Architecture
The Dune House by Min2
Dutch architects Jetty and Maarten Min have completed their own house and studio in North Holland with an arched rooftop, tiled walls and exposed tree-trunk columns (+ slideshow). More about The Dune House by Min2
Dutch architects Jetty and Maarten Min have completed their own house and studio in North Holland with an arched rooftop, tiled walls and exposed tree-trunk columns (+ slideshow). More about The Dune House by Min2
Designer Ron Arad compares the overuse of 3D printing today to how musicians "abused" synthesisers in this movie made by Alice Masters for London's Design Museum. More about "3D printing is abused" - Ron Arad
A contemporary art centre with a chequered glass facade by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is the latest in a string of cultural buildings to complete this year in Marseille. More about FRAC Marseille by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Following our interviews with architects Henry Goss and Ström Architects about their hyper-realistic architectural renderings, here are more images of buildings that could be mistaken for photographs. See all our stories about renderings »
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Architect Carles Enrich converted an old laundry space in Barcelona into an apartment that has a bookshelf merged with the staircase (+ slideshow). More about Renovation of an apartment in Barcelona by Carles Enrich
Royal College of Art graduate David Steiner has turned his house into a factory by adapting household appliances to create a range of tableware and lighting (+ slideshow). More about In House by David Steiner
News: a host of international architects including Zaha Hadid, UNStudio, Snøhetta and Safdie Architects have been shortlisted to design the World Expo 2017 exhibition in Astana, Kazakhstan. More about Zaha Hadid, UNStudio and Snøhetta compete to design Expo 2017
Royal College of Art graduate Lauren Davies has designed a range of copper, maple and glass tools to make scented oils, creams and cosmetics at home (+ slideshow). More about The Alchemist's Dressing Table by Lauren Davies
Play "spot the woman" in this photo set of an apartment that references Tel Aviv's 1950s interiors by Israeli practice Jacobs-Yaniv Architects (+ slideshow). More about Flat in Tel Aviv by Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Product news: London designer Paul Crofts has put the series of lamps he designed for a crêperie in west London into production, in response to readers' encouraging comments about them on our story. More about Nonla lamps by Paul Crofts Studio
Two towering walls of Corten steel lead into this four-bedroom guesthouse at the Cloudy Bay winery in Marlborough, New Zealand (+ slideshow). More about Cloudy Bay Shack by Paul Rolfe Architects and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
An elasticated egg cup, a fork that bends to pick up food and a glass tumbler with a cheeky bottom all feature in a collection of utensils by Royal College of Art graduate James Stoklund (+ slideshow). More about A utensil is not just a utensil by James Stoklund
In our second movie with Tom Dixon filmed earlier this year in Milan, the British designer discusses his foray into fashion design and says that his capsule collection for sports brand Adidas is based on the idea of creating a personal survival kit for Milan design week. More about "I am no longer a lighting designer, I am a fashion designer" - Tom Dixon
An inflatable pavilion that looks like a soap bubble, by architects Plastique Fantastique, has been popping up around Copenhagen this month (+ slideshow). More about Aeropolis by Plastique Fantastique
Following two other stories about beach houses by Simon Conder Associates, here's a look back at a black rubber-clad house completed by the architects on Dungeness beach in Kent, England (+ slideshow). More about Black Rubber Beach House by Simon Conder Associates
British designer Tom Dixon discusses how the digitalisation of manufacturing processes is enabling young designers to take production into their own hands in this movie Dezeen filmed at MOST in Milan. More about "Young designers have given up waiting to be spotted by a big producer" - Tom Dixon
Our second project this week from British studio Simon Conder Associates is a timber-clad house built around a nineteenth-century railway carriage on Dungeness beach in Kent, England. More about El Ray at Dungeness Beach by Simon Conder Associates
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Double-height glass doors slide back to open up an entire facade of this house in Israel by architect Pitsou Kedem (+ slideshow). More about House Between Two Yards by Pitsou Kedem
British firm Simon Conder Associates has built two wooden houses into the side of a steep hill in the English coastal village of Porthtowan (+ slideshow). More about Two Passive Solar Gain Houses in Porthtowan by Simon Conder Associates