Wooden Panton by Matthias Brandmaier
Design student Matthias Brandmaier spent three days in the woods carving a replica Verner Panton chair out of a tree trunk using a chainsaw. More about Wooden Panton by Matthias Brandmaier
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Dezeen Mail #158
This week's issue of Dezeen Mail leads with a giant mirror installation that shows visitors scaling a London townhouse (pictured) and features all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Cave hotel underway in water-filled Chinese quarry
News: construction has started on a hotel resort that will nestle into the 100 metre-high rockface of an abandoned water-filled quarry outside Shanghai. More about Cave hotel underway in water-filled Chinese quarry
Dezeen archive: digital fashion
Dezeen archive: digital fashion keeps cropping up on Dezeen, so here's a round-up of our stories about experimental technology in clothes and accessories. More about Dezeen archive: digital fashion
Les Cordes chandelier by Mathieu Lehanneur for Château Borély
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a chandelier for a château in Marseille, France, that looks like an illuminated rope suspended from the ceiling. More about Les Cordes chandelier by Mathieu Lehanneur for Château Borély
Espinar House by Miguel de Guzmán
A translucent plastic house in the woods is the location for a fantasy movie directed by Spanish architect Miguel de Guzmán that features a wolf, three bears and Little Red Riding Hood. More about Espinar House by Miguel de Guzmán
Binary Prints by Alex Trochut
These portraits of electronic musicians and DJs by Spanish illustrator and designer Alex Trochut show one image during the day and another at night. More about Binary Prints by Alex Trochut
Dezeen Music Project: Vulpix by King No One
UK band King No One have crafted a short, sweet and no-nonsense indie-pop song with this track called Vulpix. The band have avoided any fancy production tricks and created a refreshingly stripped-back record that lets the song shine through.
The track was submitted to Dezeen Music Project by online record label Curious Absurdities. You can listen to more Curious Absurdities tracks here.
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Mountain Cabin by Marte.Marte Architects
Roughly hewn concrete gives a rocky texture to the walls of this Alpine holiday home by Austrian studio Marte.Marte Architects (+ slideshow). More about Mountain Cabin by Marte.Marte Architects
WikiBar Paris by Mathieu Lehanneur
Food with edible packaging is served around a circular counter at the WikiBar in Paris by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur. More about WikiBar Paris by Mathieu Lehanneur
Prototype unveiled for world’s first 3D-printed room
News: architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger have revealed a prototype for the world’s first 3D-printed room. More about Prototype unveiled for world’s first 3D-printed room
Beijing Design Week confronts copying in China with giant rubber duck
News: the organisers of Beijing Design Week plan to emphasise problems with copyright in China by exhibiting an original version of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's giant Rubber Duck, which was duplicated around the country when it recently appeared in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour. More about Beijing Design Week confronts copying in China with giant rubber duck
Dalston House by Leandro Erlich
It might look like these people are scaling the walls of a London townhouse but they're actually lying on the ground, reflected in a huge mirror as part of an installation by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich (+ slideshow). More about Dalston House by Leandro Erlich
LUXX mirrors by Samuel Accoceberry
Angled steel panels tessellate to form these decorative mirrors by Paris designer Samuel Accoceberry. More about LUXX mirrors by Samuel Accoceberry
Office for NINE by TAF
Swedish design studio TAF has created offices for a Stockholm branding and design agency with walls that resemble cardboard boxes (+ slideshow). More about Office for NINE by TAF
M.A.S.S.A.S. by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso
Product news: these sofas with exaggerated seams by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola are now in production with Italian furniture brand Moroso. More about M.A.S.S.A.S. by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso
Frank Gehry reveals latest design for trio of towers in Toronto
News: architect Frank Gehry has updated his design for a cluster of three towers in his home city of Toronto. More about Frank Gehry reveals latest design for trio of towers in Toronto
OUYA by Fuseproject
Designer Yves Behar of San Francisco studio Fuseproject has launched his OUYA open-source game console. More about OUYA by Fuseproject
Volkshaus Basel Bar and Brasserie by Herzog & de Meuron
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron referenced 1920s interiors for the renovation of this bar and brasserie near its offices in Basel. More about Volkshaus Basel Bar and Brasserie by Herzog & de Meuron
The Cocoon by AA Design & Make
Students from London's Architectural Association have suspended a giant wooden cocoon between the trees of Hooke Park in Dorset, England (+ slideshow). More about The Cocoon by AA Design & Make