DezeenTV: in this next film in our series of Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents, Cologne gallerist Gabrielle Ammann explains how she came to exhibit and sell design, the need to categorize people and whether she would prefer to keep a Ron Arad chair or sculpture. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Gabrielle Ammann
Dezeenwire: the Strata tower in south London by BFLS architects has won The Carbuncle Cup, awarded annually by Building Design magazine to the ugliest building completed in the UK during the past 12 months - Building Design
Also on Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey's review of the Strata tower
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Mushrooms grow on decaying books at this garden in Quebec by Berlin landscape architect Thilo Folkerts of 100 Landschaftsarchitektur and Canadian artist Rodney LaTourelle. More about Jardin de la Connaissance by Rodney LaTourelle and 100 Landschaftsarchitektur
This restaurant interior wrapped in a curtain of mirrored fins by London architecture and interiors firm d-raw has opened at the Fenwick department store on London's New Bond Street. More about Bond & Brook by d-raw
London studio Daytrip have installed rubber display stands and a padded cell at this Hong Kong shop for fashion designer Gareth Pugh. More about Gareth Pugh store in Hong Kong by Daytrip
These vases by Jakub Berdych of Qubus Design Studio comprise hand-blown glass pieces attached to plastic buckets. More about Bucket Vase by Qubus Design Studio
Danish industrial design firm Kibisi launch these minimal headphones today. More about TMA-1 By KiBiSi for AIAIAI
Featured category: you can now browse all our stories about skyscrapers in our new architecture category including the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa by SOM (above). Featured category: Skyscrapers »
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Viennese designer Marco Dessí created these stacking chairs milled from plywood to reveal the material's multiple layers. More about Prater Chair by Marco Dessí
Here is another project from the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, this time Israeli student Sharona Merlin has designed a flattened cup and saucer. More about Slim Cup by Sharona Merlin
We've got together with FIELL Publishers to give away ten copies of the Little Book of Shocking Global Facts, compiled and designed by graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook. More about Competition: ten copies of the Little Book of Shocking Global Facts to be won
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen collaborated with New York company .MGX by Materialise and artist Daniel Widrig to create 3D printed clothes. More about Crystallization by Iris van Herpen, Daniel Widrig and .MGX by Materialise
An exhibition of work by South Korean designer Kwangho Lee, including this seating made of woven garden hoses, will be presented at Hunting and Collecting gallery in Brussels this September. More about Lifelike Design by Kwangho Lee at Hunting and Collecting
An exhibition of furniture, photography and artworks by pioneering Modernist designer Charlotte Perriand is on show at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich in Switzerland. More about Charlotte Perriand: designer, photographer, activist at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich
These Stockholm offices for fashion brand Cheap Monday by Swedish designers Uglycute feature a conference room inside a pyramid. More about Cheap Monday Office by Uglycute
These wooden drawers on a light metal frame are by Tokyo designer Keiji Ashizawa. More about Slybox by Keiji Ashizawa
DezeenTV: Vienna designer Marco Dessí kicked off the third day of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents, talking us through some of the work he has produced since first exhibiting there in 2006. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Marco Dessí
Dezeenwire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London have published a trends survey indicating that a significant downturn in overall levels of business for British architects is expected. See press release below. More about “Double-dip recession is almost certain” - RIBA
Stuttgart office Birk und Heilmeyer Architekten with Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering have completed this wooden observation tower in Hemer, Germany. More about Jübergtower Hemer Landmark by Birk + Heilmeyer and Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering
These dresses by Dutch designers Studio Roosegaarde and V2_ become transparent when approached. More about Intimacy by Studio Roosegaarde and V2_