Architecture
Cambridge Cat Clinic by Gort Scott
Hackney studio Gort Scott subtly added the outline of a cat's ears to the facade of this feline veterinary clinic outside Cambridge (+ slideshow). More about Cambridge Cat Clinic by Gort Scott
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Furniture
Author Douglas Coupland designs furniture range
News: Generation X author Douglas Coupland has followed fellow celebrities Vanilla Ice, Brad Pitt and Pharrell Williams and designed a range of furniture, unveiling a collection of Japanese-inspired pieces. More about Author Douglas Coupland designs furniture range
Furniture
Cape by Nendo for Offecct
Stockholm 2013: these bent wood chairs by Japanese studio Nendo flick out at the back as if they're wearing capes. More about Cape by Nendo for Offecct
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week Peter Zumthor rejected architecture as form-making during his RIBA Royal Gold Medal lecture and revealed designs for glass condiment containers for Alessi. Also, scroll on for our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
80 Sheets of Mountains by Nendo
Stockholm 2013: Japanese design studio Nendo made a mountain range from laser-cut foamboard at the entrance to the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, which ends tomorrow (+ slideshow). More about 80 Sheets of Mountains by Nendo
Interiors
"Apartments make better places to work than offices" - Jean Nouvel
Milan 2013: French architect Jean Nouvel will curate an exhibition of office spaces in Milan in April, presenting a range of scenarios to replace the "grey cultural world" of purpose-built offices (+ interview). More about "Apartments make better places to work than offices" - Jean Nouvel
Design
Daily Mail website wins design award
News: London design studio Brand42 has won an award for design effectiveness after its redesign of Mail Online made it the most popular news website in the world. More about Daily Mail website wins design award
Interiors
Sleepbox Hotel Tverskaya by Arch Group
Russian studio Arch Group has filled an old building in Moscow with its portable sleeping capsules to create the first Sleepbox hotel. More about Sleepbox Hotel Tverskaya by Arch Group
Design
Great Orwell book covers by David Pearson
Graphic designer David Pearson has censored the cover of George Orwell's classic novel 1984 as part of his series of redesigned books for publisher Penguin. More about Great Orwell book covers by David Pearson
Interiors
Light Touch installation by Haptic
Visitors to an exhibition of work by architects Haptic can take a rest inside a wooden cabin filled with coloured light and smoke (+ movie). More about Light Touch installation by Haptic
Promotion
Read Domus magazine on the iPad
Dezeen promotion: issues of design and architecture magazine Domus can now be read on an app with layout and navigation designed specifically for the iPad. More about Read Domus magazine on the iPad
Design
Brassware by Skultuna
Stockholm 2013: Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune, Monica Förster and Folkform have collaborated with 400-year-old fine metals company Skultuna to produce this collection of brass objects. More about Brassware by Skultuna
Architecture
Braamcamp Freire Secondary School by CVDB Arquitectos
Bold primary colours punctuate this stark concrete extension to a secondary school outside Lisbon by Portugese architect CVDB Arquitectos (+ slideshow) More about Braamcamp Freire Secondary School by CVDB Arquitectos
Dezeen Mail #138
The news that Foster + Partners wants to 3D print buildings using lunar soil leads this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which also features all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Design
UK government backs down on plans to "demolish" creative education
News: the UK government has abandoned controversial plans that would have removed design and other creative subjects from the school curriculum, it was announced today. Campaigners who fought the plans described the move as "fantastic news" for the design industry. More about UK government backs down on plans to "demolish" creative education
Promotion
A' Design Awards and Competition 2013 call for entries
Dezeen promotion: the A' Design Award is now accepting architecture, interior and design project submissions for this year's competition. More about A' Design Awards and Competition 2013 call for entries
Design
Glass Elephant installation at Stockholm Design Week
Stockholm 2013: robotic arms move across a landscape of delicate glass objects at this installation inside Stockholm's Skeppsholmen Caverns (+ slideshow). More about Glass Elephant installation at Stockholm Design Week
Technology
"We can't draft a new world and print it out"
Opinion: in this week's column, Sam Jacob argues that instead of liberating us, 3D printing will merely "bind us even more closely to fewer and fewer corporations". More about "We can't draft a new world and print it out"
Interiors
RDM Innovation Deck by Groosman Partners
Dutch architecture firm Groosman Partners has suspended an office complex beneath the eight-metre-high ceiling of a former industrial machine hall in Rotterdam (+ slideshow). More about RDM Innovation Deck by Groosman Partners
Competition: five copies of Behind the Scenes to be won
Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win one of five copies of a new book full of stories from the furniture design industry, which includes a chapter about the story of Dezeen. More about Competition: five copies of Behind the Scenes to be won