Furniture
IKEA launches furniture for dolls' houses
News: IKEA has announced that it is to produce miniature versions of some of its most popular products for children to play with. More about IKEA launches furniture for dolls' houses
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Design
Strange Symphony by Philipp Weber
German designer Philipp Weber's glassblowing pipe with valves like a trumpet won the New Talents Award at DMY Berlin last week (+ movie). More about Strange Symphony by Philipp Weber
Design
Ads with a New Purpose by Ogilvy & Mather for IBM
These billboards by creative agency Ogilvy & Mather stretch outwards to double as street furniture (+ movie). More about Ads with a New Purpose by Ogilvy & Mather for IBM
Lighting
Lamp 11811 by Klemens Schillinger
The head of this lamp by London designer Klemens Schillinger can rotate freely without the interruption of wires. More about Lamp 11811 by Klemens Schillinger
Design
W Hotels Designers of the Future Award 2013 projects at Design Miami/Basel
Winners of this year's W Hotels Designers of the Future Award have revealed their projects at Design Miami/Basel (+ movie). More about W Hotels Designers of the Future Award 2013 projects at Design Miami/Basel
Interiors
Google Japan by Klein Dytham Architecture
Tokyo practice Klein Dytham Architecture referenced traditional Japanese festivals, bathhouses, fishponds and timber houses for the interior of Google's new Japan office (+ slideshow). More about Google Japan by Klein Dytham Architecture
Architecture
Chungha in Gangnam by MVRDV
Dutch studio MVRDV has transformed the facade of an ageing mixed-use building into a stack of shop windows in Gangnam, the trendy district of Seoul described in the world-famous Korean pop song. More about Chungha in Gangnam by MVRDV
Design
Prima installation by Zaha Hadid for Swarovski at Vitra Campus
An angular installation by Zaha Hadid has been unveiled in front of the architect's Fire Station at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany (+ slideshow). More about Prima installation by Zaha Hadid for Swarovski at Vitra Campus
Architecture
Designs unveiled for new public library in Iraq
News: British-Iraqi firm AMBS Architects has disclosed its designs for the first public library to be built in Iraq since the 1970s. More about Designs unveiled for new public library in Iraq
Furniture
Concepts by the Campana Brothers at Friedman Benda
New work by the Campana Brothers including a cabinet made from the skin of the world's largest freshwater fish is on show at gallery Friedman Benda in New York (+ slideshow). More about Concepts by the Campana Brothers at Friedman Benda
Architecture
Zaha Hadid plans lagoon-side park for Turkey's Expo 2020 bid
News: Zaha Hadid has masterplanned a 276-hectare site beside a lagoon in Izmir for Turkey's bid to host the World Expo 2020. More about Zaha Hadid plans lagoon-side park for Turkey's Expo 2020 bid
News
Dezeen featured in third Apple presentation
News: Dezeen has now been used in product demonstrations at three consecutive presentations by software giant Apple. More about Dezeen featured in third Apple presentation
Design
Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 movie
Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: designers including Patricia Urquiola, Ab Rogers and Jay Osgerby talk about their participation in Clerkenwell Design Week in the first of a series of movies we filmed during the event. More about Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 movie
Architecture
Shanshui City exhibition by Ma Yansong
Ma Yansong of Chinese studio MAD is exhibiting architectural models and sculptures in a Beijing courtyard to illustrate his vision for a future city influenced by nature and shaped by human emotion (+ slideshow). More about Shanshui City exhibition by Ma Yansong
Slideshows
Lesser Known Architecture at the Design Museum
Photographs depicting examples of unsung architecture from around London chosen by architecture critics are on show at the Design Museum in London (+ slideshow). More about Lesser Known Architecture at the Design Museum
Lighting
Mitate by Studio Wieki Somers at Galerie Kreo
A collection of lights by Studio Wieki Somers inspired by Japanese forms including sixteenth-century Samurai flags and the fabric worn by geishas is on show at Galerie Kreo in Paris (+ slideshow). More about Mitate by Studio Wieki Somers at Galerie Kreo
Software and web design
Apple unveils iOS 7 software designed by Jonathan Ive
News: Apple has revealed the design of iOS 7 - the highly anticipated first major user interface redesign since industrial designer Jonathan Ive was put in charge of both hardware and software design across the company. More about Apple unveils iOS 7 software designed by Jonathan Ive
Architecture
Peter Zumthor unveils redesign for Los Angeles County Museum of Art
News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has revealed plans to raze the existing buildings of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and replace them with a new solar-powered campus. More about Peter Zumthor unveils redesign for Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Architecture
House in Nagahama by Comma Design Office
This house in Nagahama, Japan, by Tokyo-based Comma Design Office has half of its body raised above the ground to offer protection to a rooftop terrace (+ slideshow). More about House in Nagahama by Comma Design Office
Furniture
Public Office Landscape by Fuseproject for Herman Miller
Product news: Yves Behar's San Francisco studio Fuseproject launches an office furniture system for American design brand Herman Miller at the Neocon trade fair in Chicago this week (+ slideshow). More about Public Office Landscape by Fuseproject for Herman Miller