Maison&Objet 2015: Copenhagen studio GamFratesi has created a collection of spun-brass trays with leather surfaces for Swedish metal company Skultuna. More about GamFratesi designs leather-lined brass trays for Skultuna
Wooden louvres and green rooftops make up the exterior of this market hall outside Paris by Ameller, Dubois & Associés, while inside is a dramatic ceiling that combines angles and curves (+ slideshow). More about Wooden louvres and grassy rooftops added to Marly-le-Roi market hall
This week Dezeen travelled to New York, where Adidas was launching its latest running shoe, and featured photographs documenting mid-century residential architecture in New Zealand (pictured). Read on to catch up with the latest architecture and design news, plus our track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Australian architect Louise Nettleton has shoehorned a coffee shop for comic-book lovers into a narrow gully formerly used as a driveway, near Sydney's Central Station (+ slideshow). More about Louise Nettleton converts Sydney driveway into a comic-themed cafe
London architect Carl Turner has developed a design for a prefabricated floating house and has made the plans available to download via an open-source architecture website. More about Carl Turner design open-source house that floats on floodwater
Northmodern 2015: Danish designer Troels Flensted has produced a collection of resin tabletops patterned with flecks of brightly coloured pigment (+ slideshow). More about Troels Flensted uses flecked resin surfaces as tabletops
News: the board of directors of non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity has confirmed it will file for bankruptcy, but 57 international chapters have pledged to continue working under a new umbrella network. More about Architecture for Humanity board to file for bankruptcy
Opinion: despite cultivating a public reputation as an industry of problem solvers, design is too focused on growth to face up to some of its biggest challenges, says Lucas Verweij. More about "Can designers really do what the public think they are capable of?"
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