Architecture
Nanjing Road mixed use area by RTA-Office
Pint glasses of beer provided the inspiration for this cluster of tower blocks underway in Qingdao, China, by architects RTA-Office. More about Nanjing Road mixed use area by RTA-Office
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Design
Made in Japan by Antrepo
The pared-down logos found on vintage Japanese cameras inspired Istanbul-based design consultancy Antrepo to create conceptual minimal logos for web brands like Facebook, Google and YouTube (+ slideshow). More about Made in Japan by Antrepo
Design
Bone chair by Soyoon Choi
Product news: South Korean designer Soyoon Choi has created a wooden lounge chair with armrests inspired by a ribcage. More about Bone chair by Soyoon Choi
Architecture
Guggenheim Extension Story by Oiio Architecture Office
Oiio Architecture Office of New York and Athens has come up with a concept to extend Frank's Lloyd Wright's famous Guggenheim Museum in New York by extending its spiralling form up into the sky. More about Guggenheim Extension Story by Oiio Architecture Office
News
Dezeen in The Times' 50 top websites you can't live without
News: Dezeen was featured in a list of the 50 top websites you can't live without by UK newspaper The Times on Saturday. More about Dezeen in The Times' 50 top websites you can't live without
Design
The Hidden Chairs by Ibride
Maison&Objet 2013: these chairs by French design studio Ibride appear warped and uneven, but seen from a certain angle their silhouettes resemble classic designs (+ movie). More about The Hidden Chairs by Ibride
Architecture
Architects of London 2012 Olympics see gagging order lifted
News: a gagging order preventing architects, engineers and builders from promoting their involvement in the London 2012 Olympics has been lifted after the UK government paid £2 million to the British Olympic Association. More about Architects of London 2012 Olympics see gagging order lifted
Architecture
House in Alcobaça by Aires Mateus
Portuguese studio Aires Mateus has transformed a house in Portugal into a bright white building with a sprawling extension (+ slideshow). More about House in Alcobaça by Aires Mateus
Design
City Camouflage by Roeland Otten
Dutch designer Roeland Otten uses mosaic tiles, paint and photographic prints to disguise scruffy public buildings like this former public toilet in Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More about City Camouflage by Roeland Otten
Interiors
De los Austrias Chemist by Stone Designs
Products are displayed amongst an array of colourful metal wireframes at this pharmacy in Madrid by interiors studio Stone Designs (+ slideshow). More about De los Austrias Chemist by Stone Designs
Architecture
Optical Glass House by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
A tree-filled courtyard is glimpsed through the shimmering glass-brick facade of this house in Hiroshima, designed by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura (+ movie). More about Optical Glass House by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
Architecture
Casa Mava by Gubbins Arquitectos
Board-formed concrete walls mirror the grained texture of timber screens at this hillside house in Chile by Santiago-based Gubbins Arquitectos. More about Casa Mava by Gubbins Arquitectos
Architecture
Fire Shelter 01 by SHJWorks
An open fire welcomes visitors to this egg-shaped hut built by Danish studio SHJWorks on the edge of a Copenhagen park (+ slideshow). More about Fire Shelter 01 by SHJWorks
Design
"The floating illuminated telephone number had no explanation" - Paul Cocksedge
In the last movie about our Seven Designers for Seven Dials installations, designer Paul Cocksedge demonstrates how calling a neon phone number suspended in the air generates a guaranteed smile. More about "The floating illuminated telephone number had no explanation" - Paul Cocksedge
Dezeen archive: cinema design
Dezeen archive: after publishing a herringbone-clad cinema in the south of France earlier this week (top right), we've filled our latest archive with all the unconventional cinemas featured on Dezeen. See all our stories about cinema design »
More about Dezeen archive: cinema design
Architecture
Tour Horizons by Jean Nouvel
Here are the first photographs of Jean Nouvel's Tour Horizons, an office block in Paris that looks like a pile of three separate buildings (+ slideshow). More about Tour Horizons by Jean Nouvel
Design
Berlin stove tiles by Daniel Becker Design Studio
Cologne 2013: Berlin-based product designer Daniel Becker has created a set of ceramic tiles that let stoves give off more heat. More about Berlin stove tiles by Daniel Becker Design Studio
Design
"We were fascinated by what to do with all these coins" - Aberrant Architecture
In this movie we filmed, Aberrant Architecture director David Chambers tells the story of a Covent Garden tradesman whose collection of pennies inspired their aerial installation for Seven Designers for Seven Dials curated by Dezeen. More about "We were fascinated by what to do with all these coins" - Aberrant Architecture
Design
Egg of Columbus by Valentina Carretta of Fabrica for Seletti
Maison&Objet 2013: Italian designer Valentina Carretta of Fabrica made these hanging lamps for Italian brand Seletti from coarse paper like the kind used in egg boxes. More about Egg of Columbus by Valentina Carretta of Fabrica for Seletti
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week 3D printing has been in the spotlight on Dezeen, with a boom in demand for 3D-printed sex toys (above) and the race to be first to print an entire building (below). Scroll on for more 3D printing news and our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen