Mini Clubvan Concept
Slideshow: car brand MINI will present a panel-van version of the MINI Clubman at the International Geneva Motor Show next month. More about Mini Clubvan Concept
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Outsiders plush toys by Atelier Volvox
Slideshow: Zurich designers Atelier Volvox rescued these unloved plush toys and gave them a new lease of life by turning them inside out - eyes and all. More about Outsiders plush toys by Atelier Volvox
Baker D Chirico by March Studio
Slideshow: Australian practice March Studio conceived this Melbourne bakery as an oversized breadbasket. More about Baker D Chirico by March Studio
Red Bull Music Academy by Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos
Slideshow: Spanish studio Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos filled a Madrid warehouse with makeshift huts and a wilderness of plants to accommodate a nomadic music academy organised by drinks brand Red Bull. More about Red Bull Music Academy by Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos
Luis Moreno Mansilla (1959-2012)
Dezeen Wire: Spanish architect Luis Moreno Mansilla has passed away at the age of 53 - El PeriódicoMansilla was of of the founding partners of Madrid studio Mansilla+Tuñón, whose work includes the Fine Arts Museum in Castellón and the Lalìn Town Hall - which you can see in our earlier story here.
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Flyknit running footwear by Nike
Slideshow: sports brand Nike have created a range of running shoes with knitted uppers made in one piece. More about Flyknit running footwear by Nike
Movie: golden spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
In this movie from the V&A museum in London, Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley talk about the cape they made by harvesting silk from over a million wild spiders in Madagascar. The silk is naturally golden in colour and the spiders take just a week to replenish their supply once released back into the wild. More about Movie: golden spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
Old Workshop by Jack Woolley
Slideshow: people strolling by this brick wall in London might miss the disguised entrance to a secret office and home. More about Old Workshop by Jack Woolley
1% products by Nendo
Milan 2012: Japanese designers Nendo will present new additions to their 1% products in Milan this April, including this tea set where the lids double as spinning tops. More about 1% products by Nendo
Oasis Centre of Pastoral Care by X Architekten
Slideshow: stripy monochrome triangles are folded into facets around the walls and ceiling of this church hall in Linz, Austria, to create a cavernous interior. More about Oasis Centre of Pastoral Care by X Architekten
Vader by Luca Nichetto for David Design
Venetian designer Luca Nichetto presented this table lamp, called Vader after the Star Wars character whose mask it resembles, at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair earlier this month. More about Vader by Luca Nichetto for David Design
Call for entries to A' Design Award 2012
Dezeen promotion: the deadline to apply for this year's A' Design Award is 29 February. More about Call for entries to A' Design Award 2012
Cinque Terre by Ljiljana Majkić
Sarajevo fashion designer Ljiljana Majkić presents her Autumn/Winter 2011-2012 collection of garments with exaggerated geometric silhouettes. More about Cinque Terre by Ljiljana Majkić
Schuler Villa by Andrea Pelati Architecte
Slideshow: the dark-rendered exterior walls of this house in Switzerland screen top-floor terraces at either end. More about Schuler Villa by Andrea Pelati Architecte
Trotters by TAF for Pieces
Designers Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom of TAF have created a collection of storage cabinets and tables for new brand Pieces with large interchangeable feet made from wood, marble or porcelain. More about Trotters by TAF for Pieces
Competition: five copies of Hans Hollein's monograph to be won
Competition: Dezeen and Austrian architect Hans Hollein have teamed up to offer our readers the chance to win one of five copies of his new monograph. More about Competition: five copies of Hans Hollein's monograph to be won
Bottle Humidifier by Cloud and Co
Seoul studio Cloud and Co have designed this discrete bottle-shaped desktop humidifier. More about Bottle Humidifier by Cloud and Co
Arch Leaks website reveals the secrets of UK architecture firms
Dezeen Wire: a London architect has launched a website, named Arch Leaks, where architecture professionals are invited to anonymously comment on the environments of offices in which they've worked.Initial comments have been made about the studios of Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, David Chipperfield Architects and Herzog & de Meuron.
See them all at www.archleaks.com
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Capel Manor House Guest Pavilion by Ewan Cameron Architects
Two guest suites in the grounds of a ruined Victorian house in Kent are separated by a walkway cast from concrete set against rough planks of wood. More about Capel Manor House Guest Pavilion by Ewan Cameron Architects
Dezeen Platform: Fraser Ross
Dezeen Platform: in this movie filmed at our micro exhibition Dezeen Platform last autumn, Glasgow designer Fraser Ross presents his series of plant-like sculptures that react to the breath and touch of people around them. More about Dezeen Platform: Fraser Ross