This rural Japanese house by Suppose Design Office features sunken rooms and see-through walls, designed to allow residents to observe and interact with wild animals (+ slideshow). More about Hiroshima Hut by Suppose Design Office is a see-through house with sunken rooms
Fashion designer Raf Simons has unveiled his latest footwear collection for Adidas, with colours and materials taken from retro astronaut apparel (+ slideshow). More about Raf Simons' trainers for Adidas are based on vintage space suits
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a California-licensed senior architect at OMA, whose design for a trio of towers beside the bay in Miami's Coconut Grove is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Maison&Objet 2015: Italian designer Luca Nichetto is launching his latest products under his own brand – called Nichetto – at the Maison&Objet trade show in Paris today (+ slideshow). More about Luca Nichetto launches eponymous design brand with 11 products
News: Dutch construction company Heijmans has developed a prefabricated starter home for young professionals that can be installed on vacant city-centre sites in under 24 hours (+ movie). More about Heijmans proposes pop-up homes to solve the problem of high rents
Maison&Objet 2015: Finnish brand Artek has delved into its archives to reintroduce wooden furniture and homeware designs by its co-founder, Modernist architect Alvar Aalto. More about Artek revives Alvar Aalto products for latest furniture collection
This office with thatched walls by Attika Architekten floats in Amsterdam's harbour, creating a base for the city's water-cleaning service (+ slideshow). More about Thatched office for Amsterdam's canal cleaners is "the biggest ark in the Netherlands"
News: Microsoft has revealed an early version of an augmented reality headset called HoloLens that creates interactive holographic imagery in the wearer's field of vision (+ slideshow). More about Microsoft's HoloLens headset combines high-definition holograms with the real world
A courtyard residence sandwiched between two existing houses (pictured), a curvaceous grand piano and a "slightly insane" hotel proposal feature in Dezeen Mail issue 237. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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News: the stalled London skyscraper dubbed the Can of Ham is reportedly back underway at 60-70 St Mary Axe, close to Foster's Gherkin. More about London's "Can of Ham" skyscraper back on after six-year hiatus
News: Adidas has revealed its latest running shoe – combining a flexible knitted upper with a new version of its Boost "energy return" midsole that uses a material usually found in car dashboards (+ slideshow). More about Adidas launches Ultra Boost trainer to "revolutionise running"
Fashion designer Raf Simons used the latest textiles he created with Danish brand Kvadrat to make coats for his Autumn Winter 2015 menswear collection. More about Raf Simons tailors textured Kvadrat fabrics into men's outerwear
Northmodern 2015: a wooden bench that hides a compartment for a plant pot below its seat is among the latest furniture and homeware items launched by Danish designer Kristina Dam (+ slideshow). More about Kristina Dam designs pale oak furniture to incorporate plants
Dezeen promotion: Florida interiors studio Poggi Design has teamed up with design brand Luminaire to fit out a tropical estate on La Gorce Island in Miami Beach. More about Poggi Design furnishes Miami Beach property with Luminaire products
Galvanised steel panels create fuss-free facades for the blocks of this Stockholm housing complex by Joliark, concealing all gutters and tidying away window frames. More about Metal-clad housing by Joliark features flush detailing and boxy balconies
News: Prada's art foundation has announced its new venue by OMA's research arm AMO will open this May, featuring a bar designed by film director Wes Anderson. More about AMO's Fondazione Prada set to open in Milan
San Francisco studio Lapka has imagined a range of health-related modules that would fit onto the Project Ara smartphone – for which Google unveiled the latest prototype last week (+ slideshow). More about Health-monitoring components designed for Google's Project Ara modular smartphone
Hungarian pianist Gergely Bogányi has redesigned the grand piano to improve the quality of the sound produced, resulting in an unusual sculptural form (+ movie). More about Musician Gergely Bogányi offers a curvaceous take on the traditional grand piano
News: Rotterdam firm MVRDV has won a contest to design a new addition to the Vienna skyline by proposing a 110-metre tower with an "elegant, hourglass figure" that will reduce the impact of its shadow (+ slideshow). More about MVRDV plans skyscraper with a "curving waist" for Vienna
Stockholm 2015: Italian designer Luca Nichetto's collection of upholstered seats for Danish brand &tradition is intended to merge elements from the furniture heritage of both countries (+ slideshow). More about Luca Nichetto combines Danish and Italian design for Cloud seating range