Shumis pizzeria by Studio OPA
Cheap materials combine with references to American pop culture in the interior of this small pizzeria by Tel Aviv-based Studio OPA. More about Shumis pizzeria by Studio OPA
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Straatlokaal by Rikkert Paauw and Jet van Zwieten
Designers Rikkert Paauw and Jet van Zwieten of Foundation Projects transform refuse skips and their contents into small buildings. More about Straatlokaal by Rikkert Paauw and Jet van Zwieten
New Pinterest board: shops
Browse the best boutiques, bakeries, bookstores and florists from the pages of Dezeen in our latest new board on Pinterest that's all about shops. And if that gets you in the mood for some retail therapy, head over to our very own Dezeen Watch Store online shop. We've got nearly 10,000 followers on Pinterest now and you can join in here.
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Familiar/Foreign by George Coffin
Rhode Island School of Design graduate George Coffin has designed a collection of products that add twists to familiar objects, including this watering can with a bent wood handle. More about Familiar/Foreign by George Coffin
Five years ago...
Five years ago Dezeen travelled to Basel, Switzerland, for the annual Design Miami/Basel fair, where a host of designers including Martino Gamper, Tom Dixon, Maarten Baas, Max Lamb and Kiki van Eijk were creating objects and furniture in front of visitors at the height of the fashion for design performances. More about Five years ago...
Stairs are so last year
Slideshow: stairs might be perfectly practical but moving from room to room via a skateboard, slide or climbing wall is far more exciting so here's a roundup of homes and offices from the pages of Dezeen that feature extreme ways of getting around. More about Stairs are so last year
Mountain Lodge on Sognefjorden by Haptic
Slideshow: a swimming pool, spa, cinema and games room will be hidden in the rock beneath the main cluster of buildings at this Norwegian hunting lodge and hotel by London architects Haptic. More about Mountain Lodge on Sognefjorden by Haptic
Drawings on the London Olympics by Clo'e Floirat
Writer and artist Clo'e Floirat has sent us a series of comical-satirical drawings of venues for the London 2012 Olympics, including one of the "Awful Tower" representing the much-criticised ArcelorMittal Orbit tower by Anish Kapoor as an Eiffel Tower tied in knots (above). More about Drawings on the London Olympics by Clo'e Floirat
Skate Villa by Philipp Schuster
A few tons of concrete was all professional skateboarder Philipp Schuster needed to turn this derelict hunting lodge in Salzburg, Austria, into an indoor skate park. More about Skate Villa by Philipp Schuster
Nørd by David Geckeler for Muuto
Two laminated plywood shells slot together to form this chair by Berlin designer David Geckeler without any metal fixings. More about Nørd by David Geckeler for Muuto
One year ago...
This time last year Dezeen reported on the opening of a number of new museums around the world, including a transport museum with a zig-zagging roof designed by Zaha Hadid and a wave-shaped museum of the sea by Steven Holl. More about One year ago...
Yucatan House by Isay Weinfeld
Slideshow: architectural photographer Leonardo Finotti has sent us images of this house for a couple of art collectors and their children designed by São Paulo architect Isay Weinfeld. More about Yucatan House by Isay Weinfeld
This week on Dezeen
The top stories on Dezeen this week are all about slides, skyscrapers and animal products. More about This week on Dezeen
Yinchuan Art Museum by WAA
Layers of sediment left by the gradual shift of the Yellow River inspired the facade of this arts museum that will be built near Yinchuan, China. More about Yinchuan Art Museum by WAA
Dezeen Music Project: Mellow Mellow by Debonair
Today on Dezeen Music Project we've got another funky disco re-edit courtesy of DJ/producer Debonair for you to get your Friday night groove on to.
This time it's Lowrell's 80s hit Mellow Mellow Right On to get the Debonair treatment, but if you're feeling in a disco mood make sure you also check out his reworking of Rhyze’s Just How Sweet Is Your Love that we featured on Dezeen Music Project back in March.
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Chipperfield and Long & Kentish design friends' rooms at the Royal Academy
Dezeen Wire: David Chipperfield and Long & Kentish are to design a new restaurant and bar for friends of London's Royal Academy of Arts. More about Chipperfield and Long & Kentish design friends' rooms at the Royal Academy
Block H by Kohn Pedersen Fox
Skyscrapers in Seoul: here's yet another skyscraper proposal for the architectural zoo that is the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul - this time a 385-metre-high tower by architects Kohn Pedersen Fox with a vertiginous swimming pool sticking out two thirds of the way up. More about Block H by Kohn Pedersen Fox
Microsoft Headquarters in Vienna by Innocad
Microsoft has joined Google and Lego in the trend for offices like playgrounds with their new Vienna base that includes a slide. More about Microsoft Headquarters in Vienna by Innocad
Twitter launches new logo
Dezeen Wire: social network Twitter has launched a new logo featuring a simplified version of the bird that's already associated with its identity.
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Kukje Gallery by SO-IL
Slideshow: this art gallery in Seoul by New York architects SO-IL is draped in a veil of chain mail. More about Kukje Gallery by SO-IL