Stave chair by Farlam & Chandler and Bibbings & Hensby
Dezeen Showroom: British carpentry workshop Bibbings & Hensby has collaborated with garden design studio Farlam & Chandler to create a low wooden seat with whittled surface details. More
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Multipurpose rooms optimise space at Ulli Heckmann's Rotterdam apartment
A bedroom incorporating a bathtub and a window bench is one of several versatile spaces architect Ulli Heckmann created when renovating this compact apartment in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More
Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa clads rural Spanish house with cork blocks
Architecture studio Gurea Arquitectura Cooperativa has completed The Cork and Wood House, a home in Spain that is finished with a raw palette of materials. More
Joanna Laajisto creates "dark and woody" interior for Pyhä Ski Resort pizzeria
Helsinki-based designer Joanna Laajisto has completed Popolo, a ski resort restaurant designed to be both cosy and practical for guests walking in from the slopes. More
Studio Guma converts stone farmhouse into "family sanctuary" in Normandy
Architecture practice Studio Guma has overhauled an old farmhouse in Normandy, retaining its stone and timber structure to "evoke the rural history" of the site. More
MW Works designs Longbranch house to blend with forest setting
Rectilinear volumes of timber and concrete form a residence in coastal Washington by MW Works that merges with the wooded landscape and is "designed to be overlooked". More
Jean Servais Somian carves fallen coconut trees into towering cabinets
Reaching up to two and a half metres in height, these cabinets on show at the Collect craft fair in London were created by Ivorian designer Jean Servais Somian to showcase the natural beauty of coconut wood. More
Ash & Plumb forms 14 objects from single lightning-struck oak
Careful stitches mend the cracks in these vessels that woodturning studio Ash & Plumb has created for London's Collect craft fair from an oak tree felled by lightning. More
Atelier WOA creates long timber-framed library in France
Large wooden beams frame the interiors of L'échappée, a multimedia library in France designed by local practice Atelier WOA as an alternative to "institutional and cold" public buildings. More
Nine student projects that are represented by intricate 3D models
Dezeen School Shows: in this roundup, we spotlight nine student projects featured in Dezeen's School Shows, which present meticulously detailed architectural models. More
Burning Man 2024 temple design balances the "domestic and majestic"
A team led by artist Caroline Ghosn has unveiled the design of this year's Burning Man temple, a structure combining elements of church architecture and Lebanese weaving techniques. More
EFFEKT designs EV charging station where drivers can also "recharge mentally"
Architecture studio EFFEKT has created a charging station for electric vehicles in Sønderborg, Denmark, which is designed as a park with gardens and seating areas. More
"Fried-egg" canopy tops Sunny Side Up extension by THISS Studio
Architecture practice THISS Studio has reconfigured the dark interior of an interwar house in east London, adding an extension characterised by timber joinery and a curved aluminium roof. More
Pine makes comeback at Stockholm Furniture Fair as designers embrace "underdog" wood
One of the main trends at this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair was the use of pine, with designers using heat-treated pine for outdoor furniture, creating lighting from pine veneer and reevaluating waterlogged pine. More
Erling Berg creates I/O Cabin as a summer house for "inside-outside" living
Local studio Erling Berg has created a holiday home overlooking the ocean in Risør, on Norway's southern coast, which is clad in locally sourced spruce. More
Invisible Studio & Pearce+ top domed woodworking pavilion with aluminium shingles
British practices Invisible Studio and Pearce+ have created a woodworking shelter at Westonbirt arboretum in Gloucestershire with green oak framework and an aluminium shingle roof. More
First full-height timber wind turbine opens in Sweden
The world's first full-scale timber wind turbine has started turning in Sweden, with a tower built by wood technology company Modvion. More
Studio Bark devises structural use for waste timber in English woodlands
British architecture practice Studio Bark has worked with students from the University of East London to devise a roof-supporting column with otherwise unusable timber at a site within ancient English woodland. More
Eight interiors where burl wood provides natural texture
This week's lookbook rounds up eight interiors with furnishings and surfaces finished in burl-wood veneer, allowing its swirly, psychedelic graining to serve a decorative function. More
WärtZ district designed as "second city centre" for Zwolle
Dutch studios MVRDV, Orange Architects and LOLA Landscape Architects have designed a masterplan for a neighbourhood in Zwolle, the Netherlands, which will include a converted warehouse topped with wooden apartments. More