This week on Dezeen
This week Japanese firm SANAA became the latest famous architects to complete a building at the Vitra Campus. Read on for more highlights from the week and Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
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"It's the first pair of glasses that is one component"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: designer Ron Arad launched a range of 3D printed eyewear in Milan earlier this month. In this movie he discusses his pioneering 3D printing experiments in 2000 and his views on the technology today. More about "It's the first pair of glasses that is one component"
Off Grid Home in Extremadura by Ábaton
Madrid studio Ábaton has rebuilt a crumbling stone stable in the countryside of western Spain and converted the building into a self-sufficient family home (+ slideshow). More about Off Grid Home in Extremadura by Ábaton
UK design copyright bill comes into force
A bill to extend copyright protection on industrial design from 25 years to the length of the author's life plus 70 years has today become law in the UK. More about UK design copyright bill comes into force
Broadway Malyan to masterplan new district for Kuala Lumpur
News: architects Broadway Malyan have been chosen to masterplan a new 196-hectare residential and commercial district south of Kuala Lumpur. More about Broadway Malyan to masterplan new district for Kuala Lumpur
Factory Building on the Vitra Campus by SANAA
Japanese studio SANAA has completed a circular production hall with rippled acrylic walls for furniture brand Vitra, making it the latest addition to the firm's campus of buildings by famous architects in Weil am Rhein, Germany (+ slideshow). More about Factory Building on the Vitra Campus by SANAA
Kuki chair by Zaha Hadid for Sawaya & Moroni
Milan 2013: Zaha Hadid folded a round sheet of plastic to create this chair for Italian brand Sawaya & Moroni (+ slideshow). More about Kuki chair by Zaha Hadid for Sawaya & Moroni
Kartell by Laufen
Dezeen promotion: Italian design brand Kartell has collaborated with Swiss bathroom company Laufen to create a new bathroom collection, which they presented in Milan earlier this month. More about Kartell by Laufen
Risk. Made in Warsaw Shop by smallna
There's an upside-down living room on the ceiling of this Polish fashion boutique created by design studio smallna for fashion brand Risk. Made in Warsaw (+ slideshow). More about Risk. Made in Warsaw Shop by smallna
North London Hospice by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
London practice Allford Hall Monaghan Morris used pale brick walls, gabled roof profiles and domestic furniture to make this London hospice look like an oversized house (+ slideshow). More about North London Hospice by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
CMYK bulb by Dennis Parren
Milan 2013: designer Dennis Parren has developed a light bulb that casts coloured shadows. More about CMYK bulb by Dennis Parren