As it's Christmas Eve, we've rounded up some of our favourite takes on the traditional Christmas tree, including one upside-down and one encased in ice. More about Six alternative Christmas trees to get you in the festive spirit
Arched openings punctuate the brick facade of this apartment building in Amsterdam, which is co-owned by its occupants and tailored to accommodate their varying lifestyles. More about Arches puncture brick facade of Amsterdam apartment block by WE Architecten
We've received dozens of Christmas cards from architects, designers and brands this year. Here's a selection of our favourites, including a disappearing pile of mince pies from Studioilse and an icy woodland cabin by Invisible Studio. More about Designer Christmas cards 2016
This week on Dezeen, artist Tracey Emin controversially announced plans to move her studio from London to the Kent coast. More about This week, Tracey Emin announced plans to leave London following rejection of Chipperfield-designed studio
Italian designer Cristina Celestino referenced 50s furniture for The Happy Room, a travelling installation for fashion house Fendi shown at Design Miami last month. More about Fendi's travelling 50s-style dressing room is filled with custom furniture
Minnesota-based firm Alchemy Architects has completed a home in California's Sonoma Valley, which comprises two separate modules that were almost entirely prefabricated before being brought to site. More about Prefabricated weathering-steel boxes form California retreat by Alchemy Architects
A massive skylight illuminates the newly revitalised trading floor for the National Bank of Canada, which was formerly a "dark and uncomfortable" space. More about Architecture49 refurbishes historic banking floor in central Montreal
A partner at New York agency Pentagram has created the visual identity for an organisation set up to lobby the US government on the controversial tax on menstrual products. More about Pentagram-designed branding aims to help eradicate "tampon tax"
With 2016 drawing to a close, we're continuing our review of the year by looking back on some of the best transport designs, including a driverless car with a lift-up roof, a motorcycle that can't fall over and a 3D-printed wheelchair. More about Dezeen's top 10 transport designs of 2016
Inuit snow goggles, opera glasses disguised as ladies' handheld fans and experimental sunglass designs from the 1960s feature among a trove of historical eyewear that has gone on display at Design Museum Holon. More about Four centuries of eyewear design go on display at Design Museum Holon
This week we're rounding up popular homes from Dezeen's Pinterest boards that use fireplaces to create cosy living spaces – including a Norwegian cabin and a Finnish winter retreat. More about 10 cosy homes with fireplaces from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Italian designer Lella Vignelli, who together with husband Massimo formed the "first couple of modern design", has died aged 82. More about Pioneering designer Lella Vignelli dies aged 82
Brightly painted shipping containers are stacked one on top of the other to house bunk beds at this hostel in Nha Trang, which also features aerial bridges and giant communal hammocks. More about Stacked shipping containers house bedrooms at Vietnam hostel by TAK Architects
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a full-time professor in product design at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (pictured). Browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Dezeen's videos received over 30 million plays in 2016. For our review of the year, studio director Ben Hobson has selected the 10 that sum up the year, including our interview with Bjarke Ingels at the opening of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and our video tribute to the late Zaha Hadid. More about Dezeen's top 10 movies of 2016
A former factory in Beijing has been overhauled to create a studio and home for a calligraphy artist, featuring bright white galleries and a sloping roof with stepped windows. More about Office Project transforms Beijing factory into skylit artist's home and studio
The Lunar watch by Hong Kong-based brand Ziiiro, which tells the time with light and dark segments, is now available to purchase from Dezeen Watch Store. More about Ziiiro's latest watch is inspired by the phases of the moon
Rows of metal sun louvres slotted between structural concrete fins help to shade the glazed facade of this university building near Tel Aviv by local architects David S Robins and Dan Price. More about Fins of metal mesh and concrete shield Tel Aviv school of entrepreneurship from the sun
This rustic dwelling by American studio Salmela Architect consists of stacked boxes with dark grey wood walls and white-trimmed windows. More about Cantilevered boxes form lakeside Minnesota cabin by Salmela Architect
Next up in our review of 2016, social media editor Trudie Carter looks back at the 10 most liked images on Dezeen's Instagram account, ranging from a tiny garden pavilion in the UK to Calatrava's soaring transit hub in New York. More about Dezeen's top 10 Instagram posts of 2016