Design
Monoqi buys Mydeco to extend UK reach
Business news: Berlin-based retailer Monoqi has acquired the assets of former online furniture marketplace Mydeco to help its expansion into the UK market. More about Monoqi buys Mydeco to extend UK reach
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Comments
"Like it or not, it's an impressive feat to build a paper bag out of bricks"
Comments update: readers were quick to pass judgement on Frank Gehry's newly opened business school in Sydney this week, which had been described as "the most beautiful squashed brown paper bag". More about "Like it or not, it's an impressive feat to build a paper bag out of bricks"
Architecture
Mies van der Rohe Award 2015 shortlist announced
News: 40 projects have been shortlisted for the European Union's 2015 architecture prize – the Mies van der Rohe Award – including a woodland crematorium in Sweden and a rowing centre in a Portuguese wine region (+ slideshow). More about Mies van der Rohe Award 2015 shortlist announced
Architecture
Swedish holiday home by Murman Arkitekter pretends to mirror a juniper grove
Evergreen foliage is printed onto the vinyl facade of this cabin on a Swedish island by Murman Arkitekter to create the illusion of a mirror reflecting the natural surroundings (+ slideshow). More about Swedish holiday home by Murman Arkitekter pretends to mirror a juniper grove
Design
Hem acquires Discipline products to expand furniture and homeware range
Business news: furniture brand Hem has acquired the rights to over 200 products from Italian design company Discipline (+ slideshow). More about Hem acquires Discipline products to expand furniture and homeware range
Furniture
Johan Kauppi and Bertil Harström launch sound-absorbing office furniture for Glimakra
Stockholm 2015: office furniture brand Glimakra has released a collection of storage units that can also be used to reduce sound and partition areas in open-plan workspaces (+ slideshow). More about Johan Kauppi and Bertil Harström launch sound-absorbing office furniture for Glimakra
Architecture
Black-stained house by Dualchas Architects completed on the coastline of a Scottish island
The four buildings that make up this house on Scotland's Isle of Skye were designed by Dualchas Architects to reference the shape and appearance of an old black shed found nearby (+ slideshow). More about Black-stained house by Dualchas Architects completed on the coastline of a Scottish island
Furniture
David Ericsson "revels in beech" to create Madonna Chair for Gärsnäs
Stockholm 2015: Swedish designer David Ericsson has created a lightweight chair in solid beech – his "all-time favourite wood" – for furniture brand Gärsnäs. More about David Ericsson "revels in beech" to create Madonna Chair for Gärsnäs
Architecture
Bright red mirrors clad Jean Nouvel's addition to a French wine-making estate
Jean Nouvel's studio has extended a winery in south-west France, but instead of matching the traditional stone and timber architecture, the new structure is clad with vivid red metal (+ slideshow). More about Bright red mirrors clad Jean Nouvel's addition to a French wine-making estate
Design
BMW and MINI announce installations by Alfredo Häberli and Jaime Hayón for Milan
News: car brands BMW and MINI have enlisted Alfredo Häberli and Jaime Hayón to create mobility-themed installations for Milan's annual design week in April. More about BMW and MINI announce installations by Alfredo Häberli and Jaime Hayón for Milan
Design
Soy sauce bottle designer Kenji Ekuan dies aged 85
News: Japanese industrial designer Kenji Ekuan, whose work ranged from the Komachi bullet train to the Kikkoman soy sauce dispenser, has died aged 85. More about Soy sauce bottle designer Kenji Ekuan dies aged 85
Competition: five copies of Printing Things to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Belgian design studio Unfold to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of a new book exploring the potential of 3D printing. More about Competition: five copies of Printing Things to be won
Architecture
Supermachine Studio adds labyrinthine staircase to seaside park in Thailand
This concrete tower of interconnecting red staircases was designed by Thai firm Supermachine Studio for an elevated game of hide and seek (+ slideshow). More about Supermachine Studio adds labyrinthine staircase to seaside park in Thailand
Lighting
René Barba creates lollipop-shaped lamp from paper-like fabric for Ligne Roset
Maison&Objet 2015: light from this table lamp by Cuban designer René Barba is diffused by a lollipop-shaped envelope made from a non-woven fabric. More about René Barba creates lollipop-shaped lamp from paper-like fabric for Ligne Roset
Architecture
Curving walls eclipse glazed facade of park-side house in Japan by Tsuyoshi Kawata
Both curving and straight walls overlap inside this family home in Shiga Prefecture by architect Tsuyoshi Kawata, which was designed to frame views of a nearby park (+ slideshow). More about Curving walls eclipse glazed facade of park-side house in Japan by Tsuyoshi Kawata
Architecture
Morphosis chosen for hotel beside Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa
News: the firm led by American architect Thom Mayne has been selected to design a new 100-suite hotel adjacent to Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa in Switzerland. Update: the competition jury has now "dissociated itself" from the decision. More about Morphosis chosen for hotel beside Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa
Design
"IKEA works in a very different way to everyone else" says head of design
Interview: IKEA's design manager Marcus Engman explains how a team of just 20 designers oversees the creation of 2,000 affordable products each year at the world's largest furniture company, in the second part of this exclusive interview. More about "IKEA works in a very different way to everyone else" says head of design
Interiors
Municipal government moves into OMA's De Rotterdam skyscraper
Part of OMA's colossal De Rotterdam building is now home to the Dutch city's municipal offices, with an interior laid out as a "vertical city" by a trio of designers including Studio Makkink & Bey (+ slideshow). More about Municipal government moves into OMA's De Rotterdam skyscraper
Architecture
Featherstone Young replaces board-game factory with apartments and artists' studios
A black box looms over the rusty steel facade of this complex of artists' studios and apartments, created by architecture studio Featherstone Young on the former site of a board-game factory in north London (+ slideshow). More about Featherstone Young replaces board-game factory with apartments and artists' studios
Furniture
Silje Nesdal launches furniture collection for compact living
Stockholm 2015: Norwegian designer Silje Nesdal presented a sofa bed, a shelving system and a set of bookends – all for small spaces – in the Greenhouse area of Stockholm Furniture Fair (+ slideshow). More about Silje Nesdal launches furniture collection for compact living