Design
Czech architect and designer Bořek Šípek dies aged 66
Bořek Šípek, the Czech architect and designer known for his flamboyant glassware and furniture, has died in Prague aged 66. More about Czech architect and designer Bořek Šípek dies aged 66
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Design
Dezeen's top 10 designer sex toys for Valentine's Day
Whether you're spending Valentine's Day alone or with company, take a peep at a selection of designer sex toys from the Dezeen archives to put you in the mood. More about Dezeen's top 10 designer sex toys for Valentine's Day
Pinterest
London's best house extensions feature on Dezeen's new Pinterest board
Residential extensions in London have been popular with our readers recently, following this year's Don't Move Improve! awards. Visit our new Pinterest board for a selection of the best, including a sunken glass box, a yellow-framed"shopfront" and a black timber structure featuring a walkway for cats.
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Architecture
CC Arquitectos links agricultural offices in Mexico with water-filled patios
Connected by watery and verdant courtyards, these agricultural offices were designed by CC Arquitectos for a soilless vegetable farm in the Mexican state of Guanajuato (+ slideshow). More about CC Arquitectos links agricultural offices in Mexico with water-filled patios
Interiors
DAS Studio converts Parisian printing factory into indoor cycling studio
The concrete structure of an old printing factory in Paris has been exposed by DAS Studio as part of the building's transformation into a studio for spinning classes (+ slideshow). More about DAS Studio converts Parisian printing factory into indoor cycling studio
Design
Fernando Lazzari's music video for Reid Willis combines natural and "supernatural" imagery
London-based director Fernando Lazzari combined 3D animation with 360 degree images of natural environments to develop a "unique universe" in the music video for Reid Willis' The Slow Knife (+ movie). More about Fernando Lazzari's music video for Reid Willis combines natural and "supernatural" imagery
Furniture
Note Design Studio launches Arch modular shelving system for Fogia
Stockholm 2016: Sweden-based Note Design Studio has created a collection of shelves for furniture brand Fogia that feature half-moon shapes created by bent wooden supports. More about Note Design Studio launches Arch modular shelving system for Fogia
Architecture
The Green community centre by AOC features herringbone-patterned brickwork
Architecture studio AOC gave this community centre in south London a textured, herringbone-patterned facade to reference a mock-Tudor pub across the street (+ slideshow). More about The Green community centre by AOC features herringbone-patterned brickwork
News
This week, Bjarke Ingels was selected for the Serpentine and also featured in a rap video
This week on Dezeen: Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and his firm BIG dominated headlines this week, as they proposed a New York skyscraper wrapped by gardens and were selected to design the next Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. More about This week, Bjarke Ingels was selected for the Serpentine and also featured in a rap video
Furniture
Färg & Blanche stitches fabric and wood together to form Julius seating collection
Stockholm 2016: Stockholm studio Färg & Blanche has used its signature "wood tailoring" technique to produce a collection of sofas and chairs for furniture brand Gärsnäs (+ slideshow). More about Färg & Blanche stitches fabric and wood together to form Julius seating collection
Architecture
Narrow MaHouse by The Very Many features a staircase with a built-in slide
This narrow house in Strasbourg, France, by New York-studio The Very Many features a translucent glass wall and an indoor slide for the younger residents (+ slideshow). More about Narrow MaHouse by The Very Many features a staircase with a built-in slide
Design
New York's Cooper Hewitt Triennial explores the theme of beauty in design
The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum's fifth Design Triennial exhibition in New York examines the theme of beauty in contemporary design (+ slideshow). More about New York's Cooper Hewitt Triennial explores the theme of beauty in design
Interiors
Houseboat by Laust Nørgaard floats in Copenhagen harbour
Danish boatbuilder Laust Nørgaard has completed a floating home for his family in Copenhagen harbour (+ slideshow). More about Houseboat by Laust Nørgaard floats in Copenhagen harbour
US Job of the week: senior visual designer at Vogue.com
Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a senior visual designer at online fashion title Vogue.com in New York. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Design
Victor Castanera's Undae vases are striped to look like sand and sea
Spanish product designer Victor Castanera has created a set of cylindrical resin containers with patterns reminiscent of ocean waves and sandy beaches. More about Victor Castanera's Undae vases are striped to look like sand and sea
Design
Noise reduction has become a "major preoccupation" in Scandinavian interiors
Stockholm 2016: acoustics are the hot topic at this week's Stockholm Furniture Fair, with designers and brands launching products aimed at making interiors quieter. More about Noise reduction has become a "major preoccupation" in Scandinavian interiors
Furniture
Michael Young's carbon-fibre chair for Coalesse weighs less than five pounds
British designer Michael Young's LessThanFive carbon fibre chair for US-based furniture company Coalesse is launching after two years of development. More about Michael Young's carbon-fibre chair for Coalesse weighs less than five pounds
Design
Tom Dixon sold to British investment firm Neo Investment Partners
Business news: design brand Tom Dixon has been sold by its Swedish owners to a British investment company, it has emerged. More about Tom Dixon sold to British investment firm Neo Investment Partners
Design
Google's artificial intelligence becomes first non-human to qualify as a driver
Google's self-driving car system has been officially recognised as a driver in the US, paving the way for the legalisation of autonomous vehicles. More about Google's artificial intelligence becomes first non-human to qualify as a driver
Promotion
Call for entries to Eleven's San Francisco 2016 competition
Dezeen promotion: architects, designers and multidisciplinary teams can now enter Eleven Magazine's latest ideas competition, which aims to reimagine the Tenderloin area of San Francisco as the "neighbourhood of the future". More about Call for entries to Eleven's San Francisco 2016 competition