Dutch studio Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed Villa K340, a house in The Hague formed of interlocking blocks finished with contrasting timber and plaster. More about Francois Verhoeven Architects uses contrasting finishes for Villa K340
Discarded iPhones, vapes, a fly swatter and a 1950s radio form Recover-E, a replica racing car built entirely out of electronic waste by Manchester design studio Lazerian. More about Lazerian builds racing car entirely from electronic waste
Finnish design agency Ultra has won Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition with a proposal for invite-only, temporary pavilions to house an exclusive range of Bentley cars. More about Ultra wins Dezeen and Bentley's Future Luxury Retail Design Competition with pop-up pavilion proposal
Tech company Fairphone has worked with Swedish design agency Above to produce the latest version of its ethical smartphone, with a focus on reducing the environmental and social impacts of battery metal mining. More about Fairphone 5 smartphone launches with "fairest battery yet"
Interior designer Little Wing Lee has joined Dezeen Awards 2023 as a judge. Here, she selects five projects that best reflect her work. More about Five key projects by interior designer and Dezeen Awards judge Little Wing Lee
Multifaceted furniture pieces crafted to mirror the appearance of precious stones feature in this opulent Parisian apartment, which was renovated by local studio Uchronia for a pair of jewellery designers. More about Uchronia conceives Haussmann-era Paris apartment as "chromatic jewellery box"
Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, Chicago Architecture Biennial and London Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this month. More about Seven architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide
Dezeen Showroom: we've selected 10 products and furniture designs made from stainless steel, aluminium and chrome-finished metal listed on Dezeen Showroom. More about Ten functional and elegant products and furniture designs made from metal
An interactive staircase by Mexico City-based Tatiana Bilbao Estudio and a canopy over an intersection by New York-based Practice for Architecture and Urbanism feature in the fourth Exhibit Columbus. More about Projects by Tatiana Bilbao and PAU among installations at Exhibit Columbus
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Cristóbal Palma photographs of a Buenos Aires slum before its redevelopment. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. More about Dezeen Debate features "excellent and ambitious" photographs of Buenos Aires slum before redevelopment
US firms Studio Gang and SCAPE have created a public park alongside the Mississippi River in Memphis that features a mass-timber shade structure and an installation by artist Theaster Gates. More about Studio Gang and SCAPE add timber canopy to "inclusive" park on Memphis waterfront
Promotion: Nashville-based hospitality brand Graduate Hotels has launched a self-titled book spotlighting its hotels in university towns and cities across the world. More about Graduate Hotels spotlights its diverse interiors with new book
Exposed concrete and perforated copper screens define this apartment block overlooking a valley in Victoria, Australia, which was designed by local architecture studio Edition Office. More about Edition Office uses concrete and copper to finish Australian apartment block
Steeply-pitched roofs animate two of the homes in this roundup, which spotlights Dezeen's top five houses of the month for August 2023. More about Dezeen's top five houses of August 2023
US labour organiser Architectural Workers United has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against architecture studio Snøhetta, claiming that it discriminated against employees during a recent union drive. More about Architectural Workers United claims Snøhetta "unlawfully discriminated" against employees
Daniel Czyszczoń has been awarded second place in the Future Luxury Retail Design Competition with his proposal for reconfigurable, autonomous cars that travel to the customer to test drive. More about Daniel Czyszczoń's mobile showrooms take second place in Future Luxury Retail Design Competition
To round off our AItopia series exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on design, architecture and humanity, Dezeen editorial director Max Fraser sets out our policy on text- and image-generating technologies. More about Dezeen's policy on AI
British luxury brand Burberry has renovated its New Bond Street store, which has been decorated with a minimalist scheme that is populated with striking contemporary furniture. More about Burberry draws on minimalism at New Bond Street store
Promotion: window manufacturer Velux and Danish architecture studio EFFEKT have created a design tool to help architects and developers build sustainably "with little cost and effort". More about Velux and EFFEKT launch Compass Model for designing sustainable buildings
London-based designer Selene Sarı has created an air-purifier called Vox Aeris that is also designed to work as a speaker. More about Selene Sarı designs air-purifying speaker that "cleanses the air through sound and music"