Design
If You Build it, They Will Come… by Ben Faga
Royal College of Art graduate Ben Faga is encouraging bees in London to swarm and set up new hives. More about If You Build it, They Will Come… by Ben Faga
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Architecture
Mirante do Horto House by Flavio Castro
This house in São Paulo by Brazilian architect Flavio Castro consists of a cubic volume perched on two yellew beams that straddle the garage below. More about Mirante do Horto House by Flavio Castro
Architecture
Pushed Slab by MVRDV
Dutch architects MVRDV have unveiled their design for an office building in Paris, where the middle section will appear broken and twisted open. More about Pushed Slab by MVRDV
Furniture
The Somerset House Book Stall System by Fotis Evans
London Metropolitan University graduate Fotis Evans has designed this display system for the book shop at Somerset House in London. More about The Somerset House Book Stall System by Fotis Evans
Architecture
Warrnambool Campus Building by Lyons
Australian firm Lyons’ new campus building for a college in Warrnambool, Australia, has a glazed façade made up of hexagonal apertures tilted down towards the street. More about Warrnambool Campus Building by Lyons
Design
Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Tomoko Azumi
DezeenTV: for the third movie in our series of Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents Japanese designer Tomoko Azumi of t.n.a design studio shares with us her collection of vintage bicycles, her passion for traditional craft techniques and her love of timber. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Tomoko Azumi
Furniture
Leather furniture by Tortie Hoare
Here are some more images of boiled leather furniture by Tortie Hoare, the winning project from New Designers Part 2 2010 (see our earlier story). More about Leather furniture by Tortie Hoare
Design
Competition: five Y-Grinders by DesignWright for Joseph Joseph to be won
We've teamed up with kitchen brand Joseph Joseph to give away five Y-Grinder salt and pepper mills - worth £30 - designed by London studio DesignWright. More about Competition: five Y-Grinders by DesignWright for Joseph Joseph to be won
Interiors
Ahoti by Studio Lama
A continuous grey metal bar winds across the wall of this boutique by Israeli designers Studio Lama. More about Ahoti by Studio Lama
News
Spin city: London's Strata tower - Guardian
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Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey reviews London's recently-opened Strata tower, the world's first skyscraper with built-in wind turbines - Guardian
Design
Earn/Urn by Neil Conley
Design graduate Neil Conley has made a series of funerary urns from reclaimed carbon fibre. More about Earn/Urn by Neil Conley
Architecture
Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland by Foreign Office Architects
The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland in Ohio, USA, have unveiled plans for a new museum building by London firm Foreign Office Architects. More about Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland by Foreign Office Architects
Architecture
The Vanishing Mosque by RUX Design for Traffic
Manhattan studio RUX Design have won a competition to design a mosque for the UAE with their open-air plaza called The Vanishing Mosque. More about The Vanishing Mosque by RUX Design for Traffic
Architecture
Movie by Cristobal Palma: Coliseos by Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos and Felipe Mesa
DezeenTV: here's architectural photographer Cristobal Palma's first movie, featuring the Coliseos sports centre in Medellín, Colombia, designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos and Felipe Mesa of Plan:B. More about Movie by Cristobal Palma: Coliseos by Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos and Felipe Mesa
Architecture
La Paz Nursing Home Garden by Estudio Caballero Colón
This garden in Madrid was designed by new Spanish firm Estudio Caballero Colón for a nursing home. More about La Paz Nursing Home Garden by Estudio Caballero Colón
Architecture
A-House by Holgaard Arkitekter Copenhagen
Danish firm Holgaard Arkitekter have refurbished an industrial building in Copenhagen harbour to create a housing complex, building a new glass facade framed in bronze aluminium. More about A-House by Holgaard Arkitekter Copenhagen
Design
Weld Vases by Phil Cuttance
London designer Phil Cuttance created this range of vases by welding together discarded ABS plastic offcuts. More about Weld Vases by Phil Cuttance
Interiors
L’Atelier des Enfants at the Centre Pompidou by Mathieu Lehanneur
Children visiting the Centre Pompidou in Paris can join workshops in the recently opened education centre designed by Mathieu Lehanneur. More about L’Atelier des Enfants at the Centre Pompidou by Mathieu Lehanneur
Architecture
Mountains and Opening House by EASTERN Design Office
This house in Takarazuka city by Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office has a studio supported above the residence on two mounds of crushed marble. More about Mountains and Opening House by EASTERN Design Office
Scrigno by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra
These wooden cabinets covered in acrylic fragments are by Brazilian brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana for Italian brand Edra. More about Scrigno by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra