London designer Benjamin Hubert has designed a collection of furniture with exposed timber frames for Italian brand Moroso (+ slideshow). More about Benjamin Hubert exposes timber frames in Prop furniture collection for Moroso
Cities that float on water could offer an alternative to destroying the earth's valuable countryside according to architecture studio AT Design Office, who has developed a concept for an ocean metropolis (+ slideshow). More about Floating City concept by AT Design Office features underwater roads and submarines
News: a design team featuring architect Daniel Libeskind and artist Edward Burtynsky has triumphed in a competition to design a National Holocaust Monument for Ottawa, Canada. More about Libeskind trumps Adjaye in Canada's National Holocaust Monument contest
The loft space at the VitraHaus showroom in Weil am Rhein, Germany, has been transformed into a fictitious home by London-based Studioilse using furniture by Vitra and Artek (+ slideshow). More about Studioilse designs home for fictitious couple using Vitra and Artek furniture
A barrel-vaulted roof sits atop this family holiday home, completed by architect Mats Fahlander over the rocky terrain of a Swedish national park (+ slideshow). More about Summer house on stilts by Mats Fahlander nestles into the landscape of a Swedish fjord
Milan 2014: Rotterdam-based Studio WM has designed a collection of accessories including a mirror that changes opacity and a set of scent diffusers (+ slideshow). More about Studio WM aims to stimulate the senses with accessories collection
Perforated metal balconies project through the bowed concrete facades of this office building in Seoul, which were designed by local studio Archium to maximise floor space on the middle levels (+ slideshow). More about Swollen concrete facades increase floor area inside Archium's Gilmosery office block
London designer Klemens Schillinger modelled these concrete tabletop accessories on the shapes of ancient Greek and Mayan architecture (+ slideshow). More about Klemens Schillinger casts concrete accessories to resemble "ancient architectural archetypes"
Episode II of Italian designer Luca Nichetto's 50/50 collection for De La Espada will be presented during New York Design Week this week as part of a specially designed exhibition. More about De La Espada launches new Luca Nichetto work at New York Design Week
This vertiginous viewing platform in the Canadian Rockies was designed by Calgary firm Sturgess Architecture with a strengthened glass floor that provides a view straight down to the valley below. More about Sturgess Architecture's Glacier Skywalk offers unique views of the Canadian Rockies
Milan 2014: London designer Torsten Sherwood has created a range of wooden furniture influenced by the simple design principles and "common sense approach" of the 19th-century Shaker movement. More about Torsten Sherwood launches Shaker-influenced furniture collection
A team of American scientists and designers have collaborated to create the drinkable book, using a combination of typography, nanotechnology and specially-designed filter paper. More about Drinkable Book combines sanitation manual and filters for contaminated water
News: Foster + Partners' controversial proposal for a $300 million (£208 million) overhaul of New York Public Library's flagship branch on Fifth Avenue has been dropped following an onslaught of criticism. More about New York Public Library abandons Foster's contentious renovation plans
The London design brand founded by ex-Established & Sons design director Mark Holmes has released its first piece of furniture – a shelving unit made of 33 precision-milled metal bars (+ slideshow). More about Minimalux launches Hash grid shelving unit
A vibrant turquoise door marks the entrance to this small asphalt-clad house in the Chilean countryside by local studio Mas Fernandez Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Maitencillo House by Mas Fernandez Arquitectos sits at the mouth of a Chilean valley
New York product designer Hanna Yoon has created a notebook that encourages users to remember significant moments and locations through sketches and jottings rather than with digital devices. More about Hanna Yoon's Experience Journal helps you record your favourite places
Slatted timber shutters fold back to reveal the boxy first-floor balcony of this family house in Portugal, designed by E348 Arquitectura to adapt to the changing climate (+ slideshow). More about Adjustable balcony animates the facade of E348 Arquitectura's Miramar House
Feature: the first branch of Habitat opened its doors 50 years ago today, changing the British public's relationship with furniture and homeware forever. But can the shop that brought flat-pack furniture, the duvet and the wok to the UK make a come back, asks Dezeen editor Anna Winston (+ slideshow).
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Dezeen Music Project: English electronic group Metronomy's latest single Reservoir is accompanied by an animated music video created with felt-tip pens by director Daniel Brereton. More about Daniel Brereton animates Metronomy's Reservoir music video using coloured pens
Undulating layers of timber create a cave-like interior inside this cafe in Indonesia by local studio OOZN Design. More about OOZN Design creates cavernous cafe in Jakarta using undulating timber slats