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Architecture

Architecture

Daniel Libeskind's 2001 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion was folded "like a piece of origami"

Movie: next in our exclusive video series with Julia Peyton-Jones, the Serpentine Gallery director discusses Daniel Libeskind's angular metal pavilion from 2001, which she likens to a folded paper sculpture. More about Daniel Libeskind's 2001 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion was folded "like a piece of origami"

Design

Design

Charles Pétillon fills Covent Garden market with 100,000 white balloons

French artist Charles Pétillon has installed a giant cloud of balloons under the roof of the 19th-century Market Building in London's Covent Garden (+ movie). More about Charles Pétillon fills Covent Garden market with 100,000 white balloons

Architecture

Architecture

"When I said architects should get involved in humanitarian issues, people laughed at me"

Exclusive interview: Architecture for Humanity co-founder Cameron Sinclair describes the work he is conducting in Syria with his latest venture, and tells Dezeen that he'll "die happy" knowing that he will never win the Pritzker Prize (+ transcript). More about "When I said architects should get involved in humanitarian issues, people laughed at me"

Architecture

Architecture

Greek Orthodox chapel in Cyprus by Michail Georgiou features a two-humped profile

Architect Michail Georgiou merged two forms typical in Byzantine church architecture to create the unusual curved shape of this chapel in Cyprus (+ slideshow). More about Greek Orthodox chapel in Cyprus by Michail Georgiou features a two-humped profile

Architecture

Architecture

Singapore mosque by Formwerkz Architects features latticework based on Islamic patterns

Singapore studio Formwerkz Architects took references from traditional Islamic design to create the intricately patterned and moulded surfaces of this mosque (+ slideshow). More about Singapore mosque by Formwerkz Architects features latticework based on Islamic patterns

Furniture

Furniture

GamFratesi pairs bent wood and rattan for Gebrüder Thonet furniture line

Danish design duo GamFratesi has incorporated patterned cane panels into a collection of steam-bent furniture for Gebrüder Thonet. More about GamFratesi pairs bent wood and rattan for Gebrüder Thonet furniture line

Architecture

Architecture

Postmodern architecture: TV-am television studios, London by Terry Farrell

Pomo summer: as one of the few architects that didn't shy away from being labelled a Postmodernist, Terry Farrell is responsible for some of the UK's first and most important examples of the style. In the latest instalment from our Postmodernism series, we look at his television studios for TV-am, which featured a Japanese temple, a Mesopotamian ziggurat and 11 rooftop eggcups (+ slideshow). More about Postmodern architecture: TV-am television studios, London by Terry Farrell

Design

Design

Neri Oxman's new glass printing technique could lead to 3D-printed glass building facades

Designer and researcher Neri Oxman and her Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab have developed a technique for 3D-printing molten glass, meaning that transparent glass objects can be printed for the first time (+ movie). More about Neri Oxman's new glass printing technique could lead to 3D-printed glass building facades

Furniture

Furniture

Cecilie Manz designs canvas and wood version of a hotel mini-bar

Danish designer Cecilie Manz has partnered with 145-year-old Danish furniture brand Rud Rasmussen to reimagine the hotel mini-bar. More about Cecilie Manz designs canvas and wood version of a hotel mini-bar

Design

Design

Zelf Koelman's Ferrolic clock uses magnetic ferrofluid to tell the time

This clock by Dutch designer Zelf Koelman spells out the time with magnetic fluid under the control of electromagnets (+ movie). More about Zelf Koelman's Ferrolic clock uses magnetic ferrofluid to tell the time