Shimmering aluminium panels are ridged like the top surfaces of bricks on the exterior of this country house in upstate New York by architects Grzywinski + Pons (+ slideshow). More about Dutchess House No. 1 by Grzywinski + Pons
Designers and artists including Paul Smith, Quentin Blake, Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen and Tracey Emin have customised classic Ant chairs by Arne Jacobsen, which will be auctioned in order to raise money for Jamie Oliver's Better Food Foundation. More about BIG Chair Project for Jamie Oliver at Republic of Fritz Hansen
As London design month continues at Dezeen Super Store, we are now stocking Punkt. alarm clocks and phones by Hackney designer Jasper Morrison. More about Punkt. Alarm Clock and Phone by Jasper Morrison at Dezeen Super Store
These wooden shoes by London-based footwear designer Cat Potter clamp around the wearer's feet and fasten with a metal hinge. More about Pernilla shoes by Cat Potter
A continuous band of lighting shines down onto a long concrete table at a Japanese restaurant in Sydney refurbished by architects Facet Studio (+ slideshow). More about Uchi Lounge 01 by Facet Studio
Czech studio Kibardindesign have created a 3D version of a digital clock face. More about White & White Clock by Kibardindesign
Spraying a wall with water creates graffiti with tiny points of light instead of paint in this installation by French artist Antonin Fourneau (+ movie). More about Water Light Graffiti by Antonin Fourneau for DigitalArti Artlab
Architect Peter Zumthor presents a series of his models in an old post office beside the Austrian gallery Kunsthaus Bregenz that he designed in the 1990s. More about Architectural models by Peter Zumthor
Slices of wood are layered in different combinations to make each animal in this toy menagerie by London design studio Yang:Ripol. More about Flat Zoo by Yang:Ripol
A weaver bird's nest was the inspiration for this wooden treehouse in Devon by London-based Jerry Tate Architects. More about Dartmoor Treehouse by Jerry Tate Architects
Gravel coats the exterior of this house in Japan by Keitaro Muto Architects, including a wedge-shaped block with outward sloping walls. More about Ginan House by Keitaro Muto Architects
Dezeen Wire: the all-caps text on New York's street signs is being replaced by upper and lower case letters in a different font, called Clearview - New York Times.
German architects HENN have created a streamlined pavilion with a curled-over steel roof for car brand Porsche at the Autostadt theme park in Wolfsburg (+ slideshow). More about Porsche Pavilion by HENN
Dezeen Wire: world heritage body UNESCO has called for a crackdown on high-rise development around London's South Bank, reports the Evening Standard. More about UNESCO warns against further high-rise developments on London's South Bank
Tokyo studio International Royal Architecture designed this seaside house with the "form of a pure white arrow". More about ISM house by International Royal Architecture
The latest project by Japanese studio Torafu Architects may look like a standard floating shelf, but it actually contains a slim secret drawer that can be opened with magnets. More about Clopen by Torafu Architects
Spain and Kuwait-based AGi Architects have designed three seafront houses in Kuwait for three siblings and their families (photos by Nelson Garrido). More about S Cube Chalet by AGi Architects
London architects Liddicoat & Goldhill added an extension to a south London home with an oak-screened staircase and double-height windows. More about The Orangery by Liddicoat & Goldhill
The popularity of a staircase designed for dogs (bottom right) we published this week reminded us that pets often creep into architecture and interior photo shoots on Dezeen, so we've compiled them all into our latest Pinterest board dedicated to animals. Over 26,000 people now follow us on Pinterest - join them here.
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Five years ago Zaha Hadid's installation at the Venice Biennale (above) featured sculptural, shiny forms, which cropped up in a lot of designers' work around the same time. More about Five years ago...