Oregon architects Works Partnership Architecture converted a warehouse in Portland into a home and studio by punching skylights through the preserved bowstring truss roof and inserting living quarters within timber-clad boxes (+ slideshow). More about Bowstring Truss House turns a warehouse with a spectacular roof into a home
Dutch designer Lieske Schreuder fed coloured paper to snails and then collected their vibrant-hued poo to make floor tiles (+ slideshow). More about Floor tiles made of coloured snail poo by Lieske Schreuder
UK singer-songwriter Sivu, aka James Page, seems to have spent most of 2013 on the verge hitting the big time and is surely set to explode in 2014. Working with in-demand producer Charlie Andrew, the man behind Alt-J's critically acclaimed debut album An Awesome Wave, should certainly help.
Sivu's latest EP, I Lost Myself, was released earlier this month, but he has made this track called I Hold - presumably an off-cut from the official release - available online as a free download.
It features Sivu's typically ethereal vocals, with a guest appearance from singer Marika Hackman, all accompanied by a melancholy blend of pianos, guitars and a dark underlying electronic bass.
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These spiky masks folded from paper by 3Gatti Architecture Studio are designed for customising mannequins in retail displays (+ slideshow). More about Masko spiky origami masks for shop window mannequins by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
Spanish architects Nook have renovated a small apartment in Barcelona's gothic quarter, leaving decorative floor tiles in place to reveal the original layout of the flat (+ slideshow). More about Nook's Barcelona apartment refurb removes walls but leaves original tiled floors intact
Dezeen promotion: design brand Luminaire will stock art and design titles published by Phaidon at its showroom in Miami, beginning in December to coincide with Design Miami collectors' fair. More about Phaidon art and design books to be stocked at Luminaire Lab
Thousands of hexagonal skylights bring natural light into this new terminal that Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas have completed at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in China (+ slideshow). More about Studio Fuksas completes Terminal 3 at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
News: British company Fripp Design and Research has developed 3D-printed prosthetic eyes that could be produced much faster than existing handmade versions, reducing the cost by 97 percent. More about 3D printing "can produce up to 150 prosthetic eyes per hour"
News: the scornful response to Kanye West's recent pronouncements on architecture is part of the "long history of making fun of black people" in America, according to an African-American design student organisation. More about Mockery of Kanye West's design ambition is "racist" says African-American activist
Spanish architecture collective Map13 combined a traditional Spanish construction technique with digital design tools to create this vaulted brick pavilion in a Barcelona courtyard (+ slideshow). More about Vaulted brick pavilion in Barcelona by Map13
Folded steel staircases lead to elevated rooms atop freestanding metal towers inside this old industrial building in Brussels that ADN Architectures has converted into an open-plan apartment (+ slideshow). More about Loft apartment with super-thin staircases by ADN Architectures