Dezeen Showroom: as we head into autumn in the northern hemisphere, we've rounded up a selection of furnishings listed on Dezeen Showroom that have deeply pigmented, rich appearances owing to their jewel-like colours. More about Eight products enriched by pigmented jewel tones
Norwegian studios Vatn Architecture and Groma have extended a home called Dråpa in Oslo, adding a curved form with a large terrace looking towards the city and its archipelago. More about Vatn Architecture and Groma add curved extension to 1930s home in Norway
US studio Steven Holl Architects has completed Meander, a housing project in Helsinki, Finland, with a snaking form that frames gardens and maximises outward views. More about Steven Holl winds Meander housing around gardens in Helsinki
Beverage company Diageo has produced what it believes is the world's lightest standard-sized glass spirits bottle for its Johnnie Walker Blue Label Ultra whisky, launching next week at the London Design Festival. More about Johnnie Walker sheds 300 grams to make "world's lightest" glass whisky bottle
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the renovation of a 19th-century provostry in Prague. More about "It looks immaculate"
London studio Wright and Wright has refurbished the London headquarters of the British Academy, creating double-height spaces on the lower floor that aim to reflect the grandeur of the rooms above. More about Wright and Wright unveils transformation of British Academy headquarters in London
Promotion: American furniture collective MillerKnoll has launched its first "major destination outside of the United States" in London's Clerkenwell. More about MillerKnoll opens flagship space in London's Clerkenwell
Eyewear brand Cubitts has collaborated with nine artists to create unusual spectacles including a model with different-sized lenses by David Shrigley, which will be exhibited during London Design Festival. More about David Shrigley and Faye Toogood create quirky glasses for Cubitts auction
Architecture studios Snøhetta and Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture have completed a renovation and expansion of the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha with the addition of a "weightless" pavilion. More about Snøhetta adds "weightless" pavilion to Nebraska's largest art museum
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features images of Apple's new events venue in California. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features subterranean Apple Park Observatory
UK studio Foster + Partners has renovated the modernist Transamerica Pyramid skyscraper in San Francisco, USA, restoring elements from the original design and linking it to a redesigned adjacent park. More about Foster + Partners "restores the logic" of Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco
Dezeen School Shows: a winery in California, USA, which uses sustainable systems is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Texas A&M University. More about Texas A&M University presents ten architecture student projects
Promotion: architecture practice Iosa Ghini Associati has renovated the 1980s headquarters of Italian surfacing manufacturer Fiandre in Castellarano, using ceramic to cover almost the entire interior from the walls and floors to the custom furnishings. More about Iosa Ghini Associati clads Fiandre office in "decorative skin" of ceramic surfaces
British artist Alex Chinneck has created a six-metre-high, looped canal boat on the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal in England as a "playful distortion of the familiar". More about Alex Chinneck unveils loop-the-loop canal boat in Sheffield
An inflatable 18-metre-tall astronaut towered over the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York last night, designed by production designer Matt Steinbrenner to celebrate the award show's 40th anniversary. More about Giant inflatable astronaut looms over stage at MTV VMAs 2024
Dezeen has announced the 81 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards in the sustainability categories, including projects by SOM, Tarkett, Bolon, Mater and Smartvoll. More about Dezeen Awards 2024 sustainability longlist revealed
Pearson Lloyd founders Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd have curated the London Design Festival exhibition Well Made to explore what this term means in today's world. In a Dezeen exclusive, they highlight 10 objects from the show. More about Pearson Lloyd reveals 10 "well-made" design objects from LDF exhibition
Designers including Fernando Laposse, Studio Furthermore and Future Facility will present work exploring materiality and artificial intelligence at a major exhibition curated by Dezeen for ASUS Zenbook during this year's London Design Festival. More about Design You Can Feel exhibition exploring materiality and AI to open next week
French design studio Claves has transformed the interior of a Paris cafe, introducing bespoke retro-style decor that mirrors the architecture of local bars and tobacconists from the 1930s to the present day. More about Claves evokes classic Parisian bistro interiors at cafe Le Cornichon
The summer edition of our recently launched Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features a Gärsnäs daybed by Teresa Lundmark and Gustav Winsth. Subscribe to Dezeen Showroom New Releases now! More about Dezeen Showroom New Releases newsletter features repeating-cushion daybed