Design
Blow lamps by Theo Möller inflate like balloons
Milan 2014: these LED lamps by German graduate designer Theo Möller blow up like balloons to create inflatable lighting. More about Blow lamps by Theo Möller inflate like balloons
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Architecture
Kouichi Kimura's Tuneful House features contrasting materials and split levels
Shifting ceiling heights, sliding partitions and contrasting materials create a variety of spaces inside this house in Shiga, Japan, by Kouichi Kimura of Japanese studio Form (+ slideshow). More about Kouichi Kimura's Tuneful House features contrasting materials and split levels
Architecture
TYIN Tegnestue adds bamboo bathhouse to Safe Haven Orphanage in Thailand
Norwegian architecture studio TYIN Tegnestue has completed a sanitary building for an orphanage in Thailand featuring an angled bamboo facade that provides shelter from the tropical sun (+ slideshow). More about TYIN Tegnestue adds bamboo bathhouse to Safe Haven Orphanage in Thailand
Design
Overlapping "petals" surround Mario Alessiani's Bloemi lamp
Padded panels based on tulip petals form a shade for this lamp created by Italian designer Mario Alessiani for furniture brand Formabilio. More about Overlapping "petals" surround Mario Alessiani's Bloemi lamp
Architecture
Herbs and hops to grow over France's pavilion for Milan Expo 2015
Milan Expo 2015: vegetables, herbs and hops will be planted between the latticed timber structure of the pavilion representing France at the World Expo 2015 in Milan (+ slideshow). More about Herbs and hops to grow over France's pavilion for Milan Expo 2015
Design
Drone Shadows by James Bridle evoke the presence of unmanned aircraft
Life-sized outlines of military drones drawn on the ground to depict their "invisible" presence by London artist James Bridle topped the Graphics category at Designs of the Year 2014 (+ slideshow). More about Drone Shadows by James Bridle evoke the presence of unmanned aircraft
Furniture
OMA designs installation for the launch of furniture collection by Maarten van Severen
Milan 2014: furniture by the late Flemish designer Maarten van Severen was presented against the backdrop of a tromp l'oeil installation developed by Dutch studio OMA at Milan design week earlier this month (+ slideshow). More about OMA designs installation for the launch of furniture collection by Maarten van Severen
Design
Illum camera creates interactive photographs that users can re-focus after shooting
A new camera from American company Lytro will allow users to take pictures and adjust the focus after the image has been taken using a technique called light field photography. More about Illum camera creates interactive photographs that users can re-focus after shooting
Design
Benjamin Hubert plays with slip-casting process to create seamed ceramic tableware
London designer Benjamin Hubert has created a range of moulded ceramic tableware for Italian manufacturer Bitossi Ceramiche that celebrates raw seam details created in the casting process. More about Benjamin Hubert plays with slip-casting process to create seamed ceramic tableware
Competition: five 21st Century Lighting Design books to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Bloomsbury to give readers a chance to win a guide to 21st century lighting design by Dezeen contributor Alyn Griffiths. More about Competition: five 21st Century Lighting Design books to be won
Architecture
Herzog & de Meuron returns to St Gallen for fourth Helvetia office extension
News: Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled designs for its fourth extension to the headquarters of insurance company Helvetia in the Swiss city of St Gallen. More about Herzog & de Meuron returns to St Gallen for fourth Helvetia office extension
Architecture
Hans Hollein: a life in projects
Dezeen remembers Pritzker Prize laureate Hans Hollein, who passed away last week at the age of 80, with some of the best projects from his career spanning almost five decades (+ slideshow). More about Hans Hollein: a life in projects
Architecture
MAD's landscape-inspired Chaoyang Park Plaza breaks ground in Beijing
News: Chinese firm MAD has unveiled new images of Chaoyang Park Plaza – a complex of skyscrapers, office blocks and public spaces modelled on the mountains, hills and lakes depicted in Chinese landscape paintings – which is now under construction in Beijing. More about MAD's landscape-inspired Chaoyang Park Plaza breaks ground in Beijing
Interiors
Carles Enrich inserts plywood box inside renovated Barcelona apartment
Spanish architect Carles Enrich has inserted a plywood box beneath the vaulted ceilings of an early 20th-century apartment in Barcelona to create a new bathroom and kitchen unit. More about Carles Enrich inserts plywood box inside renovated Barcelona apartment
Architecture
Indonesian open-air cinema by Csutoras & Liando built from scaffolding and plywood
This temporary open-air cinema in Jakarta, designed by Indonesian studio Csutoras & Liando, was erected in just 10 days using scaffolding, plywood and industrial fabric (+ slideshow). More about Indonesian open-air cinema by Csutoras & Liando built from scaffolding and plywood
Design
Designers carve furniture from marble blocks for Robot City exhibition
Milan 2014: these marble furniture pieces, including a version of Alessandro Mendini's Proust chair, were each carved from a single block of stone for an exhibition by Italian company Robot City in Milan (+ slideshow). More about Designers carve furniture from marble blocks for Robot City exhibition
Architecture
Calatrava's Liège-Guillemins Station captured in new photographs by Luke Hayes
British photographer Luke Hayes has created a new series of images documenting Santiago Calatrava's train station in the Belgian city of Liège, which has now been in use for nearly five years (+ slideshow). More about Calatrava's Liège-Guillemins Station captured in new photographs by Luke Hayes
Design
Lamps by Nao Tamura, Zaha Hadid and John Pawson feature in Wonderglass movie
Milan 2014: lamps by Nao Tamura that look like fishing floats are shown alongside lighting by Zaha Hadid and John Pawson in this movie, filmed for British company Wonderglass in Milan earlier this month (+ movie). More about Lamps by Nao Tamura, Zaha Hadid and John Pawson feature in Wonderglass movie
Technology
Peek smartphone adapter and app scans eyes to help combat blindness
The Portable Eye Examination Kit (Peek) aims to improve opthalmic health in low-income countries by adapting smartphones with clip-on hardware and an app, and is among this year's category winners for Designs of the Year 2014. More about Peek smartphone adapter and app scans eyes to help combat blindness
Architecture
MVRDV chosen to transform Moscow's Hammer and Sickle factory into housing
News: Dutch firm MVRDV has won a contest to overhaul a 58-hectare steel factory in Moscow, described as "a stronghold during the Russian revolution", to create a major new city quarter offering homes, offices, schools and a hospital (+ slideshow). More about MVRDV chosen to transform Moscow's Hammer and Sickle factory into housing