If you liked the last monochrome boutique with a checkout in the changing rooms by architect Nelson Chow, here’s another one. More »

The pitched roof atop this Paris house won’t keep out the rain – it’s actually a pergola for growing fruit over a roof terrace. More »

Architects Stephen Williams Associates have completed a hotel that looks like a shipping warehouse beside the harbour in Hamburg. More »

Traditional Dutch porcelain company Royal Delft have launched a new contemporary brand, Blue D1653, including this set by Arian Brekveld that looks as though the blue emblems have slipped down the rim of each dish. More »

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The Temporium 2011: our Christmas shop The Temporium is now open! In the first of our Advent calendar stories, we’re giving away a Flying Santa card by London design consultancy Studio91 with the first 50 purchases made at the shop. More »

Dezeen Screen: in this interview filmed for our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform, Polish studio mode:lina describe their Audiochmura, a soundscape of London that is played through a cloud of tangled corrugated pipes. Watch the movie »

The jagged glass edges of this restaurant by Norwegian studio Reiulf Ramstad Architects point up towards a sheer cliff face. More »