The interior of this former council-owned house in north London has been given a modern makeover by local studio Archmongers to create brighter spaces with colourful accents (+ slideshow). More about Archmongers brightens the interior of "plain and ugly" 1970s ex-council house
Milan 2016: as this year's Milan design week gets underway, we've selected our top picks from what's on around the city. More about 10 unmissable exhibitions and installations at Milan design week 2016
GKMP Architects has extended a 1930s residence in Dublin, Ireland, using the same material palette – which even includes pebbledash. More about GKMP Architects uses pebbledash, brick and slate for Dublin house extension
Architect Pitsou Kedem has completed an events hall in Rishon LeZion, Israel, featuring translucent glass-plank facades designed to "glow like a firefly" at night (+ slideshow). More about Pitsou Kedem's Lago events complex contrasts opaque and translucent materials
Photo essay: American photographer Scott Benedict has travelled to the outskirts of Paris to photograph a little-known concrete housing estate, designed by French architects Jean Renaudie and Rénée Gailhoustet (+ slideshow). More about Scott Benedict captures the raw concrete of the Cité Rateau housing estate in Paris
Milan 2016: lamps shaped like cherries and chairs modelled on rabbits are among the products that Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni is launching under his new online brand Qeeboo. More about Stefano Giovannoni reveals first product line for new Qeeboo brand
Swedish designer Jonas Lindvall has used materials sourced from his local Småland area to create the interior of this hotel (+ slideshow). More about Jonas Lindvall transforms former office block into PM & Vänner Hotel
Utrecht studio EVA has transformed a former workshop building in the Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch into a loft-like home with a wooden box at its centre (+ slideshow). More about EVA converts former workshop into loft-inspired home for a Dutch couple
Milan 2016: Stockholm design studio Afteroom's Family benches for Danish brand Menu feature tables that branch from the frames on powder-coated steel rods. More about Afteroom updates collection of tubular steel furniture for Menu
Milan 2016: we're heading to Milan to report on the city's annual festival of design exhibitions, installations and parties next week. Keep up with Dezeen's coverage of the event using our new Pinterest board, which we'll be updating daily.
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Berlin firm Veauthier Meyer Architects has revamped a 1930s swimming pool complex in the city, refreshing its monumental brick facades and introducing a new ceiling that references the original glazed roof (+ slideshow). More about Veauthier Meyer Architects renovates Nazi-era swimming pool hall in Berlin
Milan 2016: Austrian product designer Thomas Feichtner has collaborated with a group of craftspeople to create a minimal wooden chair using traditional carpentry techniques. More about Thomas Feichtner's minimal A-Chair is made using traditional carpentry techniques
Mexican firm Zeller & Moye have converted a former Mexico City residence into a studio and showroom with adjustable metal storage racks for online fashion retailer Troquer (+ slideshow). More about Golden aluminium framework features in Troquer fashion showroom by Zeller & Moye
Milan 2016: London studio Industrial Facility has designed a range of desks and tables for American furniture company Emeco based on canteen tables and park benches (+ movie). More about Industrial Facility designs plank-topped tables for Emeco
The titles of important works of literature are engraved into the walls of this extension to a sandstone library in Glasgow, which has been refurbished to create a centre for women's history (+ slideshow). More about Collective Architecture extends sandstone building to create Glasgow Women's Library
This week on Dezeen: Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena used his Pritzker Prize ceremony to announce plans for combatting the global housing crisis this week, and the Dezeen team looked ahead to the world's biggest and most important design fair. More about This week, Aravena received his Pritzker Prize and buzz mounted for Milan's design fair
Australian cycling accessories manufacturer Knog has designed an alternative to the traditional domed bike bell – a donut-shaped device that wraps around the handlebars (+ slideshow). More about Knog creates Oi bicycle bell to replace "ugly" alternatives
PLP Architecture and researchers from the University of Cambridge have revealed a concept for London's first wooden skyscraper – a 300-metre-tall addition to the Barbican housing estate. More about PLP Architecture proposes London's first wooden skyscraper at the Barbican
Milan 2016: Swiss studio Big-Game has added to the growing list of children's products launching in Milan with a miniature adjustable plastic chair (+ slideshow). More about Big-Game's Little Big Chair for kids can be adjusted as they grow
Sportswear brand Nike has opened a textile design studio in east London to develop new fabrics for its shoes and apparel. More about Nike opens design studio in Hackney to explore advanced textiles