A curving copper-clad extension punctuated by portholes has been added to a house in Ghent, Belgium, by local studio Atelier Vens Vanbelle, who describe the structure as "a cocktail of science fiction and nostalgia" (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Vens Vanbelle adds "retro-futuristic capsule" to a Belgian home
Design collective Vík Prjónsdóttir has launched two Icelandic wool blankets shaped to look like the wings of a swan and an eider duck as part of a range of avian-influenced covers. More about Vík Prjónsdóttir launches latest wing-shaped blankets made from Icelandic wool
Following the popularity of David Chipperfield's office building in China featuring a copper facade, we've collected together all the best copper-based projects from the pages of Dezeen and pinned them to a new Pinterest board »
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Architects Nicolas Coeckelberghs and Dorian Vauzelle Mamoth collaborated with local workers in the Moroccan town of Aknaibich to construct this school building using local methods including adobe brickworking (+ slideshow). More about Mud bricks and woven rattan used to build an affordable preschool in Morocco
Stockholm studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has teamed up with a Champagne expert to design a version of the classic glass flute. More about Claesson Koivisto Rune refines the Champagne glass
Music: director Connor Finnegan used poster paint and a huge tank of water to create this surreal music video for Dublin band Jape's single The Heart's Desire. More about Electronic rock band Jape get messy in The Heart's Desire music video
The consecutive pitched roofs of this church community centre in Germany were designed by Netzwerkarchitekten to make the building resemble a row of terraced houses. More about Netzwerkarchitekten completes community centre with a zigzagging golden roof
Spanish studio MUT Design has created modular kitchen units from materials commonly found elsewhere in the home. More about MUT Design uses copper, marble and ash for "seductive" freestanding kitchen
Industrial pipework runs over the ceiling of this juice-bar by London office Jump Studios, which features a ceramic herringbone floor and a marble counter. More about Jump Studios dresses Soho juice bar with industrial fittings and tiled herringbone floor
Dormer windows rise above the red brick facade of the only modern building on a historic Utrecht street, designed by local office Dreessen Willemse Architecten to house a shop and student residences (+ slideshow). More about Dreessen Willemse adds a modern brick building to a historic Utrecht street
This week we reported on Thomas Heatherwick's proposal for a floating island park in New York (pictured), Herzog & de Meuron's controversial skyscraper in Paris and an inflatable baby incubator that "could save thousands of lives". Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our music track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Maxime Mellot has integrated a birdcage, a fish tank and a plant pot into this desk to encourage users "to look at natural elements". More about Maxime Mellot's Turia table includes a birdcage, fish tank and plant pot
Dezeen Book of Interviews: in this interview from our latest book, influential graphic designer Neville Brody discusses the impact of London's punk movement on his work. More about Neville Brody: "Punk was probably the most influential thing to happen to me"
Modern furniture and fittings are paired with stone walls and exposed roof trusses inside this old Spanish farm that Dom Arquitectura has transformed into a residence and guest house (+ slideshow). More about Spanish farmhouse revived by Dom Arquitectura with modern materials and details
News: more than half of employees prefer a private work space, while open-plan office workers often experience too many distractions to work effectively, according to new data. More about Open-plan office designs unpopular with workers and can damage productivity
The fragmented gables that make up this children's centre by Danish studio CEBRA feature matching dormer windows that in some places have been extruded, inverted or turned upside down (+ slideshow). More about CEBRA's children's home forms a cluster of archetypal house silhouettes
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, who designed the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Inside Festival 2014: architect Gavin Robotham of CRAB Studio explains how the new architecture faculty building at Bond University was designed around the school's curriculum (+ movie). More about Abedian School of Architecture by CRAB Studio was "designed from the inside out"
A group of Royal College of Art students has developed a suit that enables athletes with sensation loss to instantly detect and assess the severity of sporting injuries. More about Bruise suit shows para-athletes where they are injured
Paul Smith's flagship store in the South Korean capital is housed in a softly curved white shell punctuated by small circular windows and a bright yellow entrance (+ slideshow). More about Curving concrete shell encases Paul Smith store by System Lab