Lighting
Ryosuke Fukusada designs wooden lightbulb for Ledon
Kyoto designer Ryosuke Fukusada has created a ultra-thin wooden lightbulb using traditional Japanese lathe turning. More about Ryosuke Fukusada designs wooden lightbulb for Ledon
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Architecture
Glazing disappears into the walls of Tigg Coll's Malbrook Road extension
This London house extension by Tigg Coll Architects features sliding glass doors that retract into the brick walls to open the space up to the garden (+ slideshow). More about Glazing disappears into the walls of Tigg Coll's Malbrook Road extension
Interiors
Note Design Studio uses desert colours in Stockholm bistro
Stockholm-based Note Design Studio used photographs of Death Valley to inform the pastel colour scheme for this restaurant and coffee shop in the Swedish capital (+ slideshow). More about Note Design Studio uses desert colours in Stockholm bistro
Pinterest
New Pinterest board: concrete houses
Concrete houses are always popular with readers, so we've collected together a number of unique examples from Dezeen's archive and pinned them to a new Pinterest board »
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Architecture
Tula House by Patkau Architects cantilevers over a remote outcrop
This Canadian house by Patkau Architects is anchored to a rock by steel rods so that it treads lightly on the ground and cantilevers above the Pacific Ocean (+ slideshow). More about Tula House by Patkau Architects cantilevers over a remote outcrop
Design
Henrichs launches hi-vis garments for fashion-conscious cyclists
Journalist and fashion designer Sara Henrichs has launched a range of high-visibility reflective clothing for cycling in style at night (+ slideshow). More about Henrichs launches hi-vis garments for fashion-conscious cyclists
Video
Stefan G Bucher animates Wesley Stace in his music video for Goodbye Jane
Dezeen Music Project: American illustrator Stefan G Bucher created an homage to the music video for Take on Me by A-Ha as the starting point for his collaboration with singer and songwriter Wesley Stace, AKA John Wesley Harding. More about Stefan G Bucher animates Wesley Stace in his music video for Goodbye Jane
Design
Plantation pots combine hand-thrown porcelain with discarded glasses
Polish artist and designer Alicja Patanowska has created a collection of hand-thrown ceramic plant pots that fit inside old glasses so both stem and roots can be seen. More about Plantation pots combine hand-thrown porcelain with discarded glasses
Architecture
Fox Johnston enlivens Sydney beachfront with Cook Park Amenities
Australian studio Fox Johnston has completed three curved toilet and shower blocks as part of an effort to rejuvenate a Sydney beachfront (+ slideshow). More about Fox Johnston enlivens Sydney beachfront with Cook Park Amenities
Design
Fabrica reinterprets everyday objects for Extra-Ordinary Gallery at Ace Hotel Shoreditch
London Design Festival 2014: Italian studio Fabrica will exhibit a range of reinterpreted mundane items at Ace Hotel Shoreditch during next month's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More about Fabrica reinterprets everyday objects for Extra-Ordinary Gallery at Ace Hotel Shoreditch
Architecture
Makoto Yamaguchi adds ventilated "open rooms" to Oggi apartment block in Tokyo
This Tokyo apartment block by Japanese firm Makoto Yamaguchi Design contains 12 open-air rooms behind its tiled exterior walls, helping to bring natural light and ventilation through the interior (+ slideshow). More about Makoto Yamaguchi adds ventilated "open rooms" to Oggi apartment block in Tokyo
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week we published a Champagne glass modelled on Kate Moss’ left breast, new images of Zaha Hadid’s Wangiing Soho complex (pictured), and a conceptual trainer designed to reference the work of Charles and Ray Eames. Read on for more architecture and design highlights from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
Olivier van Herpt 3D-prints functional ceramic objects
Eindhoven designer Olivier van Herpt has developed a machine that uses a piston-based extruder to 3D-print complex functional objects using clay (+ slideshow). More about Olivier van Herpt 3D-prints functional ceramic objects
Job of the week: project architect at De Matos Ryan
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a project architect at De Matos Ryan, whose sunken house surrounded by a secret flower garden is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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News
Zaha Hadid sues critic over book review
News: Zaha Hadid has filed a law suit against the New York Review of Books and architecture critic Martin Filler after allegedly defamatory comments about her attitude to migrant workers were published as part of a book review. More about Zaha Hadid sues critic over book review
Architecture
Rotating rooms give Sharifi-ha House by Next Office a shape-shifting facade
Swivelling pods allow the owners of this house in Tehran to adapt to Iran's fluctuating temperatures by opening up rooms in summer, or turning them inwards during winter. More about Rotating rooms give Sharifi-ha House by Next Office a shape-shifting facade
Design
Kate Moss' left breast used to shape Champagne glass
News: a London restaurant has created a Champagne coupe from a mould of British model Kate Moss' breast. More about Kate Moss' left breast used to shape Champagne glass
Architecture
Istanbul skyscrapers to be demolished to protect the city's skyline
News: the Turkish government has approved an order to demolish a series of new skyscrapers in the Zeytinburnu area of Istanbul to protect the historic views of key buildings including the Hagia Sofia. More about Istanbul skyscrapers to be demolished to protect the city's skyline
Interiors
Au Pain Doré bakery by Naturehumaine features slatted wood ceiling
Wooden planks add warmth to the otherwise monochrome interior of this bakery and coffee shop in Montreal by local architects Naturehumaine (+ slideshow). More about Au Pain Doré bakery by Naturehumaine features slatted wood ceiling
Architecture
FAM Architekti's Lake Cabin provides a waterside retreat in a Czech forest
This wedge-shaped cabin in the Czech Republic, by Prague studio FAM Architekti, has a folding screen set into one of its slatted timber facades to open the interior out to a nearby lake (+ slideshow). More about FAM Architekti's Lake Cabin provides a waterside retreat in a Czech forest