A curvy structure forms the heart of this small Tokyo home and workspace by Japanese studio Flat House, separating a cafe, gallery and art studio from the residents' domestic activities (+ slideshow). More
A cast-concrete box overhangs the sloping lower floor facade of this house by Japanese studio Matsuyama Architects (+ slideshow). More
Competition: Dezeen has partnered with British interior designer Ilse Crawford to give away five copies of her new book, A Frame for Life: The Designs of Studioilse. More
News: Zaha Hadid, Steven Holl, Frank Gehry and Bernard Tschumi have pledged support to a campaign to prevent the "barbaric" part-demolition of a school by Austrian Modernist architect Helmut Richter. More
Movie: in our next exclusive video interview for Moroso, Dutch designer Tord Boontje explains how the fashion industry has influenced his furniture collections for the Italian brand. More
This Vietnam kindergarten by Vo Trong Nghia Architects features a knot-shaped roof with a vegetable garden on top and three protected courtyard playgrounds (+ slideshow). More
Japanese studio Nendo has released the second watch in its series of designs that takes graphical cues from architectural drawing tools, which is available to pre-order from Dezeen Watch Store. More
Italian car and coach-building firm Pininfarina has combined materials used inside 1930s vehicles with current technologies to produce a limited-edition bicycle (+ slideshow). More
One end of this stone-clad concert hall in Germany by Peter Haimerl Architektur appears to have subsided into the ground, causing the other to lift up in to the air (+ slideshow). More
A series of bulbous wicker forms by French designer Matali Crasset aim to promote traditional Zimbabwean weaving techniques. More