Design
Connected pedal protects bicycles from theft
CES 2015: a bicycle pedal that can notify the owner if their vehicle has been moved was launched at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. More about Connected pedal protects bicycles from theft
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Architecture
Woodland greenhouse by Divooe Zein Architects provides shelter for flora and fauna
Divooe Zein Architects has installed an arced structure covered in nets to shelter a woodland glade near the Taiwanese capital, Taipei (+ slideshow). More about Woodland greenhouse by Divooe Zein Architects provides shelter for flora and fauna
Design
Takaya incorporates taxidermy into botanical headdresses
Japanese artist Takaya has added stuffed dead birds to designs in his latest collection of raw vegetable and flower headpieces. More about Takaya incorporates taxidermy into botanical headdresses
Architecture
Foster + Partners named world's most admired architect for ninth year in a row
News: Foster + Partners has been given the title "most admired architect" for the ninth consecutive year, in a global survey of architecture firms. More about Foster + Partners named world's most admired architect for ninth year in a row
Job of the week: store designer at H&M
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a store designer with high-street fashion brand H&M, whose Korean flagship store in Seoul is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Architecture
Light-filled classrooms surround a courtyard garden at DS Nursery in Japan
Small-scale fittings, blackboards walls and round toilet cubicles are incorporated into this kindergarten in Japan, designed by architecture studios Hibino Sekkei and Youji no Shiro around a garden playground (+ slideshow). More about Light-filled classrooms surround a courtyard garden at DS Nursery in Japan
Architecture
City rooftop cabin offers an alternative to the primitive forest hut
Architects Panos Dragonas and Varvara Christopoulou believe there is no longer anywhere remote enough to build a wilderness hideaway, so have instead proposed a cabin raised above the Athens rooftops. More about City rooftop cabin offers an alternative to the primitive forest hut
Design
Studio Swine's Meteorite Shoes simulate space debris
These aluminium foam high heels by London-based Studio Swine are designed to look like chunks of extraterrestrial rock. More about Studio Swine's Meteorite Shoes simulate space debris
Architecture
Crescent-shaped pool skirts cylindrical house by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Spanish studio Fran Silvestre Arquitectos has completed a pool-side home near Valencia comprising a squat white cylinder with terraces set into deep voids in its walls (+ movie). More about Crescent-shaped pool skirts cylindrical house by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
Architecture
Coop Himmelb(l)au's Musée des Confluences opens on a river peninsula in Lyon
Austrian studio Coop Himmelb(l)au has completed a faceted steel and angular glass building to house a natural history museum in Lyon, France (+ slideshow). More about Coop Himmelb(l)au's Musée des Confluences opens on a river peninsula in Lyon
Design
"Copyists are eating away at the creativity of our industry"
Opinion: the UK is one of only three European countries failing to protect designers from intellectual property theft – damaging both their income and the reputation of their products, says Tony Ash, managing director for design brand Vitra. More about "Copyists are eating away at the creativity of our industry"
Dezeen Mail #235
Illustrations responding to yesterday's terrorist attack in France, a house slotted behind crumbling walls (pictured), and a concept car designed to function as a living room feature in Dezeen Mail issue 235. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Design
Ambra Medda joins Christie's design department
News: Design Miami co-founder Ambra Medda has started a new role as global creative director for the 20/21 Design department at Christie's auction house. More about Ambra Medda joins Christie's design department
Design
Nike plans to launch Back to the Future shoes in 2015
News: sportswear brand Nike is hoping to release real versions of the self-lacing shoes from sci-fi movie Back to the Future II by the end of this year. More about Nike plans to launch Back to the Future shoes in 2015
Architecture
Five architects shortlisted to restore Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art
News: the Glasgow School of Art has named five architects in the running to lead the restoration of the Mackintosh Building, which was devastated by fire last May. More about Five architects shortlisted to restore Mackintosh's Glasgow School of Art
Design
Fab co-founder returns with Bezar, a new marketplace for emerging designers
Exclusive: Fab.com co-founder Bradford Shellhammer is to return to online design retail with a new venture called Bezar (+ interview). More about Fab co-founder returns with Bezar, a new marketplace for emerging designers
Design
Illustrators respond to Charlie Hebdo magazine attack
Cartoonists and graphic designers from around the world have responded to yesterday's attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. More about Illustrators respond to Charlie Hebdo magazine attack
Interiors
Studio OxL converts a carpenter's workshop into a live-in garage
An electric sports car has its parking space in the shiny white living room of this former carpenter's workshop in the Netherlands, which Studio OxL has converted into a home (+ slideshow). More about Studio OxL converts a carpenter's workshop into a live-in garage
Architecture
Wooden trusses support new mezzanines inside remodelled stone building by Corpo Atelier
Architecture studio Corpo Atelier has restructured an old stone outbuilding in a rural area of northern Portugal, adding a bulky wooden framework behind its thick masonry walls (+ slideshow). More about Wooden trusses support new mezzanines inside remodelled stone building by Corpo Atelier
Interiors
OEO Studio creates a showroom of two halves for wooden plank manufacturer
OEO Studio has used the wooden planks produced by Dinesen to create furniture and structures within the brand's new flagship showroom in Copenhagen (+ movie). More about OEO Studio creates a showroom of two halves for wooden plank manufacturer