Furniture
Is Copenhagen the new Milan?
As Italy's furniture industry struggles to bounce back after the recession, has Copenhagen regained its place as Europe's design capital? Dan Howarth investigates. More about Is Copenhagen the new Milan?
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Interiors
Nature-inspired hotel lounge by Jouin Manku features an organic fireplace
Paris studio Jouin Manku installed a sculptural fireplace and chose materials with natural tones and textures to give this lounge in Munich's Bayerischer Hof hotel the feel of a fantasy forest landscape. More about Nature-inspired hotel lounge by Jouin Manku features an organic fireplace
Architecture
Abandoned trailer converted into garden hideaway by Karel Verstraeten
Belgian architect Karel Verstraeten has transformed an abandoned construction-site trailer into a quiet retreat at the end of a family garden in Ghent. More about Abandoned trailer converted into garden hideaway by Karel Verstraeten
Interiors
AOC adds wall-hung bicycles and basket-weave flooring to London townhouse
Architecture studio AOC has renovated a four-storey townhouse in north London, adding wall-hung vintage bicycles and timber mouldings based on the faces of the resident family. More about AOC adds wall-hung bicycles and basket-weave flooring to London townhouse
Architecture
New Pinterest board: Norwegian architecture
Recent Norwegian projects including a sinuous hotel and a landscape intervention have been popular with readers, so we've collected together some spectacular examples of Norwegian architecture on our new Pinterest board. See our new Pinterest board»
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Architecture
Rotterdam Centraal station reopens with a pointed metal-clad entrance
An angular metal-clad canopy now projects over a public square at the entrance to Rotterdam Centraal station, which reopened last week following an extensive remodelling by a team including Dutch firm Benthem Crouwel Architects (+ slideshow). More about Rotterdam Centraal station reopens with a pointed metal-clad entrance
Design
Hand-drawn animated music video by Rosanna Wan for Tom Rosenthal
Dezeen Music Project: a little girl drawn with crayons goes on a journey across the ocean in this animated music video by Rosanna Wan for Tom Rosenthal's track I Like It When You're Gone. More about Hand-drawn animated music video by Rosanna Wan for Tom Rosenthal
Architecture
Alexander Jacques transforms architectural facades into abstract patterns
The facades of well-known buildings in Paris, New York and Brisbane have been reduced to patterned surfaces and silhouettes in this series of images by French photographer Alexander Jacques (+ slideshow). More about Alexander Jacques transforms architectural facades into abstract patterns
Interiors
Green boxes pattern the ceiling of Clip Drop In hair salon by Sweco Architects
Swedish studio Sweco Architects has covered the ceiling of this hair salon in Umeå with 85 green MDF boxes. More about Green boxes pattern the ceiling of Clip Drop In hair salon by Sweco Architects
Architecture
Tile-covered walls reflect light into Dublin house extension by GKMP Architects
Irish studio GKMP Architects added glazed white tiles to the angular walls of this extension to a semi-detached house in Dublin to help direct sunlight into the interior (+ slideshow). More about Tile-covered walls reflect light into Dublin house extension by GKMP Architects
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
Tech news has dominated Dezeen this week, as Google unveiled its Android Wear operating system for smartwatches and Imogen Heap launched a campaign to produce her gloves that manipulate sound. Read on for more architecture and design news from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project featured track. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
Don't Run shoe factory brings production line to local high streets
Italian designer Eugenia Morpurgo has set up a high-street micro factory, which uses digital manufacturing to produce her range of customisable shoes that wearers can assemble and repair themselves. More about Don't Run shoe factory brings production line to local high streets
Interiors
Patterns of sand shift over time in Frida Escobedo's installation for Aesop
Layers of sand that resemble a mountainous landscape will gradually move and change shape for the duration of this installation by Mexican architect Frida Escobedo for skincare brand Aesop's New York pop-up shop. More about Patterns of sand shift over time in Frida Escobedo's installation for Aesop
Design
"India needs to cash in on its handicrafts" says Made in… India exhibition co-curator
In the first of a series of movies from BE OPEN's Made In… India Samskara exhibition in New Delhi, exhibiting designers and co-curator Sunil Sethi discuss the importance of Indian craft and its significance in the modern world. More about "India needs to cash in on its handicrafts" says Made in… India exhibition co-curator
Architecture
"You need to know someone is looking in order to publicly tantrum"
Opinion: Patrik Schumacher's viral-friendly outburst against political correctness in architecture this week illustrated a dark symmetry between the TED talk and the rant, says Mimi Zeiger. More about "You need to know someone is looking in order to publicly tantrum"
Architecture
Bamboo cladding surrounds house in the Philippines by Atelier Sacha Cotture
Bamboo poles were used to clad the facade and surrounding walls of this house in the Philippines by Swiss-Filipino studio Atelier Sacha Cotture (+ slideshow). More about Bamboo cladding surrounds house in the Philippines by Atelier Sacha Cotture
Job of the week: project architects at dRMM
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a call for project architects at dRMM, whose Escher-style installation outside Tate Modern is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Technology
"We need to think of our bodies as works in progress"
News: don't let fear mongers prevent the development of technologies that make the human body perform better and last longer, says a leading bio-ethicist. More about "We need to think of our bodies as works in progress"
Architecture
Criss-crossing wooden beams fill a void inside Studio Aula's Cocoon House
A grid of chunky timber beams criss-crosses a void between the ground and first floors to allow light to circulate in this Studio Aula-designed house in Shiojiri, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Criss-crossing wooden beams fill a void inside Studio Aula's Cocoon House
Furniture
Cutting Edge sofa by Martijn Rigters cut from block of foam using hot wires
Milan 2014: Dutch designer Martijn Rigters created this rippled sofa by forcing a long block of foam through the gap between four hot wires. More about Cutting Edge sofa by Martijn Rigters cut from block of foam using hot wires