Dezeen Wire: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has described Beijing as a prison and a city of violence in an article published on the website of American magazine Newsweek.
The article was published despite Chinese authorities forbidding the artist from giving interviews, following his release in June from 81 days of detention.
Residents at this remote Australian lodge can step straight out of bed to the side of a long narrow outdoor pool. More about Beached House by BKK Architects
Nobody likes hospital waiting rooms. Barcelona design agency Fuelfor have designed a series of conceptual improvements to make them a little more bearable. More about Rethinking the Waiting Room by Fuelfor
These stools by Swedish designers Glimpt are made in Vietnam from rolls of seagrass, bound with the thread that's normally used to make hammocks. More about Superheroes by Glimpt
This house by Masahiro Kinoshita of KINO Architects comprises four blocks branching off from a central living and dining room, with an attic above each one. More about Branch House by KINO Architects
Dezeen archive: our most popular story this week is Zaha Hadid's Wangjing Soho retail complex for Beijing, so here's a roundup of all our stories about projects in China. See all the stories »
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Planks of a picnic table are draped over the railing at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Nebraska. More about Picnic Table by Michael Beitz
Milanese collective Carnovsky have decked out east London bar and gallery DreamBags JaguarShoes in their wallpaper that changes under different lighting conditions. More about RGB by Carnovsky at DreamBags JaguarShoes
These racy figurines by ceramicist Rebecca Wilson are cast from pieces of fruit. More about Dirty Rotten Peaches by Rebecca Wilson
This time last year the Venice Architecture Biennale was underway, where Rem Koolhaas was awarded the Golden Lion as OMA unveiled their design for the renovation of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice. More about One year ago...
Large folding doors open this woodland house outside Stockholm onto a decked terrace that is shaded by a folding fabric canopy. More about Wooden house by Schlyter/Gezelius Arkitektkontor
This week Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple amid a flurry of praise for his contributions to the design world, although Dezeen readers slammed designs for the new Apple headquarters by Foster + Partners only last week.
Zaha Hadid released new images of her enormous retail complex for Beijing, Henning Larsen Architects completed the Harpa Concert and Conference Centre in Reykjavík and we rounded up all our stories about interiors that don't quite look finished.
Herzog & de Meuron finally launched a website, although it didn't go down too well on Twitter. www.zaha-hadid.com and www.rosslovegrove.com have also had recent makeovers - tell us what you think here.
Over on Dezeen Screen there's an animation of the two memorial fountains on the World Trade Centre site in New York, due to open next month.
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Dezeen Wire: following the launch of Herzog & de Meuron's new website this week and ensuing discussion about the design of architects' sites, tell us what you think about the recent makeovers for www.zaha-hadid.com and www.rosslovegrove.com.
Walls, ceilings, furniture and lighting are covered in grey felt at this advertising office in Amsterdam by Dutch interior architects i29. More about Tribal DDB office by i29
Dezeen Wire: following Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO of Apple yesterday, Jonathan Glancey summarises the company's influence on design for the Guardian, Cliff Kuang for Co.Design points to the hiring of British designer Jonathan Ive as Jobs' greatest moment and the Huffington Post poles readers on which Apple product best encapsulates "Jobs' design revolution."
Apple fan Steven Fry talks about how Jobs "changed the cultural landscape" in a recording for the BBC while The Daily Beast collated Tweets from Apple employees in reaction to the news.
Last week Dezeen featured Foster + Partners' design for the new Apple headquarters.
More about Design world reactions to Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO of Apple
London-based Fraher Architects have completed a house extension in Islington that is wrapped in larch batons and has a flower-covered roof. More about The Jewel Box by Fraher Architects
This shimmering silhouette in the shape of three overlapping houses is in fact a junior school for boys in a Melbourne suburb. More about Penleigh and Essendon Junior Boys School by McBride Charles Ryan
Copenhagen studio Henning Larsen Architects and Icelandic studio Batteriid Architects have completed a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland, in collaboration with artist Olafur Eliasson. More about Harpa Concert and Conference Centre Reykjavík by Henning Larsen Architects
Garments hang from the recycled parts of four bicycles inside a sustainable clothing shop in Stuttgart. More about Glore Store by Markmus and Neoos Design