Los Angeles studio Waka Waka has designed Ribbon, an undulating furniture collection made from steel and aluminium decorated with saturated colours, for Japanese manufacturer Benex's Eetal project. More about Waka Waka curls colourful metal into curved shapes for Ribbon furniture collection
German hardware specialist Franz Schneider Brakel has updated and relaunched a door handle designed 40 years ago by influential industrial designer Dieter Rams, replacing its plastic parts with an all-metal design to make it more durable. More about FSB relaunches 1986 Dieter Rams door handle with "effortless grip"
Dezeen Showroom: whether colourfully anodised or powder-coated, or left in a brown- or silver-toned state, the following products are all made from metals. More about Eight products that weld thoughtful design with metal materiality
Slovakian studio Čechvala Architects has completed RDH, a contemporary family home in Bratislava composed of three stacked volumes clad in corrugated aluminium. More about Čechvala Architects cloaks Bratislava home with corrugated raw aluminium
Australian architecture studio Billard Leece Partnership has created an aluminium-clad acute-care facility for The Children's Hospital Westmead in Sydney, drawing on its inland river setting. More about Billard Leece Partnership unveils Sydney children's hospital with folded metal facade
Russian architecture studio Meganom has created a facade system comprising more than 200,000 aluminium elements for its in-progress 262 Fifth Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan. More about Meganom clads Manhattan skyscraper with thousands of custom aluminium "bricks"
Colombian designer Nicolas Riano Guerrero of Studio NRG has unveiled the Lilium chair made using aluminium salvaged from car rims. More about Studio NRG designs Lilium Chair out of recycled metal car rims
Dezeen Showroom: the appearance of internally illuminated houses informed this outdoor lighting collection by designer Joan Gaspar for Spanish brand Marset. More about Domus outdoor lighting collection by Joan Gaspar for Marset
Dezeen Showroom: South Korean brand Flat Point has released a series of modular furniture pieces built from panels of extruded aluminium. More about DOB Modular System by Flat Point
Dezeen Showroom: molten aluminium is poured into hand-blown glass vessels to form 93, a lighting collection created by Canadian design brand Bocci. More about 93 lighting by Bocci
Danish architecture studio BIG has released designs for the riverside Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, USA, which will be covered with a swooping curtain of metal pipes. More about BIG reveals Nashville performing arts centre wrapped in aluminium pipes
Belgian design duo Muller Van Severen has developed a collection of oversized aluminium candlesticks that tower over humans, which will be on show at Milan design week. More about Muller Van Severen creates human-sized candelabras for Milan design week
The continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the US-Israel war on Iran could push up prices of building materials, including steel and cement, a study by global construction consultant Linesight has warned. More about Construction material costs set to rise if Strait of Hormuz blockade continues
Industrial design studio Caliper has developed a drafting table for American artist Daniel Arsham, featuring a backlit surface and magnifying lamp to support the creation of his small-scale charcoal and graphite drawings. More about Caliper creates "over-engineered" adjustable drafting table for Daniel Arsham
American studio SPF Architects has included an aluminium skin and an upper volume that "appears to float" over the ground level at completed the Bronze and Black House in California. More about SPF Architects clads cantilevered Beverly Hills house in black and bronze panels
Swiss brand Okapa has unveiled the materials, mechanisms and manufacturing processes behind its luxury water bottle, as shown in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen. More about Okapa explains engineering behind "medical-grade" water bottle in exclusive video
Sydney Fish Market, which claims to be the largest fish market in the southern hemisphere and features an undulating 20,000-square-metre roof canopy, has opened its doors in "an underutilised harbour area" in Sydney. More about 3XN-designed Sydney Fish Market opens to the public
For our latest roundup, we look at seven homes across the UK and Australia, ranging from new builds to extensions, that are finished with shiny, metal exteriors. More about Seven homes characterised by shiny metal exteriors
Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology has designed the Lunar Tower, an observation tower that sits within a mangrove reserve on Hainan Island. More about Observation tower in China topped with moon-shaped viewing platform
Furniture made from melted aluminium and compressed wool features in this fine-dining restaurant in Budapest, Hungary, which architecture firm URBA designed to highlight sustainability and local identity. More about URBA uses reclaimed materials to craft "multi-layered" interior for Onyx Æther restaurant