The long narrow bodies of snakes inspired the shapes of this pair of matching woodland hideaways that stretch out between the trees of a park in northern Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Tree Snake Houses by Luís and Tiago Rebelo de Andrade
A flightless spaceship is slowly creeping around a former Cold War airbase near Utrecht (+ slideshow + movie). More about Secret Operation 610 by Rietveld Landscape and Studio Frank Havermans
Product news: Californian company Soma has launched an hourglass-shaped carafe and a biodegradable filter to fit in the top. More about Carafe and water filter by Soma
A city for fish modelled on a high-rise development underway in Xi'an, China, has been installed in a gallery next to the construction site (+ slideshow). More about Fishpond City by Lu Yang, Christian Lindle and Raoul Bukor
Dutch studio KoningEllis Architects used a combination of grey slate, warm timber and shimmering aluminium for the walls of a new building at this school for children with learning disabilities in Haarlem, the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about Daaf Geluk School by KoningEllis Architects
Here are some more images of Zaha Hadid's Milanese shoe boutique for American footwear designer Stuart Weitzman. More about Stuart Weitzman shoe boutique by Zaha Hadid
Dezeen promotion: design company Luminaire is exhibiting a range of furniture by mid-century Danish modernist designer Poul Kjærholm in Miami on 8 October. More about Poul Kjærholm exhibition presented by Luminaire
Amsterdam designer Monique Goossens has made a typeface with strands of human hair. More about Hair Typography by Monique Goossens
This month the World Architecture Festival and Inside Festival are taking place in Singapore (pictured). We've also updated the World Design Guide to feature four new events coming up this year. More about World Design Guide update: October 2013
News: furniture retail giant IKEA has announced plans to sell flat-packed solar panels. More about IKEA to sell flat-pack solar panels
French architecture studio RAUM has arranged a cluster of holiday apartments in Brittany around terraces that are connected by small alleys (+ slideshows). More about Two Houses and Two Studios by RAUM
Product news: design collective Outofstock has created a shelving unit inspired by suspension bridges. More about Bridge Shelves by Outofstock
News: American firm Steven Holl Architects has begun construction of a new building for the University of Iowa's School of Art and Art History, adjacent to the award-winning Art Building West that the practice completed in 2006. More about Steven Holl begins construction of second arts building at the University of Iowa
Product news: Japanese studio Nendo has created a range of porcelain with patterns that play on archival designs from a traditional Japanese pottery. More about Ume-play and Karakusa-play ceramics by Nendo
Here's an exclusive set of images showing the inside of Zaha Hadid's Innovation Tower at the Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, sent to us by photographer Edmon Leong (+ slideshow). More about Innovation Tower by Zaha Hadid photographed by Edmon Leong
Kanye West was in the news last week for venting his creative frustration, but he isn't the only celebrity who wants to be a designer - Pharrell Williams, Brad Pitt, Vanilla Ice and even Buzz Aldrin have had a go at furniture and lighting. With varying degrees of success... More about Special feature: design by celebrities
London Design Festival 2013: British designer Jasper Morrison and Japanese designer Wataru Kumano have designed a self-assembly chair with a linen seat and backrest (+ slideshow). More about December chair by Jasper Morrison and Wataru Kumano for Nikari
Product news: Japanese studio Nendo has made this range of drinking vessels and wine bottle holders in the same way as pails and barrels (+ slideshow). More about Oke collection by Nendo
Minnesota architect Josh Lewandowski has started a blog where he'll post one meaningless architectural diagram every day for a year (+ slideshow). More about Pointless Diagrams by Josh Lewandowski
Three separate sections built in different cities make up this steel-framed house in Nara, Japan, by Tokyo architects Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama (+ slideshow). More about House of 33 Years by Megumi Matsubara and Hiroi Ariyama