Design
Folio Staircase by Disguincio & Co
Italian studio Disguincio & Co has produced a concept for a spiral staircase with steps made from folds of fibreglass. More about Folio Staircase by Disguincio & Co
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Furniture
Tram Chair by Thomas Feichtner for TON
Milan 2013: Austrian designer Thomas Feichtner has steam-bent and laminated wood to create a chair for Czech furniture brand TON. More about Tram Chair by Thomas Feichtner for TON
Interiors
Táňa Kmenta Hair Studio by Studio Muon
Prague-based Studio Muon have completed a hair salon in Brno, Czech Republic, that looks like a cross between a warehouse and a dungeon (+ slideshow). More about Táňa Kmenta Hair Studio by Studio Muon
Design
Dream music video by Cauboyz
French design duo Cauboyz built a wall of illuminated words to make this typography-inspired music video (+ movies). More about Dream music video by Cauboyz
Design
Please Kill Me by Sibling
London design studio Sibling continued their fixation on enormous knitted accessories in their Autumn Winter 2013 menswear show, titled Please Kill Me. More about Please Kill Me by Sibling
Architecture
Elevated Sports Court by Guzmán de Yarza Blache
Students arriving at and departing from this school in Zaragoza, Spain, often obstructed sports games in the playground, so architect Guzmán de Yarza Blache decided to lift one of the sports courts up out of the way (+ movie). More about Elevated Sports Court by Guzmán de Yarza Blache
Design
Autumn Winter 2013 collection by Eilish Macintosh
Central Saint Martins graduate Eilish Macintosh showed outfits tied up with knotted lengths of rope at the institution's show during London Fashion Week. More about Autumn Winter 2013 collection by Eilish Macintosh
Architecture
Amsterdam architects plan 3D-printed canal house
News: Dutch studio DUS Architects has joined the race to build the first 3D-printed house with plans to print a full-size canal house in Amsterdam. More about Amsterdam architects plan 3D-printed canal house
Interiors
Skyhouse by David Hotson and Ghislaine Viñas
A tubular steel slide plummets through four storeys inside this penthouse apartment in New York by architect David Hotson (+ slideshow). More about Skyhouse by David Hotson and Ghislaine Viñas
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
The relentless march towards a 3D-printed world continued this week with news of a 3D-printed dress (above) and a 3D-printed car. Read on for more highlights of the week and our top track from Dezeen Music Project. More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture
Frank Gehry-designed Maggie's Centre opens in Hong Kong
News: the latest Maggie's cancer care centre designed by Frank Gehry opened in Hong Kong yesterday, becoming the first of the charity's units outside the UK. More about Frank Gehry-designed Maggie's Centre opens in Hong Kong
Software and web design
Field Trip app by Google now available for iOS
Google's Field Trip app, which provides contextual information about your surroundings via your smartphone, is now available to download for Apple iOS and features content from Dezeen. More about Field Trip app by Google now available for iOS
Design
The Underground Library by Keri Tan, Max Pilwat and Ferdi Rodriguez
This virtual library shelf would let New York subway passengers read the first 10 pages of a book on their smartphones before directing them to the nearest library to pick up a hard copy (+ movie). More about The Underground Library by Keri Tan, Max Pilwat and Ferdi Rodriguez
Architecture
OMA chosen to masterplan Airport City in Qatar
News: Rem Koolhaas' studio OMA has been selected to masterplan a business and residential development linking the city of Doha in Qatar with the new Hamad International Airport. More about OMA chosen to masterplan Airport City in Qatar
Architecture
Canaletto by UNStudio
Dutch firm UNStudio has unveiled images of its first UK project: a 30-storey residential tower on London's City Road. More about Canaletto by UNStudio
World Tour 2013: Cape Town
"South Africa has always had an upcycling culture"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in the second part of our tour around Cape Town, Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo shows us the former industrial suburb of Woodstock, which the city's design community has recently made its home, and explains the importance of upcycling in South African design. More about "South Africa has always had an upcycling culture"
Architecture
Still by Apollo Architects & Associates
This house for a surgeon in Chiba, Japan, by Apollo Architects & Associates contains courtyards with elevated wooden walkways and glass walls behind its thick concrete exterior (+ slideshow). More about Still by Apollo Architects & Associates
Design
Viktor & Rolf Autumn Winter 2013 scenography by Studio Job
Artists Studio Job created a backdrop of wilting flowers for Viktor & Rolf's Autumn Winter 2013 show at Paris Fashion Week (+ slideshow). More about Viktor & Rolf Autumn Winter 2013 scenography by Studio Job
Furniture
Bikini Island collection by Werner Aisslinger for Moroso
Milan 2013: Berlin-based designer Werner Aisslinger will unveil brightly coloured chairs and a set of modular furniture for Italian brand Moroso in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More about Bikini Island collection by Werner Aisslinger for Moroso
Interiors
Mogeen Salon by Dirk van Berkel
Dutch designer Dirk van Berkel has converted a fireplace shop in Amsterdam into a salon and hairdressing school with copper pipes snaking across the walls and ceiling. More about Mogeen Salon by Dirk van Berkel