Architecture
RMIT Swanston Academic Building by Lyons
This university building in Melbourne by Australian architects Lyons is covered in brightly coloured scales (+ slideshow). More about RMIT Swanston Academic Building by Lyons
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Competition: five copies of The Sainsbury Laboratory book to give away
Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win one of five books about Stanton Williams' Sainsbury Laboratory, the winner of this year's Stirling Prize. More about Competition: five copies of The Sainsbury Laboratory book to give away
Lighting
Winkel w127 by Dirk Winkel for Wästberg
Product news: Berlin-based product designer Dirk Winkel created this slim black desk lamp to show that plastic can be as solid and tactile as metal or wood. More about Winkel w127 by Dirk Winkel for Wästberg
Dezeen's 10,000th story
It's coming up to Dezeen's sixth birthday and this week we've published our 10,000th story as well as our 100,000th reader comment! We've also gained our 200,000th Facebook follower, 100,000th Twitter follower and 40,000th Pinterest follower. Thanks to all our readers!
More about Dezeen's 10,000th story
Architecture
NDA Planter by no.555
Plywood boards in a variety of colours generated the multi-tonal concrete facade of this house in Yokohama by Japanese architects no.555 (+ slideshow). More about NDA Planter by no.555
Architecture
The Dynamic D*Haus by The D*Haus Company
UK designers David Ben Grünberg and Daniel Woolfson have devised a concept for a shape-shifting house that morphs to deal with changing times of day, seasons and weather conditions (+ movie). More about The Dynamic D*Haus by The D*Haus Company
Design
Windswept by Charles Sowers
Hundreds of spinning blades reveal the invisible patterns of the wind in American artist Charles Sowers' kinetic installation on the facade of the Randall Museum in San Francisco (+ movie). More about Windswept by Charles Sowers
Furniture
Multithread by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram
Istanbul Design Biennial 2012: design duo Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram used custom software to adapt and strengthen the branch-like metal joints of this collection of 3D printed furniture, currently on show at the Istanbul Design Biennial (+ movie). More about Multithread by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram
Furniture
Tablefields by Frederik Roijé
Product news: this table by Dutch designer Frederik Roijé has one top on three levels. More about Tablefields by Frederik Roijé
Furniture
"This bench is a tribute to a local hardware shop" - Roger Arquer
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, east London designer Roger Arquer talks about the benches he made for the Stepney Green Design Collection using materials sourced from his local family-run hardware shop just before it closed down. More about "This bench is a tribute to a local hardware shop" - Roger Arquer
Design
Georg Jensen sold to Investcorp for $140 million
News: Bahrain-based investment bank Investcorp has agreed to pay $140m to buy luxury design brand Georg Jensen, the Danish luxury brand famous for its silverware and jewellery, from Danish private equity group Axcel. More about Georg Jensen sold to Investcorp for 0 million
Slideshows
New York after the storm by Iwan Baan
Slideshow feature: this set of images by Dutch architectural photographer Iwan Baan shows the scene in New York over the past week as the city recovers from the effects of Hurricane Sandy that swept across Manhattan last Monday, cutting the electricity and flooding the streets and subways. More about New York after the storm by Iwan Baan
Design
Good Morning moka pot and Tuamotu hob by Anderssen & Voll
Product news: Oslo designers Andersson & Voll paired a bright yellow moka pot with a cooking hob sculpted from a slab of marble for an exhibition of Norwegian design at the Design Tide Tokyo trade fair this weekend. More about Good Morning moka pot and Tuamotu hob by Anderssen & Voll
Lighting
CMYK lamp by Dennis Parren
Dutch Design Week: this lamp by designer Dennis Parren casts a network of coloured shadows. More about CMYK lamp by Dennis Parren
Interiors
WUHAO Curated Shop by Isabelle Pascal
An ancient Chinese courtyard garden tucked away in the hutongs of Beijing provides the setting for seasonal installations at curated design shop WUHAO. More about WUHAO Curated Shop by Isabelle Pascal
Architecture
Ruta del Peregrino: Cerro del Obispo Lookout Point by Christ & Gantenbein
This bone-like tower of concrete by Swiss studio Christ & Gantenbein is one of nine architectural interventions along La Ruta del Peregrino, a 72-mile pilgrimage through the mountain landscape of Jalisco, Mexico (+ slideshow). More about Ruta del Peregrino: Cerro del Obispo Lookout Point by Christ & Gantenbein
Design
Interieur 2012 uniforms by Damien Fredriksen Ravn
Interieur 2012: most design festival helpers are kitted out with branded T-shirts but staff at the Interieur design biennale in Kortrijk, Belgium, wore geometric uniforms by Norwegian designer Damien Fredriksen Ravn, inspired by the event's logo. More about Interieur 2012 uniforms by Damien Fredriksen Ravn
Design
Underwater by David Bowen
Interieur 2012: data from the ripples of a nearby river animated this mechanical installation by American artist and designer David Bowen, which hung over visitors' heads at the Interieur design biennale in Kortrijk, Belgium, last week (+ slideshow). More about Underwater by David Bowen
Architecture
"We wanted real drama in a flat landscape" - Paul Baker on Gardens by the Bay
World Architecture Festival 2012: in our final movie from the World Architecture Festival we take another look at the World Building of the Year, Gardens by the Bay, as Wilkinson Eyre Architects' Paul Baker explains how the design team used vertical planting to create "some real drama in a very flat landscape." More about "We wanted real drama in a flat landscape" - Paul Baker on Gardens by the Bay
Slideshows
Slideshow feature: machines
Slideshow feature: following a recent trend for creating one-off products using machines that work like self-contained factories, we've put together a slideshow of all of the best production machines featured on Dezeen. More about Slideshow feature: machines