The faceted metal surfaces of this addition to a dairy farmer's house in the Japanese city of Sodegaura fold around a courtyard that connects it with the original building (+ slideshow). More about Architects Teehouse adds an angular steel-clad home to a Japanese dairy farm
Isabelle Gilles and Yann Poncelet, founders of French design brand Colonel, have paired traditional craft techniques such as woven rattan and marquetry with colourful accents for their latest range (+ slideshow). More about Colonel uses colour to update handcrafted materials for 2015 furniture collection
Following the popularity of a minimally designed hair salon in Japan, we've collected together the best examples of barber shops, beauty parlours and spas from the pages of Dezeen and added them to a new Pinterest board.
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Reflective glass panels applied to the exterior of this condominium building in Winnipeg, Canada, produce a mirrored image of the street in front (+ slideshow). More about 5468796 Architecture covers apartment building in reflective panels of glazing
Milan 2015: this table by designers Raphaël Ménard and Jean-Sébastien Lagrange absorbs and releases thermal energy depending on the temperature of the room. More about Zero Energy Furniture stores heat to regulate room temperature
Music: director Julien Lassort's animation to accompany ALB's track The Road depicts a metaphorical journey through life using simple black and white imagery. More about Colourless scenes whizz past during music video for The Road
This underground sports hall for a school in the Serbian town of Obrenovac is topped with a glass box covered in vertical wooden laths to protect it from stray balls (+ slideshow). More about Jovan Mitrović wraps a glass-walled sports hall in protective timber battens
Milan Expo 2015: behind the wooden walls of Austria's national pavilion, a team led by architect Klaus K Loenhart has planted enough trees to provide a source of oxygen for up to 1,800 people (+ slideshow). More about Austria's Milan Expo pavilion contains a forest filled with clouds of mist
The What is Luxury? exhibition at London's V&A museum features over 100 "luxury" objects, from a diamond made out of roadkill to furniture and accessories decorated with human hair (+ slideshow). More about V&A's What is Luxury? exhibition questions the value of objects
Milan 2015: Dutch design student Tessa Geuze has created a miniature confectionary kit for users to produce handmade lollipops with seasonal ingredients (+ slideshow) More about Lollipop-making kit by Tessa Geuze is designed to create homemade seasonal treats
Milan Expo 2015: Daniel Libeskind has completed his dragon-inspired pavilion at the Milan Expo, which features a sinuous body and a scaly red and gold skin (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Libeskind unveils his "handcrafted dragon" at the Milan Expo
This week we reported on Foster's Crossrail Place roof garden, Marc Newson's record-breaking Lockheed Lounge and the opening of the Milan World Expo (pictured). Read on to catch up with the latest architecture and design news. More about This week on Dezeen
Police have fired teargas at protesters opposing the Milan Expo on its opening day, who have set fire to cars and plastered the city in anti-Expo graffiti. More about Anti-Expo protests turn violent in Milan
Tesla founder Elon Musk has launched two batteries designed to power homes and businesses in an attempt to reduce the world's reliance on fossil fuels for generating electricity. More about Elon Musk launches Tesla batteries for the home in bid to cut fossil fuel usage
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Wiley to offer readers a chance to win one of five books by London architect Eric Parry about the importance of context in architecture. More about Competition: five Context books by Eric Parry to be won
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the world's best university for architecture, according to new global rankings. More about MIT named world's top university for architecture
London's Royal College of Art is the top-ranking design school in the world, according to an annual league table of the world's best universities. More about Royal College of Art named as world's top design school
Milan Expo 2015: huge mechanical arms are spray painting colourful data across the walls of this pavilion and supermarket that Italian architect Carlo Ratti has created at the Milan Expo 2015, which opens today (+ slideshow). More about Carlo Ratti creates a digital supermarket at the Milan Expo 2015
Tall brick chimney stacks and half gable profiles characterise these east London bungalows by Patel Taylor that are designed to house the area's retired residents (+ slideshow). More about Brick bungalows provide social housing for elderly residents in east London
Milan Expo 2015: the Milan Expo has opened its doors to the public today, with over 9 million tickets already sold (+ slideshow). More about Milan Expo 2015 opens to the public