Digital graphics company Crystal CG created animations on a 360 degree screen comprising 70,500 paddles held by the audience at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics last night. More about Pixel animations at London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony by Crystal CG
Steps built into the kitchen counter lead up to a suspended staircase in this Melbourne house by Australian architects Edwards Moore. More about Queen Street House by Edwards Moore
Flashes of blue stand out against the stark white and grey interior of this police headquarters in Poland by Poznań Projekt and mode:lina architekci (+ slideshow). More about Voivodeship Police Headquarters by Poznań Projekt and mode:lina architekci
Don't worry if you smash this vase by Dutch designer Mianne de Vries – a back-up vase is waiting inside. More about Curious Vase by Mianne de Vries
Almost everything that goes on inside this house in Valencia by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos is on show to visitors though a transparent glass facade (+ slideshow). More about Casa del Atrio by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
There's a special staircase for dogs at this renovated house in Ho Chi Minh City by architecture studio 07Beach. More about House Renovation in Vietnam by 07Beach
Slideshow feature: the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics takes place tonight with a set designed by Es Devlin. Here's a slideshow of images from some of her previous projects, including arena tours for Kanye West and Jay Z (above) and Take That last year. More about Es Devlin designs closing ceremony set for London 2012 Olympics
This barbecue by Barcelona designers Mermeladaestudio will char your food with geometric patterns. More about Druida barbecue by Mermeladaestudio
This crematorium in Seoul by Korean firm HAEAHN Architecture folds up from the landscape and curls around a peaceful courtyard and pool of water. More about Seoul Memorial Park by HAEAHN Architecture
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This week five years ago our readers were all talking about goldfish, as designer Roger Arquer presented a series of unusual bowls including one with a plug (above) and another that makes a fish share water with a plant (below). More about Five years ago...
Next month marks the official opening of the Aurlandsfjellet Tourist Route; a scenic mountain road that begins at a wooden viewing platform perched 650 metres above Norways's longest and deepest fjord (+ slideshow). More about Aurlandsfjellet Tourist Route opens
The entrance lobby at AOL's Palo Alto headquarters looks like a skate park (+ slideshow). More about 395 Page Mill Road by Studio O+A
Shoes are balanced on bolts across a chunky chipboard wall at this Stuttgart shop by designer Daniele Luciano Ferrazzano (+ slideshow). More about SUPPA Sneaker Boutique by Daniele Luciano Ferrazzano
One year ago readers had some funny things to say about the ring-shaped Apple Campus by Foster + Partners (above), which leads a string of circular and cylindrical designs. More about One year ago...
This week on Dezeen our readers have been obsessing over safety, with a tirade of comments demanding handrails and balustrades for a house with holes in the walls and floors (above) and concerns for the stability of a deck chair with no back legs (below). More about This week on Dezeen
Dezeen Wire: plans to develop the London 2012 Olympic Park after the Games end in September were unveiled by mayor of London Boris Johnson yesterday, including the transformation of the press centre into a technology, design and research centre, and the creation of up to 8000 new homes in addition to the athletes' village (+ movie). More about London 2012 Olympic Park legacy plans unveiled
New Zealand architects Studio Pacific have created public toilets shaped like headless dinosaurs in Wellington (+ slideshow). More about Kumutoto Toilets by Studio Pacific
Movie: Nike Flywire cables that tighten on impact are built into these shoes specifically designed by Nike for running the 1500m track event, as described by the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti in the last movie of our Nike+ House of Innovation series commissioned by Nike. More about Movie: Nike Zoom Victory Elite
Writer and artist Clo’e Floirat's comical-satirical drawings of London 2012 Olympic venues are now available at Dezeen Super Store as part of London design month. More about Drawings on the London Olympics by Clo’e Floirat at Dezeen Super Store