A new type of modular tile promises to help reduce flooding in cities hit by increased rainfall due to climate change. More about The Climate Tile by Tredje Natur aims to stop cities flooding
Dezeen promotion: the upcoming Domotex trade fair is set to take place in January 2017, and will feature the latest trends in design for floor surfaces and carpets. More about Domotex 2017 presents latest trends in flooring design
Swathes of bright colour combine with patterned ceramic tiles in the Hong Kong apartment home of multidisciplinary design studio Lim + Lu. More about Lim + Lu creates bright apartment home to double as its showroom
Dezeen promotion: the latest porcelain tile collection from Italian manufacturer Ceramiche Refin features patterns based on textured cement finishes. More about Ceramiche Refin launches Craft tiles influenced by hand-applied cement surfaces
Dezeen promotion: designer Daniela Dallavalle has created a porcelain tile collection for Italian brand Ceramiche Refin featuring textured surfaces based on different types of fabrics. More about Ceramiche Refin launches textile-inspired tile collection by Daniela Dallavalle
Earth-coloured ceramic tiles cover the roofs and walls of this nursery located on the outskirts of Paris, which is designed by French studio Nomade Architectes to look like a cluster of buildings. More about Brown ceramic shingles cover Nomade Architectes' village-inspired nursery near Paris
A chequerboard screen of glazed ceramic tiles in various green hues wraps this house in Barcelona, helping it blend in with the surrounding gardens. More about See-through "ceramic curtain" creates green camouflage for Barcelona house by PMMT
London Design Festival 2016: Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble has produced ceramic tiles that were "smoked" in a barbecue, as part of their ongoing Granby Workshop project (+ slideshow). More about Assemble patterns ceramic tiles by baking them in a barbecue
London Design Festival 2016: Bert & May has partnered with London design label Darkroom to create a range of handmade tiles featuring simple geometric shapes (+ slideshow). More about Bert & May and Darkroom collaborate on geometric-patterned tile
Architect Lucy Tauber has transformed a derelict post office in north London into an artisanal bakery with its kitchen on show. More about Lucy Tauber converts old London post office into light-filled bakery
Swimming Pool Studio aimed to bring the "relaxing and refreshing" hues of blue sea and white sand to this cafe inside a Shanghai office building (+ slideshow). More about Swimming Pool Studio bases Shanghai cafe interior on the Mediterranean Sea
This week we're counting down the most-pinned home interiors that feature tiled surfaces, from original mosaic floors in Barcelona apartments to a contemporary kitchen in a London house extension (+ slideshow). More about 10 of the most popular tiled interiors on Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to submit projects that feature Spanish-made ceramics to the Tile of Spain Awards 2016 (+ slideshow). More about Call for entries to the Tile of Spain Awards 2016
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Ceramiche Refin has created a new collection of slate-like porcelain tiles, including versions featuring patterns of lines and grids that look as if they were hand-drawn in chalk (+ slideshow). More about Ceramiche Refin launches Wide tile collection with line-drawn patterns
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Giles Miller Studio has created a series of four glass-tile sculptures to help visitors navigate this year's Clerkenwell Design Week, which kicks off today in London (+ slideshow). More about Giles Miller covers Clerkenwell billboards with glass scales
This tall, gabled extension is tucked behind the Victorian frontage of a mid-terrace house in Melbourne's Fitzroy North suburb, and its exterior is clad in pale blue tiles (+ slideshow). More about Pastel blue tiles front gabled extension to a Melbourne house by Dan Gayfer Design
Architecture studio Narch has renovated a Barcelona apartment, removing many of the internal walls to create a single space with a variety of patterned tile floors (+ slideshow). More about Narch creates a collage of decorative tiles by removing walls in a Barcelona apartment
New York 2016: US artist Nicole Nadeau has used one of her own breasts to create a mould for a collection of hexagonal tiles complete with pink nipples. More about Nicole Nadeau's nipple tiles are moulded from her own breast
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with UK studio Chisel & Mouse to offer one reader the chance to win a model from its Cityscapes collection (+ slideshow). More about Competition: win a minature cityscape by Chisel & Mouse
US firm Machado Silvetti has used jade-coloured terracotta tiles to sheath an extension to an Asian art centre on a museum campus in Florida (+ slideshow). More about Machado Silvetti clads Florida museum extension in over 3,000 green ceramic tiles