If design is about solving problems we need to start questioning whether new products and furniture are always the answer, writes Katie Treggiden. More about "The design industry needs to let go of its obsession with the new"
A stool with a self-supporting wool seat and a previously unreleased armchair by Sverre Fehn are among Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson's top picks from Designers' Saturday in Oslo. More about Seven seats that showcase the best of Norwegian design
Promotion: utilising a new project management platform named Programa, interior design studio Smac Studio has outfitted a duplex in Australia with blue-toned stone. More about Smac Studio transforms duplex with project management platform Programa
British designer Gareth Neal and Dutch studio The New Raw have used thrice-recycled plastic and a new 3D-printing method to create the objects in the Digitally Woven series, which are printed in loops rather than layers. More about Gareth Neal and the New Raw develop 3D printing style based on crafts
Dezeen School Shows: a project that uses VR technology to display the history of Nantucket, Massachusetts, is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Kean University in New Jersey. More about Ten architecture and design projects by students at Kean University
Arched niches provide stations for tattoo artists at Atelier Eva, located in a former Brooklyn hardware store transformed by designer Alp Bozkurt. More about Alp Bozkurt creates "calming" interior for Brooklyn tattoo parlour
Dezeen School Shows: an art gallery designed in the shape of a jumping fish and a lotus-shaped stadium are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at My ArchiSchool. More about My ArchiSchool showcases 10 student design projects
Natural materials and large windows overlooking a garden are used to create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort at this dental clinic in Japan, designed by local studio TSC Architects. More about TSC Architects prioritises garden views for alternative to "scary" dental clinics
A tactile Amsterdam apartment and a birch plywood-lined extension feature in our latest lookbook, which collects eight loft conversions created for maximum space. More about Eight airy and pared-back loft conversions
Local architecture studios Productora and Esrawe Studio have outfitted a Mexico hotel with planes of green tile suspended from the lobby ceiling. More about Productora and Esrawe Studio outfit Mexico hotel with planes of green tile
Gut-renovating this São Paulo apartment has allowed Brazilian studio Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos to incorporate the personalities of it occupants, particularly in the bedrooms of the family's two children. More about Pascali Semerdjian creates Aurora Apartment to hold "two universes" in Brazil
Iranian architecture studio Olgoo has completed a subterranean holiday home near Tehran, topped by a green roof that merges with the surrounding landscape. More about Olgoo critiques overdevelopment in Iran with The Inside Home
For our latest lookbook, we spotlight eight contemporary kitchens that centre on islands with waterfall countertops made from concrete, stone and chunky terrazzo. More about Eight kitchen islands that have sleek waterfall edges
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter looks at Chinese architects' nightmare working conditions and features an interview with the first Black president of the RIBA. Subscribe to Dezeen in Depth now. More about Dezeen In Depth reports on Chinese architects working through the night as pay plummets
This week on Dezeen, rental website Airbnb unveiled its latest themed holiday home, a grass-and-mud-covered hut underneath a tree hosted by Donkey from the movie series Shrek. More about This week we revealed Shrek's Swamp in the Scottish Highlands
Local studio KOKO Architecture + Design has created a permanent interactive children's play space at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. More about KOKO Architecture + Design creates interactive children's space for the Met
Dezeen School Shows: a costume design informed by both video games and a classic children's book is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Hong Kong Design Institute. More about Hong Kong Design Institute presents eight design projects
Dutch studio OMA has unveiled visuals of the geometric Dhaka Tower, its first project in Bangladesh, which "expresses the aspirations of a dynamic nation". More about OMA reveals geometric Dhaka skyscraper as first Bangladesh project
Promotion: US material sample brand Material Bank is launching its services in Europe, which will offer European architects and designers "the most sustainable way to search and sample materials". More about Material Bank opens up "new realm of possibilities" in material sampling across Europe
Architecture practice 11.29 Studio used rotating bamboo screens to allow this painting studio in Thailand to be opened up to the surrounding landscape. More about Rotating bamboo screens surround Furnish Studio in Thailand