After spotting a cartoon dining room set at Chamber gallery earlier this month, we've rounded up a variety of chairs, tables and lamps that resemble animated characters and comic book drawings – whether deliberately or not. More about Eight examples of cartoon furniture to bring out the kid in anyone
Two tiers of glazing sweep around a stout olive tree in the back garden of this Rotterdam residence by MVRDV, contrasting with the almost windowless brick walls that face the street and neighbouring houses. More about MVRDV wraps Rotterdam house around a mature olive tree
Scorched furniture, theatrical clocks and an indoor circus are among the projects that Dutch designer Maarten Baas presents in his first retrospective, at the Groninger Museum. In this exclusive interview, he explains why taking risks has been crucial to his success. More about "I really want to keep on shaking things up" says Maarten Baas
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior designer at PearsonLloyd's London studio, whose recent projects include a collection of bins designed to promote home recycling. More ›
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Straight walls are in short supply at this house in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, which curls around the edges of a curving cobbled courtyard. More about House L27 by dIONISO LAB is arranged around a curving courtyard in northern Portugal
The Brinery is a home fermentation vessel designed by a team of Royal College of Art students to kickstart interest in the "forgotten" process of preserving vegetables. More about Royal College of Art students design The Brinery home fermentation tool
Architect Rob Hootsmans has renovated a 1970s courthouse in the Dutch city of Zwolle and added a "transparent and approachable" extension featuring sawtoothed glass facades. More about Rob Hootsmans adds serrated glass extension to stone-clad Dutch courthouse
Concrete surfaces, hand-painted teal tiles and brass details all feature in this Melbourne cafe, designed by local studio Biasol to pay tribute to the Greek delicatessens that could be found in the city in the 1950s. More about Biasol creates Melbourne cafe interior based on 1950s Greek delicatessens
These photographs by Yueqi Jazzy Li show the monumental form of IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art, eight years after the building completed in Doha, Qatar. More about IM Pei's Museum of Islamic Art captured in new photographs by Yueqi Jazzy Li
The bases of these tables by Brussels designer Alain Gilles are made from bent metal frameworks that resemble crinoline petticoats. More about Alain Gilles' Mass tables rest on wireframe-style metal bases
Huge arched doorways lead to a suite of cosy wood-lined reading nooks in this children's library in Shanghai, designed by Muxin Studio to be like a "giant toy". More about Curving wood-lined nooks create private reading spaces in Shanghai children's library
This robust concrete house in the Swiss town of Savièse steps down the side of a hill and contains rooms lining internal patios that look out towards the nearby mountains. More about Anako Architecture completes "fortress-like" concrete house in an Alpine town
Spanish designer Marta Colmenero has created a set of illustrations that capture the concrete forms of brutalist architecture across the globe. More about Marta Colmenero illustrates brutalist landmarks around the world
We've rounded up the most eye-catching homeware from Dezeen's archives for our new Pinterest board – featuring Scholten & Baijings' coloured glassware for Hay and Piet Hein Eek's vibrant oxidised copper wallpaper. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about Latest Dezeen Pinterest board showcases a range of unique homeware
This stone villa in Arizona by Los Angeles architect Marwan Al-Sayed was conceived as a succession of interior and exterior spaces that are organised around a central courtyard. More about Limestone walls define sequence of courtyards at Arizona desert home by Marwan Al-Sayed
Dutch studios NL Architects and XVW Architectuur have renovated one of the largest apartment buildings in the Netherlands, restoring the repetitive gridded facades of the 1960s block but leaving the flats bare for residents to customise. More about Colossal Amsterdam housing block brought up to date with customisable apartments
Architecture firm +ADD has used ash louvers and exposed ceilings to provide a bright workspace for Paperless Post's new headquarters in New York. More about Wooden slats surround reception at Paperless Post's Manhattan offices by +ADD
Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson used a combination of mirrors and coloured screens to create different abstract scenes for Wayne McGregor's Tree of Codes ballet. More about Olafur Eliasson creates scenes of visual trickery for Tree of Codes ballet production
A geometric staircase and eclectic furniture feature alongside wooden surfaces in this apartment in northern Italy, which was renovated by Italian office Jab Studio and boasts views of the mountains. More about Jab studio creates rustic interior for Alpine loft overlooking the mountains
A spiralling steel staircase connects the living spaces inside this timber and glass extension to a semi-detached property in Hackney, north London. More about Steel-wrapped staircase winds through Hackney extension by Cousins & Cousins