IKEA has introduced smart functionality into its new Trådfri lighting range, as it takes its first major step into the Internet of Things. More about IKEA ventures into smart home products with Trådfri lighting series
With the UK beginning its withdrawal process from the EU today, Brexit supporter James Dyson has said he is "enormously optimistic" about business prospects outside Europe. More about James Dyson "enormously optimistic" about post-Brexit business
The production line of Poland's oldest porcelain factory has been temporarily sabotaged – so one batch of its traditional tableware is stained blue with factory workers' fingerprints. More about The Human Trace is traditional tableware marked with the fingerprints of its makers
A large window is set at the apex of the steeply inclined roof of this house by Chvoya in western Russia to offer its residents views out across a nearby bay. More about House with steeply pitched roof by Chvoya offers vantage point over a Russian bay
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a Part-III architect at Dublin-based Grafton Architects, which won the inaugural RIBA International Prize for its university campus in Peru last year. More ›
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Miracle material graphene was used to create this dress by wearable tech company Cute Circuit, which changes colour with the wearer's breathing. More about World's first graphene dress flashes in time with wearer's breathing
Tokyo-based Arii Irie Architects has added a series of corrugated-metal blocks to a 1980s house in central Japan, and used wooden beams and angular windows to prop up their mono-pitched roofs. More about Arii Irie Architects uses angled windows and tilted roofs for Japanese house extension
New York studio The New Design Project has paired mid-century and contemporary furniture at this Midtown Manhattan apartment, and added pops of colour across the neutral interior. More about The New Design Project mixes styles and colours in renovated Manhattan apartment
This new public library by Canadian firm RDHA features a large slab that cantilevers over the landscape, a sloping green roof and an exterior stair that runs up the front of the building. More about RDHA embeds stone and glass library into grassy Ontario hillside
Our highlights of Milan design week 2017, which kicks off next week, include an exhibition that examines the demise of capitalism and a bubble-blowing installation. More about 15 must-see exhibitions and installations at this year's Milan design week
Following last week's healthy debate around a conceptual looping skyscraper in New York, a newly proposed tower that would hang from an asteroid drew a similar response from readers, which is summarised in our latest comments update. More about "What's architecture without utopia?"
Dezeen promotion: Spanish designer Jaime Hayon will unveil his new seating collection for Valencian brand Viccarbe during this year's Milan design week, inspired by the "physiognomy and movement of sharks". More about Jaime Hayon designs furniture for Viccarbe based on the movement of sharks
We need to stop concentrating our energies on hazard-proofing playgrounds, and worry instead about how our buildings and environments could be better suited to children, says Phineas Harper in this Opinion column. More about "Why do architects dictate children's play so stringently?"
The "unzipped wall" designed by Bjarke Ingels' firm for the Serpentine Pavilion 2016 commission is set to be re-erected in Downtown Vancouver. More about BIG's Serpentine Pavilion finds permanent home in Vancouver
Snøhetta has designed a pair of grand stone arches for the entrance points of a 1.7-kilometre shipping tunnel, which will cut through a peninsula to bypass a particularly dangerous stretch of Norway's coast. More about Snøhetta designs terraced stone entrances for Norway's huge Stad Ship Tunnel
New York-based designer Karim Rashid has revealed that he was stopped and held by US Border Control at JFK airport yesterday. More about Karim Rashid suffers "crazy" ordeal trying to enter the US
This multi-tonal red concrete skatepark by architects B-ILD and Constructo doubles as a public square in the Belgian city of Blankenberge. More about B-ILD and Constructo use shades of red concrete for skatepark on Belgian coast
Dezeen promotion: Ross Lovegrove will present two lamps created from OLED light panels during this year's Milan design week, both designed to resemble different underwater creatures. More about Ross Lovegrove uses flexible OLED panels to create two new lights for LG Display
Danish studio Norm Architects' Tone Cabinets is designed to dampen noise in the home as well as the office. More about Norm Architects designs fabric-covered cabinets to bring calm and quiet
Set for display at Milan design week, Child Studio's In the Shadow of a Man collection features globe-shaped lamps that perch on bases as if precariously off-balanced. More about Child Studio's lights appear to be precariously frozen in time