Design
Tom Dixon to launch Club series in Milan
Milan 2014: Designer Tom Dixon will present a range of furniture and metallic lighting that references British members' clubs in Milan next month. More about Tom Dixon to launch Club series in Milan
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Architecture
Piano House by NI&Co. Architects offers a secluded spot for making music
Japanese studio NI&Co. Architects has built a small sound-proofed cabin in Nagoya where its owners can retreat to play the piano. More about Piano House by NI&Co. Architects offers a secluded spot for making music
Design
BleepBleeps launches parenting devices that look like toys
Designer Tom Evans has developed a range of parenting gadgets that look like collectable toys. More about BleepBleeps launches parenting devices that look like toys
Architecture
Quebec church transformed into a library by Dan Hanganu and Côté Leahy Cardas
Canadian studios Dan Hanganu Architectes and Côté Leahy Cardas Architectes have revamped the tent-like structure of a church in Quebec to create a modern library featuring coloured glazing, spiral staircases and lofty ceilings. More about Quebec church transformed into a library by Dan Hanganu and Côté Leahy Cardas
Architecture
Shigeru Ban wins Pritzker Prize 2014
News: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been named as the 2014 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. More about Shigeru Ban wins Pritzker Prize 2014
Design
Versatile lamp by Tuomas Auvinen wins Muuto Talent Award
A lamp by Finnish designer Tuomas Auvinen that fits neatly into the edges of a room has won the Muuto Talent Award 2014 for students. More about Versatile lamp by Tuomas Auvinen wins Muuto Talent Award
Competition: five copies of Trenton Oldfield's prison diary to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Myrdle Court Press to give readers the chance to win books about Trenton Oldfield's time spent behind bars after disrupting the Oxford-Cambridge boat race. More about Competition: five copies of Trenton Oldfield's prison diary to be won
Design
Feathers and plumage in fashion celebrated at Antwerp exhibition
Garments by Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent and Thierry Mugler feature in an exhibition of feathered fashion at Antwerp's Mode Museum. More about Feathers and plumage in fashion celebrated at Antwerp exhibition
Architecture
Duggan Morris injects new life into Georgian office block in Shoreditch with metal mesh
A rooftop extension fronted by a grid of metal mesh and glass contrasts with the original brick facade of this building in east London renovated by Duggan Morris Architects (+ slideshow). More about Duggan Morris injects new life into Georgian office block in Shoreditch with metal mesh
Design
Cup holder by Bookman for coffee-fuelled cycling
Swedish bicycle accessory brand Bookman has created a cup holder that snaps onto handlebars so city bikers can cycle with their takeaway coffees (+ movie). More about Cup holder by Bookman for coffee-fuelled cycling
Technology
Glowing trees could be used "instead of street lighting" says Daan Roosegaarde
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde is exploring ways of using bio-luminescent bacteria found in jellyfish and mushrooms to create glow-in-the-dark trees that could replace street lights. More about Glowing trees could be used "instead of street lighting" says Daan Roosegaarde
Design
Bouroullec brothers to launch first fabric collection in Milan for Kvadrat
Milan 2014: French design duo Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec will introduce their first fabric collection of upholstery textiles knitted from jersey in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More about Bouroullec brothers to launch first fabric collection in Milan for Kvadrat
Architecture
Futuristic family home by Gonzalo Vaíllo Martínez based on biogenetic forms
This conceptual design for a family home by postgraduate architecture student Gonzalo Vaíllo Martínez features a fluid structural frame, a skeletal staircase and a skin incorporating blinds that open and close like gills (+ movie). More about Futuristic family home by Gonzalo Vaíllo Martínez based on biogenetic forms
Design
Species of Illumination interactive lights go in search of humans and dark spots
These autonomous lamps by Dutch designer Bob de Graaf seek out human companions then follow them around, and go in search of the darkest spots in the house ( + movie). More about Species of Illumination interactive lights go in search of humans and dark spots
Architecture
Zaha Hadid's Dongdaemun Design Plaza opens in Seoul
Amongst the bustling 24-hour shopping district of South Korea's capital city, Zaha Hadid has completed a 38,000-square-metre cultural complex with a twinkling aluminium facade (+ movie). More about Zaha Hadid's Dongdaemun Design Plaza opens in Seoul
Design
Floating skateboard ramp installed on Lake Tahoe for pro-skater Bob Burnquist
This skateboarding ramp floating over the clear waters of Lake Tahoe was put together in just four days by design-and-build team Jerry Blohm and Jeff King for Californian skater Bob Burnquist (+ slideshow). More about Floating skateboard ramp installed on Lake Tahoe for pro-skater Bob Burnquist
Furniture
Is Copenhagen the new Milan?
As Italy's furniture industry struggles to bounce back after the recession, has Copenhagen regained its place as Europe's design capital? Dan Howarth investigates. More about Is Copenhagen the new Milan?
Interiors
Nature-inspired hotel lounge by Jouin Manku features an organic fireplace
Paris studio Jouin Manku installed a sculptural fireplace and chose materials with natural tones and textures to give this lounge in Munich's Bayerischer Hof hotel the feel of a fantasy forest landscape. More about Nature-inspired hotel lounge by Jouin Manku features an organic fireplace
Architecture
Abandoned trailer converted into garden hideaway by Karel Verstraeten
Belgian architect Karel Verstraeten has transformed an abandoned construction-site trailer into a quiet retreat at the end of a family garden in Ghent. More about Abandoned trailer converted into garden hideaway by Karel Verstraeten
Interiors
AOC adds wall-hung bicycles and basket-weave flooring to London townhouse
Architecture studio AOC has renovated a four-storey townhouse in north London, adding wall-hung vintage bicycles and timber mouldings based on the faces of the resident family. More about AOC adds wall-hung bicycles and basket-weave flooring to London townhouse