News
Abitare design magazine to cease publication
News: Italian architecture and design magazine Abitare is to end the publication of its monthly print edition. More about Abitare design magazine to cease publication
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Architecture
Glamping tents shaped like worms and doughnuts by ArchiWorkshop
These tents shaped like worms and doughnuts were designed by young studio ArchiWorkshop for a remote campsite in Yang-Pyeong, South Korea (+ slideshow). More about Glamping tents shaped like worms and doughnuts by ArchiWorkshop
Design
Gerrit Rietveld's Steltman chair reissued
The Steltman chair by twentieth century Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld has been reissued by furniture brand Rietveld Originals to mark the iconic design's fiftieth anniversary. More about Gerrit Rietveld's Steltman chair reissued
Architecture
House in the Alps by Mostlikely based on an agricultural barn
Vienna design collective Mostlikely modelled this Alpine lodge on the wooden agricultural barns of surrounding mountain villages. More about House in the Alps by Mostlikely based on an agricultural barn
Video
Nick Cobby visualises sounds with billowing rings and angular shapes
Dezeen Music Project: in this music video by animation designer Nick Cobby, billowing forms are used to visualise a gentle piano solo and spiky geometric shapes appear when electronic sounds are played over the top. More about Nick Cobby visualises sounds with billowing rings and angular shapes
Interiors
Wavy green lounge by Svet Vmes Architects replaces an old school entrance
Slovenian firm Svet Vmes Architects has converted the unused entrance of a school in Ljubljana into an undulating green lounge featuring spotty walls and big cushions (+ slideshow). More about Wavy green lounge by Svet Vmes Architects replaces an old school entrance
Architecture
New Pinterest board: technology companies
We've featured a number of tech-based headquarters recently, including Twitter's HQ based in an Art Deco tower and Cisco's offices where employees meet in octagonal gazebos. Now we've collected together all the technology company headquarters on the pages of Dezeen and pinned them onto a new Pinterest board. See our new Pinterest board »
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Architecture
House extension by Guard Tillman Pollock features vertical slices of glazing
Narrow slices of glazing break up the plain white facade of this residential extension in west London by Guard Tillman Pollock Architects, helping to visually separate it from the existing house. More about House extension by Guard Tillman Pollock features vertical slices of glazing
Design
Furniture made from waste tiles by Tsuyoshi Hayashi
Cologne 2014: Eindhoven designer Tsuyoshi Hayashi has used discarded roof tiles to create curving seats for a series of stools and benches (+ slideshow). More about Furniture made from waste tiles by Tsuyoshi Hayashi
Interiors
Cisco offices by Studio O+A feature wooden meeting pavilions
Employees meet in octagonal timber gazebos at the San Francisco headquarters of technology company Cisco by local interior designers Studio O+A (+ slideshow). More about Cisco offices by Studio O+A feature wooden meeting pavilions
Design
Traditional Windsor chair updated by Mikko Hannula
Finnish graduate Mikko Hannula based the design of this faceted metal chair on a 3D scan of a traditional wooden seat called a Windsor chair (+ slideshow). More about Traditional Windsor chair updated by Mikko Hannula
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
We've been reporting on the imm cologne trade fair this week, where a proposed home of the future is installed. Our Dezeen Music Project featured track plus more architecture and design news from the past seven days follows. More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture
Atelier Tekuto creates an angular house with a pattern of pointy skylights
A geometric pattern of skylights frames views of the sky from inside this angular white residence in Tokyo by Japanese firm Atelier Tekuto (+ slideshow). More about Atelier Tekuto creates an angular house with a pattern of pointy skylights
Architecture
JDS Architects designs fictional museum for Danish television drama
News: architect Julien de Smedt has designed a museum to feature at the centre of a plot line in popular Danish television series The Legacy. More about JDS Architects designs fictional museum for Danish television drama
Technology
Google's "smart contact lenses" could help diabetics monitor blood sugar levels
News: scientists at the Google[x] research facility in California are working on contact lenses containing tiny electronics that could constantly monitor glucose levels in the tears of people with diabetes. More about Google's "smart contact lenses" could help diabetics monitor blood sugar levels
Job of the week: visual artist at Herzog & de Meuron
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a visual artist with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, whose cylindrical skyscraper design proposed for London's Canary Wharf is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Technology
"Cyborg scenario" will see computers in the brain replace wearable tech
News: surgically implanted chips that feed digital information directly into the brain will supersede wearable technology, according to the co-founder of a leading 3D imaging studio. More about "Cyborg scenario" will see computers in the brain replace wearable tech
Architecture
M03 house renovation by BAST contrasts an old brick base with a new metal extension
Toulouse architects BAST have renovated a derelict house in the French city by adding a corrugated steel extension that contrasts with the existing masonry (+ slideshow). More about M03 house renovation by BAST contrasts an old brick base with a new metal extension
Technology
Augmented reality demonstration at Dezeen's Imagine Shop for Selfridges
This movie we filmed at Dezeen's pop-up shop of the future at London department store Selfridges demonstrates how augmented reality technology could transform retail. More about Augmented reality demonstration at Dezeen's Imagine Shop for Selfridges
Design
Wooden table by Ruben Beckers weighs just 4.5 kilograms
Cologne 2014: a grid of thin wooden strips supports the surface of this table by German designer Ruben Beckers to make it extremely lightweight (+ slideshow). More about Wooden table by Ruben Beckers weighs just 4.5 kilograms