Steven Holl Architects has revealed plans to build a health and cultural complex in Shanghai, comprising a pair of white concrete blocks punctured by the firm's signature cutouts. More
Strips of curving perforated aluminium are joined together to create this huge branching installation by architect Marc Fornes and his studio The Very Many. More
The UK government has made the creative sector a priority in its new industrial strategy, signalling what industry representatives are calling a potentially "new, bold and imaginative understanding of business". More
This cultural centre in Senegal by Japanese architect Toshiko Mori was constructed using exclusively local materials and techniques – and has been recognised in the architecture category of the 2017 AIA Awards. More
The prominent editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman, has announced she is departing the magazine after a quarter of a century at the helm. More
This installation at London's Design Museum strips household appliances back to their basics to make operation easier for an ageing population. More
A plywood box hosts the kitchen and staircase in this minimal maisonette in Islington, which has been reconfigured and extended by local architect Larissa Johnston. More
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is a project architect at Baca Architects in London, which designed the UK's "first amphibious house" on the River Thames. More ›
German designer Meike Harde has created a pair of patterned mirrors for Pulpo with protruding frames that can be used to hang coats or jewellery. More
Sandstone blocks face into a central courtyard to create this huge clubhouse complex by More Architecture and AIM Architecture, which is set on an island in Jiaxing, China. More
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is launching a web-based course that offers architectural education at no cost. More
Work is nearly complete on a major expansion to an urban Japanese garden in Oregon – the first public commission in America for architect Kengo Kuma. More
New York design gallery The Future Perfect has opened its third showroom, in a Hollywood Hills midcentury house complete with a focal fireplace, sliding glass doors and backyard pool. More
German footwear brand Birkenstock has moved into the bedroom, adapting the principles behind its famous sandals to a collection of beds launched at this year's IMM Cologne furniture fair. More
For her latest couture collection, Dutch designer Iris van Herpen created hypnotic garments that distorted the models' bodies. More
Has OMA lost its edge? Readers are wondering if the Dutch architecture firm led by Rem Koolhaas has run out of ideas in this week's comments update. More
The beads on this oversized abacus designed by Ontario-based Jeff Goodman Studio are made from colourful pieces of blown glass. More
Twenty-five plastic bottles are used in each of these IKEA kitchen units, designed by Swedish studio Form Us With Love to make "sustainability available for everyone". More
Porthole windows offer glimpses into this Beijing tea house, where rooms are defined by light linen drapes and set in a landscape of white gravel, terrazzo and marble. More
The Rue Saint-Honoré offices of skincare brand Aesop have been transformed by Benjamin Paulin into a temporary space for facial appointments and treatments. More