Mathias Gmachl of Loop.pH explains how the London design studio's large-scale lighting installations help people relate to cutting-edge research in molecular biology in our next Designed in Hackney Day movie. More about "We're bringing cutting-edge research into the public sphere" - Loop.pH
Cologne 2013: Berlin design studio Osko+Deichmann has launched a chair inspired by cooked spaghetti for French brand Ligne Roset. More about Ficelle chair by Osko+Deichmann for Ligne Roset
This vase by Rhode Island School of Design graduate Jiwon Choi is made from a thin curl of synthetic paper. More about Tyvek Vase by Jiwon Choi
The View from The Shard tourist attraction inside Renzo Piano's 310-metre London skyscraper opens to the public today and these new shots by photographer Nick Guttridge show just how tall the building is compared with the rest of London's skyline (+ slideshow). More about The Shard by Renzo Piano photographed by Nick Guttridge
A square window protrudes from the gabled facade of this house in Germany by Stuttgart architects (se)arch (+ slideshow + photographs by Zooey Braun) More about Haus E17 in Metzingen by (se)arch
This coffee maker brews an espresso inside a microwave in 30 seconds. More about Piamo by Gemodo Coffee and Lunar Europe
Italian studio Park Associati has overhauled a 1960s office block in Milan and added new glass and burnished aluminium facades (+ slideshow). More about La Serenissima office refurbishment by Park Associati
Manhattan-based firm SHoP Architects has sent us a movie and more images illustrating its masterplan for Konza Techno City, a new "silicon" city 40 miles from Kenya's capital Nairobi (+ movie). More about Konza Techno City masterplan by SHoP Architects
British graphic designer Peter Saville references stripy hazard signs in the artwork for the latest album by experimental pop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. More about Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark artwork by Peter Saville and Tom Skipp
News: Foster + Partners is exploring the possibilities of 3D printing buildings on the moon using lunar soil. More about Foster + Partners to 3D print buildings on the moon
A Tokyo townhouse fronted by a stack of gardens (above) and a conceptual extension to the Guggenheim Museum in New York lead Dezeen Mail issue 137, which also features the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Opinion: in this week's column, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs wonders why London's Design Museum is so reluctant to talk about money, arguing that design classics "aren't theoretical exercises but sophisticated appeals to the wallet." More about "Why wouldn't a contemporary museum use eBay?"
News: five buildings have been shortlisted for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, the Mies van der Rohe Award 2013, including a nursing home in Portugal (above) and the Harpa Concert and Conference Centre in Iceland. More about Mies van der Rohe Award 2013 shortlist announced
Competition: it's coming up to Valentine's day so we're giving readers the chance to win one of ten packs of Little Romance paperclips by London designer Lee Washington. More about Competition: ten packs of Little Romance paperclips to be won
This stark concrete house in Spain by Alcolea+Tárrago Arquitectos features richly stained timber shutters that fold back to reveal large glass doors (+ slideshow). More about Casa MP in Sesma by Alcolea+Tárrago Arquitectos
News: an exhibition of the Design Museum's permanent collection has opened at the museum in London. More about Design Museum's permanent collection goes on show
Product news: lights that hang from criss-crossing wires and a lamp shaped like a grain silo are among the new designs from Swedish lighting brand Zero. More about Lighting collection by Zero
Korean architects AND imagined this hotel on Geoje Island as a hand of outstretched fingers, with rooms and balconies pointing out in different directions (+ slideshow). More about Aggrenad hotel by AND
Troika founding partner Eva Rucki explains the studio's large-scale immersive light installations in this movie filmed by Dezeen at our Designed in Hackney Day. More about "We use software programming controls as well as physical design" - Troika
News: American brand Emeco has reached a settlement in its legal dispute with Restoration Hardware after claiming the fellow US company's Naval Chair (below) is a rip-off of its classic Navy Chair (above). More about Emeco settles dispute over Navy Chair copy