West Architecture has transformed a Methodist church in Islington into a pared-back home dressed with just a few items of furniture to reflect the minimalist lifestyle of its owner. More about West Architecture converts London church into restrained home
Colour company Pantone has collaborated with Airbnb to fill a London home with planting and projects that match its verdant 2017 colour of the year. More about Pantone creates Greenery-themed home that can be booked on Airbnb
Polish studio FAAB has developed a concept for a music school in Kraków featuring angular volumes covered with a mossy roof designed to absorb large amounts of airborne pollutants. More about FAAB proposes "smog-eating" music school for Kraków
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is a California-based project architect/manager at Clive Wilkinson Architects, whose past projects include a cubicle-free Manhattan office with cosy nooks and communal tables. More ›
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Visitors to Bompas & Parr's Grope Mountain climbing wall clamber up "sensual holds" shaped like breasts and penises. More about Bompas & Parr's Grope Mountain is an erotic take on the climbing wall
Swedish brand Nocs Atelier has added another hour hand to its distinctive Seconds watch, which is now available to buy from Dezeen Watch Store. More about Nocs Atelier's latest watch displays two time zones simultaneously
New York studio O'Neill McVoy Architects has added skylights and a courtyard to a 19th-century brick home in order to bring in fresh air and natural light. More about O'Neill McVoy carves light wells into historic brick townhouse in Brooklyn
IKEA's temporary shelter designed for refugees has been named the 2016 Beazley Design of the Year, beating the artwork for David Bowie's final album and a robotic surgeon. More about IKEA flat-pack refugee shelter wins Design of the Year 2016
A dustpan and a tray with crinkled corners, and a torch charged via USB feature in latest home accessories collection from Brooklyn design brand Good Thing. More about Good Thing launches seven everyday tools for the home
A garden room containing a sunken Japanese-style bath has won top prize in a competition to find London's best new house extensions. More about Sunken Bath Project named London's best new house extension in Don't Move, Improve! 2017
Designers are increasingly responding to global issues such as the refugee crisis and environmental degradation, and showing less interest in frivolous topics, according to the curator of the Design Museum's annual awards programme. More about "Seriousness" dominates Designs of the Year as nominees respond to global events
Bulgarian artist Christo has abandoned plans for one of his signature giant fabric artworks over the USA's Arkansas River because Donald Trump is now in charge of the country. More about Christo cancels monumental Colorado installation in Trump protest
The UK postal service is commemorating David Bowie with a set of postage stamps featuring images of six of his most iconic album covers. More about David Bowie's best album cover designs to appear on Royal Mail stamps
This week's Dezeen Mail highlights IKEA's new kitchen units made from recycled plastic bottles and OMA's recently completed Qatar Foundation Headquarters. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›
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Iwan Baan's arresting images of the Kenyan school built by architect duo Selgascano are a typical example of the slum porn that has infiltrated western media, argues Phineas Harper in his latest Opinion column. More about "Poverty should never be an Instagram filter"
Sections of bright turquoise paintwork and matching furniture offset the otherwise white-washed treatment rooms of this Bangkok spa, designed by local architecture studio Space Popular. More about Turquoise paintwork and wire-frame furniture enliven Bangkok spa by Space Popular
The facades of this low-lying concrete and wood house in rural Belgium are interrupted by large windows, and a central patio that separates the living and sleeping areas. More about TOOP Architectuur arranges timber and concrete house around a recessed patio
Seven Scandinavian architects have now built treehouses for Sweden's Treehotel, including a bird's nest, a mirrored cube and the charred timber cabin added earlier this month by Snøhetta. More about Seven unusual treehouses you can sleep inside at Sweden's Treehotel
Future Makers: in this movie filmed in Vancouver, Kody Baker explains how his start-up VeloMetro is hoping to convince people to switch to a cleaner, healthier form of transport with a car-like vehicle that you pedal like a bike. More about VeloMetro's pedal-powered Veemo vehicle aims to get people out of their cars
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a materials researcher at Heatherwick Studio, whose current projects include a canal-side shopping centre in London's Kings Cross. More ›
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