Furniture
Yi Chair by Michael Young for EOQ
Product news: designer Michael Young has created a wooden dining chair for Hong Kong design brand EOQ. More about Yi Chair by Michael Young for EOQ
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Architecture
Casa Cubo by Isay Weinfeld
A spiral staircase made from Brazilian ironwood links two floors inside this São Paulo house, which was designed by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld as a private gallery and guest house for two art collectors (+ slideshow). More about Casa Cubo by Isay Weinfeld
Design
Meaningless Excitement footwear by Y-3 and Peter Saville
Graphic designer Peter Saville has created the prints and typography on these shoes by fashion brand Y-3 (+ slideshow). More about Meaningless Excitement footwear by Y-3 and Peter Saville
Design
Concept 1865 electric bike by Ding3000
German design studio Ding3000 has created a high-tech version of the first pedalled bicycle, introducing electric power and plastics to the 148-year-old invention (+ slideshow). More about Concept 1865 electric bike by Ding3000
Architecture
House in Shinoharadai by Tai and Associates
Some of the concrete walls of this house in Yokohama, Japan, by Tai and Associates were formed against wooden planks, while some have been rendered white and others have been left plain (+ slideshow). More about House in Shinoharadai by Tai and Associates
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Architecture
"Every kind of architectural definition has an in-between space" - Sou Fujimoto
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this movie Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto discusses his philosophy of designing structures that are "in between" opposing concepts such as nature and architecture, and says the approach could work just as well on a skyscraper as a small private house. More about "Every kind of architectural definition has an in-between space" - Sou Fujimoto
Technology
Competition: 50 tickets for Wearable Futures to be won
Competition: as media partner for the Wearable Futures event taking place in London in December, Dezeen is giving away 50 tickets to attend the two-day exhibition and conference dedicated to technology for the body. More about Competition: 50 tickets for Wearable Futures to be won
Architecture
Villa at Sengokubara by Shigeru Ban
This timber house in Kanagawa by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has a square plan with a teardrop-shaped courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). More about Villa at Sengokubara by Shigeru Ban
Architecture
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture to design Astana Expo 2017
News: Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture has seen off competition from Zaha Hadid, UNStudio, Snøhetta and more to land the design commission for the World Expo 2017 exhibition in Astana, Kazakhstan. More about Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture to design Astana Expo 2017
Architecture
Casa Cumbres by Taller Hector Barroso
This house in Mexico City by local firm Taller Hector Barroso is built around a courtyard to bring in more natural light and to make up for a shortage of exterior views (+ slideshow). More about Casa Cumbres by Taller Hector Barroso
Architecture
Mukou Leimondo Nursery School by Archivision Hirotani Studio
A playground covering the roof of this kindergarten in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, is dotted with wooden obstacles that function as light wells for the nurseries underneath (+ slideshow). More about Mukou Leimondo Nursery School by Archivision Hirotani Studio
Architecture
Immanuel Church and Parish Centre by Sauerbruch Hutton
Diagonally laid timber planks create zig-zagging patterns across the exterior of this church in Cologne by German architects Sauerbruch Hutton (+ slideshow). More about Immanuel Church and Parish Centre by Sauerbruch Hutton
Architecture
The Volcano Project by Kieren Jones
Welsh designer Kieren Jones has devised a concept for harnessing the destructive power of erupting volcanoes by using lava flows to cast components for buildings. More about The Volcano Project by Kieren Jones
Interiors
Aesop Mitte by Weiss—heiten
Design studio Weiss—heiten used emerald-coloured tiles to cover the walls, floors and surfaces of the new Berlin store for skincare brand Aesop (+ slideshow). More about Aesop Mitte by Weiss—heiten
Architecture
New Pinterest board: Foster + Partners
Our latest Pinterest board features some of the best proposed and completed projects by Foster + Partners from the pages of Dezeen, including the world's first space terminal, 3D-printed buildings on the moon and tech-giant Apple's future headquarters. See our new Fosters + Partners Pinterest board »
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Architecture
Cais Bagaúste by Belém Lima Arquitectos
Portuguese studio Belém Lima Arquitectos has perched a pair of gabled cabins on the edge of a dam in northern Portugal to provide a public boathouse and cafe (+ slideshow). More about Cais Bagaúste by Belém Lima Arquitectos
Design
Toren van Uitwierde staircase by Onix
Dutch Design Week 2013: architecture studio Onix has inserted a wooden staircase inside a medieval Dutch church to provide access to the apex of the bell tower (+ slideshow). More about Toren van Uitwierde staircase by Onix
Architecture
Museum De Fundatie by Bierman Henket architecten
Dutch Design Week 2013: Dutch firm Bierman Henket architecten has added an extension shaped like a rugby ball on top of a neo-classical museum in the city of Zwolle (+ slideshow). More about Museum De Fundatie by Bierman Henket architecten
Design
The knitting collection of Loes Veenstra by Christien Meindertsma
Dutch Design Week 2013: designer Christien Meindertsma has compiled photographs of hundreds of jumpers knitted by an elderly woman into a book and organised a flashmob in her honour (+ movie). More about The knitting collection of Loes Veenstra by Christien Meindertsma