Competition: Dezeen is offering five readers the chance to win a copy of the second issue of Fiera magazine – a print publication that presents new talent from international design fairs. More
A flatulence-filtering range of underwear designed to stop farts from smelling has been expanded by British clothing manufacturer Shreddies to include pyjama bottoms and jeans. More
Comments update: Japan's decision to scrap Zaha Hadid's controversial plans for the 2020 Olympic Stadium in Tokyo led the debate this week. Read on for more on this and don't forget to explore our new comments page to keep up to date with the latest discussions on Dezeen. More
Lumps of flint give a textured facade to this English countryside residence, completed by London firm Skene Catling de la Peña for one of the world's richest families (+ slideshow). More
The first flagship store for customisable furniture brand TOG in São Paulo is designed by French designer Philippe Starck and local studio Triptyque as a social space for creatives, like a "21st-century Andy Warhol Factory" (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architects will soon be walking clients through digital models of their designs, says 3D visualiser Olivier Demangel, who built a virtual replica of a house he saw on Dezeen to showcase the technology (+ movie). More
This Vietnam house extension cantilevers off the edge of a stone plinth, protecting the rooms inside from annual flooding (+ slideshow). More
Graduate shows 2015: grass blades and pine needles were used to make these entirely natural false eyelashes by Kingston University graduate Mary Graham. More
This dog-friendly guesthouse and residence in the South Korean province of Chungcheongnam features doors decorated with canine illustrations and a sloping playground overlooking the rural landscape (+ slideshow). More
Dutch multidisciplinary studio RAAAF has unveiled plans to expose the subterranean landscape beneath a demolished sugar factory in Groningen, creating a new public space amidst a forest of columns. More
A large window inside the new showroom and offices of London watch brand Uniform Wares, designed by Feilden Fowles, offers visitors a glimpse at the watchmaking process (+ slideshow). More
The foundations of a stalled 838-metre-high skyscraper in Changsha, China, are now being used as a fish farm, according to local reports. More
Amsterdam exhibition space Looiersgracht 60 is hosting a solo exhibition of work by Dutch designer Aldo Bakker that consists of just five jugs. More
UNStudio has been selected to design the new theatre for Den Bosch, the Netherlands, after winning a city-wide public vote (+ slideshow). More
The Osaka office of Nikken Sekkei's interior design studio features a bookcase conceived as a "stand in a stadium" – the latest example of the trend for bookshelf staircases in both home and office interiors (+ slideshow). More
Cladding a building with perforated metal is an easy way for architects to enliven the facade of an otherwise simple structure, like this honeycomb-patterned office in Germany.
Other examples on Dezeen include a truck-driving school in Paris, a water-cooling facility in Ohio and a parking garage in Miami. See all our stories about perforated metal facades »
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena has been appointed as artistic director for the Venice Architecture Biennale, which will focus on the "battles to be won" to improve quality of life within the built environment. More
Swedish firms Johan Sundberg Arkitektur and Blasberg Andréasson Arkitekter used sheets of perforated metal to create a faceted facade for this office extension on a Lund industrial estate, helping to "break up the area's mediocrity" (+ slideshow). More
A wavy roof shelters paths and patios as it meanders through the woodland surrounding this timber-clad school in the French town of Briis-sous-Forges (+ slideshow). More
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Shih-Yen Lo has created a set of tools that allow inexperienced users to make precise and complex cuts in sheet materials like cardboard, foam, leather and cloth (+ slideshow). More