Haus Rüscher by OLKRÜF
Sloping meadows and woodland thickets are all that surrounds this boxy concrete house in the mountains of western Austria by local studio OLKRÜF (+ slideshow). More about Haus Rüscher by OLKRÜF
Sloping meadows and woodland thickets are all that surrounds this boxy concrete house in the mountains of western Austria by local studio OLKRÜF (+ slideshow). More about Haus Rüscher by OLKRÜF
Wine bottles are displayed in rainbow-coloured cages in this wine shop in Stuttgart, Germany, by local studio Furch Gestaltung + Produktion (+ slideshow). More about Weinhandlung Kreis by Furch Gestaltung + Production
Built on a steep site in Spain, the seventeenth house in our A-Zdvent calendar consists of three intersecting volumes arranged around a central circulation space. Read more about Q-House »
More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Q-house by asensio_mah
A glazed reading room appears to float over the still waters of a shallow pool at this town library in Maranello, Italy, by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki and Italian architect Andrea Maffei (+ slideshow). More about New Town Library in Maranello by Arata Isozaki and Andrea Maffei
A secluded balcony surrounded by timber protrudes from the clean white facade of this house in Osaka, Japan, by architect Ido Kenji (+ slideshow). More about House F by Ido Kenji
Product news: these A-shaped stools by Japanese studio Torafu Architects slot together to make a bench. More about AA Stools by Torafu Architects
Today's addition to our daily A-Zdvent calendar is a renovated summerhouse in Spain with a spiral staircase leading to the roof. Read more about PC House »
More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: PC House by XVA
This mysterious dark gable facing the Piazzale Roma in Venice marks the entrance to a long narrow courthouse by Italian studio C+S Architects (+ slideshow). More about LCV. Law-Court Offices in Venice by C+S Architects
London designer Dominic Wilcox shares his thoughts on 3D printing and presents some of his "fun, crazy" projects including GPS shoes, a combined coffin and desk and a reserve bungee jump in this movie we filmed at 100% Design. "We shouldn't be so scared of putting out ridiculous thoughts," he says. More about "Do we really want people at home printing rubbish?" - Dominic Wilcox at Dezeen Live
French studio FREAKS freearchitects has renovated an apartment on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris, once the address of Napoleon I, so the architects decided to dress up as the former emperor for the photo shoot (+ slideshow). More about Napoléon apartment by FREAKS freearchitects
Italian architect Andrea Tognon refurbished this L-shaped building in Teolo, Italy, by adding the missing corner and it's the latest house in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about Residence O »
More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Residence O by Andrea Tognon
This week on Dezeen we featured the twisting towers that MAD completed near Toronto (above), OMA's plans for Sydney and MVRDV's pixellated bank headquarters in Oslo, plus we've selected our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Product news: Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a set of table lamps with metal shades hanging from thin stalks. More about Spot table lamps by Nir Meiri
Japanese studio Mattch has completed a family house in Nagoya with a sweeping facade that stretches out towards the corner of its plot (+ slideshow). More about House H by Mattch
Product news: new Neff fridges will come with this golf-ball-textured extendable egg tray by German design studio WerterlOberfell. More about Eggwave by WertelOberfell for Neff
New York architects Studio Cadena placed three white boxes inside this industrial loft in Brooklyn to make bedrooms for three flatmates (+ slideshow). More about Three Small Rooms by Studio Cadena
Rectangular windows puncture three layers of walls and ceilings in this house in Japan, the fourteenth window in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about House N »
More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House N by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Mostly Always Right is the track featured on today's movie about Philips' Lumiblade OLED technology, which is by a Newport-based producer called 800xL. 800xL describes the track as "ambi-sci-fi-future-funk", and who are we to disagree?
You can listen to another track by 800xL on Dezeen Music Project here, and watch our movie about Philips' Lumiblade technology here.
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More about Dezeen Music Project: Mostly Always Right by 800xL
Glowing walls, windows and furniture will replace light bulbs in homes as OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology improves, according to Dietmar Thomas of Philips Lumiblade (+ movie). Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "At night you won't switch on the ceiling lamp. You'll switch on the window."
UK studio NEX has won a competition to design a cafe outside the Saatchi Gallery in London's Chelsea with plans for a spiralling pavilion and rooftop garden. More about Cadogan Cafe by NEX