Naoto Fukasawa's minimal elevator "intuitively escorts" riders
Japanese industrial designer Naoto Fukasawa has worked with electronics company Hitachi to create a stripped-back concept for a passenger lift (+ slideshow). More
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Floating home by +31 Architects is moored on an Amsterdam river
Half of this floating house by +31 Architects is submerged below the waterline of Amsterdam's river Amstel, while the other opens out to a buoyant terrace (+ slideshow). More
Iris van Herpen uses robots to print and weave a dress over Game of Thrones actress
Robotic arms combined 3D printing, laser cutting and weaving to create a circular dress live during Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen's Spring Summer 2016 show. More
Robot demonstrates pioneering technology by building structure from rocks and string
Chicago Architectural Biennial 2015: a team of designers from Swiss and American universities have created a towering architectural structure made from nothing but gravel and thread – which was built by a robotic arm (+ slideshow). More
Competition: five copies of London Design Guide to be won
Competition: Dezeen is offering readers the chance to win one of five copies of the latest London Design Guide – a 208-page directory of the city's creative hotspots (+ slideshow). More
Museum dedicated to the fairytales of the Brothers Grimm has a stepped roof overlooking Kassel
This limestone-faced museum in the German city of Kassel by Kada Wittfeld Architektur houses the archives of famous literary duo the Brothers Grimm (+ slideshow). More
House of Smart drugs shop by Maurice Mentjens features maze-like wooden beams
Dutch Design Week 2015: design agency Maurice Mentjens referred to the convoluted structures of the brain when creating the interior for this boutique selling stimulants in Eindhoven (+ slideshow). More
Atelier Bow-Wow and Dertien 12 create Canal Swimmer's Club on Bruges waterway
This floating sun deck on the edge of a Bruges canal by Atelier Bow-Wow and Dertien 12 is installed to provide a resting place for swimmers during the city's first art and architecture triennial (+ slideshow). More
Cat cocoons feature in Meyou's debut furniture collection
Feline furniture brand Meyou has launched its first collection with three designer cat beds (+ slideshow). More
Vo Trong Nghia Architects' low-cost housing moves towards mass production
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: Vietnam-based Vo Trong Nghia Architects has unveiled a third prototype of its low-cost housing design, which is now moving towards mass production (+ slideshow). More
Silver House by Olivier Dwek stands on the forested hillside of the Greek island Zante
Stark white walls frame vistas of the Ionian Sea from a bright white house by Brussels-based architect Olivier Dwek, which is perched above the coastline of Zante (+ slideshow). More
Yayoi Kusama exhibition at Louisiana Museum features six decades of spots
Installations that demonstrate Yayoi Kusama's obsession with polka dots are on show at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Denmark, as part of an exhibition that presents six decades of the Japanese artist's work (+ slideshow). More
David Adjaye retrospective at Art Institute of Chicago includes a full-size pavilion
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: the first career retrospective of architect David Adjaye has opened at the Art Institute of Chicago, featuring a full-size replica of his 2007 Horizon pavilion (+ slideshow). More
Nendo's sketch-like Border tables fit the contours of a Tokyo gallery
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a range of furniture that looks like it has been drawn onto surfaces at the Eye of Gyre gallery in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
Caruso St John's Gagosian Grosvenor Hill art gallery opens in London
UK studio Caruso St John has created Gagosian's third and largest gallery in London, featuring dark oak flooring and a glass ceiling, which opened ahead of this week's Frieze art fair (+ slideshow). More
i29 uses multicoloured walls and mirrored volumes to create temporary exhibition space
Dutch interior architecture studio i29 combined contrasting block colours and mirrored walls to create this pavilion for an annual design fair in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More
BAK Arquitectos squeezes two concrete homes onto a narrow city plot
A robust concrete facade provides protection from traffic noise for these two houses squeezed onto a narrow plot in the Colegiales neighbourhood of Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). More
Michaël Menuet converts French barn into a showroom of Brazilian furniture
Old stone walls contrast with crisp white surfaces inside this converted barn in southern France, which architect Michaël Menuet has transformed into an office and showroom for furniture retailer Objekto (+ slideshow). More
NLA unveils 10 winning designs in ideas competition addressing London's housing crisis
Parasitic apartments blocks over fire stations and starter homes floating on waterways are among the 10 winning designs in a New London Architecture competition to find solutions to London's housing shortage (+ slideshow). More
Pitsou Kedem's House by the Sea features stripy aluminium walls and a cantilevered bedroom
Horizontal slits create lines of shadow across the facades of this beachfront house in Israel by Pitsou Kedem Architects, which has a cantilevered upper storey that projects towards the Mediterranean Sea (+slideshow). More