Design
Glassware by Peter Zumthor for Alessi
Product news: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has designed a collection of glass condiment containers for Italian design brand Alessi. More about Glassware by Peter Zumthor for Alessi
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Architecture talks
"High streets are places of collision and conflict" – Jay Gort
Jay Gort from Hackney studio Gort Scott Architects argues that the beleaguered British high street is actually a thriving location of "collision and conflict" in this talk filmed by Dezeen at our Designed in Hackney Day last year. More about "High streets are places of collision and conflict" – Jay Gort
Design
1000-piece Dieter Rams design collection for sale on eBay
News: a private collector is putting his 1000-piece archive of Dieter Rams-designed Braun products up for auction on eBay with an asking price of over £300,000. More about 1000-piece Dieter Rams design collection for sale on eBay
Architecture
Gingerbread House by Laura Dewe Mathews
Rounded shingles create wooden scales across the walls of this small house in Hackney that architect Laura Dewe Mathews has built for herself (+ slideshow). More about Gingerbread House by Laura Dewe Mathews
Architecture
World's first mobile research centre opens in Antarctica
News: the world's first mobile research facility, designed by British firm Hugh Broughton Architects, has officially opened on the floating Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. More about World's first mobile research centre opens in Antarctica
Architecture
OMA wins competition for second Shenzhen skyscraper
News: Rem Koolhaas' OMA has won a competition to design a financial office tower in Shenzhen, China, the firm's second building in the city after the soon-to-complete Shenzhen Stock Exchange. More about OMA wins competition for second Shenzhen skyscraper
Architecture
"Architecture is not about form" - Peter Zumthor
News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor rejected architecture as form-making in his Royal Gold Medal lecture at the RIBA in London yesterday, explaining that he believes that light, materials and atmosphere are the most important aspects of architecture. More about "Architecture is not about form" - Peter Zumthor
Design
Fuse by Note Design Studio for Ex.t
Stockholm 2013: these porcelain and wood pendant lamps were created by Stockholm-based Note Design Studio for Italian design brand Ex.t. More about Fuse by Note Design Studio for Ex.t
Architecture
Private House Bellmund by EXH Design
This family house in Switzerland by Chinese architects EXH Design has a corner missing from its roof to allow space for a triangular roof terrace (+ slideshow). More about Private House Bellmund by EXH Design
Architecture
Black on White by Fabi Architekten
German studio Fabi Architekten has stacked a black building on top of a white building to create this house in the Bavarian countryside (+ slideshow). More about Black on White by Fabi Architekten
Lighting
Nendo. Illuminated for Wästberg
Stockholm 2013: Swedish lighting brand Wästberg has unveiled an installation of 30 lamps created from a modular set of parts by Japanese designers Nendo. More about Nendo. Illuminated for Wästberg
Architecture
Barack Obama appoints Michael Graves to advise on accessible design
News: architect and designer Michael Graves has been appointed by US president Barack Obama to a key administration post and says he will "provide national leadership on accessible design". More about Barack Obama appoints Michael Graves to advise on accessible design
Architecture
Student Housing in St. Cugat by H Arquitectes and dataAE
The next intake of architecture students at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia will be accommodated in modular student housing with stark concrete interiors (+ slideshow). More about Student Housing in St. Cugat by H Arquitectes and dataAE
Architecture
Competition: three copies of Tree Houses to be won
Competition: Dezeen and publisher Taschen have teamed up to give away three copies of a book containing 50 remarkable treehouses. More about Competition: three copies of Tree Houses to be won
Design
Dyson Airblade Tap by Dyson
Product news: British industrial design brand Dyson has launched a combined tap and hand dryer so hands can be both washed and dried without leaving the sink. More about Dyson Airblade Tap by Dyson
Architecture
The Forest Pond House by TDO
This wooden folly cantilevers across a garden lake to create a meditation room and children's play den for a family living in Hampshire, England (+ slideshow). More about The Forest Pond House by TDO
Furniture
F-A-B chairs by Färg & Blanche
Stockholm 2013: Swedish-French design duo Färg & Blanche will present a chair that can be dressed up in an assortment of garments at Stockholm Design Week, which gets underway today (+ slideshow). More about F-A-B chairs by Färg & Blanche
Architecture
Jade Museum by Archi-Union
Chinese studio Archi-Union has converted an office block in Shanghai into an art gallery with a concrete staircase twisting through its middle (+ slideshow). More about Jade Museum by Archi-Union
Architecture
Maracanã House by Terra e Tuma
An entrance concealed behind a ceramic mural leads down into a sunken living room and courtyard at this house in São Paulo by Brazilian architects Terra e Tuma. More about Maracanã House by Terra e Tuma
Design
Flip mirror by Javier Moreno Studio for Normann Copenhagen
Danish brand Normann Copenhagen has launched a table-top mirror with a dish in the base to hold small items, created by Spanish designer Javier Moreno. More about Flip mirror by Javier Moreno Studio for Normann Copenhagen