Design
Dutch Design Week announces new director
News: Dutch Design Week has announced its new director as business manager and consultant Martijn Paulen. More about Dutch Design Week announces new director
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Furniture
Park Life folding armchair by Jasper Morrison for Kettal
Milan 2013: British designer Jasper Morrison has added a folding armchair to his Park Life collection of outdoor furniture for Spanish design brand Kettal. More about Park Life folding armchair by Jasper Morrison for Kettal
Architecture
Eight Inscribed Houses and Three Courtyards by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos
This social housing block on the Canary Islands was designed by local studio Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos with a pleated facade and three hidden courtyards. More about Eight Inscribed Houses and Three Courtyards by Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos
Furniture
Concentré de Vie by Matali Crasset for Campeggi
Milan 2013: French designer Matali Crasset has designed a sofa that breaks down into a bed, two armchairs and two footstools. More about Concentré de Vie by Matali Crasset for Campeggi
Architecture
Pedervegen 8 by Rever & Drage
This timber-clad house extension in Norway by Oslo studio Rever & Drage features curvy towers that point outwards like periscopes (+ slideshow). More about Pedervegen 8 by Rever & Drage
Design
Still Life by PJADAD and Atelier Food
Stockholm design studio PJADAD used tiny cubes and chunks of food to create this miniature landscape as a visual identity for the Swedish Atelier Food project and restaurant (+ slideshow). More about Still Life by PJADAD and Atelier Food
Interiors
Unexpected Welcome exhibition by Moooi
Milan 2o13: Dutch brand Moooi presented their Unexpected Welcome collection among giant portraits and undressed manequins in Milan's Tortona district last week (+ slideshow). More about Unexpected Welcome exhibition by Moooi
Design
Makr Shakr by Carlo Ratti and MIT Senseable City Lab
Milan 2013: Italian architect Carlo Ratti and his team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology installed three robotic bartenders in Milan last week (+ movie). More about Makr Shakr by Carlo Ratti and MIT Senseable City Lab
Architecture
Ecology of Colour by Studio Weave
This cabin covered in hand-painted patterns by Hackney architects Studio Weave provides a colourful art studio, bird-watching hide and rain shelter in a woodland park in Kent, England (+ slideshow). More about Ecology of Colour by Studio Weave
Design
Prosthetics exhibition at SHOWcabinet
Fetishistic suits of armour, orthopaedic braces and wearable tusks all feature in an exhibition of prosthetics at the SHOWcabinet space in London (+ movie). More about Prosthetics exhibition at SHOWcabinet
Architecture
The Dome by Héctor Serrano at Coachella
Revellers at this year's Coachella festival in California can visit a silent disco inside a dome of colour-changing balls by Spanish designer Héctor Serrano (+ slideshow). More about The Dome by Héctor Serrano at Coachella
Furniture
Jolly Roger chairs by Fabio Novembre for Gufram
Milan 2013: Fabio Novembre presented these giant skull-shaped chairs for Italian brand Gufram at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week. More about Jolly Roger chairs by Fabio Novembre for Gufram
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week we focussed on additive manufacturing with the launch of Print Shift, our one-off print-on-demand magazine all about 3D printing. More highlights from the week follow, plus Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
World Tour 2013: Milan
“It’s probably the most well-known place in Milan”
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: architect, designer and keen footballer Fabio Novembre takes us to the San Siro Stadium and discusses the cultural importance of soccer club AC Milan, the second most-famous Italian brand after Ferrari (+ movie). More about “It’s probably the most well-known place in Milan”
Design
Storm Thorgerson 1944-2013
News: Storm Thorgerson, the British graphic designer who created the iconic album sleeve for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died aged 69. More about Storm Thorgerson 1944-2013
Interiors
Nike Free 2013 installation by Studio-at-Large
Nike running shoes were suspended around an illuminated track as though on the feet of eight invisible athletes for this installation at Beijing's 798 arts district by Shanghai design office Studio-at-Large (+ slideshow). More about Nike Free 2013 installation by Studio-at-Large
Architecture
Libeskind's peace centre at former Belfast prison given go-ahead
News: planning permission has been granted for Daniel Libeskind's proposed peace centre on the site of the notorious former Maze prison in Belfast. More about Libeskind's peace centre at former Belfast prison given go-ahead
Design
Birth certificates by IWANT for Icon magazine
East London studio IWANT has overhauled the birth certificate to bring it into the digital age and make it more personal. More about Birth certificates by IWANT for Icon magazine
Architecture
Market Hall by Robbrecht en Daem and Marie-José Van Hee
Light filters through hundreds of rectangular slits into this towering market hall in Ghent, Belgium, which is is one of the five finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2013 (photos by Hufton + Crow). More about Market Hall by Robbrecht en Daem and Marie-José Van Hee
Architecture
Motoazabu Apartment sYms by Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect & Associates
Diagonally stepped floors and ceilings divide triangular zones inside this pair of studio apartments in Tokyo by Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect & Associates (+ slideshow). More about Motoazabu Apartment sYms by Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect & Associates