Steel loops of varying size can be twisted and contorted to make a variety of shapes in this customisable lighting system. More about Steel chandelier by Rich Brilliant Willing contorts in different directions
News: engineering firm Arup has produced prototype 3D-printed steel construction joints that could be used to create more efficient structures. More about Arup unveils its first 3D-printed structural steel building components
A steel-clad box is perched atop these two interlocking houses in Montreal – the second project on Dezeen this week by Canadian studio Naturehumaine. More about Naturehumaine completes a pair of interlocking houses in Montreal
Skylights puncture the gabled roof of this suburban house in Montreal by Canadian studio Naturehumaine, while a sheltered terrace overlooks a wooded garden (+ slideshow). More about Naturehumaine's steel-clad Sorel House designed to stand out from its neighbours
Steel beams create a gridded framework supporting shelves, rails and display cabinets inside this fashion and accessories boutique in London by Bat Studio. More about Bat Studio creates reconfigurable steel framework for Frenchologie boutique
French designer Tim Defleur has created a table lamp from a single sheet of folded steel that forms the base and shade. More about Tim Defleur folds a single steel sheet to form PLI & CO lamp
This office and workshop for a theatre designer in Osaka was designed by Japanese studio Mattch to look like a glazed box hovering between two solid curtains (+ slideshow). More about Set design studio in Japan by Mattch plays with theatrical imagery
Milan 2014: Brooklyn-based designer Marc Thorpe is showing a range of tables inspired by leaves and stems for Moroso in Milan this year (+ slideshow). More about Marc Thorpe reimagines garden vine to create steel table
Laser-cut stainless steel creates an intricately patterned surface on the walls of this upgraded metro station in Amsterdam by architecture firm Maccreanor Lavington (+ slideshow). More about Maccreanor Lavington overhauls Amsterdam's Kraaiennest metro station
British designer Josh Bitelli has created a series of vessels by dripping molten steel from a welding gun. More about Josh Bitelli uses welding equipment to make containers from coils of molten steel
Steel reinforcing bars are used for shelving and partitions at this coffee shop in Dublin by VAV architects. More about Reinforcing steel creates shelves and partitions in Dublin coffee shop
This engineering research facility at the University of Debrecen, Hungary, by NAPUR Architect has a steel-panelled facade that can fold open to let daylight penetrate the laboratories inside (+ slideshow). More about DEM Power Engineering Demonstration Centre by NAPUR Architect
Japanese designer Ryuji Nakamura used crayons to draw thin lines of colour along the rods of these gridded benches (+ slideshow). More about Water Lily by Ryuji Nakamura
Beijing Design Week: traditional Chinese motifs inspired these screens made of steel that's normally used to reinforce buildings by design studio MICROmacro Lab. More about CONtradition screens by MICROmacro Lab
Red steel ribbons are parted like curtains to welcome visitors into this museum in northern Japan by Canadian studio Molo (+ slideshow). More about Nebuta House by Molo
UK designer Michael Antrobus has created a corkscrew and bottle opener by making just a few twists in flat stainless steel bars. More about Ground Barware by Michael Antrobus
Belgian practice MDW Architecture has completed a residential complex in Brussels using industrial materials that reference the site's former use as a scrap metal dealership (photos by Julien Lanoo). More about Le Lorrain by MDW Architecture
Young designer Rami Tareef creates chairs with geometric patterns by wrapping and weaving cords around spare, steel frames. More about COD by Rami Tareef
London studio Tamir Addadi Architecture have inserted a tiny staircase to access a tiny loft in a London house. More about Loft Access by Tamir Addadi Architecture
Architects Bell Phillips created this folded stainless steel staircase for a south London home. More about Origami Stair by Bell Phillips