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New Designers 2013 part two
Dezeen promotion: the second part of London graduate exhibition New Designers will showcase industrial, graphic and spatial design projects from today until 6 July. More about New Designers 2013 part two
Dezeen promotion: the second part of London graduate exhibition New Designers will showcase industrial, graphic and spatial design projects from today until 6 July. More about New Designers 2013 part two
Architect Zaha Hadid has designed a pair of limited-edition chrome-plated shoes with 16.5-centimetre cantilevered heels (+ slideshow). More about NOVA Shoe by Zaha Hadid for United Nude
The southernmost tip of Scotland's Isle of Skye is the setting for this small wooden house by local firm Dualchas Architects (+ slideshow). More about Tigh Port na Long by Dualchas Architects
Japanese studio Nendo has designed packaging for coffee-flavoured beer by adding little bean-shaped stickers to the brewer's existing bottles. More about Coffee Beer bottle by Nendo
Product news: South Korean designer Jungmo Yang has created these simple wooden chairs with bird-shaped armrests. More about Bird chair by Jungmo Yang
Fashion designer Iris van Herpen and shoe designer Rem D Koolhaas have collaborated to create 3D-printed shoes that look like tree roots. More about 3D printed shoes by Iris van Herpen and Rem D Koolhaas
The architects of Polish studio PL.architekci have created a new studio for themselves inside a disused loft in Poznan (+ slideshow). More about Workshop in the Attic by PL.architekci
A grand top-lit atrium forms an entrance to concerts, recitals and classrooms at this music school in Manchester by local architects Stephenson: ISA Studio (+ slideshow). More about Chetham's Music School by Stephenson: ISA Studio
More showers! These hybrid shower-lights were created by Japanese designers Nendo for bathroom brand Axor and unveiled last week alongside the multi-headed shower by Front (+ slideshow). More about WaterDream by Nendo for Axor
Swedish design trio Front have created a giant, three-headed shower installation constructed from a maze of standard copper pipes (+ slideshow). More about WaterDream by Front for Axor
Dezeen promotion: ten Dezeen readers can receive a 25% discount when booking their place for this year's Global Design Forum, taking place on 16 and 17 September in London. More about Dezeen reader offer for tickets to Global Design Forum
Ithaca design studio CODA has installed a wall that squirts water and is clad with skateboard offcuts in the courtyard of MoMA PS1 in New York. More about Party Wall by CODA at MoMA PS1
Adornments that deploy robotic wings when someone gets too close or change colour when the wearer is embarrassed have been designed for introverts by Goldsmiths graduate Lilian Hipolyte Mushi. More about An Introvert's Transformation to Extroversion by Lilian Hipolyte Mushi
A long white staircase leads straight to the top floor of this small house in Tokyo by Japanese office Apollo Architects & Associates. More about Arrow by Apollo Architects & Associates
This woven rattan tunnel by Dominican designers Natalia Ortega Gámez and Jose Thén offered a secluded hangout at Caribbean music festival Bacanalia (+ movie). More about Rattan Tunnel at Bacanalia by Natalia Ortega Gámez and Jose Thén
It's the time of year for graduate shows and summer workshops, and our World Design Guide update picks out the New Designers exhibition in London and Domaine des Boisbuchet classes in rural France. More about World Design Guide update: July 2013
London studio AY Architects has constructed a small wooden nursery in a public garden in Camden. Scroll down to see a pair of cute axonometric drawings (+ slideshow). More about Montpelier Community Nursery by AY Architects
Royal College of Art graduate Jeongwon Ji has made her own bioplastic from crab shells. More about BioElectric by Jeongwon Ji
News: London firm Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has applied for planning permission to construct a 27-hectare headquarters for Google in London's King's Cross. More about AHMM submits plans for Google's new London headquarters
Product news: French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a glass with a stem that holds exactly one measure of alcohol for liqueur brand Ricard. More about Carafe and glass by Mathieu Lehanneur for Ricard