Architecture
Spiralab by KINO Architects
The angled columns of an earthquake-proof structure frame a series of window slits on the exterior of this Tokyo research laboratory by KINO Architects (+ slideshow). More about Spiralab by KINO Architects
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Design
"We got into a geeky zone trying to understand urban agriculture" – Something & Son
In this movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, design duo Something & Son talk about keeping chickens in east London buildings and making tea with heat from compost heaps. More about "We got into a geeky zone trying to understand urban agriculture" – Something & Son
Interiors
John Pawson designs apartments for Miami Beach
News: British architect John Pawson has designed 26 high-end apartments for a new leisure complex at Miami Beach. More about John Pawson designs apartments for Miami Beach
Architecture
Ada Louise Huxtable 1921-2013
News: the American architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable, who won the first Pulitzer Prize for criticism, has died aged 91. More about Ada Louise Huxtable 1921-2013
Architecture
Zumthor lets his holiday home to guests
News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor is now inviting guests to rent a holiday home he built for his family in the mountain hamlet of Leis in Vals (+ slideshow). More about Zumthor lets his holiday home to guests
Design
Barnbrook designs David Bowie album and single covers
News: graphic design studio Barnbrook has defaced a classic David Bowie album and upturned a 1970s photograph of the musician to create the covers of his new album and single. More about Barnbrook designs David Bowie album and single covers
Architecture
Rem Koolhaas confirmed as director of Venice Architecture Biennale 2014
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: architect Rem Koolhaas has today been confirmed as the director of the next Venice Architecture Biennale in 2014 and wants to use the opportunity to readdress the "fundamental elements of architecture". More about Rem Koolhaas confirmed as director of Venice Architecture Biennale 2014
Design
Vibrating "smart fork" for weight loss launches at CES
News: a fork for dieters that vibrates when you eat too much or too fast is one of the most talked-about launches at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. More about Vibrating "smart fork" for weight loss launches at CES
Interiors
Iceberg by Wouter Biegelaar at Icehotel
Dutch designer Wouter Biegelaar used blocks of ice to sculpt a single piece of furniture for lounging, sleeping and dining inside a suite at the Icehotel in Lapland (+ slideshow). More about Iceberg by Wouter Biegelaar at Icehotel
Promotion
New Design Britain awards at Interiors UK 2013
Dezeen promotion: register here to attend Interiors UK 2013, taking place Sunday 20 January to Wednesday 23 January in Birmingham, where the winners of the New Design Britain awards will be announced. More about New Design Britain awards at Interiors UK 2013
Design
Taxi-Dermy Lenticular Prints by Joe Jin
Insects including a weevil and a wasp transform into cars and motorbikes in these lenticular prints by Canadian design studio Joe Jin. More about Taxi-Dermy Lenticular Prints by Joe Jin
Architecture
Competition: five copies of The New Wave in Danish Architecture to be won
Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win one of five copies of The New Wave in Danish Architecture, a book featuring contemporary projects by Danish architects such as BIG and NORD. More about Competition: five copies of The New Wave in Danish Architecture to be won
Interiors
Ring Osaka by Ninkipen!
Garments hang from a wall-mounted wooden grid inside this Osaka fashion boutique that Japanese studio Ninkipen! has recently completed (+ slideshow). More about Ring Osaka by Ninkipen!
Architecture
House of Silence by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects designed this concrete house in Shiga to be deliberately alien to its neighbours (+ slideshow). More about House of Silence by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Design
B Bench by Konstantin Grcic for BD Barcelona Design
Cologne 2013: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has created a bench system based on the iconic Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe (+ movie). More about B Bench by Konstantin Grcic for BD Barcelona Design
Design
Wind-powered mine detonator on Kickstarter
News: a project to bring cheap and easy-to-build mine detonators to Afghan minefields has just nine days left to raise the final £14,000 of its £100,000 goal on crowdfunding website Kickstarter. More about Wind-powered mine detonator on Kickstarter
Architecture
MOSS office for working from home by Victor Vetterlein
These conceptual office units by American designer Victor Vetterlein are designed to be bought up by companies and sent out to employees' back gardens so they can work from home. More about MOSS office for working from home by Victor Vetterlein
Design
Vertebrae Staircase by Andrew McConnell
This staircase concept by Canadian architect Andrew McConnell is based on a whale's backbone (+ slideshow). More about Vertebrae Staircase by Andrew McConnell
Architecture
Neo Bankside by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
London firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed Neo Bankside, a set of six-sided apartment blocks beside the Tate Modern art gallery on the edge of the River Thames. More about Neo Bankside by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Architecture
Maison D by Emmanuelle Weiss
French architect Emmanuelle Weiss has added a contrasting dark brick extension to a red brick house outside Lille (+ slideshow). More about Maison D by Emmanuelle Weiss