Design
Peca crafts shelves and cubbyholes from volcanic rock
Mexican design studio Peca has handcrafted a collection of shelves by carving blocks of lava stone (+ slideshow). More about Peca crafts shelves and cubbyholes from volcanic rock
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Architecture
Bark cladding and clashing colours create "joyful chaos" in school by Dominique Coulon & Associés
Hot pink and orange paintwork accentuate niches in the wooden facade of this school designed by French office Dominique Coulon & Associés for the Parisian suburb of Colombes (+ slideshow). More about Bark cladding and clashing colours create "joyful chaos" in school by Dominique Coulon & Associés
Architecture
Architecture students create studio building in rural Utah using recycled materials
Students in a design-build programme at the University of Utah have completed a studio building on a remote campus in the desert where they live and work for part of the year (+ slideshow). More about Architecture students create studio building in rural Utah using recycled materials
Design
Pokédrone allows Pokémon GO users to catch out-of-reach species
Tech brand TRNDlabs has customised its miniature drone so Pokémon Go video game players can access Pokémon in difficult places and avoid walking into hazards (+ movie). More about Pokédrone allows Pokémon GO users to catch out-of-reach species
Architecture
New York gives thumbs up to subterreanean Lowline park
New York's City Hall has given the go-ahead for the Lowline underground park, which aims to emulate the success of the city's elevated High Line (+ slideshow). More about New York gives thumbs up to subterreanean Lowline park
Design
Max Fraser to curate exhibition of Scandinavian design at London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2016: British design writer Max Fraser has been named as the curator of this year's 100% Norway exhibition, which will return to the London Design Festival in September (+ slideshow). More about Max Fraser to curate exhibition of Scandinavian design at London Design Festival
Architecture
10 houses featuring excessively steep gable roofs
The A-frame roof, one of the oldest forms in construction, is back in vogue and pointier than ever. Here are 10 of the best examples that show why gabled roofs are the new flat roofs. More about 10 houses featuring excessively steep gable roofs
Dezeen Mail issue 314 features this week's best stories and discussions
A group of micro holiday homes for stressed-out city dwellers (pictured), the six buildings shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize, and augmented-reality gaming phenomenon Pokémon GO all feature in this week's edition of Dezeen Mail.
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Interiors
Tom Dixon transforms London Regency building into explorer-themed Bronte restaurant
British designer Tom Dixon has created a pink concrete bar, green leather booths and a cabinet of curiosities for London restaurant Bronte (+ slideshow). More about Tom Dixon transforms London Regency building into explorer-themed Bronte restaurant
Architecture
Robert and Jessica Barker build trio of London houses including live-work space for themselves
Brick piers frame the double-height windows of these three houses that husband-and-wife team Robert and Jessica Barker have slotted behind a row of Victorian terraces in southeast London (+ slideshow). More about Robert and Jessica Barker build trio of London houses including live-work space for themselves
Technology
"Pokémon GO has redrawn the map of what people find important about the world"
Opinion: the Pokémon GO smartphone video game has become a cultural phenomenon that is changing the way people interact with cities and buildings, says Alex Wiltshire. More about "Pokémon GO has redrawn the map of what people find important about the world"
Architecture
Today we like: French houses
Today is Bastille Day, a French national holiday that celebrates the country's reinvention as a republic. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille in Paris on 14 July 1789 – a symbolic moment for the French Revolution.
We're joining the celebrations with a look back at some of the best French houses from our archive, including a dilapidated barn turned into a holiday home using traditional hemp-based plaster (pictured) and a villa designed to look like a bump in the landscape. See more French houses on Dezeen »
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Design
Fiona O'Leary designs pocket-sized font detector
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Fiona O'Leary has designed a prototype gadget that can identify the font used in any book or magazine (+ movie). More about Fiona O'Leary designs pocket-sized font detector
Architecture
UK needs infrastructure spending to succeed after Brexit, says Sadie Morgan
Brexit crisis: architect and government adviser Sadie Morgan has called on the UK government to stick to its infrastructure investment plans as it prepares to leave the European Union. More about UK needs infrastructure spending to succeed after Brexit, says Sadie Morgan
Interiors
Catseye Bay designs multi-use furniture for renovated Sydney studio flat
Bespoke joinery creates furniture, partitions and storage solutions for this Sydney studio apartment renovated by local design firm Catseye Bay (+ slideshow). More about Catseye Bay designs multi-use furniture for renovated Sydney studio flat
Lighting
Poise lamp by Saif Faisal slides up and down to adjust light levels
The head of Saif Faisal's Poise lamp moves freely along a wooden column, allowing the light to be intensified or diffused (+ slideshow). More about Poise lamp by Saif Faisal slides up and down to adjust light levels
Architecture
RIBA Stirling Prize 2016 shortlist announced
The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize, including Damien Hirst's London gallery, an Oxford university building by Herzog & de Meuron and a forest home for a pair of artists (+ slideshow). More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2016 shortlist announced
Architecture
Merge Architects clads Massachusetts home in weathering steel
US studio Merge Architects has completed a family home in the Boston area with facades clad in pre-rusted steel and interior spaces that overlook slot gardens (+ slideshow). More about Merge Architects clads Massachusetts home in weathering steel
Architecture
Richard Meier's Douglas House joins America's historic places list
These new photographs show American architect Richard Meier's Douglas House perched above Lake Michigan, which has been added to the USA's National Register of Historic Places (+ slideshow). More about Richard Meier's Douglas House joins America's historic places list
Design
LaSelva and Iván Zúñiga design range of concrete home accessories
Spanish-Mexican studio LaSelva has released a collection of small concrete accessories for the home in collaboration with designer Iván Zúñiga (+ slideshow). More about LaSelva and Iván Zúñiga design range of concrete home accessories