Brooklyn's Egg Collective unveils handmade wooden furniture
New York 2015: Brooklyn-based design studio Egg Collective has created three new pieces of furniture, including a wooden armchair upholstered with furry cowhide (+ slideshow). More
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Frida Escobedo creates an Aztec-inspired installation in the V&A courtyard
London Design Festival 2015: Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has added a series of adaptable mirrored platforms to the V&A museum's central courtyard, referencing an ancient Aztec city built over a lake (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid adds a shimmery steel tunnel to an Oxford University college
Zaha Hadid has completed a new facility for the University of Oxford – a centre for studying Middle Eastern culture, conceived by the architect as a reflective tunnel suspended in space (+ slideshow). More
B.E. Architecture completes a trio of red brick houses for the same family
These three brick buildings, featuring deep-set windows and internal courtyards, have been arranged by B.E. Architecture around a cobbled lane in the Australian town of Windsor (+ slideshow). More
Jaime Hayón's collection for Galerie Kreo includes a mirror shaped like a table-tennis bat
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a set of sports-themed furniture for an exhibition at Paris' Galerie Kreo (+ slideshow). More
"I don't think I was a particularly good architect," says NY lighting designer Bec Brittain
New York 2015: in the latest in our series of interviews with leading New York designers, Bec Brittain explains why she studied philosophy and architecture before turning to lighting (+ slideshow + transcript). More
Competition: five Claesson Koivisto Rune in Marfa books to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Summit to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of a book documenting Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune's first architectural project in the US. More
Gabled extension by BKK Architects borrows the form of a doll's house
A doll's house provided the inspiration for this extension to a house outside Melbourne, which features a gabled profile, a simple gridded layout and a transparent rear facade (+ slideshow). More
Snap clip-on supports create furniture from found objects
A pair of Spanish designers have developed a method to turn almost any flat surface into a piece of furniture using a removable leg module (+ slideshow). More
Carmody Groarke's new White Cube gallery is an angular timber and plastic pavilion
London studio Carmody Groarke has used timber and plastic to build a temporary exhibition space for the White Cube art gallery in the grounds of a country house in East Sussex, England (+ slideshow). More
Nendo turns Alcantara material into timber-patterned furniture
The woodgrain patterns across this furniture by Japanese design studio Nendo are formed by layering, rolling and cutting sheets of artificial suede (+ slideshow). More
Palaeontology research centre wrapped in computer-controlled shutters
Automated shutters are used to regulate the internal climate of this environmental science and palaeontology research centre for a university near Barcelona (+ slideshow). More
Naturehumaine includes gym hoops and apparatus inside a home for two athletes
A pair of gymnast's rings dangle from the ceiling of this Montreal home, which has been renovated by local architects Naturehumaine to create a new living space for the client's athletic children (+ slideshow) More
Final call for entries to the World Architecture Festival and Inside awards 2015
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers have until 12pm on the 28 May to submit their projects for the World Architecture Festival and Inside World Festival of Interiors awards (+ slideshow). More
Dior Homme occupies extended Haussmann building by Antonio Virga Architecte
Italian studio Antonio Virga Architecte has renovated and extended a Parisian building to create offices and haute-couture workshops for French fashion house Dior Homme (+ slideshow). More
Bijl Architecture reinterprets the traditional Dutch gable for a Sydney residence
Sections of brick, zinc, timber and concrete highlight the intentionally irregular form of this Sydney residence – a result of myriad planning restrictions (+ slideshow). More
Waterscape by Alexander Lotersztain is a modular platform for living on water
Australia-based designer Alexander Lotersztain has created a floating platform system that can be customised with clip-on lighting, furniture, and docking facilities – and can even be used as a helipad (+ slideshow). More
CUT Architectures adds a second concrete-framed extension to a French home
Paris studio CUT Architectures has returned to the house it extended in 2011 to create a glazed study featuring a yellow staircase that integrates a desk (+ slideshow). More
Alegre Design updates traditional breastfeeding chair with contemporary materials and shapes
Spanish agency Alegre Design has redesigned a rocking chair traditionally used by new mothers to breastfeed and lull their babies to sleep, changing the basic form and adding breathable fabric supports (+ slideshow). More
Lakeside concrete pavilion by NE-AR houses a fireplace inside a twisted column
A pair of twisted concrete fins frame a fireplace at the centre of this pavilion, designed by German architecture office NE-AR as an extension to an holiday home in Argentina (+ slideshow). More