Mexico City-based Esrawe Studio has created a collection of brass and wood lights that are controlled by sliding or pivoting elements (+ slideshow). More about Esrawe Studio's Vari lights are turned on with moving brass pieces
An office for a book publisher is housed within this faceted white building, designed by South Korean studio ThePlus Architects for a six-metre-wide site in Seoul (+ slideshow). More about ThePlus Architects builds narrow office block for a South Korean book publisher
Geometric furniture complements the Cubist stylings of this Paris house by Moussafir Architectes, which also features a weathering steel facade and a large pivoting door (+ slideshow). More about Moussafir Architectes builds Cubist-influenced house in Paris
Photo essay: photographer Nelson Garrido has travelled across Kuwait to document over 150 buildings, revealing the impact of 40 years of social transformation on the Arab state's built environment (+ slideshow). More about Nelson Garrido captures the modern architecture of Kuwait's Golden Era
Hand-blown lamps are paired with herringbone wood flooring and blue-hued furniture inside this London restaurant, designed by New York studio AvroKO to reflect the Danish heritage of owner Anna Hansen (+ slideshow). More about Modern Pantry restaurant designed by AvroKO to reflect the founder's Danish roots
German product designer Simon Frambach has designed a table light is dimmed by lowering the shade like a switch (+ movie). More about Simon Frambach's Nod lamp is based on pop-up car headlights
Flooring made from concrete, wood and two types of tile helps to define the various rooms inside this Paris apartment, which has been renovated by local architecture studio Septembre (+ slideshow). More about Septembre adds a variety of floor finishes to renovated Parisian apartment
DesignMarch 2016: product design student Ari Jónsson has combined red algae powder with water to create a biodegradable bottle. More about Ari Jónsson uses algae to create biodegradable water bottles
Jean Nouvel has completed a tower with foliage bursting out of perforated walls and wide balconies, so we've added this and more verdant architecture to our Pinterest board dedicated to plants. It also includes Vo Trong Nghia's hotel with hanging gardens on its facades and a foliage-strewn house near Brussels by French botanical artist Patrick Blanc.
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This corrugated metal and concrete office block by Santiago studio Umwelt has a slab and frame construction modelled on Le Corbusier's Maison Dom-ino prototype for customisable housing (+ slideshow). More about Umwelt bases office block in southern Chile on Le Corbusier housing model
Wall panels fold up to create tables for this cafe in Sicily, which Italian architect Giuseppe Gurrieri created by converting the old ticket office of a sports arena (+ slideshow). More about Giuseppe Gurrieri's Eco bar features tables that fold up from the walls
Japanese firm Torafu Architects has designed a lightweight workstation that can be folded into itself for easy carrying. More about Torafu Architects' Light Light Desk folds up like a deckchair
American company Under Armour has joined the list of sportswear brands incorporating 3D printing into shoes with the launch of lattice-soled trainers designed to be suitable for any sport (+ slideshow). More about Under Armour becomes latest brand to experiment with 3D-printed trainers
This concrete residence in the state of São Paulo is split into a "night floor" and "daytime floor", designed by architects office RMAA to provide different levels of connection with a forest-facing patio (+ slideshow). More about RMAA divides concrete residence in São Paulo into daytime and nighttime quarters
This week on Dezeen: sportswear brand Nike unveiled its Back to the Future-style shoes this week and Thomas Heatherwick's controversial Garden Bridge moved one step closer to reality despite calls for the project to be scrapped. More about This week, Nike launched self-lacing shoes and the Garden Bridge moved towards construction
DesignMarch 2016: Icelandic designer Garðar Eyjólfsson has created a range of yellow ceramics by melting and moulding sulphur (+ slideshow). More about Garðar Eyjólfsson creates ceramics from Icelandic sulphur
Los Angeles architecture firm wHY has completed an expansion of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, featuring facades of fritted glass and corrugated metal panels. More about WHY expands Louisville's Speed Art Museum with a corrugated metal facade
DesignMarch 2016: students from the Iceland Academy of the Arts have created a range of materials including paper, glue and string by adding nothing but heat and water to willow (+ slideshow). More about Iceland students turn willow branches into range of materials
Opinion: this year's SXSW technology conference may have had Barack Obama as its headliner, but the tone was still surprisingly sombre, says Kieran Long. Are the tech evangelists as worried about the future as the rest of us? More about "It is difficult to feel unreservedly optimistic about the future"
Japanese fashion brand Comme des Garçons has relocated the London branch of its Dover Street Market store to a heritage-listed building on the city's Haymarket (+ slideshow). More about Dover Street Market opens new flagship store on London's Haymarket