Design
Competition: three FLAXX chairs to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Intier Automotive Eybl to give readers the chance to win one of three chairs moulded from flax. More about Competition: three FLAXX chairs to be won
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Design
Häagen-Dazs Cloud ice cream by Front
Swedish design collective Front has designed a cloud-shaped ice cream in collaboration with dessert company Häagen-Dazs. More about Häagen-Dazs Cloud ice cream by Front
Music video
Interactive music video for Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone
Dezeen Music Project: viewers of the first official video for American musician Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone can change channels that mimic TV formats to watch people lip-syncing to the 1965 track. More about Interactive music video for Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone
Architecture
Angular rusted-steel facade wrapped round an old house in a rural town by Möhn + Bouman
This office building in the Netherlands was designed for property developers called Orangerock, so architects Möhn + Bouman gave it a faceted orange facade made from sheets of pre-rusted steel (+ slideshow). More about Angular rusted-steel facade wrapped round an old house in a rural town by Möhn + Bouman
Technology
People "will start becoming technology" says human cyborg
Technology will increasingly be integrated into the body "to extend our abilities, our knowledge and our perceptions of reality", according to Neil Harbisson, the first officially recognised human cyborg (+ interview). More about People "will start becoming technology" says human cyborg
Interiors
Run Colors trainer store by Mode:lina Architekci
A rainbow of coloured cords streaks across this trainer shop in Poznań, Poland, by designers Mode:lina Architekci (+ slideshow). More about Run Colors trainer store by Mode:lina Architekci
Design
Alec Issigonis "would be happy that MINI is alive and kicking" says BMW design chief
Interview: the designer of the original 1959 MINI "would have a lot of respect for the cleverness" of the latest incarnation of the car, according to Adrian van Hooydonk, head of design at MINI parent company BMW Group (+ slideshow + interview). More about Alec Issigonis "would be happy that MINI is alive and kicking" says BMW design chief
Interiors
Aesop Marylebone shop interior by Studio KO
Skincare brand Aesop's latest shop in Marylebone, London, by architects Studio KO features shelves that reference ladders used to collect fruit. More about Aesop Marylebone shop interior by Studio KO
Design
To celebrate World Toilet Day, here are Dezeen's favourite unusual toilets
As it's World Toilet Day, here's a selection of our favourite toilets from the Dezeen archives, including a straw-bale urinal for rock festivals and a pissoir that straps to a tree. More about To celebrate World Toilet Day, here are Dezeen's favourite unusual toilets
Design
Kano computer kit by MAP
Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby's creative consultancy MAP has designed a build-your-own computer kit (+ slideshow). More about Kano computer kit by MAP
Interiors
Tate Britain Millbank renovation by Caruso St John completed
Architecture firm Caruso St John has completed a £45 million renovation of London's Tate Britain art gallery, which includes a spiral staircase descending to new underground classrooms. More about Tate Britain Millbank renovation by Caruso St John completed
News
Dezeen's Marcus Fairs named one of UK's top 100 creatives
News: Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs has been named in the Hospital Club 100 list of the most influential people in the UK's media and creative industries. More about Dezeen's Marcus Fairs named one of UK's top 100 creatives
Design
Flow(t) glassware by Nao Tamura at Luminaire Lab
Dezeen promotion: a chandelier of glass pendants that resemble fishing floats by designer Nao Tamura will be displayed at design brand Luminaire's exhibition space to coincide with Design Miami next month. More about Flow(t) glassware by Nao Tamura at Luminaire Lab
Architecture
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to design new building for London School of Economics
News: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has won a competition to design a new centre for social sciences at the London School of Economics. More about Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to design new building for London School of Economics
Architecture
House in Yagi containing an indoor courtyard by Suppose Design Office
An indoor courtyard with an earth floor and central tree is concealed behind the concrete walls of this bulky house in Hiroshima by Japanese studio Suppose Design Office (+ slideshow). More about House in Yagi containing an indoor courtyard by Suppose Design Office
Interiors
Interactive slideshow of East London Penthouse by SIRS
Introducing a new feature on Dezeen! This former industrial warehouse in east London has been converted into open-plan apartments by English/Austrian design firm SIRS (+ interactive slideshow). More about Interactive slideshow of East London Penthouse by SIRS
News
"The world can be saved through design" says Kanye West
News: rapper Kanye West has continued his architectural manifesto by telling students at Harvard University that "everything needs to actually be architected". More about "The world can be saved through design" says Kanye West
Architecture
GASP! by Room 11 is a sequence of riverside pavilions and boardwalks
Australian architecture studio Room 11 has created a three-kilometre riverside pathway in Tasmania where brightly coloured boardwalks are punctuated with public pavilions (+ slideshow). More about GASP! by Room 11 is a sequence of riverside pavilions and boardwalks
Design
Colour Injector lamp by Taras Sgibnev
The colour of light emitted by this lamp can be controlled using syringes filled with red, green and blue ink (+ movie). More about Colour Injector lamp by Taras Sgibnev
Furniture
Felt-upholstered rocking chair by Giancarlo Cutello
A single piece of felt wraps around the back and armrests of this solid wooden rocking chair by Rome designer Giancarlo Cutello (+ slideshow). More about Felt-upholstered rocking chair by Giancarlo Cutello