Graduate shows 2016: design graduate Micaella Pedros demonstrates how heat-shrunk plastic bottles can be used to create stable furniture joints in this movie filmed by Dezeen for the Royal College of Art (+ movie). More about Micaella Pedros explains how to make furniture using discarded plastic bottles
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a head of design at London's V&A Museum, which exhibited British architect Sam Jacob's replica refugee shelter at the Venice Biennale (pictured). Visit the ad for full details of the position or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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An aluminium foam staircase doglegs up the centre of Italian jewellery brand Repossi's flagship store, designed by Dutch architecture firm OMA on Paris' exclusive Place Vendôme (+ slideshow). More about OMA uses coloured mirrors and aluminium foam for Repossi Vendôme store interior
Three corrugated cylinders are raised on stilts above subterranean living spaces and gardens to form this Madrid house by Z4Z4, which is captured in a science-fiction-inspired photoshoot (+ 360-degree videos). More about Z4Z4 commissions sci-fi photoshoot for half-sunken house in Madrid
Graduate shows 2016: this coffee table by Northumbria University graduate George Riding features objects that nestle into the furniture's metal framework (+ slideshow). More about George Riding's Wire Series coffee table comes with integrated accessories
This lakeside observation pavilion by Finnish studio OOPEAA doubles as a giant periscope, so visitors don't have to climb to the top to enjoy the view (+ slideshow). More about OOPEAA builds wooden Periscope Tower beside lake in Finland
Canadian architect Jean Verville has designed a cabin in rural Quebec with dark metal cladding and pointy roofs that "seems to emerge from a children's story" (+ slideshow). More about Jean Verville creates black fairytale-like cottage in a Quebec forest
Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf has used fabrics leftover from past seasons to create the haute-couture garments in its Autumn Winter 2016 collection. More about Viktor & Rolf's Vagabonds wear haute-couture garments made from scraps of recycled fabrics
A biblical theme park contained within a huge ark – billed as the world's largest timber-frame building – has opened in Kentucky, just as the US state has been hit by severe flooding (+ slideshow). More about Noah's Ark theme park opens in Kentucky as flash floods hit the US
British set designer Es Devlin has created a twisting pathway around the Oscar Niemeyer-designed Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Niterói for the Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection catwalk show (+ slideshow). More about Es Devlin creates meandering Louis Vuitton catwalk around Oscar Niemeyer museum
Brexit crisis: British architecture firms Make and Sheppard Robson are laying off staff, as Brexit starts to impact on the construction industry. More about Brexit crisis leads to job losses and project uncertainty for UK architects
A 3D-printed mask based on Björk's musculoskeletal system, a series of rejected Brexit campaign posters and a house in a Brazilian rainforest (pictured) feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail.
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Brexit crisis: creative businesses in the UK will "continue to thrive" after Brexit, according to the secretary of state for culture. More about Brexit will not damage the creative industries, says UK culture secretary
Private members club Soho House is considering expanding into the fast-growing co-living market, according to founder Nick Jones. More about Soho House considers move into co-living market and hires Tadao Ando for Tokyo members club
Movie: Oki Sato of Nendo explains the concept behind the Japanese studio's redesign of a 40,000-square-metre shopping mall, in this video Dezeen filmed in Bangkok for retail development company Siam Piwat. More about Siam Discovery shopping centre in Bangkok is Nendo's biggest ever project
The hotel in Washington DC made famous by the Watergate scandal has reopened with interiors by London studio Ron Arad Architects (+ slideshow). More about Ron Arad overhauls public spaces in Washington DC's Watergate Hotel
Dutch design agency Tinker Imagineers has created a €45-million exhibition area for Nestlé on the grounds of the food giant's first factory in Vevey, Switzerland (+ slideshow). More about Nestlé's first factory transformed into interactive exhibition space
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has created a dress using thousands of hand-blown glass balls for her haute-couture collection, shown in Paris this week. More about Glass bubble dress features in Iris van Herpen's Autumn Winter 2016 couture collection
This huge bulbous building by XTU Architects creates a wine museum on the Bordeaux riverfront (+ slideshow). More about Bordeaux wine museum by XTU Architects features bulging gold-striped body
Digital platform Wovns has developed an on-demand weaving process that allows designers to order patterned Jacquard fabric in quantities as small as a single yard. More about Wovns platform turns digital designs into on-demand Jacquard fabric