Christien Meindertsma's Flax chair has won two Dutch Design Awards for its innovative use of flax fibre combined with bioplastic. More about Christien Meindertsma designs biodegradable chair using flax and bioplastic
Bedrooms contained within towers at this housing complex on the Lebanese coast feature folding shutters and sliding glass walls that allow sea breezes to cool the interiors.
More about Shutter-covered towers give bedrooms sea views at Lebanese housing complex
For its latest store, eyewear brand Ace & Tate enlisted the help of Standard Studio, which created a clean and stripped-back space complete with a colourful artwork. More about Standard Studio designs minimal interior for Antwerp glasses store
Protruding bricks texture the walls of this extension to an early 20th-century house in north London, which was designed by Pamphilon Architects for a fashion designer client. More about Pamphilon Architects adds textured brick extension to Edwardian house in London
Normann Copenhagen has added to a growing trend for terrazzo with a collection of speckle-topped tables created by Danish designer Simon Legald. More about Normann Copenhagen's speckled Terra tables join the terrazzo trend
Despite an explosion in the number of design weeks and architecture festivals taking place each year, Milan's furniture fair is still the most important to architects and designers, reveals Dezeen Hot List. More about Dezeen Hot List names Milan Design Week as most important event in the calendar
Windows angle out from the front of this family home in Ghent by Belgian architects Steven Vandenborre and Miass Architecture, giving multiple perspectives on the street and city below. More about Angled glazing frames range of views from Ghent house by Miass Architecture and Steven Vandenborre
This ridged ruler created by Turkish designer Erdem Selek is made to help "distracting" offices become places of concentration. More about Erdem Selek's Corrugated Ruler "soothes eyes" when not in use
To celebrate the launch of Dezeen Hot List, we've created a new Pinterest board dedicated to the 10 hottest forces in architecture and design from the last year. Projects include Zaha Hadid's museum in the Alps and David Chipperfield's tranquil water-garden apartments. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›
More about Our latest Pinterest board spotlights the Dezeen Hot List top 10
Minnesota firm Salmela Architect has completed a cabin with a courtyard framed by a whitewashed sauna adjacent to the main house (+ slideshow). More about White masonry sauna defines courtyard in Minnesota retreat
Belgian practice Hans Verstuyft Architects has restructured the plan and provided minimalist finishes for this penthouse apartment, located in a David Chipperfield-designed building in Antwerp. More about Penthouse finished in stone and walnut tops Chipperfield's Westkaai Towers building
Australian studio Biasol has designed a marble interior for an espresso and cocktail bar in London's historic Royal Exchange building. More about Biasol designs marble-rich cafe in historic London stock exchange
For Keøma's new music video, Dirk Rauscher created a series of sculptural figures that gradually evolve and crumble away. More about Dirk Rauscher creates human sculptures for Keøma's music video
In Our Time: tune in here for the live stream of today's series of architecture talks and discussions at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes presentations by OMA, Diller Scofidio + Renfro and many more. More about Watch The Met's day of architecture talks live from New York
IKEA is the brand that architects and designers are most interested in, not Apple or Nike, finds our inaugural Dezeen Hot List. More about IKEA revealed by Dezeen Hot List as most influential design brand
A glass box peeps over a brick wall at this Victorian property in east London, introducing natural light into the new living space created by local architecture practice Studio 304. More about Glass Box extension by Studio 304 sits atop park-side home in Hackney
This week on Dezeen we published the first-ever Dezeen Hot List, revealing the top 400 names in architecture and design, while Donald Trump won the US presidential election, prompting reactions across the industry. More about This week, we launched Dezeen Hot List and the design community reacted to Trump's victory
Lighting brand Plumen has launched a self-assembly kit that lets people build their own modular chandeliers without using ceiling hooks. More about Plumen adds customisable chandelier kit to lighting range
The front facade of this family home in Tennessee by Hastings Architectural Associates comprises a monolithic concrete wall and weathering steel panels. More about Monolithic concrete and steel wall fronts Nashville residence by Hastings
This monument to seamen by Canadian studio Bourgeois Lechasseur Architects stands on the site of a fish processing plant that was destroyed in a fire. More about Bourgeois Lechasseur erects memorial on fish factory ruins in Quebec