News: a 3D printer approved by NASA will be flown to the International Space Station next year so astronauts can print components, tools and equipment on-demand in space. More about NASA certifies first 3D printer for use in space
Car brand MINI has previewed design ideas ahead of the launch of its new model later this year, including Union Jack door pockets and a disco floor (+ movie). More about Vision by MINI
News: architecture firm Aedas has won a competition to design a twisting 33-storey skyscraper for Shanghai, China (+ slideshow). More about Aedas to design twisting skyscraper for Shanghai
This apartment block in Seoul by South Korean designers OBBA has a semi-outdoor stairwell screened behind a section of open brickwork in the centre. More about Beyond the Screen by OBBA
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with designers Another Studio to give readers the chance to win one of five MONUmini kits for building a tiny Centre Pompidou or Villa Savoye. More about Competition: five Centre Pompidou and Villa Savoye kits to be won
Following the success of our digital map-based guides to London Design Festival 2012 and Milan Design Week 2013, we're creating an even better version for this year's LDF - so if you're exhibiting or organising an event and want to be included FREE, submit the details here! More about World Design Guide map of London Design Festival 2013
London firm Paul Crofts Studio has completed a bakery on a high street in Suffolk, UK, with a motif based on a magpie's nest set into the douglas fir serving counter. More about Two Magpies Bakery by Paul Crofts Studio
Our new Pinterest board features beautiful apartments and loft interiors from around the world, including Napoleon I's old apartment, a renovation in Mayfair featuring a staircase that merges with the kitchen and bathtub, and lots more.
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Architect Alison Brooks talks about how residents come together in the streets of her firm's Be housing project in Essex, UK, in this movie produced by Living Projects. More about "The streets become big party rooms" - Alison Brooks on Newhall Be
Product news: this pencil cup and stationery holder that appears to be sinking into the desk has been designed by Luka Or for Israel design brand Monkey Business. More about Titanic by Luka Or for Monkey Business
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to give away five pairs of tickets to a retrospective exhibition of work by architect Richard Rogers at the Royal Academy of Arts. More about Competition: five pairs of Richard Rogers exhibition tickets to be won
Dezeen archive: here's a roundup of some of the most beautiful Barcelona apartments we've featured with decorative geometric floor tiles (+ slideshow). More about Dezeen archive: floor tiles in Barcelona apartments
Opinion: in this week's column Sam Jacob argues against what he calls PRotest, proposing that new forms of outcry through marketing and the media are confusing and "only make us more alienated". More about "Protest by way of marketing prevents us achieving anything"
In this movie by producers Living Projects, architects David Mikhail and Annalie Riches explain how their Church Walk housing project created four compact but light and airy homes on the small awkward site of a former junkyard in north London. More about "It's about trying to grab light and views where you can" - Riches and Mikhail on Church Walk
Our featured architect this week is Richard Rogers, who we interviewed to coincide with the opening of his retrospective at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and his eightieth birthday. Read on for more plus Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
London-based Moxon Architects has completed a contemporary glazed extension to this Grade II listed town house in south-west London. More about Chelsea Town House by Moxon Architects
In our second exclusive video interview in our series of movies about Richard Rogers, the British architect reveals that key elements of the Centre Pompidou in Paris, which he designed together with Italian architect Renzo Piano, were strongly influenced by the radical thinking of the 1960s. More about "The Pompidou captured the revolutionary spirit of 1968" says Richard Rogers
Istanbul Design Biennial 2014: British curator and writer Zoë Ryan has been appointed as curator of the second Istanbul Design Biennial, to be held from 18 October to 14 December 2014. More about Zoë Ryan appointed as curator of Istanbul Design Biennial 2014
Dezeen promotion: design show designjunction will take place at the Sorting Office from 19 to 22 September during London Design Festival. More about Designjunction 2013
News: British industrial design firm Dyson has launched a tiny vacuum cleaner for British homes, which are the smallest in western Europe and often lack space to store a full-size cleaner. More about Dyson launches vacuum cleaner the size of an A4 sheet of paper