Dabs of plaster pattern the raw concrete surfaces in this Tokyo bedsit partially renovated by local architects Yuichi Yoshida & Associates as a short-term living space (+ slideshow). More about Yuichi Yoshida reorganises Tokyo apartment to create temporary accommodation
Second in our A-Zdvent calendar this year is the Barcelona Chair by Modernist architect Mies van der Rohe. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe
Oslo studio Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter has reinterpreted the traditional Norwegian stave church to create a modern chapel featuring folded timber surfaces and a huge pyramid-shaped spire (+ slideshow). More about Reiulf Ramstad completes wooden church with a grand spire beside a Norwegian fjord
Guide: as Design Miami – the final major design event of 2014 – prepares to open tomorrow, we're launching a new, easy-to-use version of our international architecture and design event listings for 2015. Go to Dezeen Guide 2015 »
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To avoid spillages at the dinner table, San Francisco duo Superduperstudio has shaped these wine glasses so they rest at an angle when knocked over (+ movie). More about Superduperstudio designs "spillproof" wine glasses
News: Willy Wonka's glass elevator moves one step closer to reality with this new design for lifts that can move horizontally as well as vertically, and which promise to never make you wait longer than 30 seconds. More about Revolutionary elevator uses magnets to move sideways
Medical research suggests that too much sitting down can be bad for your health, so RAAAF and Barbara Visser have developed an experimental office that encourages workers to lean, perch or even lie down (+ slideshow). More about Conceptual office swaps chairs and desks for "experimental work landscape"
News: Dundee, Bilbao, Curitiba, Helsinki and Turin have been awarded UNESCO City of Design status for their input to the international design industry. More about Five cities awarded UNESCO City of Design status
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with British furniture manufacturer Vitsœ to give away five side tables originally created by German industrial designer Dieter Rams. More about Competition: five Vitsœ tables by Dieter Rams to be won
Concrete was cast over engineered wooden boards to give a textured finish to the walls of this apartment block in Zurich by Swiss architect Gus Wüstemann. More about Gus Wüstemann uses chipboard-textured concrete for Zurich apartment block
News: designs have been revealed for one of Zaha Hadid's smallest new structures – an advertising billboard for a stretch of road in west London that the architect says will "create a new genre in the roadside advertising canon". More about Zaha Hadid attempts to rethink roadside advertising with billboard design
News: BIG's competition-winning design for a new public square at London's Battersea Power Station has been revealed. More about Bjarke Ingels' public square for Battersea Power Station unveiled
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar is back for another year! For 2014, we're bringing you an iconic chair design every day in the run up to Christmas – starting with A: the Air-Chair by Jasper Morrison. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Air-Chair by Jasper Morrison
Colourful cakes and pastries are displayed in glass vitrines against a stark monochromatic backdrop in this Montreal patisserie by designers Atelier Moderno and Anne Sophie Goneau (+ slideshow). More about À La Folie patisserie contrasts colourful treats with a black and grey interior
This house in rural New York state by Anmahian Winton Architects is made up of timber-clad volumes that project from a hillside towards views of the surrounding forest (+ slideshow). More about Red Rock House by Anmahian Winton Architects sits on a forested New York hillside
Royal College of Art graduate Marina Stanimirovic has paired gold with Corian to create this collection of geometric wearable objects. More about Marina Stanimirovic launches jewellery made from Corian and gold
Swiss architect Max Dudler has completed a granite office building near Zurich featuring a regular gridded facade and a street-level colonnade (+ slideshow). More about Zurich office block by Max Dudler features a gridded granite facade
Inside Festival 2014: Virginia Lung of interior design firm One Plus Partnership explains why she used a palette of black and white for the interior of the Cine Times cinema in Hong Kong (+ movie). More about Black-and-white Hong Kong cinema interior evokes "old movies"
Open-source furniture designs and 3D-printed signage are found throughout the Small House Big Door boutique hotel in Seoul, by local studio Design Methods (+ slideshow). More about Design Methods fills Seoul hotel with open-source furniture
Corrugated polycarbonate panels create varying levels of insulation around the exterior of this Spanish house by local architects Casos de Casas, designed to be comfortable for residents throughout the year (+ slideshow). More about Casos de Casas' plastic-clad house designed to adapt to all the Spanish seasons