US studio MOS Architects has used aluminium shingles to cover an egg-shaped pavilion at Art Omi in Upstate New York, creating a place to rest that draws stylistically on pre-modern basketry and mid-century futurism. More about MOS creates basket-like aluminium pavilion at Art Omi in New York
Designer Tom Pearson has created industrial furniture pieces with rivets that are both structural and decorative for the 10,000 Rivets collection, on show at APOC Store during London Design Festival. More about Tom Pearson unveils riveted aluminium furniture with droplet-like patterns
A zigzagging red facade and rooftop running track are among the key features of Jihlava Municipal Arena, completed by architecture studio Chybík + Krištof in the Czech Republic. More about Red facade "evoking a hedgehog" wraps ice hockey arena by Chybík + Krištof
Dezeen Showroom: Istanbul and London-based Yet Design Studio has launched a matching pouf and table made from aluminium angle profiles commonly used in construction. More about Strut table and pouf by Yağmur Köylü for Yet Design Studio
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