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
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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
Design
Taipei announced as World Design Capital 2016
News: Taiwanese city Taipei has been announced as World Design Capital 2016, having been the only city to submit a bid for the title. More about Taipei announced as World Design Capital 2016
Architecture
Cliff House by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects is perched over a rocky outcrop
This boxy wooden house by Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects extends over the edge of a rocky outcrop on the Atlantic coastline of Nova Scotia (+ slideshow). More about Cliff House by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects is perched over a rocky outcrop
Design
"It's time to refigure the design problem of the London street"
Opinion: as a sixth cyclist dies in London in two weeks, Sam Jacob argues that roads should be designed "in a way that incorporates intelligence as well as brute engineering" and asks:" "Who is the city for?" More about "It's time to refigure the design problem of the London street"
Dezeen and Clippings.com team up for Christmas online pop-up
Dezeen has teamed up with online design store Clippings.com to curate a digital pop-up shop full of gift ideas for Christmas. More about Dezeen and Clippings.com team up for Christmas online pop-up
Architecture
Recession "coming to an end" for British architects
News: British architects are experiencing the first annual increase in their workload since 2009, according to the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Recession "coming to an end" for British architects
Design
The new MINI launches
Motor brand MINI has launched the latest incarnation of the iconic car at the firm's production plant in Oxford, UK (+ slideshow). More about The new MINI launches
Architecture
Zaha Hadid unveils design for Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium
News: Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the first of several new stadiums that will hold football matches during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. More about Zaha Hadid unveils design for Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium
Design
I Wanna Deliver A Dolphin... concept for humans giving birth to their food by Ai Hasegawa
This synthetic biology project by designer Ai Hasegawa imagines that a woman could gestate and give birth to a baby from another species, in this case a dolphin, before eating it (+ movie). More about I Wanna Deliver A Dolphin... concept for humans giving birth to their food by Ai Hasegawa
Technology
Robot surgeons to operate on beating human hearts
News: robots could soon be operating on beating human hearts while a surgeon based in a different part of the world directs the procedure remotely, according to a designer working on a new generation of medical equipment. More about Robot surgeons to operate on beating human hearts