Monochrome marble tableware designed by Bethan Gray
Milan 2014: British designer Bethan Gray will exhibit a set of monochrome marble tableware in Milan next month. More about Monochrome marble tableware designed by Bethan Gray
Big-Game to present adjustable metal coat rack for Hay in Milan
Milan 2014: Swiss studio Big-Game will present a combined coat rack and picture ledge for Danish brand Hay during Milan's design week (+ slideshow). More about Big-Game to present adjustable metal coat rack for Hay in Milan
Tom Dixon to launch Club series in Milan
Milan 2014: Designer Tom Dixon will present a range of furniture and metallic lighting that references British members' clubs in Milan next month. More about Tom Dixon to launch Club series in Milan
Bouroullec brothers to launch first fabric collection in Milan for Kvadrat
Milan 2014: French design duo Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec will introduce their first fabric collection of upholstery textiles knitted from jersey in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More about Bouroullec brothers to launch first fabric collection in Milan for Kvadrat
Tokujin Yoshioka to unveil mirrored glass table for Glas Italia in Milan
Milan 2014: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will present a reflective glass table for Italian design brand Glas Italia in Milan next month. More about Tokujin Yoshioka to unveil mirrored glass table for Glas Italia in Milan
Floor lamp that tilts backwards by Mifune Design Studio
This floor lamp by Japanese designer Yasutoshi Mifune leans backwards to cast light at an angle. More about Floor lamp that tilts backwards by Mifune Design Studio
Valencia to sue Calatrava over falling masonry at City of Arts and Sciences
News: architect Santiago Calatrava is facing legal action from his home city of Valencia because parts of the opera house roof at his City of Arts and Sciences complex are falling off just eight years after completion. More about Valencia to sue Calatrava over falling masonry at City of Arts and Sciences
Furniture that looks like line drawings by Jinil Park
South Korean designer Jinil Park has created a range of furniture from intersecting wires that has the appearance of a two-dimensional sketch. More about Furniture that looks like line drawings by Jinil Park
Aesop Kawaramachi by Torafu Architects features squid fishing lamps
Metal pipes and lightbulbs previously used on squid fishing boats are used to make a sculptural light that hangs from a double-height space in the centre of this Aesop skincare store in Kyoto (+ slideshow). More about Aesop Kawaramachi by Torafu Architects features squid fishing lamps
Chair shaped like the tail of a peacock by UUfie
Design Miami 2013: this chair shaped like the fanned tail of a peacock by Toronto design studio UUfie was one of the most talked-about pieces at the Design Miami collectors' fair last month. More about Chair shaped like the tail of a peacock by UUfie
Oxymoron Desk by Anna Lotova stores stationery between cushioned layers
Russian designer Anna Lotova slotted two layers of foam beneath the surface of this wooden desk to create squishy spaces for storing stationery and other objects. More about Oxymoron Desk by Anna Lotova stores stationery between cushioned layers
Four-storey house with tree-lined balconies by Ryo Matsui Architects
Trees line the protruding balconies of this concrete house in Tokyo by Japanese studio Ryo Matsui Architects (+ slideshow). More about Four-storey house with tree-lined balconies by Ryo Matsui Architects
Angular steel canopy covers refurbished community centre by Collins and Turner
An angular steel canopy covered in plants wraps around this refurbished youth and community centre in the Sydney suburb of Waterloo by Australian architects Collins and Turner (+ slideshow). More about Angular steel canopy covers refurbished community centre by Collins and Turner
Patterned plates decorated using a pendulum
Rotterdam designer David Derksen has decorated a set of plates by employing the oscillations of a pendulum to drip patterns of paint (+ movie). More about Patterned plates decorated using a pendulum
Passive timber house in Austria by Juri Troy Architects
Architecture studio Juri Troy has designed this eco-friendly timber house as a family home in rural Austria (+ slideshow). More about Passive timber house in Austria by Juri Troy Architects
Glowing orbs cupped in wire baskets to form pendant lamps
Wire baskets cradle balls of light to create these lamps by Barcelona designer Martín Azú. More about Glowing orbs cupped in wire baskets to form pendant lamps
Spar supermarket displays groceries between curved wooden ribs
Dutch supermarket Spar's flagship store in Budapest features a series of undulating wooden forms through its interior by local firm LAB5 architects (+ slideshow). More about Spar supermarket displays groceries between curved wooden ribs
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Zaha Hadid
We've reached the final edition of our festive A-Zdvent calendar of architects, which wouldn't be complete without Zaha Hadid. The architect's recent built projects include the Heydar Aliyev Centre in Azerbaijan (pictured) and a new exhibition space for the Serpentine Gallery in London, but she is also working on a stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and a Miami skyscraper.
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Ma Yansong
Ma Yansong of Beijing studio MAD is the penultimate architect to appear in this year's A-Zdvent calendar. Featured here is his blob-shaped Ordos Museum in the Gobi desert, which is clad in polished metal tiles to resist sandstorms. The firm also recently presented a masterplan for China where buildings are designed to look like mountains and public spaces overlap with the natural landscape.
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Li Xiaodong
We've reached the final day of our festive countdown, so in the first of three final posts today here's Chinese architect Li Xiaodong, whose projects include a school that bridges a creek between two castles and a library clad with firewood (pictured).
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