Y-shaped wooden columns support rooms and lofts at different levels inside this family house in Matsudo, Japan, by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects (+ slideshow). More about House H by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
Cologne 2013: the structure of this lightweight plywood chair by Eric and Johnny Design Studio of Berlin was inspired by I-beams used in the construction industry (+ slideshow). More about Beams Chair by Eric and Johnny Design Studio
Maison&Objet 2013: Japanese architect Toyo Ito will present a set of cutlery with slim handles like chopsticks at Maison&Objet design fair in Paris, which opens tomorrow. More about MU Cutlery by Toyo Ito for Alessi
A housing block shaped like icebergs (above) and our World Design Guide feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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This shop and office complex by Dutch architects MVRDV is disguised as an old farmhouse, but its walls and roof are actually made from glass. More about Glass Farm by MVRDV
Milan 2013: Rem Koolhaas' OMA has designed a range of angular furniture for Knoll and used it to furnish the runway show for Prada's Autumn Winter 2013 collection at Milan Men's Fashion Week (+ slideshow). More about The Ideal House by OMA and AMO for Prada
The classic blue Nivea tin inspired an overhaul of the skincare brand's packaging by San Franscisco-based designer Yves Béhar and his studio fuseproject. More about Nivea packaging by Yves Béhar and fuseproject
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of five copies of a limited edition digital artwork by Japanese artist Yoko Ono. More about Competition: five copies of digital artwork by Yoko Ono to be won
Architect Frank Gehry has presented a new collection of his glowing Fish Lamps made of jagged plastic scales. More about Fish Lamps by Frank Gehry
Parasitic dwellings for homeless people would cling to the sides of lamp posts in this concept by British architecture graduate Milo Ayden De Luca (+ slideshow + movie). More about Excrescent Utopia by Milo Ayden De Luca
The lower floor of this long narrow house by Dutch studio 123DV is mostly buried beneath two grassy mounds (+ slideshow). More about Bridge House by 123DV
This translucent cabin by architects Kengo Kuma and Associates is an experimental house in Hokkaidō, Japan, designed to test the limits of architecture in cold climates (+ slideshow). More about Meme Meadows Experimental House by Kengo Kuma and Associates
News: the architect behind the competition-winning design for a new parliament in Baghdad has spoken out against "fashionable icon building" amid rumours that the Iraqi authorities are in discussions with Zaha Hadid, whose own design was placed third. More about Iraqi Parliament architect attacks "failure" of iconic buildings
Dezeen has just launched World Design Guide, an online guide to the key architecture and design events around the world in 2013. More about Dezeen launches World Design Guide
In the next movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, Gurmeet Sian of Office Sian explains how an emphasis on building relationships with his clients makes him more like a midwife than an architect. More about "The architect-midwife should be brilliant at listening" - Gurmeet Sian
Maison&Objet 2013: rolls of slatted wood are draped over simple chair frames to complete these seats designed by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for French brand Petite Friture. More about Market by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance for Petite Friture
A conceptual space station that was conceived in the 1920s inspired the spiralling structure of this culture and technology centre in Slovenia. More about Space Habitable Wheel by OFIS, Sadar Vuga, Bevk Perovic and Dekleva Gregoric
Led by Israeli product designer Itay Ohaly, a group of nine designers worked in isolation on the eclectic parts for this table, chair and lamp. More about Group Project by Itay Ohaly
A team of architects including JDS Architects and CEBRA are close to completing this harbour-side housing development modelled on a cluster of floating icebergs in Denmark (+ slideshow). More about Isbjerget by JDS Architects, CEBRA, SeARCH and Louis Paillard
These collapsible chairs by American design studio Pilot///Wave hang on the wall in an undulating line when they're not in use. (+ movie). More about L22 chair by Pilot///Wave