonart's expanded solid-core laminate surface collection. More about Wilsonart adds neutral tones and textures to its Solicor Laminate surfaces
US firm Bestor Architecture has overhauled rundown buildings in an exclusive southern California neighbourhood to create a spacious, beach-style residence for musician Mike D from the Beastie Boys. More about Bestor Architecture creates Malibu beach home for Beastie Boys rapper
A huge ring-shaped walkway designed by architect George King is set to be built next to Flint Castle in Wales – but has been met with fierce opposition by locals, who see it as symbol of historic oppression. More about Controversial Iron Ring set to be submerged in landscape beside a Welsh castle
William Tozer Associates has overhauled a Victorian terraced house in north London, introducing a white, modern living area that faces out onto a neighbouring brutalist estate. More about Revamped London house features white surfaces and concrete details that match a brutalist neighbour
Researchers at software brand Adobe have developed a prototype tool that allows users to mix colours on screen as if they were working in real paint. More about Adobe Research team proposes more playful way to mix colours digitally
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a marketing director to join Chicago-based Studio Gang, which recently created an installation from stacked paper tubes for Washington DC's National Building Museum. More ›
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Nearly 2,000 pieces of plywood slot together like a puzzle in this staircase, which features in a London home that has been overhauled by local studio Tsuruta Architects. More about Tsuruta Architects designs staircase in London house from hundreds of plywood pieces
This captioned movie shows the influential 1970s Humanscale manuals by Henry Dreyfuss Associates, which will be rereleased following a successful Kickstarter campaign. More about Humanscale design manuals to be reissued after three decades out of print
Pale mud bricks, teak wood and a textured black coating are all used to front this house in Mexico City, which architecture studio DCPP has designed around a pair of patios. More about DCPP arranges dark-walled Mexico City house around two courtyards
Boldly shaped and coloured designs by Memphis group founder Ettore Sottsass are on display alongside some of the historic artefacts they reference, and contemporary objects they in turn influenced, at The Met Breuer museum in New York. More about Met Breuer exhibition contextualises Ettore Sottsass' colourful designs
One-minute movie: RCA graduate Julian Melchiorri says his design for a synthetic biological leaf, which creates oxygen via photosynthesis like a real plant, could enable long-distance space travel. More about RCA graduate develops synthetic leaf that could aid space exploration
San Francisco's sinking skyscraper has descended another inch, but engineers have come up with a potential fix. More about Engineers propose solution for San Francisco's sinking Millennium Tower