Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has coated the walls of a vaulted chamber-music and events space in lumpy coral-pink, grey and green plasterwork. More
Designer and researcher Neri Oxman's Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab has designed an artificial apiary that creates a constant spring-like environment for bees. More
Panels of cross-laminated pine form an angular staircase at the heart of this Amsterdam townhouse by MAATworks, which features a bright red facade. More
Yves Behar has become the latest designer to open a co-working space, with a members-only facility in San Francisco. More
American studio El Dorado took cues from traditional farmhouses to design a rural dwelling composed of cedar-clad volumes topped with pitched metal roofs. More
Most Loved: Finnish designer Harri Koskinen explains how he came up with the idea of encasing a lightbulb in a glass box to create his iconic Block Lamp in the next movie in our exclusive video series. More
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola is behind the first new hotel to be built on the shores of Italy's Lake Como in decades. More
Reader reactions to a provocative visualisation of the border wall proposed by Donald Trump lead this week's comments update. More
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has designed a light-filled neuroscience research facility at Columbia University's new campus in Upper Manhattan. More
Philippe and Richard Grohe are to leave their management roles at Hansgrohe SE, the company their grandfather founded 115 years ago. More
Chimney-shaped skylights spotlight dinosaur eggs inside this museum with craggily textured concrete walls at China's Qinglong Mountain Geopark. More
The evolution of the human body is one of the major topics of this year's Istanbul Design Biennial, with exhibits ranging from a cyborg skeleton to a brain in a book. Dezeen editor Amy Frearson has selected seven of the most provocative examples. More
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a French-speaking urban designer at OMA in Rotterdam, where the Dutch firm recently completed the pixellated steel and glass Timmerhuis. Read more stories on OMA or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
British designer Aitor Throup has been announced as G-Star Raw's new creative director, following three years as a creative consultant to the brand. More
Dezeen promotion: Italian brand Pedrali presents office furniture designed to create more effective open-plan workplaces at this year's Orgatec trade show in Cologne. More
A slender swimming pool runs along one side of this concrete house in western Austria by Marte.Marte Architects, offering bathers views towards the Rhine Valley. More
London studio Doshi Levien has created a furniture range for John Lewis that it hopes will bridge the divide between high-end design and the high street. More
This organic food-processing plant in China's Hebei Province has been designed by Beijing practice Arch Studio as a series of individual buildings set around courtyards. More
Canadian studio Naturehumaine has transformed a 1930s brick building into a contemporary home featuring a sculptural stairway that brings a "vibrant tone to the project". More
British firm Adjaye Associates has announced that it will serve as masterplan architect for the redevelopment of The San Francisco Shipyard neighbourhood. More