Paris 2012: this collection of furniture by Japanese designers Nendo is stable only when objects are placed on it. More about Object Dependencies Collection by Nendo for Specimen Editions
Jars of colourful preserves are treated like precious antiques at this Paris jam shop by French architects Noël Dominguez and Agathe Delecourt. More about La Chambre aux Confitures by Noël Dominguez and Agathe Delecourt
Climbing plants grow in the recesses of this mysterious steel fence, which conceals the entrance to a renovated coach house in north London. More about Murray Mews by Moxon Architects
Dezeen archive: following our story this week on wallpaper for faking a Renaissance palazzo, here's a roundup of all Dezeen's stories about wallpaper. See all the stories »
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The joints of this handcrafted task light by Israeli industrial designer Asaf Weinbroom comprise strips of walnut veneer clamped round the oak base and head. More about Fervency Series by Asaf Weinbroom
This time five years ago the concrete formwork of Zaha Hadid's MAXXI Museum of XXI Century Arts was only just beginning to take shape in Rome. The building finally completed in 2009 and went on to win the Stirling Prize the following year. More about Five years ago...
London studio (and near-neighbours of Dezeen) Raw Architecture Workshop have designed a partly submerged wooden house for the Scottish Highlands. More about House at Camusdarach Sands by RAW
Imagine if our cities were built by fleets of flying robots. A group of robot helicopters were programmed to lift and stack 1500 polystyrene bricks into a six metre-high tower at the FRAC Centre in Orléans, France. More about Flight Assembled Architecture by Gramazio & Kohler and Raffaello d’Andrea
This time last year an orchestral academy designed by Frank Gehry opened in Florida, while architects Scott Brownrigg completed the London offices for internet giant Google. More about One year ago...
Architects Foster + Partners have attached a 35-storey tower onto the side of two renovated 1920s buildings in Vancouver’s financial district. More about Jameson House by Foster + Partners
Our most controversial story this week announced writer Alain de Botton's plans to erect temples for atheists across the UK - read the story and join the debate here. It also emerged that Disney were selling a T-shirt inspired by the 1979 album cover of Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, but don't rush to order one as they've all sold. We also showed a robe made of golden silk harvested from over a million wild spiders and a tower built by flying robots. More about This week on Dezeen
Following their Eurovision Song Contest win last summer, Azerbaijan rushed to commission German firm GMP Architekten to design a new stadium that will be complete in time to host this year’s competition. More about Sports Concert Complex by GMP Architekten
This 60 metre-long metal bridge is a route for heating and power pipes, rather than people. More about University of Birmingham Steam Bridge by MJP Architects
Dezeen Wire: Dutch designer Tord Boontje is to open a shop in London on 1 March. More about Tord Boontje to open shop in London
Dezen Wire: London art and design college Central Saint Martins has appointed Jeremy Till as head of college. Till will leave his role as dean of the school of architecture at the University of Westminster to take up his new position, which includes joining the executive board of the University of the Arts London.
Central Saint Martins moved to a new campus in Kings Cross, designed by Stanton Williams, in October 2012. See photos and our story about the campus here. More about Central Saint Martins appoints Jeremy Till as head of college
Dezeen Wire: William Knight has been appointed as event director of trade show 100% Design by its new owners Media 10, who bought the show from Reed Exhibitions last week as reported in Dezeen Wire. More about William Knight appointed as event director of 100% Design
The display system at this Japanese souvenir shop in Paris is just key rings hung on screws in the walls. More about Bukiya by Archiee
Japanese architect Tadashi Yoshimura created a living room lined with mud during the renovation of this 200-year-old family house in Nara. More about Wood Old House by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects
A golden cape woven from the silk of over a million wild spiders is on show at the V&A museum in London. More about Spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
Transform your bare office into an Italian palazzo with this wallpaper by UK designers Young & Battaglia that lets you pretend to be surrounded by Renaissance-style angels carved in stone. More about Stone Angels wallpaper by Young & Battaglia for Mineheart