Technology
"First 3D-printed book cover" created with a MakerBot
News: US publisher Riverhead has collaborated with 3D-printing firm MakerBot to create the first printed book sleeve. More about "First 3D-printed book cover" created with a MakerBot
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Architecture
African children's library with rammed earth walls by BC Architects and Studies
This children's library with rammed earth walls in Burundi was built by Belgian studio BC Architects and Studies and members of the local community, according to an open-source design template (+ slideshow). More about African children's library with rammed earth walls by BC Architects and Studies
Technology
Google buys domestic technology firm Nest in first step towards connected home
News: Google has announced it is poised to acquire domestic technology firm Nest for $3.2 billion, a move that will increase the tech giant's presence in the home. More about Google buys domestic technology firm Nest in first step towards connected home
Furniture
Table and pouffe hybrid designed by GamFratesi for Ligne Roset
Cologne 2014: Denmark design duo GamFratesi has combined a coffee table and pouffe to create footstools with integrated trays for French brand Ligne Roset (+ slideshow). More about Table and pouffe hybrid designed by GamFratesi for Ligne Roset
Architecture
Michael Graves' Portland Building faces threat of demolition
News: Michael Graves' seminal postmodern work the Portland Public Services Building is under threat of demolition, following news that the 32-year-old building needs more than $95 million worth of repairs. More about Michael Graves' Portland Building faces threat of demolition
Architecture
Libeskind unveils timber-clad physics centre for Durham University
News: New York architect Daniel Libeskind has unveiled images of a timber-clad building to house physics researchers at Durham University in north-east England. More about Libeskind unveils timber-clad physics centre for Durham University
Design
Das Haus conceptual future home installed at imm cologne by Louise Campbell
Cologne 2014: two shingle-clad houses converge to form this year's Das Haus home of the future installation at the imm cologne fair by Copenhagen designer Louise Campbell (+ slideshow). More about Das Haus conceptual future home installed at imm cologne by Louise Campbell
Architecture
Stuttgart house by (se)arch with shingle-clad walls and a triple-height art gallery
A triple-height gallery housing a collection of prized paintings is concealed behind the wooden shingle facade of this house in Stuttgart by German architecture studio (se)arch (photos by Zooey Braun + slideshow). More about Stuttgart house by (se)arch with shingle-clad walls and a triple-height art gallery
Design
Brass tools and silk apparel for mining the world's most abundant mineral
London and Montreal designer Emilie F. Grenier has created set of brass tools and a silk outfit for mining feldspar - the most plentiful mineral on Earth. More about Brass tools and silk apparel for mining the world's most abundant mineral
Architecture
American Institute of Architects names best projects of the year for AIA Institute Honor Awards
News: the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced 26 winners for this year's Institute Honor Awards, including a holocaust museum beneath a hill in Los Angeles, a stone mausoleum in Minneapolis, and a concrete house on a rocky outcrop in Washington (+ slideshow). More about American Institute of Architects names best projects of the year for AIA Institute Honor Awards
Design
[D3] Contest winners announced at imm cologne
Cologne 2014: a storage rail based on a traditional Shaker-style peg board, a scaly room divider and a magnetic lamp were revealed as the winners of the [D3] Contest for young designers at the imm cologne trade fair today. More about [D3] Contest winners announced at imm cologne
Architecture
Small museum pavilion designed to resemble a rural shed by Von M
This small wooden pavilion was modelled on the design of a rural shed and added to an old museum in Germany by architects Von M (+ slideshow). More about Small museum pavilion designed to resemble a rural shed by Von M
Design
Tom Dixon to launch brass accessories at Maison&Objet
Maison&Objet 2014: British designer Tom Dixon will show his latest range of brass home accessories based on cogs at the Maison&Objet trade fair later this month. More about Tom Dixon to launch brass accessories at Maison&Objet
Furniture
Daniel Widrig uses DIY 3D printing process to produce pixellated stool
London architect and designer Daniel Widrig has printed a stool from a mixture of sugar, plaster and Japanese rice wine. More about Daniel Widrig uses DIY 3D printing process to produce pixellated stool
Architecture
British architect Kathryn Findlay dies aged 60
News: architect Kathryn Findlay of London firm Ushida Findlay Architects has died at the age of 60 after suffering from a brain tumour. More about British architect Kathryn Findlay dies aged 60
Architecture
Swimming pools for London's River Thames by Studio Octopi
London architecture firm Studio Octopi has designed a concept for swimming pools that would enable Londoners to enjoy views of the city centre while bathing in the tidal waters of the River Thames. More about Swimming pools for London's River Thames by Studio Octopi
Technology
World's first glow-in-the-dark plant genetically engineered
News: American biotechnology company Bioglow has applied synthetic biology processes to create plants that glow, which its founder claims are "truly the first of their kind." More about World's first glow-in-the-dark plant genetically engineered
Architecture
Hexagonal community centre in Shanghai by Scenic Architecture Office
The walls of this six-sided community centre in a suburb of Shanghai by Scenic Architecture Office project outwards from a central courtyard and are connected by an angular roof (+ slideshow). More about Hexagonal community centre in Shanghai by Scenic Architecture Office
Interiors
Day-in-the-life movie follows the resident of an apartment with moving walls and secret furniture
The resident of a compact apartment in Madrid demonstrates how she can rearrange walls and pull furniture out of the ceiling in this movie by photographer and filmmaker Miguel de Guzmán. More about Day-in-the-life movie follows the resident of an apartment with moving walls and secret furniture
Music video
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: the soundtrack
Dezeen Music Project: we spent 2013 travelling to cities around the globe as part of our Dezeen and MINI World Tour. Here's a playlist of some of the new music we discovered along the way, which we've been using on the soundtracks to all our movies. More about Dezeen and MINI World Tour: the soundtrack