
Japanese designer Kazutoyo Yamamoto of Dessence has created a beauty salon featuring hanging vines in Saitama, Japan. More »

A solid timber pavilion inspired by Namibian termite mounds is installed outside the Royal Festval Hall in London as part of insect-inspired festival Pestival. More »

Architects Office for Metropolitan Architecture have unveiled new images of a residential project for Singapore, comprising long low apartment blocks stacked in hexagonal configurations. More »

We've teamed up with creative blog It's Nice That to give away five copies of the second edition of their bi-annual printed publication. More »

Designer Karim Rashid has completed the interior of a restaurant in Dubai, UAE. More »

Austrian designer Robert Stadler has designed a range of furniture based on volcanic explosions. More »
Dezeenwire: Time magazine reports on the backlash following IKEA's decision to drop its customised version of Futura for all its print and online collateral in favour of Verdana. Time

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has completed the refurbishment of Pleats Please Issey Miyake store in Aoyama, Tokyo. More »

Richard and Antony Joseph of London kitchenware brand Joseph Joseph have designed a lemon squeezer that has a collar to catch pips and pulp. More »

Austrian designer Robert Stadler has completed a restaurant for the Corso brand on Place Franz Liszt in Paris. More »

Here is the first of three proposals by Dutch designers Tjep. for self-sufficient farms that provide inhabitants with everything they require, including energy, heat, oxygen, food and waste management. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »