Fashion designer Alber Elbaz, who worked as creative director at French fashion houses Lanvin and Yves Saint Laurent, has passed away at the age of 59. More about Fashion designer Alber Elbaz dies from coronavirus aged 59
Dezeen promotion: after investigating the history and properties of alabaster stone, Barcelona-based Amarist Studio has created a set of designs that treat the material like a "moldable plastic element". More about Amarist Studio unveils sculptural alabaster Aqua Fossil collection
London architecture studio Jonathan Tuckey Design is set to add a hempcrete extension to a house in a conservation area in Cambridge, UK. More about Jonathan Tuckey Design to build Hempcrete House in Cambridge
French studio Mars Architectes has built a Japanese-informed wooden apartment building within the courtyard of a 1970s housing complex in Paris. More about Mars Architectes creates wooden apartment block enclosed by 1970s housing
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has created a triangular memorial in London for Brixton resident Cherry Groce who was wrongfully shot by police in 1985. More about Adjaye Associates unveils Cherry Groce Memorial Pavilion in Brixton
Designed to make the prime minister appear more presidential, the defunct Downing Street briefing room highlights Boris Johnson's insecurity, says Owen Hopkins. More about "The Downing Street briefing room reveals this government's deep insecurities"
Pastel colours and wicker furniture clash playfully with the leopard-print fabrics in this Miami hotel, created by American designer Ken Fulk for musician Pharrell Williams. More about Pharrell Williams' Goodtime Hotel in Miami Beach channels a "reimagined art deco" aesthetic
Dutch design brand Moooi has partnered with 3D artist Andrés Reisinger to mass-produce his Hortensia chair, which went viral on Instagram as a rendering and become known as "the chair that could not be made". More about Moooi releases real-life version of "impossible to produce" virtual chair by Andrés Reisinger
Graux & Baeyens Architecten has modernised a 1960s bungalow in De Haan, Belgium, by opening up the interior and adding cross-shaped steel supports to the main living spaces. More about Graux & Baeyens creates flexible living areas inside updated Belgian bungalow
Shading devices help reduce glare at The Rosling Center, a research facility focused on public health designed by architecture firm The Miller Hull Partnership for the University of Washington. More about Glazed fins wrap Seattle’s Rosling Center by Miller Hull Partnership
A conical roof covered in shingles caps The Mushroom guesthouse, which ZJJZ Atelier has built in a pine forest in Jiangxi, China to draw visitors away from a "mundane ordinary life". More about ZJJZ Atelier references Chinese folktale to create The Mushroom guesthouse
Sculptural furniture and French oak panelling define this plush family office in Amsterdam, which has been renovated by local studio Framework. More about Framework imbues Amsterdam family office with the "calm ambience of an art gallery"
Fleming Park House is a home in Melbourne designed to have enough room for a family of seven, but to also feel cosy when the children have moved out. More about Cloud Architecture Studio designs "up to five bedroom" house for a family with changing needs
A series of vaulted, brick arches overlook a circular swimming pool at a boutique hotel in Puerto Escondido designed by Mexican architect Alberto Kalach. More about Arched volumes define Casona Sforza resort in Mexico by Alberto Kalach
Chinese design firm Studio 10 has used translucent materials and winding ramps to create a series of abstract spaces to display artefacts at the Fashioned from Nature exhibition at the V&A's outpost in Shenzhen. More about Studio 10 divides up Fashioned from Nature exhibition with translucent corridors
Chilean studio Max-A combined local materials with modular construction to keep costs down on the Casa Tobita holiday home. More about Max-A builds low-cost modular cabin overlooking Lake Ranco in Chile
For our next lookbook, we've selected ten courtyards and enclosed outdoor spaces where the designers have created inviting places to sit and relax. More about Ten inviting courtyards to relax and socialise in
This week on Dezeen, we marked Earth Day by looking at ways architects and designers are addressing climate change. More about This week we celebrated Earth Day
Home Pharmacy is a plant-themed decorative textile wall hanging that comes with switchable paper petals infused with peppermint and lavender. More about Home Pharmacy is an interactive wall hanging infused with essential oils
American graphic designer Kii Arens has created an NFT-backed artwork that is being used to sell a physical house in Thousand Oaks, California. More about NFT artwork being sold with physical house in California