Design
Driade to relaunch after financial rescue
News: leading Italian furniture brand Driade has been rescued from bankruptcy by a private finance company. More about Driade to relaunch after financial rescue
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Architecture
Bamboo construction for Haiti wins Foster + Partners Prize 2013
News: Architectural Association graduate John Naylor has won this year's Foster + Partners Prize with his proposal to introduce bamboo to the construction industry in Haiti, which is still struggling to recover from the 2010 earthquake. More about Bamboo construction for Haiti wins Foster + Partners Prize 2013
Design
Cortex 3D-printed cast by Jake Evill
3D-printed casts for fractured bones could replace the usual bulky, itchy and smelly plaster or fibreglass ones in this conceptual project by Victoria University of Wellington graduate Jake Evill. More about Cortex 3D-printed cast by Jake Evill
Architecture
Herzog & de Meuron to design M+ museum in Hong Kong
News: Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has been selected to design a visual culture museum in Hong Kong's new West Kowloon Cultural District. More about Herzog & de Meuron to design M+ museum in Hong Kong
Architecture
Farming Kindergarten by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
A knot-shaped rooftop will be used as a vegetable garden at this kindergarten by Vo Trong Nghia Architects that's under construction in Dong Nai, Vietnam (+ slideshow). More about Farming Kindergarten by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Architecture
Gammel Hellerup Sports Hall by BIG
Danish architecture studio BIG has completed a sunken sports hall where an arching wooden roof doubles up as a hilly courtyard (+ slideshow). More about Gammel Hellerup Sports Hall by BIG
Architecture
The Liquid Light of Diego Garcia by Viktor Westerdahl
Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Viktor Westerdahl has devised a fantasy scenario where the discovery of a new liquid energy cues construction of a remote city in the middle of the Indian Ocean. More about The Liquid Light of Diego Garcia by Viktor Westerdahl
Furniture
Coffee tables by Ding3000 for Normann Copenhagen
Product news: these coffee tables with interlocking wooden legs by German studio Ding3000 have been put into production by Danish brand Normann Copenhagen (+ slideshow). More about Coffee tables by Ding3000 for Normann Copenhagen
Design
Project DNA by Catherine Wales
These 3D-printed accessories by London fashion designer Catherine Wales can be ordered to fit any body shape and printed on demand (+ slideshow). More about Project DNA by Catherine Wales
Design
Living Food by Minsu Kim
This conceptual food by Royal College of Art graduate Minsu Kim would wriggle around on the plate and in your mouth (+ movie). More about Living Food by Minsu Kim
Furniture
Wooden Panton by Matthias Brandmaier
Design student Matthias Brandmaier spent three days in the woods carving a replica Verner Panton chair out of a tree trunk using a chainsaw. More about Wooden Panton by Matthias Brandmaier
Dezeen Mail #158
This week's issue of Dezeen Mail leads with a giant mirror installation that shows visitors scaling a London townhouse (pictured) and features all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Architecture
Cave hotel underway in water-filled Chinese quarry
News: construction has started on a hotel resort that will nestle into the 100 metre-high rockface of an abandoned water-filled quarry outside Shanghai. More about Cave hotel underway in water-filled Chinese quarry
Design
Dezeen archive: digital fashion
Dezeen archive: digital fashion keeps cropping up on Dezeen, so here's a round-up of our stories about experimental technology in clothes and accessories. More about Dezeen archive: digital fashion
Lighting
Les Cordes chandelier by Mathieu Lehanneur for Château Borély
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a chandelier for a château in Marseille, France, that looks like an illuminated rope suspended from the ceiling. More about Les Cordes chandelier by Mathieu Lehanneur for Château Borély
Architecture
Espinar House by Miguel de Guzmán
A translucent plastic house in the woods is the location for a fantasy movie directed by Spanish architect Miguel de Guzmán that features a wolf, three bears and Little Red Riding Hood. More about Espinar House by Miguel de Guzmán
Design
Binary Prints by Alex Trochut
These portraits of electronic musicians and DJs by Spanish illustrator and designer Alex Trochut show one image during the day and another at night. More about Binary Prints by Alex Trochut
Architecture
Mountain Cabin by Marte.Marte Architects
Roughly hewn concrete gives a rocky texture to the walls of this Alpine holiday home by Austrian studio Marte.Marte Architects (+ slideshow). More about Mountain Cabin by Marte.Marte Architects
Interiors
WikiBar Paris by Mathieu Lehanneur
Food with edible packaging is served around a circular counter at the WikiBar in Paris by French designer Mathieu Lehanneur. More about WikiBar Paris by Mathieu Lehanneur
Technology
Prototype unveiled for world’s first 3D-printed room
News: architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger have revealed a prototype for the world’s first 3D-printed room. More about Prototype unveiled for world’s first 3D-printed room