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Architecture

Architecture

Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano

Famous for their collaboration on the iconic Pompidou Centre in Paris in 1977 (pictured), Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano both feature as the letter R in our A-Zdvent calendar of architects. Italian architect Piano recently completed an extension to Louis Khan's Kimbell Art Museum in Texas, while Rogers' London firm has just won a competition to design a new centre for social sciences at the London School of Economics.

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Design

Design

Army of folded carpet suits by Didier Faustino exhibited in Paris

Strange hollow figures made from folded pieces of carpet line the walls of this exhibition at Galerie Michel Rein in Paris by Portuguese artist Didier Faustino (+ slideshow). More about Army of folded carpet suits by Didier Faustino exhibited in Paris

Design

Design

Ex-Boyfriend Revenge Kit features colour-coordinated weapons

Lani Devine of Australian accessories label Her Royal Flyness has designed a colour-coordinated kit for jilted women, containing all the tools they need to take revenge on their ex-boyfriends in style. More about Ex-Boyfriend Revenge Kit features colour-coordinated weapons

Architecture

Architecture

Stonehenge Visitor Centre by Denton Corker Marshall opens tomorrow

News: here are the first photographs of Denton Corker Marshall's visitor centre at Stonehenge - a prehistoric stone circle in England - which finally opens to the public tomorrow (+ slideshow). More about Stonehenge Visitor Centre by Denton Corker Marshall opens tomorrow

Architecture

Architecture

Wooden sheds by Rever & Drage with sliding doors and a retractable roof

This cluster of wooden cabins in Norway by architecture studio Rever & Drage features a hut with a retractable roof and a pair of sheds that slide open to frame views of a nearby fjord (+ slideshow). More about Wooden sheds by Rever & Drage with sliding doors and a retractable roof

Architecture

Architecture

Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Arne Quinze

There aren't many architects whose names begin with Q, so our seventeenth A-Zdvent calendar entry is Belgian artist Arne Quinze, who built this 20 metre-high installation in Germany in 2009. Other architectural structures by Quinze include The Sequence, a canopy of tree-like forms installed outside the Flemish Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.

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Interiors

Interiors

Viktor & Rolf's first flagship boutique is covered with grey felt

The interior of Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf's first flagship store in Paris has been covered in grey felt by French studio Architecture & Associés. More about Viktor & Rolf's first flagship boutique is covered with grey felt

Architecture

Architecture

House by Kazuhiko Kishimoto has a public seating deck and gallery underneath

Japanese architect Kazuhiko Kishimoto designed the ground floor of this house in Yokohama with barely any walls so it can function as a gallery and seating area for members of the local community (+ slideshow). More about House by Kazuhiko Kishimoto has a public seating deck and gallery underneath

Architecture

Architecture

OMA and Foster to work alongside Hollywood duo on Miami Beach

Design Miami 2013: architects OMA and Foster + Partners will work alongside Hollywood power-couple Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin to create a new ocean-side cultural quarter at Miami Beach in Florida, it was unveiled during Design Miami earlier this month (+ slideshow). More about OMA and Foster to work alongside Hollywood duo on Miami Beach

Design

Design

Cellulose tableware that never needs washing up

These plates and dishes made of cellulose by Swedish design studio Tomorrow Machine have a special self-cleaning coating that means they never need washing up. More about Cellulose tableware that never needs washing up