The temple at this year's Burning Man festival was designed by artist Marisha Farnsworth, and built from 100 dead trees to emphasise "dramatic changes occurring in our forests". More about Temple for Burning Man 2017 highlighted the problem of America's dying forests
A large sliding window set into the end wall of this extension to a terraced house in Dublin by Irish practice Architectural Farm is enclosed within a wooden frame that provides internal and external seating. More about Recessed window creates bench between lounge and garden in Dublin house extension
Architecture studio dRMM created a visitor centre clad in salvaged wooden boards as part of its overhaul of a seaside pier in Hastings, England – one of six projects in the running for this year's Stirling Prize. More about British seaside pier gets 21st-century update by dRMM
Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win one of Canadiano's pour-over coffee makers, which are each crafted from a single block of wood. More about Competition: win a coffee maker crafted from a single block of wood
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen readers are being given a special extension to this year's Wood Awards, which recognises outstanding timber architecture, furniture and product design from across the UK. More about Final call for entries to Wood Awards 2017
Recent graduate Timo Spelleken has designed a minimal flat-pack chair that can easily be assembled at home without tools, screws or adhesives. More about Heureka chair by Timo Spelleken can be assembled without tools, screws or adhesives
Buyers are capitalising on the burgeoning market for collectible furniture as prices and popularity continue to increase, according to pioneer of the American studio craft movement, Wendell Castle. More about "Furniture is still a relative bargain" compared to art, says artist Wendell Castle
Botswanan brand Mabeo has launched three new collections of furniture made using wood and waste metal from the local construction industry. More about Southern African wood and galvanised metal combine in furniture by Mabeo
German designer Lisa Ertel used a sandblasting technique on wood furniture to emphasise the patterns created by trees' annual rings of growth. More about Lisa Ertel sandblasts Dune furniture to highlight underlying patterns of wood growth
Architecture office Carlo Ratti Associati used digital processes to produce this collapsible wooden stool that can be adjusted into different predetermined shapes. More about Carlo Ratti experiments with "programmable wood" to make Swish stool for Cassina
Four cylindrical towers are elevated on stilts to create this retreat in Cape Town, which was designed by local studio Malan Vorster to offer views among the trees. More about Malan Vorster's treehouse-like residence offers views of Cape Town forest
Dezeen promotion: BD Barcelona Design has teamed up with designers Fredrik Färg and Emma Marga Blanche to release a cabinet that is put together using the pair's wood-tailoring technique. More about BD Barcelona showcases Färg & Blanche's wood-stitching skills with Couture cabinet range
PVC sheets provide weather protection for the gridded plywood walls of this rural Thailand bar, designed by Bangkok Project Studio to offer visitors river views while they sup wine. More about Bangkok Project Studio builds riverside wine bar with latticed plywood walls in Thailand
Toronto firm Amantea Architects has built a pool house in the garden of an Ontario home to provide washing and changing facilities, while blocking views from a neighbouring property. More about Wooden pool house by Amantea Architects provides privacy for Canadian family
Benches and mirrors can be pushed, pulled and swivelled from these striped wooden cabinets that Italian architect Benedetta Tagliabue has installed across a palazzo facade for this year's Milan design week. More about Benedetta Tagliabue wraps playful wooden furniture around pillars of 15th-century Milanese auditorium
Dutch collective Envisions has experimented with ways of cutting into, printing on, and transforming materials for its Wood In Process exhibition at Milan design week. More about Envisions' Milan exhibition shows the process instead of the final product
Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida's final work is the Khora furniture collection, created in collaboration with Chinese designer Adrian Cheng and featuring patterns made using traditional joinery. More about Shigeru Uchida's last work to be shown at Milan design week
Architect Snøhetta has revealed a prototype of an arch in honour of South African anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, which will be built near the National Parliament in Cape Town. More about Snøhetta presents memorial arch to Desmond Tutu at Design Indaba
Mexican designer Moisés Hernández' dipped his Immersed Birds collection in dye to emulate the plumage of tropical fauna. More about Moisés Hernández designs minimal dip-dyed versions of tropical birds
Start-up bicycle brand Ono Cycle has released a set of wall mounts that save space by storing and displaying bikes. More about Ono launches range of wooden hooks to display bikes at home