Local architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard has converted a 19th-century house in Paris's La Défense into a contemporary home featuring a double-height dining room that looks onto a central courtyard. More about The Island is a nature-inspired Paris home designed around a courtyard garden
Tall windows and timber framing feature in this 1830s church building in New York, which has been converted into a cultural facility by Skolnick Architecture and Design Partnership. More about Skolnick Architecture converts historic Hamptons church into an arts centre
Porto architecture practice Merooficina has converted a former fisherman's house in Aveiro, Portugal, into two apartments that blend original features with new interventions. More about Merooficina carves up former fisherman's house into two bright apartments
The terracotta colour scheme and semi-circular forms used throughout this Hong Kong cafe by architecture firms Studio Etain Ho and Absence from Island pay homage to Uluru and Australia's spectacular sunsets. More about Australia's dramatic landscape and sunsets inform design of Hong Kong cafe
Brighton College student Pietro Pignatti has designed a compact avocado cutter that can be used to safely open avocados while on the go. More about School student creates travel-sized Avogo tool to "eliminate avocado hand"
Studio Noon's chubby pink concrete chair and an alabaster infinity chandelier star in Galerie Philia's exhibition of furniture design set in an apartment inside New York City's art deco Walker Tower. More about Galerie Philia presents design exhibition in New York's Walker Tower
Lithuanian studio ŠA Atelier has designed a modular cabin that allows its occupants to experience living in the heart of nature. More about ŠA Atelier designs transportable 019 Cabin to be installed in any landscape setting
With spring still a few months away in the northern hemisphere, this is the season to snuggle up in front of an open fire. For our latest lookbook, we've rounded up ten cosy living rooms where the fireplace is at the heart of the interior design. More about Ten welcoming living rooms where the fireplace takes centre stage
This week on Dezeen, we opened the entries to Dezeen Awards 2021 and launched new sustainability prizes for architecture, interiors and design. More about This week we launched Dezeen Awards 2021
A pair of courtyards are found within this inward-facing residence by Mexican firm Intersticial Arquitectura, which was designed for a young couple with two dogs. More about Courtyards lie at heart of Yavia House in Mexico by Intersticial Arquitectura
Danish brand &tradition, Swedish design company Bolon and Spanish brand Gandia Blasco are among brands showcasing products on Dezeen Showroom this week. More about Bolon, &tradition and Gandia Blasco showcase products on Dezeen Showroom
Residents of Rafael Viñoly-designed supertall skyscraper 432 Park Avenue in New York have reported "catastrophic" floods and getting trapped in the lifts during windy weather. More about Floods and high winds plague residents of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue
ACAN is campaigning to introduce embodied carbon regulation in the UK to reduce the emissions generated over a building's entire lifespan. More about Lack of embodied carbon regulation "huge blind spot" says Architects Climate Action Network
Art instructor Bruce Edelstein has collated a series of "playful, exuberant" chairs, that were designed, built and decorated by children between the ages of seven and ten over the course of a school semester. More about Primary school children design wooden seats in Grade Three Chairs project
Thinking of using timber in your architecture or design project? Our guide to 15 of the most popular types of wood and wood products has links to hundreds of examples for inspiration. More about The Dezeen guide to wood in architecture, interiors and design
Porcelain-covered handbags, extension cord ornaments and a vaccination board game are among the student projects featured in this school show from the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands. More about Nine projects from ArtEZ product design students that rethink everyday objects
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen has unveiled a haute couture dress constructed from ocean plastic fabric produced by Parley for the Oceans, which was cut into trilateral pieces to form a tessellated, translucent garment. More about Iris Van Herpen creates haute couture dress from ocean plastic
Architecture studio DeDraft has remodelled a terraced house in east London, adding a kitchen extension clad in green aluminium panels that connects the interior with the garden. More about DeDraft completes green metal extension to east London home
In the Centre of the Table is a collection of practical and decorative objects including marble and wood serving plates and wooden dinosaurs made by students from Mexico's CENTRO University. More about Mexican design students fill tables with marble platters and wooden dinosaurs
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features Nike's new laceless trainers. More about Nike's laceless trainers feature in today's Dezeen Weekly newsletter