Furniture
Dressed collection by Jens Praet
Design Miami: Belgian designer Jens Praet used bronze drapes cast from sheets of cloth to dress these pieces of brass furniture. More about Dressed collection by Jens Praet
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Architecture
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: l House by moomoo architects
This conceptual house would be wrapped entirely in a plastic insulating material normally used on roofs. Intended for Łódź in Poland, it's the lowercase letter l in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about l House »
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Architecture
Nakai House by University of Colorado students
Eight architecture students from the University of Colorado have designed and built a cabin in the Utah desert for a Navajo woman (+ slideshow). More about Nakai House by University of Colorado students
Design
R18 Ultra Chair by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram
Design Miami: design duo Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram have used technology from the car-racing industry to develop a chair made by robots that weighs just 2.2 kilograms (+ movie). More about R18 Ultra Chair by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram
Architecture
American dream "breaking down" as young reject home ownership
News: flexible high-tech rental apartments with moving "robo-walls" should replace speculative developments as young people increasingly view homes as services rather than possessions, according to Kent Larson, director of the Changing Places Group at MIT Media Lab (+ movie). More about American dream "breaking down" as young reject home ownership
Design
Competition: five Pilot Stools by Quinze & Milan to give away
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of five Pilot Stools in collaboration with Belgian design brand Quinze & Milan. More about Competition: five Pilot Stools by Quinze & Milan to give away
Architecture
OMA, Hassell and Populous to redevelop Sydney's Darling Harbour
News: a team made up of architecture firms OMA, Hassell and Populous has been selected to redevelop Sydney's convention, exhibition and entertainment precinct at Darling Harbour (+ slideshow). More about OMA, Hassell and Populous to redevelop Sydney's Darling Harbour
Design
Alex Moulton 1920-2012
News: Alex Moulton, the British engineer and designer best known for inventing the small-wheeled Moulton bicycle and the rubber suspension system for the Mini car, has died aged 92. More about Alex Moulton 1920-2012
Furniture
Splinter by Nendo for Conde House
Cologne 2013: Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of furniture with components that look like they're peeled away from wooden stems (+ slideshow). More about Splinter by Nendo for Conde House
Interiors
Studio renovation by MAIO
A small courtyard separates a design studio from an exhibition gallery at this former launderette that architecture collaborative MAIO has converted in Barcelona (+ slideshow). More about Studio renovation by MAIO
Architecture
Villa Solaire by JKA and FUGA
French architects JKA and design studio FUGA have converted a nineteenth century Alpine farmhouse in France into a holiday villa with chunky wooden cladding and cut-outs based on the shadows of other buildings (+ slideshow). More about Villa Solaire by JKA and FUGA
Architecture
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: House K by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
This house in Tokyo with one tall skinny wing and one short fat one is at number eleven in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about House K »
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Architecture talks
"I'm interested in what the future might look like" - Asif Khan at Dezeen Live
In the next movie we filmed during Dezeen Live at 100% Design, designer Asif Khan explains how soap bubbles, rubbish bins and a neighbour's flower bed have all provided inspiration for his work. More about "I'm interested in what the future might look like" - Asif Khan at Dezeen Live
Architecture
San Francisco city chiefs vote to allow 20-square-metre "micro apartments"
News: San Francisco city chiefs have voted to allow the development of "micro apartments" as small as 20 square metres in an attempt to alleviate the housing shortage in the US city. More about San Francisco city chiefs vote to allow 20-square-metre "micro apartments"
Interiors
Annvil Office, Alberta Street, by Anna Butele
Latvian designer Anna Butele used fluorescent paint and marker pens to write inspirational messages across the walls at the new office of her interior design firm Annvil in Riga (+ slideshow). More about Annvil Office, Alberta Street, by Anna Butele
Interiors
"I was horrified at the thought of a soulless chain" - Aesop founder
Interview: recently Dezeen met up with Dennis Paphitis, founder of skincare brand Aesop. In this exclusive interview he explains why no two stores are of the same design, why he enjoys working with different architects around the world and how he believes "there's a direct correlation between interesting, captivating store spaces and customer traffic within a store" (+ slideshow). More about "I was horrified at the thought of a soulless chain" - Aesop founder
Design
Naturoscopie II by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
Design Miami: French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has launched a white variation of his leaf-like LED lighting, which fades and flickers like dappled light coming through trees (+ movie). More about Naturoscopie II by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
Architecture
Shortlisted architects announced for M+ museum in Hong Kong
News: six international teams, including Herzog & de Meuron, SANAA and Renzo Piano, have been shortlisted to design a new visual culture museum in Hong Kong's new West Kowloon Cultural District, while two Hong Kong-born architects have been chosen to design a centre for Chinese opera (above) in the same area. More about Shortlisted architects announced for M+ museum in Hong Kong
Architecture
Maison 2G by Avenier & Cornejo Architectes
French studio Avenier & Cornejo Architectes has used strips of cedar cladding to wrap every surface of this house in Orsay, France (+ slideshow). More about Maison 2G by Avenier & Cornejo Architectes
Architecture
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: J House by Isolation Unit and Yosuke Ichii
We're into double figures on our A-Zdvent calendar and at number ten is J House in Japan, which features rooms that open out to one another. Read more about J House »
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