Design
Marc Newson designs Nautilus pen for Hermès
Australian designer Marc Newson has created a fountain pen with a retractable nib for French fashion house Hermès. More about Marc Newson designs Nautilus pen for Hermès
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Architecture
Faceted ceilings direct sunlight into Sydney home by Carter Williamson Architects
Two angular skylights funnel daylight into a kitchen and dining area at the rear of this renovated house in Sydney by local office Carter Williamson Architects. More about Faceted ceilings direct sunlight into Sydney home by Carter Williamson Architects
Design
Miguel Flores Soeiro twists metal to form Malmö cutlery
Maison&Objet 2014: Portuguese designer Miguel Flores Soeiro has shaped items in this cutlery set by twisting the stainless steel pieces where the handle meets the functional end (+ slideshow). More about Miguel Flores Soeiro twists metal to form Malmö cutlery
Architecture
Doyle Gardens extension by Jonathan Tuckey features a criss-crossing wooden ceiling
Jonathan Tuckey Design has refurbished the interior of a semi-detached house in London and added a dining room extension with a latticed wooden ceiling (+ slideshow). More about Doyle Gardens extension by Jonathan Tuckey features a criss-crossing wooden ceiling
Design
Jasper Morrison's latest products for Vitra to feature at London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2014: British designer Jasper Morrison has designed a set of trays as well as updates to his Hal chair series for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which will go on show during London Design Festival next month (+ slideshow). More about Jasper Morrison's latest products for Vitra to feature at London Design Festival
Design
Advances in digital interfaces will lead to a "new beginning in music"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Roland Lamb, inventor of the squishy-keyed Seaboard piano that won the Designs of the Year 2014 product category, claims we are on the cusp of a new generation of "multidimensional" digital musical instruments. More about Advances in digital interfaces will lead to a "new beginning in music"
Design
Two Way reversible sunglasses by HAiK and Kaibosh
Norwegian fashion brand HAiK and eyewear company Kaibosh have collaborated to design a collection of sunglasses that can be worn in two ways (+ movie). More about Two Way reversible sunglasses by HAiK and Kaibosh
Architecture
Moscow's Shukhov Tower saved from demolition
News: a preservation order has been placed on Moscow's iconic Shukhov Radio Tower preventing its demolition, following a high-profile appeal by architects including Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas and Elizabeth Diller. More about Moscow's Shukhov Tower saved from demolition
Design
Olafur Eliasson fills modern art museum with "giant landscape" of rocks
For his first solo exhibition at Denmark's Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has filled an entire wing with a landscape of stones meant to emulate a riverbed (+ slideshow). More about Olafur Eliasson fills modern art museum with "giant landscape" of rocks
Architecture
Welsh seaside home by Hyde + Hyde sits on the edge of a cliff
A cedar-clad balcony spans the facade of this house designed by Hyde + Hyde, which is perched on the edge of cliff on the southern Welsh shoreline (+ slideshow). More about Welsh seaside home by Hyde + Hyde sits on the edge of a cliff
Interiors
Agence Jouin Manku transforms Saint-Lazare priory into modern hotel and restaurant
Agence Jouin Manku has upgraded the interior of a hotel and restaurant in the French monastic city of Fontevraud using a palette of wood, metal and fabric to complement the original stone building – a former priory (+ slideshow). More about Agence Jouin Manku transforms Saint-Lazare priory into modern hotel and restaurant
Design
Untreated brass creates contrast in Daniel Schofield's Tarnish tableware collection
London Design Festival 2014: these brass plates, small vases and containers by Sheffield designer Daniel Schofield are mirror-polished on one half and untreated on the other. More about Untreated brass creates contrast in Daniel Schofield's Tarnish tableware collection
Architecture
Clothing rails function as partitions inside apartment and cafe by Alts Design Office
Behind the clean white facade of this building in Shiga, Japan, is a cafe filled with wooden furniture and plants, and an apartment where clothing rails and shelves take the place of walls (+ slideshow). More about Clothing rails function as partitions inside apartment and cafe by Alts Design Office
Furniture
Office KGDVS explores strength of materials with prototype furniture
The strength of polyester, aluminium and steel dictated the size of tables in this series by Belgian architects Office Kersten Geers David Van Severen (+ slideshow). More about Office KGDVS explores strength of materials with prototype furniture
Architecture
Formwerkz Architects' Terrace House is covered with plants inside and out
Stepped planters flank the stairways that ascend through the atrium and over the roof of this concrete house in Singapore by Formwerkz Architects. More about Formwerkz Architects' Terrace House is covered with plants inside and out
Design
Pier Fabre suspends red strings over waterfall pool for Dripping installation
Red lines radiate from the top of a waterfall over the pool below in this installation by French artist Pier Fabre for the Horizons Sancy art and nature festival in France (+ slideshow). More about Pier Fabre suspends red strings over waterfall pool for Dripping installation
Interiors
Waves of wood form staircase at SDM Apartment by Arquitectura en Movimiento Workshop
Continuous wooden elements create treads in both upper and lower sections of this U-shaped staircase at a Mumbai apartment by Mexican studio Arquitectura en Movimiento Workshop . More about Waves of wood form staircase at SDM Apartment by Arquitectura en Movimiento Workshop
Architecture
Gillespie Kidd & Coia architect Andy MacMillan dies aged 85
News: Scottish post-war architect Andy MacMillan, best known for designing St Peter's Seminary at Cardross, has died. More about Gillespie Kidd & Coia architect Andy MacMillan dies aged 85
Furniture
Vitra to show Barber and Osgerby furniture at London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2014: Swiss brand Vitra will showcase a collection of furniture by UK designers Barber and Osgerby during next month's London Design Festival (+ slideshow). More about Vitra to show Barber and Osgerby furniture at London Design Festival
Architecture
Early Frank Gehry office to reopen as a Whole Foods supermarket
News: an office building designed by Frank Gehry in the 1970s will this week reopen as a Whole Foods Market, following an extensive renovation that involved removing one of the floors. More about Early Frank Gehry office to reopen as a Whole Foods supermarket