Competition: five copies of The Joy of Home to be won
We've teamed up with Octopus Publishing to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of The Joy of Home by Naomi Cleaver. More about Competition: five copies of The Joy of Home to be won
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Therme Wien by 4a Architekten
Colourful ceiling mosaics mark areas for different activities at this thermal spa in Vienna by 4a Architekten of Stuttgart. More about Therme Wien by 4a Architekten
Centre for Promotion of Science by Wolfgang Tschapeller
Vienna architect Wolfgang Tschapeller has won a competition to design the new Centre for Promotion of Science in Belgrade, Serbia, with this design supported on a network of diagonal stilts. More about Centre for Promotion of Science by Wolfgang Tschapeller
Living Lab by Ab Rogers for Pizza Express
Customers can play their own music inside booths at this pizza restaurant in Richmond, UK, designed by Ab Rogers of London. More about Living Lab by Ab Rogers for Pizza Express
Spring Wood by Carolien Laro
Dutch graduate designer Carolien Laro has designed a range of stools with flexible seats created by cutting slits into their solid wood tops. More about Spring Wood by Carolien Laro
Icelandic Institute of Natural History by Arkís
Architects Bjorn Gudbrandsson and Egill Guðmundsson of Reykjavik firm Arkís have completed the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. More about Icelandic Institute of Natural History by Arkís
Maggie’s Centre Cheltenham by MJP Architects
Here are some photos of the recently-completed Maggie's Centre Cheltenham, a cancer care facility designed by London practice MJP Architects. More about Maggie’s Centre Cheltenham by MJP Architects
Aesop at Merci by March Studio
Melbourne practice March Studio have trapped 4500 cardboard boxes behind netting in this store for Australian skincare brand Aesop. More about Aesop at Merci by March Studio
A Very Modern Royal Wedding by KK Outlet
London communications and creative agency KK Outlet have commissioned seven designers to create a collection of unofficial commemorative china for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton this April. More about A Very Modern Royal Wedding by KK Outlet
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year awards to be chaired by Stephen Bayley
Dezeen Wire: critic Stephen Bayley is to chair the London Design Museum's Brit Insurance Designs of the Year awards this year. See press release below More about Brit Insurance Designs of the Year awards to be chaired by Stephen Bayley
House in Fukawa by Suppose Design Office
This house in Hiroshima city by Japanese firm Suppose Design Office has a central staircase branching into wooden volumes that create a series of rooms and platforms. More about House in Fukawa by Suppose Design Office
PKU University of Law by Kokaistudios
Architecture firm Kokaistudios have completed a new building housing the faculty of law at Peking University in Beijing. More about PKU University of Law by Kokaistudios
Bespoke Sex Toys by Made to Pleasure
Made to Pleasusre, a new online venture allowing customers to customize their own sex toys opens today. More about Bespoke Sex Toys by Made to Pleasure
Bookmark lamp by Léonard Kadid
This lightweight lamp by French designer Léonard Kadid uses a book as a base. More about Bookmark lamp by Léonard Kadid
Revised Craft by Sjoerd Vroonland
Sjoerd Vroonland of the Netherlands has designed a collection of chairs, including this one with branches sprouting from the back-rest. More about Revised Craft by Sjoerd Vroonland
Packed by Min‐Chieh Chen, Dominik Zausinger and Michele Leidi
Design students Min‐Chieh Chen, Dominik Zausinger and Michele Leidi of the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have sent us some images of a pavilion made of cardboard hoops. More about Packed by Min‐Chieh Chen, Dominik Zausinger and Michele Leidi
Kitchen Sofa by Emma Nilsson, Johanna Westin and Lisa Frode
Industrial design students Emma Nilsson, Johanna Westin and Lisa Frode of Lund University, Sweden, have created a wooden bench with storage units as part of their Masters project. More about Kitchen Sofa by Emma Nilsson, Johanna Westin and Lisa Frode
Love the Bird by Marc Dibeh
Marc Dibeh of Lebanon has designed a table-top lamp with a sex toy stowed in its side. More about Love the Bird by Marc Dibeh
2010 review: December
To conclude our review of 2010, here are the five most-viewed stories from Dezeen in December, starting off with Charrat Transformation by Geneva studio clavienrossier, two concrete volumes on top of a stone house and barn in the Swiss Alps. More about 2010 review: December
2010 review: November
Next up: the five most popular Dezeen stories from November, kicking off with Chengdu Contemporary Art Centre in China by Zaha Hadid Architects. More about 2010 review: November