Opinion: London auction house Christie's is auctioning off trinkets and clothing from the estate of Margaret Thatcher, one of the UK's most controversial prime ministers. Sam Jacob takes a closer look at some of the items on offer. More about "What would you do with a piece of Thatcher memorabilia?"
A sculptural staircase made from slender steel rods connects the living spaces of this Bulgarian residence with an attic workplace used as a dressmaking studio (+ slideshow). More about DontDIY installs black wireframe staircase inside house and atelier in Sofia
The second addition to Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar by London firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects is a curved suspension bridge in Amsterdam that forks at either end to separate pedestrians from cyclists. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Nescio Bridge by Wilkinson Eyre Architects
New York architect Mark Foster Gage has proposed a 102-storey tower covered in Gothic sculptural elements for Manhattan, in response to the city's supertall skyscrapers that are "virtually free of architectural design" (+ movie). More about Mark Foster Gage proposes elaborate gargoyle-covered skyscraper for New York
Most Loved: in the first movie of our exclusive new video series, Marcel Wanders looks back at his chair made from knotted rope, which helped propel the Dutch designer to international stardom when it was launched in 1996. More about Marcel Wanders' seminal 1996 Knotted Chair was "a little miracle"
Today we're launching Most Loved, our latest collaboration with MINI, which celebrates design objects that have found a special place in people's hearts. More about Dezeen and MINI launch Most Loved video series
These new pictures by photography duo Hufton + Crow reveal the curvaceous form of UNStudio's new transport terminal in Arnhem, the Netherlands (+ slideshow). More about UNStudio's new station for Arnhem photographed by Hufton + Crow
Set under an old brick archway on the Kent coastline, this timber-lined shop and cafe by Haptic takes its design cues from Scandinavian architecture and traditional beach huts. More about Coastal cafe by Haptic features plywood volumes shaped like beach huts and Scandinavian cabins
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has created a modelling kit made up of triangular-shaped wooden pieces, which has been described as the Japanese alternative to Lego (+ slideshow). More about Kengo Kuma's Tsumiki building blocks can be arranged to create original sculptures
This glass and timber house by Dutch office DP6 Architectuurstudio was designed "like a little black box" with sections of dark larch cladding to help it merge with the surrounding trees. More about DP6 Architectuurstudio completes glass and timber home in a woodland setting
Rocks excavated from the site of this apartment building on the Greek island of Santorini were reused to form terraces and retaining walls so it blends with its mountainous setting (+ slideshow). More about Kapsimalis Architects completes mountainside apartments near Santorini's highest point
A timber box with a pitched roof sits atop the handmade-brick ground floor of this house in the English village of Orford by London studio Nash Baker Architects (+ slideshow). More about Nash Baker Architects combines brick base and gabled timber top for Broad Street House
Italian designer Francesco Musci has created a set of latex fingertip covers designed to protect wearers' hands from greasy food and other substances. More about Francesco Musci's Tidy Tips are brightly coloured finger condoms
For the halfway point in our bridge-themed A-Zdvent calendar, we've chosen the Millau Viaduct by Foster + Partners, a colossal bridge that spans a gorge in southern France. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Millau Viaduct by Foster + Partners
A bedroom at this remodelled and extended house in Porto, Portugal, has been wrapped in cork to shield it from the noise of a nearby school playground (+ slideshow). More about ATKA Arquitectos uses cork cladding to minimise noise inside Casa Bonjardim
French designer Aurélien Barbry has installed a pattern of black and white stripes across the floor of Hong Kong beauty brand Facesss' Harbour City store. More about Aurélien Barbry adds striped floor to Facesss Hong Kong beauty lab
Rising sea levels are leading to a surge of interest in floating architecture. We've created a new Pinterest board full of the best buoyant buildings, including a proposal for mass housing on London's canals and a conceptual amphibious city in China.
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Nicholas Grimshaw has completed a factory in the English town of Melksham for American furniture brand Herman Miller, 40 years after designing the company's first UK production facility (+ slideshow). More about Grimshaw Architects completes third UK manufacturing facility for Herman Miller
Chris Dyson Architects has replaced the rear of a Victorian house in east London with a two-storey extension clad in charred cedar (+ slideshow). More about Chris Dyson Architects adds two blackened-wood extensions to a London terraced house
Music: German animation studio Schnellebuntebilder used an XBox Kinect sensor to record glitchy footage of electronic trio Sissi Rada for their Sunday music video. More about Sissi Rada's glitchy Sunday music video was filmed entirely with Xbox Kinect