Cloudscapes at MOT by Tetsuo Kondo Architects and Transsolar
Japanese studio Tetsuo Kondo Architects teamed up with environmental engineering firm Transsolar to encase a cloud inside this transparent two-storey cube (+ slideshow). More
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Taipei city submits the only bid for World Design Capital 2016
News: only one city has submitted a bid for World Design Capital 2016 - meaning Taipei is likely to be awarded the title. More
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Prouvé Collection Update by Vitra
Product news: Swiss furniture brand Vitra has put its latest range of updates and reissues from the archive of French designer Jean Prouvé into production (+ slideshow). More
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Science Studio and Formaldehyde Building for Damien Hirst by Designscape Architects
UK studio Designscape Architect has completed two buildings for artist Damien Hirst. One is an art production studio that appears to change colour from blue to green and the other is a glazed brick building designed for using toxic chemicals (+ slideshow). More
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"Don't be afraid to learn by copying others"
Opinion: Slovakian designer Tomáš Libertíny, who wrote to Dezeen last month accusing a major advertising agency of exploiting his work, reflects on the nature of copying in design and argues that imitating the work of others should be an integral part of any designer's education. More
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Dezeen Mail #164
A rural beach house in Chile (pictured) and Shigeru Ban's cardboard cathedral feature in Dezeen Mail issue 164, plus all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Stacked Objects by Emiel Remmelts
The shelves in this furniture by design graduate Emiel Remmelts only stay up thanks to concrete blocks, bricks, a glass vase and magazine file boxes propping up one end. More
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Herzog & de Meuron and Hassell triumph in Melbourne station competition
News: a team comprising Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Australian firm Hassell has won the high-profile competition to redesign Melbourne's iconic railway station at Flinders Street. More
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House in Chayagasaka by Tetsuo Kondo Architects
From the outside this house in Nagoya by Japanese architect Tetsuo Kondo looks like a pile of overlapping boxes, but inside it opens up to form one big bright space (+ slideshow). More
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Szwalnia by Karina Wiciak
Surfaces appear to be stitched together with thick black thread in this fantasy bar and restaurant interior by Polish designer Karina Wiciak. More
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Microsoft to sell MakerBot 3D printers in American stores
News: computer and electronics retailer Microsoft has become the first US retailer to sell MakerBot's desktop 3D printers on the shop floor for customers to take home on the same day. More
