New York designer Huy Bui turned to studios and brands based in Brooklyn to create the verdant interiors for this Vietnamese restaurant in the borough's Greenpoint neighbourhood. More about Di An Di restaurant in Brooklyn serves Vietnamese cuisine in plant-filled spaces
New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas has transformed a tired apartment in a 20th-century brownstone into a home for himself, featuring "multiple living rooms of varying moods". More about Rafael de Cárdenas renovates rundown Brooklyn brownstone for himself
Reels of paper and linen, sand pits and trees provide the setting for this display of Muji's homeware products, which Brooklyn-based Ladies & Gentlemen Studio has designed like a tranquil indoor garden. More about Ladies & Gentlemen Studio create indoor garden exploring materiality of Muji products
British artist Camille Walala has painted the facade of a building in Brooklyn's Industry City with geometric patterns and bold colours, completed to coincide with this month's NYCxDesign festival. More about Camille Walala covers Brooklyn building in colourful Memphis-style graphics
British designer Lee Broom has expanded his celestial lighting collection with a spherical design, launching at his showroom in New York during NYCxDesign. More about Lee Broom debuts globe-shaped lamp at his Observatory installation in New York
Two "sister skyscrapers" designed by architect David Childs have been unveiled for Chicago's waterfront, nearly 10 years after work on Santiago Calatrava's ill-fated Chicago Spire halted on the same plot. More about Pair of skyscrapers proposed for site of Calatrava's doomed Chicago Spire
Musicians, actors and chefs are among the celebrity creatives paired with 13 designers to create collection of furniture currently on show in New York, which will be sold to raise money for charity. More about Seth Rogen and Rihanna's stylist contribute to Sight Unseen's Field Studies exhibition
Architecture firm BIG has created a small black cabin with an angular roofline in the Hudson Valley, as the first model for prefab-housing startup Klein. More about BIG designs prototype tiny cabin in Upstate New York
Rich Brilliant Willing co-founder Theo Richardson discusses the potential of using OLED technology in lighting design in this movie Dezeen filmed in New York for the brand. More about Rich Brilliant Willing combines flexible OLED panels with 3D knitting for NYCxDesign
Japanese furniture brand Kamarq has launched in New York with a collection of products that users can rent monthly, but pulled a design shortly afterwards amid plagiarism accusations. More about Kamarq launches colourful rentable furniture but pulls item after copying claims
Women's rights activists like Eleanor Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo and Rosa Parks lend their names to designs in this series of hacked IKEA cabinets, created by New York City furniture start-up Norse. More about Norse's hacked IKEA cabinets are named after women's rights activists
British studio United Visual Artists has installed a set of gold-mirrored columns in a courtyard in Brooklyn, which spin around to reflect light patterns, visitors, and the surrounding brick walls. More about United Visual Artists fills A/D/O courtyard with rotating mirrors for Spirit of the City installation
Design firm Crosby Studios has created a playful series of purple furniture and home accessories, which is launching as part of the NYCxDesign festival this month. More about Crosby Studios' all-purple furniture collection includes recurring hand shapes
Architect Steven Holl has completed a concrete and glass art school at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, where students can relax in an outdoor sculpture park and a ramped roof garden. More about Steven Holl's Glassell School of Art in Houston features a sloped rooftop garden
New York designers Bec Brittain and John Hogan have worked together to update her Aries lighting series with sculptural glass pieces, on show during this month's NYCxDesign festival. More about Bec Brittain and John Hogan collaborate on limited-edition lighting
Brooklyn design brand Good Thing has launched a collection of furniture and lighting designed for those who live and work in the same place, including a stackable table for snacking and a dimmable light to create different moods. More about Good Thing launches furniture for working from home
Architecture firm In Situ Studio used concrete blocks and warm-toned wood to form the exterior walls of this family residence, which occupies a sloped site dotted with trees. More about In Situ Studio creates low-lying Trull Residence for wooded site in North Carolina
New York studio Egg Collective has followed up its Designing Women exhibition last year with a second edition for this year's NYCxDesign festival, featuring furniture and homeware pieces from a new roster of female designers. More about Egg Collective fills New York showroom with pieces by female designers
Verdant foliage, handmade tiles and wooden decor give rise to a Colombian-infused atmosphere in this urban cafe, created by LOT Office for Architecture for boutique coffee roaster Devoción. More about LOT creates tropical garden within Brooklyn coffee house Devoción
A dated hillside residence in Los Angeles has been overhauled with light-filled interiors and a new stairwell by local firm Ras-A Studio. More about Ras-A Studio overhauls mid-century House Under a Bridge in LA