Dezeen Showroom: a modular sofa with rouched fabric detailing and chunky French seams is among 12 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Ripple sofa by Askia Furniture among 12 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Promotion: Italian architecture firm Studio Fuksas has made its operatic debut with open-air productions of Tosca and Turandot, for which the company designed an all-white set in front of Rome's ancient Baths of Caracalla. More about Studio Fuksas creates dramatic all-white stage design for Tosca and Turandot
Ukrainian studio Bude Architects has designed a minimalist showroom and salon for cosmetic company Pleka in Kyiv. More about Bude Architects uncovers historic clay bricks for Kyiv cosmetics showroom
Traditional Korean architecture influenced the layout and shelving design in the library at the Korean Cultural Center New York, designed by Studio Empathy and Praxes. More about Studio Empathy and Praxes design library at Korean Cultural Center New York
A doughnut-shaped meteorological balloon and woven timber tunnel have been completed by architecture practice Line+ Studio in rural area in Zhejiang, China. More about Line+ Studio floats doughnut-shaped weather balloon above rural Chinese landscape
In this lookbook we collect bathrooms with see-through walls, best suited to those who take a more relaxed attitude to privacy in the home. More about Seven transparent bathrooms for households who share everything
Timber pillars and PVC pipes were left bare to blur the boundaries between the interior and exterior of this cafe and sweet shop in Funamachi, Japan, designed by Schemata Architects. More about Funamachi Base cafe and sweet shop designed as "extension of the park"
Design firm Studio Collective has created a boutique hotel inside The Moore building in Miami Design District, completing the landmark's transformation into a multi-functional hospitality venue. More about Studio Collective completes The Hotel at The Moore in Miami Design District
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has transformed the brutalist structure of a former Ljubljana printing house into a block of offices that "preserves the memory of its former use". More about OFIS Arhitekti converts brutalist printworks in Slovenia into offices
For our latest lookbook we've gathered eight London homes that have traded in unused garden space for contemporary and light-filled living areas. More about Eight London house extensions that maximise space and light
This week on Dezeen, the Elizabeth Line in London designed by architecture studios Grimshaw, Maynard, Equation and AtkinsRéalis won the RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK's best new building. More about This week the Elizabeth Line was named the UK's best new building
Swiss architecture studio Emergentes Architectures Sàrl designed a linear beach house with angled concrete columns and wood cladding on the coast of Chile. More about Emergentes Architectures Sàrl creates trapezoidal beach house on Chilean coast
Dezeen Courses: for our latest Dezeen Courses roundup, we've selected eight architecture programmes including short courses, undergraduate and postgraduate courses, all aimed at students looking to make their mark in the industry. More about Eight architecture programmes featured on Dezeen Courses
Product company Gob has launched a pair of compostable, mycelium earplugs that were designed as an alternative to the 40 billion plastic earplugs produced each year. More about Gob creates single-use mycelium earplugs designed to "feed the soil" after use
Dezeen Showroom: from lighting and seating with acoustic properties to sound-absorbing panels, the following products are among noise-controlling items recently featured on Dezeen Showroom. More about Eight acoustic items that help to quieten down lively interiors
Architect Curtis Jerome Moody, co-founder of the largest African-American-owned architecture firm in the US, has passed away aged 73. More about Moody Nolan co-founder Curtis Jerome Moody dies aged 73
Promotion: innovative window systems developed by glazing specialists Vitrocsa were used to provide an extensively-glazed exterior to this home in Whistler, Canada, designed by Brazilian architecture firm Studio MK27. More about Vitrocsa showcases innovative window systems through Canadian home by Studio MK27
Chinese studio Atelier Xi has completed a visitor centre for Qiaochengbei Park in Shenzhen, using weathering steel and grass roofs to blend two pavilion-like structures into the landscape. More about Atelier Xi designs weathering steel pavilions that "elegantly meander" through Shenzhen park
On the eve of Dutch Design Week, 10 former recipients of the Dutch Design Awards have nominated 10 rising stars making waves across the Netherlands. More about Ten emerging Dutch designers to look out for at Dutch Design Week
Continuing our mid-century modernism series, we take a look at the iconic Egg chair, which was designed by Danish architect Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the former SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. More about Arne Jacobsen "dared to work with modern materials" for Egg chair