News: the yacht commissioned by Steve Jobs before his death has been cleared to sail again as his family has come to a temporary agreement with French designer Philippe Starck in their dispute over an unpaid design bill. More about Steve Jobs yacht free to sail again
Spanish collective Grupo IUT built a tower of straw bales on the outskirts of Guimarães in Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Agricultural Mountain by Grupo IUT
Laser-cut leather, wetsuit material and antique metal all feature in designer Damien Fredriksen Ravn's Spring Summer 2013 collection inspired by armour. More about BEN.NA by Damien Fredriksen Ravn
German designer Clemens Weisshaar argues that cutting edge software from race car engineering and hypersonic aircraft will underpin design in the future in this movie filmed at Dezeen Live during 100% Design. More about "Software is now an integral part of a physical object" – Clemens Weisshaar at Dezeen Live
This angular black concert hall was designed by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects to contrast with the curved white playhouse it accompanies in Erl, Austria (+ slideshow). More about Festival Hall Of The Tiroler Festspiele Erl by Delugan Meissl Associated Architects
Shamil Thakrar, owner and founder of London restaurant Dishoom, laments the disappearance of traditional Irani cafes in Bombay and explains why he's setting them up in London in this movie filmed at Dezeen Live during 100% Design. More about "India doesn't value its traditions" - Shamil Thakrar at Dezeen Live
Product news: this pine cabinet by Stockholm design studio Snickeriet has a rough surface that resembles choppy ocean waves. More about Havet cabinet by Snickeriet
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all our readers! To get you in the festive spirit, here's a photograph of a snowman we found amongst the palm trees in Miami earlier this month. Lots of love from the team at Dezeen x
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London designer Sebastian Bergne has created a nativity scene comprising nothing but rectangular wooden blocks. More about Colour Nativity by Sebastian Bergne
Here's a selection of our favourite Christmas cards and movies we've received this year, including this one by photographer Luke Hayes, taken in Sheffield, UK (above). More about Designer Christmas cards 2012
Curator and writer Beatrice Galilee proposes that architecture and design exhibitions need to be about more than just "sticking furniture on plinths" in this movie we filmed at Dezeen Live during 100% Design. "It's just not good enough anymore," she says. More about "There's a real sense of urgency for a more critical design" - Beatrice Galilee at Dezeen Live
A house named after its Z-shaped roof, designed by Hohyun Park and Hyunjoo Kim for the top of a steep hill near Seoul, is behind the last door on our Christmas A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about Z-house »
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Our second A-Zdvent calendar treat of the day is Y House by Japanese architects TOFU, with a staggered façade clad in an aluminium-zinc alloy. Read more about Y House »
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We're racing towards the end of our A-Zdvent calendar of houses, so in the first of three final posts today here's a house in Inner Mongolia, China, by Multiplicities that's named after its X-shaped central void. Read more about (X) »
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Dezeen archive: we've compiled a selection of candle holders from Dezeen for dark winter nights. See all our stories about candle holders »
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Dutch designer Frederik Roijé has designed a piece of furniture for children combining a chair, table and lamp. More about Little Triple Chair by Frederik Roijé
A painted-timber skin that skirts around the top storey reveals the heights of staggered floors inside this Hamburg house. Designed by Kraus Schoenberg, it's the W in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about Haus W »
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Two giant blue busts face each other across this Hong Kong boutique by Italian designer Fabio Novembre (+ slideshow). More about HITGallery Hong Kong by Fabio Novembre
KHBT of London and Berlin has doubled the size a 1970s family house in Offenbach, Germany, by wrapping a timber-clad extension around the walls and over the roof (+ slideshow). More about Haus Bergé by KHBT
Product news: this wind-up toy by British design brand All Lovely Stuff creates abstract art when let loose on a sheet of paper. More about Drawing Machine by All Lovely Stuff