Dezeen promotion: Spanish furniture manufacturer Sancal has refurbished its production facility with colourful murals and geometric signage, to mark its 40th birthday. More about Sancal celebrates 40th birthday with colourful factory refurbishment
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: rows of curving translucent panels evoking mountains in traditional Chinese paintings surround scale models of MAD's Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Center at this installation in Venice (+ slideshow). More about MAD presents Nanjing masterplan at mountain-like Venice installation
Concrete ceiling beams and columns have been exposed during the renovation of this central London apartment by local studio Inside Out Architecture (+ slideshow). More about London apartment by Inside Out Architecture features chunky concrete beams and columns
News: department store Selfridges has appointed British architect David Chipperfield to redesign the east side of its flagship store on London's Oxford Street. More about David Chipperfield to overhaul London's Selfridges department store
A curving concrete canopy supported by hundreds of columns loops around the perimeter of this renovated beach club in the Azerbaijani capital Baku by Istanbul architects Erginoğlu & Çalışlar (+ slideshow). More about Meandering concrete roof shelters walkways at Erginoğlu & Çalışlar's renovated beach club
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: this year's biennale avoids contemporary architecture and has "nothing to do with design," curator Rem Koolhaas said yesterday while conducting a preview tour. More about "Scary" Venice Architecture Biennale show has "nothing to do with design" says Koolhaas
Angular timber volumes emanate from the centre of this wine-tasting pavilion in France by h2o Architectes (+ slideshow). More about Timber pavilion by h2o Architectes stands like a "guardian" over a French vineyard
This ceramic vase by French designer Paul Menand can be stood upright or laid horizontally to adapt to the size of flowers it holds. More about Brick-shaped vase by Paul Menand holds flowers in two ways
Hamburg office PFP Architekten has designed a school building with overlapping boxes that jut out towards a piazza in the historic centre of Genoa, Italy (+ slideshow). More about Stone-clad base supports stacked classrooms at PFP Architekten's school in Genoa
Multicoloured herringbone patterns cover sections of parquet flooring at these London apartments renovated by Alma-nac, which are used as guest suites for a record label (+ slideshow). More about Alma-nac renovates London apartments with colourful herringbone patterns
These photographs show the bulbous form of Renzo Piano's almost-complete Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé, which nestles within a Parisian urban block. More about Renzo Piano designs glass "organic creature" to house Pathé Foundation
Kingston University graduate Marie Cunliffe has used copper-foiled lace and satin woven with metal to imitate colours and patterns from aerial photography for this fashion collection. More about Marie Cunliffe sculpts metal fabrics for graduate fashion collection
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: the German pavilion at this year's Venice Biennale features a full-size partial replica of a building made famous through 30 years of political news broadcasts (+ slideshow). More about Chancellor's Bungalow reconstructed inside German Pavilion for Venice Biennale
Vancouver studio MGB has designed "a contemporary version of a cabin in the woods" comprising stacked glazed boxes overlooking the sea in the Canadian province of British Columbia. More about Gambier Island House by MGB cantilevers over a rocky cliff face
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: this new movie by White Arkitekter reveals the firm's masterplan for the relocation of an entire Swedish city, before continued iron ore mining destabilises the ground beneath it (+ movie). More about White Arkitekter unveils masterplan for Swedish city relocation
Crumbling brick and peeling plaster walls have been left exposed during the renovation of this compact Stockholm apartment by Karen Matz (+ slideshow). More about Karin Matz leaves unfinished plaster walls in renovated Stockholm apartment
To mark the 100-year anniversary of Danish designer Hans J Wegner's birth, furniture brand PP Møbler has relaunched a collection of his best-known designs and pieces that never made it into production. More about PP Møbler launches Hans J Wegner chairs to celebrate 100-year anniversary
Large circular holes appear to have been punched through the interior of this boxy white house in Japan, creating a sequence of curvy partitions low enough for residents to climb over (+ slideshow). More about Brother's House by Hiroshi Kuno features walls you can step over
These PVC shoes by Japanese designer Satsuki Ohata could mould to feet like a second skin, using a process similar to dipping food in melted cheese (+ slideshow). More about Fondue Slippers by Satsuki Ohata melt and mould to the shape of your foot
The folded facade of this retail complex in Fuzhou, China, by architecture firm Spark, is made from colour-changing aluminium panels and integrates giant advertising screens (+ slideshow). More about Spark incorporates giant screens into faceted shopping centre facade