Frans Willigers addresses "useless" work furniture with the Last Writing Desk
Milan 2016: Dutch designer Frans Willigers has created a hybrid chair and writing desk that he sees as a replacement for traditional office furniture. More
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Progressland exhibition presents objects of exploration at New York's Chamber gallery
Prehistoric tools, sci-fi memorabilia and a chandelier designed to look like the International Space Station feature in a New York exhibition that explores man's progress through designed objects (+ slideshow). More
JRKVC's lakeside house optimises small footprint with hidden attic areas
Ladders lead to sleeping platforms accommodated beneath the hipped roof of this simple Slovakian lake house, which local studio JRKVC designed without any corridors to utilise the available space (+ slideshow). More
Neri&Hu designs rounded rectangle Hanger coat stand for Offecct
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has designed a minimal coat rack for Offecct that combines metal, leather and concrete. More
Dezeen's new Pinterest board features the best of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
Our latest Pinterest board collects together the most popular exhibitions and installations from this year's Venice Architecture Biennale, including the British Pavilion that proposes sharing technologies as the solution to the housing crisis and Switzerland's cavernous cloud-like structure.
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Turnbull Griffin Haesloop creates white barn-like house on a California ranch
San Francisco studio Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects took cues from traditional barns to create this contemporary dwelling in a northern California farming valley (+ slideshow). More
Mathieu Lehanneur creates pool of marble for French chateau
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has sculpted marble into a convincingly rippling pool for his Petite Loire installation, created for this year's International Garden Festival (+ slideshow). More
Bennetts Associates creates contemporary stone and zinc country house in Cumbria
British studio Bennetts Associates has completed a house in a historic English town that is partly set into its sloping site and features a material palette chosen to complement the surrounding architecture (+ slideshow). More
Venice Biennale awards Golden Lions to Spanish Pavilion and Gabinete de Arquitectura
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Spain has been awarded the Golden Lion for best pavilion at the Venice Biennale, while Gabinete de Arquitectura has been awarded the prize for best exhibition. More
This week, Snapchat stole the show at the Venice Architecture Biennale
This week on Dezeen: photo and video sharing app Snapchat transformed the way journalists and visitors explored the world's biggest architecture exhibition in Venice this week. More
YenChen YaWen Studio's Jesmonite vessels change colour over time
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: London-based YenChen YaWen Studio has combined Jesmonite with metal powders to create a series of candle holders, pots and vases that oxidise and change colour as they age (+ slideshow). More
Norman Foster reveals vaulted Droneport prototype at Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Foster + Partners has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of its Droneport concept at the Arsenale, which is designed to transport medical supplies to remote regions in Africa using unmanned flying vehicles (+ slideshow). More
Peter Saville colour-codes London's Tate Modern ahead of extension opening
British graphic design legend Peter Saville is behind the Tate Modern art gallery's updated graphic identity, a colourful model of the complex that includes the new Herzog & de Meuron extension. More
US job of the week: interior designer at Soho House New York
Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for an interior designer at Soho House & Co in New York, where its members club features a space called the Vinyl Room (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Snøhetta's Kjetil Trædal Thorsen urges architects to work in the "non-free world"
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: architects need to work in non-democratic countries to help improve conditions for the people that live there, says Snøhetta co-founder Kjetil Trædal Thorsen. More
Studio Octopi designs floating swimming pool for Melbourne's Yarra River
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: the architects behind plans to create a cluster of freshwater swimming pools on the River Thames have unveiled a proposal for a floating pool on the Yarra River in the Australian city of Melbourne. More
Christian Kerez creates cavernous cloud to offer "a pure encounter with architecture"
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: architect Christian Kerez has built an inhabitable structure inside Switzerland's Biennale pavilion, featuring a cloud-like exterior and a cavernous interior (+ slideshow). More
The advancement of LED technology is like "discovering America" for lighting designers
Movie: designers Daniel Rybakken and Francisco Gomez Paz discussed their latest chandeliers as well as the challenges and opportunities of LED lighting in this talk Dezeen hosted for Luceplan in New York. More
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Follow Dezeen on Snapchat for the best of the Venice Architecture Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Dezeen is posting behind-the-scenes footage and previews of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 on Snapchat this week, from famous architects with cat faces to the best pavilions, installations and parties. More
Job of the week: graphic designer at Hem
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a graphic designer at Hem, which launched a range of new updated products at Milan design week 2016 (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.