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Tiny dimples and raised dots cover these ceramic tiles by French designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec. More about Pico by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Mutina
Dutch architects Concrete designed flattened parasols of rusted steel to shelter the terraced restaurant outside a historic castle in Girona, Spain. More about Castell d’Emporda by Concrete
With all six permanent venues completed and the opening ceremony exactly one year away, here's a roundup of all our stories about the London 2012 Olympics. See all the stories »
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The aquatics centre designed by Zaha Hadid for the London 2012 Olympic Games is complete. More about London Aquatics Centre 2012 by Zaha Hadid
A private balcony is concealed behind the black galvanised steel exterior of this house in Yao, Japan, by architect Yosuke Ichii. More about Hi House by Yosuke Ichii
These clothes by Montreal fashion designer Ying Gao curl and unfurl in reaction to light. More about Living Pod by Ying Gao
Following our story about Shigeru Ban's apartments secured by rolling metal shutters, here's a concrete house near Stuttgart that can be sealed with sliding screens. More about House KW by Käß Hauschildt Architects
Dezeen Wire: The Telegraph shows 22 new aerial photos of the London 2012 Olympic Games venues - see the gallery here.
See all our stories about the London 2012 Olympic Games here.
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After hours, rolling metal shutters fasten across these New York apartments designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More about Metal Shutter Houses by Shigeru Ban Architects and Dean Maltz Architect
In this next movie in our series by publishers Laurence King, made to accompany Paul Jackson's book Folding Techniques for Designers, the author shows how to form spans and parabolas in a sheet of card. More about Folding Techniques for Designers: spans and parabolas by Paul Jackson
Portuguese architect and set designer João Mendes Ribeiro has converted the former house of a poet into a writer's retreat (photos: Do Mal o Menos). More about Casa da Escrita by João Mendes Ribeiro
New Designers 2011: as the value of copper increases, product design graduate Oscar Medley-Whitfield has minted a range of copper-bullion bowls so investors can display their assets at home. More about Worth the Weight by Oscar Medley-Whitfield
Both weddings and council assemblies take place beneath the double gabled-roof of this hall at the medieval centre of a German village (photography by Roland Halbe). More about Townhall Schefflenz by Glück+Partner
Show RCA 2011: footwear designer Victoria Spruce presented these sculptural shoes at the Royal College of Art graduate show earlier this month. More about Footwear by Victoria Spruce
A triangulated glass and steel restaurant sits beside a river in a remote forested gorge in southern China. More about Tianmen Mountain Restaurant by Liu Chongxiao
A Picasso painting inspired this cliff-top house near Sydney by architects Durbach Block Jaggers. More about Holman House by Durbach Block Jaggers
Polish artist Monika Grzymala will fill a London gallery with lengths of black and white sticky tape at an exhibition that opens in October. More about Miles and Miles of Sticky Tape by Monika Grzymala
Competition: we've teamed up with publishers Laurence King to give Dezeen readers the chance to win one of five copies of Folding Techniques for Designers. More about Competition: five copies of Folding Techniques for Designers to be won
London designers Airside have made the promo video for new Flashman track To The Victor – The Spoils! More about To The Victor – The Spoils! by Airside