Furniture
Traffic by Konstantin Grcic for Magis
Product news: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic's Traffic seating collection for Italian design brand Magis has gone into production. More about Traffic by Konstantin Grcic for Magis
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Competition: five copies of Modern British Furniture to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the V&A Shop to give readers the chance to win a copy of a book about British furniture design since 1945. More about Competition: five copies of Modern British Furniture to be won
Architecture
Animation shows completion of Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família
News: the completion of Art Nouveau architect Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona is simulated in this movie released to show the final stages of construction anticipated before 2026, 100 years after the death of the architect (+ movie). More about Animation shows completion of Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família
Architecture
Centro Roberto Garza Sada de Arte Arquitectura y Diseño by Tadao Ando
This bulky concrete school of art, design and architecture was completed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando at the University of Monterrey in Mexico and is one of over 300 projects being showcased this week for the World Architecture Festival in Singapore (+ slideshow). More about Centro Roberto Garza Sada de Arte Arquitectura y Diseño by Tadao Ando
Technology
Filament. 01-04 by Alan Nguyen
Product designer Alan Nguyen has taken a series of extreme close-up photos of 3D-printer filament waste, revealing how the machines can produce detritus of surprising beauty. More about Filament. 01-04 by Alan Nguyen
Architecture
World Architecture Festival 2013 day one winners announced
World Architecture Festival 2013: we're reporting on the World Architecture Festival in Singapore this week. Category winners from the first day include a whirlpool-shaped aquarium and a sports college perforated with the shapes of athletes. More about World Architecture Festival 2013 day one winners announced
Architecture
Art Warehouse in Boeotia by A31 Architecture
A smooth, curved concrete shell forms the exterior of this art studio in Boeotia, central Greece by Athens studio A31 Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Art Warehouse in Boeotia by A31 Architecture
Interiors
Inside Awards 2013 day one winners announced
Inside Festival 2013: Dezeen is in Singapore for this year's Inside Festival, where category winners of the awards programme from the first day include a shopping centre with colour-coded atriums and a lift scaling the fortified city walls of Valletta. More about Inside Awards 2013 day one winners announced
Architecture
House Snapped by Naf Architect & Design
This house in Saitama, Japan, by Naf Architect & Design looks like it's been chopped in two and split open. More about House Snapped by Naf Architect & Design
Promotion
Frame-Up tile collection by Refin
Dezeen promotion: Italian tile manufacturer Refin has launched its latest collection of porcelain tiles in London and Bologna. More about Frame-Up tile collection by Refin
Design
Amass by Benjamin Hubert for 100% Design
London designer Benjamin Hubert created a screen of branching modular structures to surround the auditorium at trade show 100% Design during the London Design Festival (+ movie). More about Amass by Benjamin Hubert for 100% Design
Lighting
Apollo lighting range by International
Product news: the Apollo lighting range by east London studio International has gone into production (+ slideshow). More about Apollo lighting range by International
Design
From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes by Alex Chinneck
The facade of this house in the English seaside town of Margate appears to slump down into the front yard (+ movie). More about From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes by Alex Chinneck
Architecture
Tree Snake Houses by Luís and Tiago Rebelo de Andrade
The long narrow bodies of snakes inspired the shapes of this pair of matching woodland hideaways that stretch out between the trees of a park in northern Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Tree Snake Houses by Luís and Tiago Rebelo de Andrade
Design
Secret Operation 610 by Rietveld Landscape and Studio Frank Havermans
A flightless spaceship is slowly creeping around a former Cold War airbase near Utrecht (+ slideshow + movie). More about Secret Operation 610 by Rietveld Landscape and Studio Frank Havermans
Homeware
Carafe and water filter by Soma
Product news: Californian company Soma has launched an hourglass-shaped carafe and a biodegradable filter to fit in the top. More about Carafe and water filter by Soma
Design
Fishpond City by Lu Yang, Christian Lindle and Raoul Bukor
A city for fish modelled on a high-rise development underway in Xi'an, China, has been installed in a gallery next to the construction site (+ slideshow). More about Fishpond City by Lu Yang, Christian Lindle and Raoul Bukor
Architecture
Daaf Geluk School by KoningEllis Architects
Dutch studio KoningEllis Architects used a combination of grey slate, warm timber and shimmering aluminium for the walls of a new building at this school for children with learning disabilities in Haarlem, the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about Daaf Geluk School by KoningEllis Architects
Interiors
Stuart Weitzman shoe boutique by Zaha Hadid
Here are some more images of Zaha Hadid's Milanese shoe boutique for American footwear designer Stuart Weitzman. More about Stuart Weitzman shoe boutique by Zaha Hadid
Promotion
Poul Kjærholm exhibition presented by Luminaire
Dezeen promotion: design company Luminaire is exhibiting a range of furniture by mid-century Danish modernist designer Poul Kjærholm in Miami on 8 October. More about Poul Kjærholm exhibition presented by Luminaire