Architects are increasingly designing staircases that double as seating, allowing office workers to congregate between floors, circulation to be turned into event space and homeowners to curl up with a book on the landing. Here are some of our favourite stair/seating configurations (+ slideshow). More about Special feature: stairs you can sit on
Dutch Design Week 2013: this fashion collection made of heavy-duty black tarpaulin by graduate designer Martijn Van Strien is on show at Design Academy Eindhoven as part of Dutch Design Week, which kicked off yesterday. More about Dystopian Brutalist Outerwear by Martijn Van Strien
Product news: these flexible silicone connecters have been designed by Christina Kazakia to help children to lash sticks together when building dens. More about Stick-lets by Christina Kazakia
Dutch Design Week 2013: Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen's Voltage collection featuring 3D-printed garments has been awarded the Golden Eye prize at this year's Dutch Design Awards. More about Iris van Herpen scoops top prize at Dutch Design Awards 2013
Japanese studio Tato Architects references the ad-hoc extensions of neighbouring buildings with the steel, concrete and wooden volumes that make up this house in Osaka, Japan (+ slideshow). More about House in Ishikiri by Tato Architects
Dutch Design Week 2013: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Dave Hakkens' concept for a mobile phone made of detachable blocks has gone viral, attracting over 16 million views on YouTube and garnering almost a million supporters online (+ movie + interview). More about Phonebloks mobile phone concept by Dave Hakkens
Dutch designer Aldo Bakker has curated an exhibition at Gallery Libby Sellers in London that presents his products alongside complimentary pieces from the gallery's inventory. More about Spaces in Between by Aldo Bakker at Gallery Libby Sellers
Six limited-edition vases were created by Milan designers Studiopepe for a window installation in central London based on the work of postmodern designer Ettore Sottass (+ slideshow). More about Kora Vases by Studiopepe for Spotti Edizioni
Beijing architecture studio Elevation Workshop completed a freestanding structure made from strips of strengthened bamboo for Beijing Design Week 2013. More about Clue installation by Elevation Workshop
Architect Zaha Hadid presented a family of superyachts (pictured), a glacier-inspired table and a curvaceous wine bottle this week. More architecture and design news, plus Dezeen Music Project track of the week also feature in our roundup of the past seven days. More about This week on Dezeen
Product news: New York designer Karim Rashid has created a faceted glass bottle and visual identity for American vodka brand Anestasia. More about Vodka bottle by Karim Rashid for Anestasia
Danish architecture studio BIG has completed an underground maritime museum that loops around an old dry dock in Helsingør, Denmark (+ slideshow). More about Danish National Maritime Museum by BIG
Opinion: the internet is about to disrupt education and kill the lecture, which brings together "bored lecturers with hungover students". But, asks Dan Hill, would design students be better off learning in the "gloriously generative cyberpunk favelas" of current institutions? More about "Design education needs space to explore"
This gas compressor station in southern Denmark by Scandinavian firm CF Møller comprises Corten steel-clad boxes atop a pair of artificial hills (+ slideshow). More about Kompressor Station Egtved by CF Møller
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for senior architects at Fuksas Architecture in Rome, designers of the pictured church in Foligno, Italy. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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News: the #milanuncut debate that exposed the poor royalties designers earn has inspired the launch of Crowdyhouse, a new crowdfunding platform that helps designers find funding for their products. More about Crowdfunding platform aims to help designers avoid "awful" royalties
Indian studio Khosla Associates used a modular concrete framework, bold colours and perforated terracotta screens to create this climate-sensitive kindergarten in Bangalore, which topped the education category at the Inside Festival awards earlier this month. More about DPS Kindergarten School by Khosla Associates
Japanese design studio Nendo has come up with a range of transformable accessories for dogs (+ slideshow). More about Heads or Tails by Nendo
Product news: a collection of kitchenware by Danish designer Ole Jensen is now in production with design brand Room Copenhagen. More about Kitchenware by Ole Jensen for Room Copenhagen
A raw concrete interior is contained behind the white limestone facade of this townhouse in Lisbon by ARX Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Townhouse in Lisbon by ARX Portugal