Furniture
SixE stacking chairs by PearsonLloyd for HOWE
Milan 2013: London studio PearsonLloyd has designed a range of plastic stacking chairs with colourful metal legs for Danish brand HOWE. More about SixE stacking chairs by PearsonLloyd for HOWE
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Architecture
Blaffer Art Museum renovation by WORKac
New York architecture studio WORKac has reorganised the galleries of the Blaffer Art Museum in Houston, Texas, by adding a glazed entrance pavilion in front (+ slideshow). More about Blaffer Art Museum renovation by WORKac
Furniture
Array auditorium seats by Zaha Hadid for Poltrona Frau Contract
Milan 2013: architect Zaha Hadid has designed a system of twisting auditorium seats for Italian brand Poltrona Frau Contract. More about Array auditorium seats by Zaha Hadid for Poltrona Frau Contract
Architecture
Lascaux IV: Cave Painting Centre by Snøhetta, Duncan Lewis and Casson Mann
Here are some images of the competition-winning proposals by Snøhetta, Duncan Lewis and Casson Mann for a visitor complex at the Paleolithic cave paintings in Lascaux, France. More about Lascaux IV: Cave Painting Centre by Snøhetta, Duncan Lewis and Casson Mann
Architecture
Saint Louis Art Museum East Building by David Chipperfield
British architect David Chipperfield has completed a new gallery building at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri (+ slideshow). More about Saint Louis Art Museum East Building by David Chipperfield
Dezeen Mail #141
Flights of stairs in odd places (above), a flat-pack concert hall by Renzo Piano and a hotel in a former prison all feature in this week's Dezeen Mail, along with all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Interiors
"Offices designed as fun palaces are fundamentally sinister"
Opinion: in this week's column, Sam Jacob calls for an end to the "tyranny of fun" in office design. More about "Offices designed as fun palaces are fundamentally sinister"
Design
Pibal bicycle by Philippe Starck and Peugeot
French designer Philippe Starck and car company Peugeot have unveiled a prototype bicycle crossed with a scooter, designed for a free cycle scheme in Bordeaux, France. More about Pibal bicycle by Philippe Starck and Peugeot
Architecture
The Long Studio by Threefold Architects
London firm Threefold Architects designed this long gabled artists' studio in Norfolk, UK, so that the owners could construct it themselves (+ slideshow). More about The Long Studio by Threefold Architects
Architecture
Architectural Drawings by Daniel Libeskind at Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery
An exhibition of drawings by architect Daniel Libeskind will go on show at the Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery in Rome next month. More about Architectural Drawings by Daniel Libeskind at Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery
Furniture
Kaki side tables by Kenyon Yeh
The folded tops of these two-legged side tables by Taiwan designer Kenyon Yeh allow them to rest against a wall. More about Kaki side tables by Kenyon Yeh
Architecture
Forest Chapel by Hironaka Ogawa
Columns branch outwards like a grove of trees around the aisle of this wedding chapel in Gunma, Japan, by Tokyo architect Hironaka Ogawa (+ slideshow). More about Forest Chapel by Hironaka Ogawa
Architecture
Community In A Cube by FAT
An assortment of building typologies appear to be stacked on top of one another at this housing block in Middlesborough, England, by London architects FAT (+ slideshow). More about Community In A Cube by FAT
Interiors
Het Arresthuis hotel in a former prison by Van der Valk hotels
A nineteenth century prison in the Netherlands has been converted into a boutique hotel where guests sleep in the former cells. More about Het Arresthuis hotel in a former prison by Van der Valk hotels
Interiors
Hypernuit Offices by h2o Architectes
Walls, shelves and desks are all made from piles of modular blocks at this office in Paris by French studio h2o Architectes (+ slideshow). More about Hypernuit Offices by h2o Architectes
Architecture
Vivienda en la Moraleja by DAHL&GHG
Spanish architects DAHL&GHG designed this house in northern Madrid so that every room faces the garden (+ slideshow). More about Vivienda en la Moraleja by DAHL&GHG
Design
The Picnic by Raw Edges for Kvadrat
London-based design duo Raw Edges arranged hundreds of fabric ribbons around the edge of their display stand for Danish textile manufacturer Kvadrat at this year's Stockholm Design Week. More about The Picnic by Raw Edges for Kvadrat
Furniture
REK bookcase by Reinier de Jong
Product news: this extendable bookcase by Dutch designer Reinier de Jong, which became one of our most popular stories ever after we published the prototype in 2008, has now gone into production. More about REK bookcase by Reinier de Jong
Architecture
Wonderwall House by SO
Residents taking a bath or using the toilet are on show to swimmers in the pool at this brick and concrete house in Chiang Mai, Thailand (+ slideshow). More about Wonderwall House by SO
Design
Vermis by Malene Hartmann Rasmussen
Danish ceramic artist Malene Hartmann Rasmussen has photographed dozens of glazed ceramic worms to create a wallpaper for the home of 19th-century Arts & Crafts designer William Morris. More about Vermis by Malene Hartmann Rasmussen