The panel behind this stark matte steel sink has a patch in the centre that's been polished to shine like a mirror. More about Pretty in Prison mirror by The Practice of Everyday Design
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects references ecclesiastical architecture with this cafe in Hyogo, Japan, which has a concrete steeple (+ slideshow). More about Cafe Cross by FORM/ Kouichi Kimura Architects
French architect Alain Hinant has converted a former laundry building outside Brussels into a three-storey family house. More about Transforming a laundry building by Alain Hinant and Jean Glibert
This liquor-distilling kit by Vienna designer Francesco Morackini breaks down into four perfectly innocent household objects. More about Prohibition Kit by Francesco Morackini
Product news: French designer Sébastien Cordoleani has created a range of wall-mounted containers and hooks for Parisian brand Moustache. More about Angolo hooks by Sébastien Cordoleani for Moustache
This house outside Lisbon by architects GGLL Atelier has a grey base that nestles into the landscape and an angular white upper level that follows the incline of the hill (+ slideshow). More about Quinta dos Alcoutins by GGLL Atelier
Lisbon studio Atelier Data has converted a row of stables in rural Portugal to create a summer retreat for a family (+ slideshow). More about Sítio da Lezíria by Atelier Data
Product news: French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has created a glass table with three circular tops for French brand Ligne Roset. More about Aoyama by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for Ligne Roset
Dezeen archive: to welcome in the Chinese year of the snake we've compiled an archive full of scaly architecture and design. See all our stories about scaly design »
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Chinese New Year begins today and celebrations in Hong Kong include Cantonese operas performed at a pop-up bamboo theatre in the new West Kowloon Cultural District. More about West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre by William Lim
Holly Lewis and Oliver Goodall of Hackney studio We Made That have been exploring architecture's "soft side" by planting flowers in the Olympic Park, as they explain in this talk filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day last year. More about "A soft side to architecture is coming to the fore" – We Made That
Stockholm 2013: Swedish studio Front has designed a collection of glassware with frosted bottoms for Danish brand Stelton. More about Frost by Front for Stelton
Hackney studio Gort Scott subtly added the outline of a cat's ears to the facade of this feline veterinary clinic outside Cambridge (+ slideshow). More about Cambridge Cat Clinic by Gort Scott
News: Generation X author Douglas Coupland has followed fellow celebrities Vanilla Ice, Brad Pitt and Pharrell Williams and designed a range of furniture, unveiling a collection of Japanese-inspired pieces. More about Author Douglas Coupland designs furniture range
Stockholm 2013: these bent wood chairs by Japanese studio Nendo flick out at the back as if they're wearing capes. More about Cape by Nendo for Offecct
This week Peter Zumthor rejected architecture as form-making during his RIBA Royal Gold Medal lecture and revealed designs for glass condiment containers for Alessi. Also, scroll on for our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Stockholm 2013: Japanese design studio Nendo made a mountain range from laser-cut foamboard at the entrance to the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, which ends tomorrow (+ slideshow). More about 80 Sheets of Mountains by Nendo
Milan 2013: French architect Jean Nouvel will curate an exhibition of office spaces in Milan in April, presenting a range of scenarios to replace the "grey cultural world" of purpose-built offices (+ interview). More about "Apartments make better places to work than offices" - Jean Nouvel
News: London design studio Brand42 has won an award for design effectiveness after its redesign of Mail Online made it the most popular news website in the world. More about Daily Mail website wins design award
Russian studio Arch Group has filled an old building in Moscow with its portable sleeping capsules to create the first Sleepbox hotel. More about Sleepbox Hotel Tverskaya by Arch Group