The towering fortress of fairy tale character Rapunzel inspired this steel-clad house extension that accommodates the three oldest daughters of Austrian architect Stefan Marte (+ slideshow). More about Maiden Tower by Marte.Marte Architects
An integrated pulley system allows items to be hoisted up and down around this workstation by Italian design graduate Micaela Nardella (+ slideshow). More about CRANE-IT by Micaela Nardella
News: a fat-wheeled electric concept vehicle that you ride standing up like a child's scooter has achieved its funding target on Kickstarter, allowing final development to go ahead (+ slideshow). More about Scrooser electric scooter gets funding boost
We take a tour through the staircases, gyms and study areas of Steven Holl's Campbell Sports Centre at Columbia University in the second of two movies by architectural filmmakers Spirit of Space. More about Movie: Campbell Sports Centre by Steven Holl Architects
Architect Steven Holl describes how the design for his new athletics centre at Columbia University was based on a diagram for a football strategy, in the first of two movies by architectural filmmakers Spirit of Space. More about "The concept was based on a football diagram" - Steven Holl on Campbell Sports Centre
The facade of this black and white house by British architect Matthew Heywood is sliced up into irregular shapes to mimic the crooked angles of tree branches (+ slideshow). More about Trish House Yalding by Matthew Heywood
News: young people wanting to start a career in design should offer to work for free, according to Dick Powell, chairman of design charity D&AD. More about Graduates should "work for nothing" says D&AD chairman
News: London interior designer David Collins has died after a short battle with skin cancer, his office has announced. More about Restaurant designer David Collins dies
American sports brand Nike has released a stripped-down running shoe that is designed to allow athletes to feel and respond to the ground beneath them as they would in bare feet. More about Nike Free Hyperfeel running shoe by Nike
French designer Philippe Starck argues that consumers should be buying products that will last for generations rather than following passing trends, in this movie filmed by Dezeen in New York. More about "Timeless design is not a cliché" - Philippe Starck
This guest house by Russian architect Peter Kostelov has a patchwork timber facade with perforated panels that look like paper doilies (+ slideshow). More about Deco Pattern House by Peter Kostelov
These inflatable chairs by Chinese designers Ray Jiao and Yi Wang integrate vacuum compression systems that mould the seats to the shape of each sitter (+ movie). More about The Holding-Breath Chair by Ray Jiao & Yi Wang
The Andaz Hotel in Amsterdam by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders features chandeliers encased inside huge bells and wallpaper that combines fish with cutlery (+ slideshow). More about Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Hotel by Marcel Wanders
News: on the eve of a major exhibition about his life, architect Richard Rogers has spoken of how architecture's civic responsibility has been eroded in "an age of greed". Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "We have a responsibility to society" says Richard Rogers
Kingston University graduate Aaron Dunkerton has designed an enclosed cavity brick fitting that allows endangered birds to nest in new buildings and garden walls. More about Bird Nesting Bricks by Aaron Dunkerton
Interview: in this exclusive interview designer Tom Dixon tells us why he decided to design his first watch - and how he wanted to make it easy to read the time (+ movie). More about "With too many contemporary watches you can't tell what time it is" - Tom Dixon
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects has completed a family house in Shiga, Japan, that is 27 metres long but only 2.7 metres wide (+ slideshow). More about Promenade House by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
The latest version of the affordable XO tablet, designed by Yves Behar for the One Laptop Per Child Association, goes on sale this week (+ movie). More about XO tablet by Yves Behar for One Laptop Per Child
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Thames & Hudson to give readers the chance to win one of five compendiums of work by Zaha Hadid (+ slideshow). More about Competition: five copies of The Complete Zaha Hadid to be won