Architecture
João Mendes Ribeiro expands a wine-tasting hotel in rural Portugal
Raw concrete and timber boxes create rooms inside these gabled blocks, added to a hotel on a vineyard in rural Portugal by architect and set designer João Mendes Ribeiro (+ slideshow). More about João Mendes Ribeiro expands a wine-tasting hotel in rural Portugal
Furniture
Lilian van Daal's 3D-printed Biomimicry chair shows off "a new way to create soft seating"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Dutch designer Lilian van Daal claims 3D-printing can replace traditional upholstery techniques to produce spongy-surfaced furniture in this movie filmed in Eindhoven. More about Lilian van Daal's 3D-printed Biomimicry chair shows off "a new way to create soft seating"
Design
Robotic arms create custom furniture in Kram/Weisshaar's Robochop installation
This interactive installation by design studio Kram/Weisshaar allows users to remotely control a robotic arm that sculpts foam cubes into furniture pieces (+ movie). More about Robotic arms create custom furniture in Kram/Weisshaar's Robochop installation
Architecture
Copper panels give a flame-like appearance to Museum of Fire in Poland
Each facet that makes up the facade of this community building in Poland by OVO Grabczewscy Architekci is covered in a sheet of shiny ridged copper to create the impression of flames (+ slideshow). More about Copper panels give a flame-like appearance to Museum of Fire in Poland
Furniture
Alexander Wang designs furniture range for Poltrona Frau
Fashion designer Alexander Wang has launched a collection of limited-edition furniture for Italian brand Poltrona Frau, including bean-bag chairs and a drinks cabinet (+ slideshow). More about Alexander Wang designs furniture range for Poltrona Frau
Design
The fashion industry is "saturated" says Olivier Theyskens
Interview: the former head of two Parisian fashion houses has discouraged students from setting up their own brands because the industry is overwhelmed by too many new names. More about The fashion industry is "saturated" says Olivier Theyskens
Job of the week: director of design, exhibitions and FuturePlan at the V&A
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a director of design, exhibitions and future planning at the V&A museum, whose recent exhibitions have included the Candela installation (pictured) and the political activism-focused Disobedient Objects. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Design
Book cover refuses to open for judgmental readers
Ever judged a book by its cover? Amsterdam creative studio Moore has reversed the well-known idiom – designing a sleeve that scans your face and won't open unless approached without prejudice (+ movie). More about Book cover refuses to open for judgmental readers
Slideshows
The Last Stand: Marc Wilson photographs remnants of war along Europe's coastlines
Photo essay: British photographer Marc Wilson has spent four years documenting the physical traces of the second world war on the coastlines of the British Isles and northern Europe (+ slideshow). More about The Last Stand: Marc Wilson photographs remnants of war along Europe's coastlines
Architecture
Teatum+Teatum squeezes a new flat into the top of two Victorian homes
Architects Tom and James Teatum have reshuffled the upper-floor layout of two houses in west London to create a pair of double-fronted flats – one spread across the second floor and another squeezed beneath the newly extended rafters (+ slideshow). More about Teatum+Teatum squeezes a new flat into the top of two Victorian homes
Lighting
Industrial Facility's w152 lamps charge electronic devices
Stockholm 2015: London design studio Industrial Facility has collaborated with Swedish lighting company Wästberg to create lamps that provide power from multiple USB outlets. More about Industrial Facility's w152 lamps charge electronic devices
Architecture
Concrete retreat by Luciano Kruk sits on a sand-dune in Buenos Aires
A concrete volume projects from the top of a sand dune to form the upper level of this holiday home on the Argentinian coastline by local architect Luciano Kruk (+ slideshow). More about Concrete retreat by Luciano Kruk sits on a sand-dune in Buenos Aires
Interiors
Old timber-framed house transformed into a bakery by Movedesign
Japanese studio Movedesign has converted an old timber-framed house with parquet floors and exposed wooden beams into a bakery in downtown Fukuoka (+ slideshow). More about Old timber-framed house transformed into a bakery by Movedesign
Competition: five Double Dutch books to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Nai010 to give readers the chance to win one of five books full of the most innovative new architecture projects in the Netherlands. More about Competition: five Double Dutch books to be won
Design
"To tar all replica furniture companies with the same brush is neither fair nor accurate"
Opinion: earlier this month Vitra's Tony Ash argued that copyists are "eating away at the very creativity of our industry". In response, Chris Diemer of replica furniture company Voga argues that firms like his are making good design affordable for the masses. More about "To tar all replica furniture companies with the same brush is neither fair nor accurate"
Furniture
Skrivo's Halo chair comprises two parts that slot together
Cologne 2015: Milan studio Skrivo has collaborated with Danish brand Soft Line to design a chair with a backrest that is inserted into the seat like a wafer in an ice cream. More about Skrivo's Halo chair comprises two parts that slot together
Dezeen Mail #238
A house that stretches down to a nearby reservoir (pictured), Foster + Partners' cycle-friendly tower and a residence with transparent walls feature in Dezeen Mail issue 238. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Interiors
Wooden meeting rooms by Estelle Vincent include seating, lockers and a slide
Within the intricately moulded interiors of this Parisian office block, architect Estelle Vincent has inserted a trio of boxy timber meeting spaces – one of which is can be exited down a pale blue slide (+ slideshow). More about Wooden meeting rooms by Estelle Vincent include seating, lockers and a slide
Interiors
BIG's Hot to Cold exhibition opens at the National Building Museum
The arches of the Great Hall inside Washington DC's National Building Museum currently host 60 models of conceptual and completed buildings, for BIG's first ever exhibition in North America (+ slideshow). More about BIG's Hot to Cold exhibition opens at the National Building Museum