Architecture
House H by Mattch
Japanese studio Mattch has completed a family house in Nagoya with a sweeping facade that stretches out towards the corner of its plot (+ slideshow). More about House H by Mattch
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Design
Eggwave by WertelOberfell for Neff
Product news: new Neff fridges will come with this golf-ball-textured extendable egg tray by German design studio WerterlOberfell. More about Eggwave by WertelOberfell for Neff
Interiors
Three Small Rooms by Studio Cadena
New York architects Studio Cadena placed three white boxes inside this industrial loft in Brooklyn to make bedrooms for three flatmates (+ slideshow). More about Three Small Rooms by Studio Cadena
Architecture
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House N by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Rectangular windows puncture three layers of walls and ceilings in this house in Japan, the fourteenth window in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about House N »
More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House N by Sou Fujimoto Architects
Lighting
"At night you won't switch on the ceiling lamp. You'll switch on the window."
Glowing walls, windows and furniture will replace light bulbs in homes as OLED (organic light-emitting diode) technology improves, according to Dietmar Thomas of Philips Lumiblade (+ movie). Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "At night you won't switch on the ceiling lamp. You'll switch on the window."
Architecture
Cadogan Cafe by NEX
UK studio NEX has won a competition to design a cafe outside the Saatchi Gallery in London's Chelsea with plans for a spiralling pavilion and rooftop garden. More about Cadogan Cafe by NEX
Design talks
"We don't know how to fix things" - Daniel Charny at Dezeen Live
Curator and writer Daniel Charny explains why making, hacking and fixing represent the future of design in this interview filmed at the Dezeen Live series of talks at 100% Design. More about "We don't know how to fix things" - Daniel Charny at Dezeen Live
Dezeen Mail #131
MAD's twisting skyscrapers in Canada, OMA's proposals for Sydney and our coverage of Design Miami all feature in Dezeen Mail issue 131 along with all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments.
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Architecture
Webb Chapel Park Pavilion by Cooper Joseph Studio
New York practice Cooper Joseph Studio was inspired by Mexican beach huts to insert four pyramidal chimneys behind the concrete exterior of this playground pavilion in Dallas, Texas (+ slideshow). More about Webb Chapel Park Pavilion by Cooper Joseph Studio
Architecture
DNB Bank Headquarters by MVRDV
Dutch studio MVRDV has given the new Oslo headquarters for Norwegian bank DNB a pixellated appearance by building a stack of brick and glass cubes (+ slideshow). More about DNB Bank Headquarters by MVRDV
Design
Transformations by Maarten de Ceulaer for Fendi
Design Miami: Belgian designer Maarten de Ceulaer nailed bendy leather planks onto solid wood to create this installation of stripy furniture for Italian fashion house Fendi (+ slideshow). More about Transformations by Maarten de Ceulaer for Fendi
Design
Competition: five Colour of Popular Music and Song prints to give away
Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win one of five prints by UK designers Dorothy that feature bands and songs with colours in their names next to corresponding hues on the colour wheel (+ slideshow). More about Competition: five Colour of Popular Music and Song prints to give away
Architecture
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House M by AE5 partners
A grid of timber louvres screens either end of this house in Japan, which is the letter M in our daily A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about House M »
More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House M by AE5 partners
Design
Ovale cutlery by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Alessi
Product News: French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a collection of cutlery for Italian design brand Alessi. More about Ovale cutlery by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Alessi
Architecture
Absolute Towers by MAD
Chinese firm MAD has completed a pair of curvaceous twisted skyscrapers in the growing city of Mississauga, Canada (+ slideshow). More about Absolute Towers by MAD
Interiors
Royal College of Art Student Union Cafe by Weston Surman & Deane
Three Royal College of Art architecture graduates have used stripped scaffolding boards and reclaimed parquet flooring to create a wooden cafe at the school's Battersea campus in south London (+ slideshow). More about Royal College of Art Student Union Cafe by Weston Surman & Deane
Furniture
Vitsœ granted exclusive licence to produce Dieter Rams furniture
News: Dieter Rams (pictured), the former head of design at Braun, has made furniture brand Vitsœ the exclusive worldwide licencee of his complete collection of furniture designs. More about Vitsœ granted exclusive licence to produce Dieter Rams furniture
Promotion
Designersblock Department Store at Interiors UK 2013
Dezeen promotion: Designersblock Department Store will showcase work by young designers and makers at Interiors UK 2013 in Birmingham next month, and registration is now open to attend the event. More about Designersblock Department Store at Interiors UK 2013
Architecture
Architecture "no longer interested in anything but its own image"
News: the way architecture is consumed through websites like Dezeen is "utterly disastrous", according to UK critic Owen Hatherley (above). More about Architecture "no longer interested in anything but its own image"
Architecture
Festina Lente bridge by Adnan Alagić,Bojan Kanlić and Amila Hrustić
A looping bridge by three Bosnian product design students has been completed outside the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo (+ slideshow). More about Festina Lente bridge by Adnan Alagić,Bojan Kanlić and Amila Hrustić