Furniture
Das Haus by Luca Nichetto
Cologne 2013: Italian designer Luca Nichetto installed his idea of the house of the future at trade fair imm cologne last week (+ slideshow). More about Das Haus by Luca Nichetto
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Design
"It was about celebrating trades that have been lost" - Faye Toogood
Designer Faye Toogood talks through her installation of 49 workers' coats hanging above the street in the first of this series of movies we filmed about the Seven Designers for Seven Dials aerial installations curated by Dezeen. More about "It was about celebrating trades that have been lost" - Faye Toogood
Architecture
Book Tower House by Platform 5 Architects
Walls of books fold around a wooden staircase in this renovation and extension to a north London home by Hackney studio Platform 5 Architects. More about Book Tower House by Platform 5 Architects
Architecture
Dailai Conference Hall by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects has hidden a bamboo-framed conference centre behind a fortified stone wall in the countryside outside Hanoi (+ slideshow). More about Dailai Conference Hall by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Interiors
Adobe Utah campus by Rapt Studio
Adobe employees can play basketball and ping pong inside the software company's new mural-covered Utah campus by San Francisco-based designers Rapt Studio (+ movie). More about Adobe Utah campus by Rapt Studio
Furniture
Autumn/Winter chair by Aga Brzostek
Polish fashion and interior designer Aga Brzostek has created a chair with an integrated blanket for wrapping up warm in winter. More about Autumn/Winter chair by Aga Brzostek
Architecture
Dutch architects to use 3D printer to build a house
News: Dutch architecture studio Universe Architecture is planning to construct a house with a 3D printer for the first time. More about Dutch architects to use 3D printer to build a house
Furniture
Toggle Toggle by Dong-yeop Han
South Korean designer Dong-yeop Han has created a series of storage boxes with duffle-coat toggles as fastenings. More about Toggle Toggle by Dong-yeop Han
Design
Andrée Putman 1925-2013
News: French interior and product designer Andrée Putman has died in Paris aged 87. More about Andrée Putman 1925-2013
Architecture
The Light Pavilion by Lebbeus Woods with Christoph a. Kumpusch
The first and only built project by the late experimental architect Lebbeus Woods is the Light Pavilion, one of of three large-scale installations at Steven Holl's recently completed Sliced Porosity Block in Chengdu, China (+ slideshow). More about The Light Pavilion by Lebbeus Woods with Christoph a. Kumpusch
Design
Bathroom collection by Marc Newson for Caroma
Product news: Australian designer Marc Newson has created a 22-piece collection with orange details for bathroom brand Caroma (+ slideshow). More about Bathroom collection by Marc Newson for Caroma
Interiors
The Silence Room at Selfridges by Alex Cochrane Architects
Alex Cochrane Architects has created a space for shoppers at London department store Selfridges to find peace and quiet amid the bustling emporium (+ slideshow). More about The Silence Room at Selfridges by Alex Cochrane Architects
Architecture
Tianjin Ecocity Ecology and Planning Museums by Steven Holl Architects
One building is the inverse of another at this pair of museums that architect Steven Holl has designed for a new city quarter of Tianjin, China. More about Tianjin Ecocity Ecology and Planning Museums by Steven Holl Architects
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week MVRDV disguised a glass building as a brick farmhouse (above) and a team of Danish architects disguised a housing complex as a group of icebergs (below). Our track of the week from Dezeen Music Project is also below, plus a roundup of our top stories from this week. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
Nokia releases files for 3D printing mobile phone cases
News: mobile phone maker Nokia has released open-source files that will let Lumia 820 smartphone users 3D print their own customised case. More about Nokia releases files for 3D printing mobile phone cases
Architecture talks
"A lot of what we do is about testing public space"– Suzanne O'Connell of The Decorators
Suzanne O'Connell of Hackney studio The Decorators introduces a temporary restaurant in a local market and a community event on top of a multi-storey car park in this movie filmed by Dezeen at our Designed in Hackney Day. More about "A lot of what we do is about testing public space"– Suzanne O'Connell of The Decorators
Architecture
Wall of skateboard offcuts wins MoMA/PS1 Young Architects Program 2013
News: American studio CODA has won this year's MoMA/PS1 Young Architects Program competition and will insert a wall made from skateboard offcuts into the courtyard of the PS1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. More about Wall of skateboard offcuts wins MoMA/PS1 Young Architects Program 2013
Design
Smart Forjeremy by Jeremy Scott
American fashion designer Jeremy Scott has designed a special edition for car brand Smart, with wings that shoot out from the back to form the rear and brake lights (+ slideshow). More about Smart Forjeremy by Jeremy Scott
Design
Forget Me Knot by Sruli Recht
Iceland-based fashion designer Sruli Recht had a slice of skin surgically removed from his own belly to make this ring. More about Forget Me Knot by Sruli Recht
Design
Pots by Benjamin Hubert for Menu
Maison&Objet 2013: London designer Benjamin Hubert has created a range of terracotta pots with rubber lids for Danish homeware brand Menu. More about Pots by Benjamin Hubert for Menu