Gravity keeps the aluminium and timber components of these lamp shades by industrial designer Nick Sadowsky locked together. More about Aluminium and timber light shades by Nick Sadowsky use gravity to maintain shape
Milan 2014: Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka has created a collection of spongy seats inspired by erotic bondage techniques by tying up blocks of foam and dipping them in rubber. More about Foam dipped in rubber becomes seating by Jo Nagasaka
Milan 2014: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a tableware collection of vessels with metal stands that reference the pottery and architecture of ancient Rome. More about Roman artefacts influence tableware designs by Jaime Hayón
A wooden treehouse with circular perforations is suspended from the ceiling inside this space for a south London theatre company for disabled children, echoing round patterns on its facade (+ slideshow). More about Timber treehouse hangs inside Oily Cart theatre headquarters by Hawkins\Brown
Milan 2014: this plastic table by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka for Italian brand Kartell resembles cut glass. More about Plastic table by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell sparkles like crystal glass
Milan 2014: cushions scattered on the Nubilo sofa by French designer Constance Guisset look like a collection of giant pebbles (+ slideshow). More about Nubilo sofa by Constance Guisset for Petite Friture offers pebble-shaped cushions for comfort
Dezeen Music Project: discoloured images from children's science journals have been collaged together by videographer Ewan Jones Morris to create this music video for London band Fanfarlo's Cell Song (+ movie). More about Ewan Jones Morris' animation for Cell Song by Fanfarlo explores biological structures
French architect Noel Dominguez has added a timber-clad residence with an angular penthouse to the former garden of a townhouse on the outskirts of Paris (+ slideshow).
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We've collected together the most repinned projects from the pages of Dezeen and pinned them onto a dedicated Pinterest board.
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Milan 2014: dripping water from ice-encased tropical plants and quietly rotating feather-patterned fans featured in this climate-themed exhibition by Italian research centre Fabrica (+ slideshow). More about Fabrica researchers explore temperature theme for sensory installation in Milan
Designer Reiichi Ikeda inserted boxy partitions that follow the pattern of existing ceiling trusses into this clothing boutique in Osaka, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Reiichi Ikeda divides narrow Japanese clothing boutique with boxy partitions
Milan 2014: what started as a conversation between Swedish furniture brand Offecct and Milan-based Fattorini+Rizzini+Partners at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in 2013 has come full circle with the launch of the MEET sofa (+ slideshow). More about Fattorini+Rizzini+Partners' MEET sofa combines "sound absorption" with versatility
This house in the Oxfordshire countryside was designed by London studio The Manser Practice with a Cotswold stone facade and a cantilevered terrace overlooking the woods (+ slideshow). More about Dry-stone walls surround English countryside house by The Manser Practice
Milan 2014: Dutch designer Frederik Roijé has created a series of metal trays that form criss-crossing patterns when stacked on top of each other (+ slideshow). More about Stacking trays by Frederik Roijé form overlapping grid patterns
A 100-year-old house in Paris has been renovated and extended by local studio CUT Architectures to frame a garden facing the morning sun and create a shaded terrace overlooking a nearby park (+ slideshow). More about Red cedar clads extended Parisian house by CUT Architectures
Our most popular story this week has been a system of illustrated characters and animations developed to help people learn to read Chinese. Read on for more architecture and design highlights from the past seven days plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Swedish architect and designer Mia Cullin has produced a range of benches and stools with adjustable seats modelled on traditional wooden peg furniture and piano stools. More about Mia Cullin models wooden benches on piano stools for Orkester collection
Milan 2014: the second project debuted by London studio Doshi Levien for Danish design brand Hay this year is a collection of mirrors with geometric shapes resembling jewels. More about Doshi Levien designs jewel-like mirrors for Hay
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a senior project architect at Büro Ole Scheeren, whose Kuala Lumpur skyscraper design with a tropical garden slicing through its middle is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Milan 2014: British designer Ross Lovegrove has created an aluminium stacking chair for Italian furniture brand Moroso. More about Ross Lovegrove creates chair for Moroso using metal-pressing technology for cars