Furniture
For Rest Table by SPEAC
Eight poles and a board made of forest waste bolt together to make a flat-pack table by Japanese designers Hiroyuki Miyabe and Jun Yoshimura of SPEAC. More about For Rest Table by SPEAC
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Architecture
New Pinterest board: Corten steel
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Architecture
Columbia University Medical Building by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro have proposed a medical education centre at New York's Columbia University that appears to have had its skin peeled away from its skeleton. More about Columbia University Medical Building by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Dezeen Mail #108
The latest issue of our weekly Dezeen Mail newsletter leads with dreamy hotel cabins overlooking a Mexican valley (above).
There’re also new jobs, competitions, interviews and music plus details of our new pop-up shop Dezeen Super Store.
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Interiors
Resident Tsao by KC Design Studio
This apartment by Taiwan firm KC Design Studio features rotating walls, allowing four rooms to be converted instantly into one (+ slideshow). More about Resident Tsao by KC Design Studio
Competition: five copies of Useless - Critical Writing in Art and Design to be won
Competition: continuing our series of features on new publishing ventures, Dezeen are giving readers a chance to win a copy of Useless: Critical Writing in Art and Design written by Royal College of Art graduates. More about Competition: five copies of Useless - Critical Writing in Art and Design to be won
Architecture
Floriade 2022 by MVRDV
Dutch architects MVRDV have proposed extending the city of Almere into a lake by building a square-shaped artificial peninsula covered in gardens (+ slideshow). More about Floriade 2022 by MVRDV
News
Dezeen number one in The Independent's 10 best architecture blogs
Dezeen Wire: Dezeen has been placed first in a list of the 10 best architecture blogs compiled by UK newspaper The Independent. More about Dezeen number one in The Independent's 10 best architecture blogs
Furniture
Escale Numérique by Mathieu Lehanneur
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a series of Wi-Fi stations in Paris where people can sit down to use their laptops or access local information via a large screen. More about Escale Numérique by Mathieu Lehanneur
Architecture
Tutukaka House by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
Wooden shutters fold, tilt and slide open to let in the sun and keep out the burglars at this weekend cabin in New Zealand by architects Crosson Clarke Carnachan (+ slideshow). More about Tutukaka House by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
Interiors
Air France Business Lounge by Brandimage and Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance and branding agency Brandimage have created a park-like business lounge at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, with branching pathways and tree-shaped lights. More about Air France Business Lounge by Brandimage and Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
Architecture
Endémico Resguardo Silvestre by Gracia Studio
This hotel by Mexican architects Gracia Studio comprises 20 separate cabins dotted across the landscape in one of Mexico's wine-making regions (+ slideshow). More about Endémico Resguardo Silvestre by Gracia Studio
Design
Ronny by Daniel Böttcher for Formverleih at Dezeen Super Store
These felt elephant toys by German designer Daniel Böttcher are available at our pop-up design emporium Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London WC2. More about Ronny by Daniel Böttcher for Formverleih at Dezeen Super Store
Architecture
House For All Seasons by John Lin
Architect John Lin has adapted the traditional style of a rural Chinese courtyard residence to create a village house that is entirely self-sufficient (+ slideshow). More about House For All Seasons by John Lin
Architecture
The Shard opens tomorrow
Renzo Piano's London skyscraper The Shard will be officially inagurated tomorrow, followed by a five-minute laser show projected onto its 310-metre-high facade. More about The Shard opens tomorrow
Interiors
Aesop Shin-Marunouchi by Torafu Architects
Chunky chipboard surfaces have been sanded and stained to look like marble at this Aesop skincare shop in Tokyo by Japanese studio Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More about Aesop Shin-Marunouchi by Torafu Architects
Furniture
Postable by Studio Toer
Eindhoven designers Studio Toer have created a table designed to fit through your letter box (+ movie). More about Postable by Studio Toer
Interiors
Hue Plus by Schemata Architecture Office
Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka of Schemata Architecture Office has designed the interior of a food-photography studio in Tokyo. More about Hue Plus by Schemata Architecture Office
Design
Sergio Pininfarina 1926-2012
Dezeen Wire: Sergio Pininfarina, the Italian car designer who worked for brands including Ferrari, Maserati and Lancia, has died aged 85 (via Reuters). Pininfarina worked at and later ran the family-run Pininfarina design studio from 1950 until 2006, working on models including the Ferrari Testarossa, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider and Bentley Azure.
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Interiors
The Commune by Geneva University of Art and Design students
Students at the Geneva University of Art and Design have formed a travelling commune inside a collection of shipping containers and have been staging performances around Switzerland. More about The Commune by Geneva University of Art and Design students