Furniture
Vitra acquires Artek
News: Swiss design brand Vitra has acquired Artek, the Finnish furniture company co-founded by Modernist architect Alvar Aalto in 1935. More about Vitra acquires Artek
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Architecture
Kalvebod Waves by JDS Architects and KLAR Architects
Danish firms JDS Architects and KLAR Architects have created a multipurpose pier in Copenhagen featuring a series of undulating bridges and promenades that rise out of the water like waves (+ slideshow). More about Kalvebod Waves by JDS Architects and KLAR Architects
Competition: five pairs of Global Design Forum tickets to be won
Competition: as media partners for the Global Design Forum, Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets worth £395 each to the event in London on 16 and 17 September, which features speakers including Peter Saville (pictured) Jaime Hayon and Ross Lovegrove. More about Competition: five pairs of Global Design Forum tickets to be won
Interiors
Disco Volante by Lukas Galehr
A spinning oven shaped like a giant disco ball is the centrepiece of this pizzeria in Vienna by Austrian architect Lukas Galehr (+ slideshow). More about Disco Volante by Lukas Galehr
Design
Nangchang Nangchang bamboo installation by Kengo Kuma
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has bent bamboo into walkways and seating areas at this year's Gwangju Design Biennale in South Korea, which opens today. More about Nangchang Nangchang bamboo installation by Kengo Kuma
Architecture
Sustainable house on the Geul by Upfrnt and Zwarthout
This riverside holiday house in South Limburg, the Netherlands, is raised on tree trunks to prevent flooding and clad with charred wood to reduce the need for maintenance (+ slideshow). More about Sustainable house on the Geul by Upfrnt and Zwarthout
Opinion
"The beach is part of the same landscape as the city"
Opinion: after returning from a two-week break, Sam Jacob reflects on the phenomenon of the modern beach holiday and argues that it is just as artificial as everyday working life in the city. More about "The beach is part of the same landscape as the city"
Furniture
The Washington Collection by David Adjaye for Knoll
Product news: architect David Adjaye has unveiled his first furniture collection, designed for American retailer Knoll, which includes two cantilevered side chairs and a limited edition coffee table. More about The Washington Collection by David Adjaye for Knoll
Design
Makers With Agendas by Julien De Smedt and William Ravn
Architect Julien De Smedt has launched Makers With Agendas, a new design brand with products ranging from solutions to natural disasters and humanitarian crises to coat hooks and tea sets (+ slideshow + interview). More about Makers With Agendas by Julien De Smedt and William Ravn
Dezeen Mail #168
A free-running staircase (pictured), 3D-printing space robots and the car-frying "Walkie Scorchie" skyscraper all feature in Dezeen Mail issue 168, which also includes all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.Read Dezeen Mail issue 168 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail
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Technology
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch
News: electronics brand Samsung has launched its Galaxy Gear smartwatch. More about Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch
Architecture
Space-wasting "vanity" skyscrapers revealed
News: the world's vainest skyscrapers have been revealed in the latest report from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, which reveals the unnecessary "vanity space" added to the top of the world's tallest buildings. More about Space-wasting "vanity" skyscrapers revealed
Design
Catwalk for Up [øpp] by Gartnerfuglen Architects
Models at a Norwegian fashion event walked along this looping wooden catwalk designed by Oslo studio Gartnerfuglen Architects (+ slideshow). More about Catwalk for Up [øpp] by Gartnerfuglen Architects
Architecture
ORTUS, home of Maudsley Learning by Duggan Morris Architects
London studio Duggan Morris Architects has completed a community facility in south London that combines exposed concrete frames with raw brickwork and warm oak (+ slideshow). More about ORTUS, home of Maudsley Learning by Duggan Morris Architects
Interiors
Loft Apartment by Alex Bykov
A combined bookshelf and staircase creates a small library with interchangeable shelving at this apartment in the Ukraine by architect Alex Bykov (+ slideshow). More about Loft Apartment by Alex Bykov
Design
Pogo connectors by Jon Patterson
These magnetic headphone jacks by New York designer Jon Patterson split in two when tugged to prevent damaging devices when wires get snagged (+ movie). More about Pogo connectors by Jon Patterson
Architecture
Lightbox House by Edwards Moore
Australian studio Edwards Moore has revamped a small brick house in Melbourne by adding a new storey and a translucent roof (+ slideshow). More about Lightbox House by Edwards Moore
Design
Barbie Dreamhouse by Roksanda Ilincic and SHOWstudio
London film agency SHOWstudio has unveiled a 3D animation of the latest home for fashion doll Barbie - a virtual brutalist dystopia designed by fashion designer Roksanda Ilincic (+ slideshow + movie). More about Barbie Dreamhouse by Roksanda Ilincic and SHOWstudio
Design
"I work best in a new field or culture" - Hella Jongerius
Movie: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius explains why she moved to Berlin and discusses her latest projects in the first of a series of exclusive video interviews Dezeen filmed at her studio in the German capital. More about "I work best in a new field or culture" - Hella Jongerius
Architecture
Mars Colonisation by ZA Architects
Robots could be sent to Mars to build caves for later habitation by humans, according to a proposal for the colonisation of the planet by German firm ZA Architects (+ slideshow). More about Mars Colonisation by ZA Architects