News
VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron opens
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn reviews the newly-opened VitraHaus in Weil am Rhein, Germany, by architects Herzog & de Meuron - New York Times
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Architecture
OceanScope by AnL Studio
Korean designers AnL Studio have completed an observatory made of shipping containers in Songdo New City, Incheon, South Korea. More about OceanScope by AnL Studio
Architecture
The Dovecote Studio by Haworth Tompkins
London architects Haworth Tompkins have inserted a Corten steel artist's studio into a ruined Victorian dovecote in Suffolk, UK. More about The Dovecote Studio by Haworth Tompkins
Architecture
Dieter-Wetterauer-Halle by Böwer Eith Murken
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photographs of a gymnasium in Freiburg designed by German studio Böwer Eith Murken. More about Dieter-Wetterauer-Halle by Böwer Eith Murken
Competition: seven copies of China's Creative Voice to be won
To coincide with today's celebrations of the Chinese New Year, Dezeen have teamed up with brand consultancy HuntHaggarty to give our readers the chance to win one of seven copies of China's Creative Voice - A Brave New Youth Culture. More about Competition: seven copies of China's Creative Voice to be won
Design
Mama Look by Anna Kraitz
Stockholm 2010: Swedish designer Anna Kraitz has designed a sofa for furniture company Kallemo with a leather belt strapped around the backrest, which is on show at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week. More about Mama Look by Anna Kraitz
Architecture
F-White by Takuro Yamamoto
Japanese studio Takuro Yamamoto Architects have completed a small house in Kashiwa, Japan, centred around a rectangular courtyard that has been rotated at an oblique angle to the rest of the building. More about F-White by Takuro Yamamoto
Interiors
MD. net Clinic Akasaka by Nendo
Japanese designers Nendo have completed the interior of a mental health clinic in Akasaka, Tokyo, where none of the doors open and patients and staff instead move around the building by opening sections of the walls. More about MD. net Clinic Akasaka by Nendo
Architecture
Médiathèque BDIV de Fougères by Tetrarc
Architectural photographer Stéphane Chalmeau has sent us his photos of a library in Fougères by French studio Tetrarc, where glazed sections of the building are screened by a trellis of lettering. More about Médiathèque BDIV de Fougères by Tetrarc
Design
RU Chair by Shane Schneck for Hay
Stockholm 2010: at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week Stockholm designer Shane Schneck exhibits a wooden chair that can be hung from the edge of a table by its cantilevered seat. More about RU Chair by Shane Schneck for Hay
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News
"Most industrial designers don’t know how to use color" - New York Times
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Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn interviews Dutch designer Hella Jongerius about her use of colour and her work for design brand Vitra - New York Times 
Architecture
Lien Residence by Ministry of Design
Singapore studio Ministry of Design have completed a single-storey house that zig-zags across its triangular site in Singapore. More about Lien Residence by Ministry of Design
Design
Rainbow Church by Tokujin Yoshioka
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will exhibit a glass window made of 500 crystal prisms at MUSEUM. beyond museum in Seoul this May. More about Rainbow Church by Tokujin Yoshioka
Design
Favourite Things by Chen Karlsson
Stockholm 2010: at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week Stockholm studio Chen Karlsson present a lamp where treasured objects can be exhibited inside a transparent tank beneath the light source. More about Favourite Things by Chen Karlsson
Competition: five copies of El Ultimo Grito - Abandon Architectures to be won
We've got together with [NAME] Publications of Miami to give away five copies of monograph El Ultimo Grito - Abandon Architectures. More about Competition: five copies of El Ultimo Grito - Abandon Architectures to be won
Furniture
Baufrica by Muungano
Stockholm 2010: Swedish designers Muungano are exhibiting a collection of furniture that combines African colours and patterns with the aesthetics of the Bauhaus movement at this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Baufrica by Muungano
Interiors
Bastogne by ADN Architectures
ADN architects of Belgium have completed the refurbishment of a house in La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium, painting both the new plaster and original shale walls in white to exaggerate the different textures. More about Bastogne by ADN Architectures
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News
Zaha Hadid profits fall by two thirds - Building Design
More about Zaha Hadid profits fall by two thirds - Building Design
Dezeenwire: London firm Zaha Hadid Architects have seen a 69% decrease in profit from just over £5 million in 2008 to £1.6 million in the year to March 2009 - Building Design 
Design
Well Transparent Chair by Ron Arad
London designer Ron Arad has created a polycarbonate version of his famous Well Tempered Chair for the forthcoming exhibition of his work at the Barbican in London. More about Well Transparent Chair by Ron Arad
Design
Alexander McQueen 1969-2010
Dezeenwire: fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead at his home in London - BBC
More about Alexander McQueen 1969-2010