Design
Mercury high-speed train by Priestmangoode
British designers Priestmangoode have unveiled a conceptual high-speed train for the UK. More about Mercury high-speed train by Priestmangoode
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News
V&A to launch competition for Exhibition Road extension
More about V&A to launch competition for Exhibition Road extension
Dezeenwire: the Victoria and Albert museum in London are to launch an open international competition this autumn to design an extension to the museum on Exhibition Road - Independent
Architecture
Minimalist House by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
This long narrow house in Okinawa, Japan, by Japanese studio Shinichi Ogawa & Associates is divided lengthways into a courtyard and living space. More about Minimalist House by Shinichi Ogawa & Associates
Design
GE WattStation by fuseproject
San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of Fuseproject has designed these electric car-chargers for public and home use. More about GE WattStation by fuseproject
Interiors
Shophouses 4 x 8 m Bangkok by Peter Nitsch
German photographer Peter Nitsch has sent us a selection of his latest series of photos, documenting combined businesses and homes in Bangkok, Thailand. More about Shophouses 4 x 8 m Bangkok by Peter Nitsch
Design
Old Thomas moustaches by Pavel Sidorenko
Need a designer disguise? Estonian product designer Pavel Sidorenko has created this range of felt fake moustaches. More about Old Thomas moustaches by Pavel Sidorenko
Architecture
Essent Energy heating plant by Bonnema
Architectural photographer Gerard van Beek shares his photographs of a heating plant in the Netherlands by Dutch architects Bonnema. More about Essent Energy heating plant by Bonnema
Interview
Dezeen podcast: James Dyson
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to James Dyson in this podcast recorded at the UK launch of Dyson's new floor-standing blade-less fans. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Dezeen podcast: James Dyson
Design
Tea House for Robots by Rootoftwo and PLY Architecture
Michigan studios Rootoftwo and PLY Architecture have housed their conceptual models of future kitchen appliances in a paper teahouse at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan. Update 31/07/11: see Dezeen's top ten stories about robots. More about Tea House for Robots by Rootoftwo and PLY Architecture
Interview
Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Tomás Alonso
DezeenTV: in this second movie in our Dezeentalks at [D3]Design Talents series, London designer Tomás Alonso talks about being an exhibitor as part of [D3]Design Talents at imm cologne, his favourite projects and making a mess at OKAY Studio. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Tomás Alonso
Interiors
Unagi by STAD
Japanese architect Toru Shimokawa of STAD clad this shop selling eels in burnt and carbonised cedar. More about Unagi by STAD
Furniture
Foundation by Benjamin Hubert
This shelving with integral steel box-files by London designer Benjamin Hubert has been created to celebrate the 200th anniversary of British design brand Heals. More about Foundation by Benjamin Hubert
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News
Günter Behnisch 1922-2010
Dezeenwire: German architect Günter Behnisch, founder of Behnisch Architekten, and has died aged 88. Via sueddeutsche.de
More about Günter Behnisch 1922-2010 
Half Real by Point Supreme Architects
Greek firm Point Supreme Architects have completed an installation for a gallery in Athens that is a half-size replica of the room in which it sits. More about Half Real by Point Supreme Architects
Interiors
Zaha Hadid and Suprematism at Galerie Gmurzynska Zurich
Zaha Hadid has curated and designed an exhibition at Galerie Gmurzynska Zurich that juxtaposes her own work with early twentieth-century Russian art pieces. More about Zaha Hadid and Suprematism at Galerie Gmurzynska Zurich
Interview
Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: James Irvine
DezeenTV: earlier this year Dezeen teamed up with [D3] Design Talents at imm cologne to interview 12 designers, including several whose careers have been launched at the young designers' showcase. To kick off the Dezeentalks at [D3]Design Talents series, Cologne regular James Irvine discusses sweaty armpits, car bonnets and Jasper Morrison's buckets. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: James Irvine
Watches
HM4 Thunderbolt by Maximilian Büsser
Maximilian Büsser of watch brand MB&F has designed a watch with dials mounted on two jet engine-shaped parts of the case. More about HM4 Thunderbolt by Maximilian Büsser
Furniture
Royèroid by Robert Stadler
Austrian designer Robert Stadler created his latest range of seating in tribute to the late French interior designer Jean Royère. More about Royèroid by Robert Stadler
Lighting
Handmadelights by Asaf Weinbroom
Industrial designer Asaf Weinbroom has created a range of lighting made entirely of wood, including the joints and connector clamps. More about Handmadelights by Asaf Weinbroom
Green
Union Street Urban Orchard by Heather Ring
American landscape architect Heather Ring of the Wayward Plant Registry has transformed a disused site in Bankside, London, into a public garden with the introduction of apple trees, allotments, a timber pavilion, and a table-tennis table in a skip. More about Union Street Urban Orchard by Heather Ring