Technology
3D printers hit UK high street
News: electronics retailer Maplin has become the first UK chain to sell 3D printers aimed at the domestic market. More about 3D printers hit UK high street
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Architecture
Zaha Hadid buys London's Design Museum building
News: the Design Museum in London has sold its Thames-side building to architect Zaha Hadid for use as an archive of her studio's architecture. More about Zaha Hadid buys London's Design Museum building
Design
Zigzag by ISSSStudio and deSc
This jagged wall decorated with patterned graphics was designed to invite visitors into an art fair in New York City. More about Zigzag by ISSSStudio and deSc
World Tour 2013: Milan
"Milan design week is incredibly frustrating for visitors to navigate"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our final movie from the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan, MINI head of design Anders Warming talks about the history of the original car and Max Fraser, deputy director of the London Design Festival, explains why he believes Milan needs to improve the visitor experience during its design week. More about "Milan design week is incredibly frustrating for visitors to navigate"
Architecture
Beach House Mornington by Clare Cousins
More architecture from Australia: architect Clare Cousins has extended a family house in Mornington Peninsula by adding a timber-framed guest house raised up on stilts. More about Beach House Mornington by Clare Cousins
Lighting
Switch Floor Lamp by Tim Webber Design
Product news: these floor lamps by New Zealand studio Tim Webber Design have shades almost identical to their bases. More about Switch Floor Lamp by Tim Webber Design
Architecture
HOUSE House by Andrew Maynard Architects
Andrew Maynard Architects has linked two terraced homes in the Richmond suburb of Melbourne, Australia, by adding a periscope-shaped extension with a special area for graffiti artists (+ slideshow). More about HOUSE House by Andrew Maynard Architects
Lighting
Lamps by John Procario
These sculptural timber lamps by American designer John Procario have been bent to the point of breaking. More about Lamps by John Procario
Architecture
Work starts on OMA-designed library in Caen, France
News: work has started on the Bibliothèque Multimédia à Vocation Régionale (BMVR) - an X-shaped public library designed by OMA for the old port area of Caen, northern France (+ slideshow). More about Work starts on OMA-designed library in Caen, France
Architecture
Crofthouse by James Stockwell
This zinc-clad house in Australia by Sydney architect James Stockwell has a sand dune-shaped body that turns its back to the prevailing wind (+ slideshow). More about Crofthouse by James Stockwell
Design
Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s exhibition at the V&A
An exhibition of garments and outfits influenced by London's clubbing scene in the 1980s opens this week at the V&A museum. More about Club to Catwalk: London Fashion in the 1980s exhibition at the V&A
Architecture
Telus Sky by BIG with Dialog
Danish architecture firm BIG has designed a 58-storey skyscraper for telecommunications company Telus in downtown Calgary, Canada. More about Telus Sky by BIG with Dialog
Video
Competition: five signed copies of Tom Dixon's Dixonary book to be won
Competition: in this exclusive video interview, designer Tom Dixon talks about his new book Dixonary - and we have five signed copies to give away (+ movie). More about Competition: five signed copies of Tom Dixon's Dixonary book to be won
Architecture
Hijuela El Durazno Caretaker's House by emA
The rural Lo Barnechea commune in the north-eastern area of Santiago city is the setting for this small oak-clad house by architectural firm emA (+ slideshow). More about Hijuela El Durazno Caretaker's House by emA
Design
Food Huggers by Adrienne McNicholas and Michelle Ivankovic
Industrial designers Adrienne McNicholas and Michelle Ivankovic have launched a range of silicone caps designed to preserve leftover fruit and vegetables (+ slideshow). More about Food Huggers by Adrienne McNicholas and Michelle Ivankovic
Lighting
GIBS light made of bandages by Juyoung Kim of Metafaux Design
Last week we had a plaster cast made on a 3D printer and now here's a light made out of a plaster cast. More about GIBS light made of bandages by Juyoung Kim of Metafaux Design
Architecture
Britten-Pears Archive by Stanton Williams
Music manuscripts and recordings of the late British composer Benjamin Britten are held within a temperature-controlled concrete chamber at this archive building in Suffolk, England by architecture firm Stanton Williams (+ slideshow). More about Britten-Pears Archive by Stanton Williams
Architecture
Tower Series by Toby Melville-Brown
British illustrator Toby Melville-Brown imagines impossible architectural structures in his latest drawing series. More about Tower Series by Toby Melville-Brown
Architecture
New Pinterest board: skyscrapers
Our new curated Pinterest board contains a definitive selection of skyscrapers from across the globe, including the world's tallest wooden skyscraper, a twisted skyscraper in Dubai by SOM and a pollution-harvesting tower for Stockholm. More about New Pinterest board: skyscrapers
Interiors
Renovated apartment in Raval, Barcelona by Eva Cotman
A staircase doubles up as a bookcase inside this renovated apartment in Barcelona by Croatian architect Eva Cotman (+ slideshow). More about Renovated apartment in Raval, Barcelona by Eva Cotman