Design
iFlash One by KiBiSi
Product news: this magnetic bicycle light by Danish design studio KiBiSi lights up instantly when its two halves snap together. More about iFlash One by KiBiSi
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Furniture
Midi Colors by Lagranja Design for Sistema Midi
Product news: these chunky aluminium structures provide the legs for a colourful range of tables, cabinets and benches designed by Barcelona studio Lagranja Design for Spanish design brand Sistema Midi. More about Midi Colors by Lagranja Design for Sistema Midi
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen we've been focussing on architecture and design in China, with Hong Kong designer Michael Young telling us that China will produce as many world-class designers as Japan within 20 years but Shanghai architects Neri&Hu maintaining that "architects in China are lost". More about This week on Dezeen
Architecture
Distant Shard View from the East by Edmund Sumner
We don't usually publish single photographs on Dezeen, but we really like this atmospheric shot by photographer Edmund Sumner showing London skyscraper The Shard framed by the towers of Canary Wharf in the east. More about Distant Shard View from the East by Edmund Sumner
Architecture
Huangshan Mountain Village by MAD
Chinese firm MAD has today unveiled plans for a village of towering apartment blocks beside the Huangshan Mountains in eastern China (+ slideshow). More about Huangshan Mountain Village by MAD
News
"Architects in China are lost" - Neri&Hu
News: Chinese architects need to develop their own design manifesto to stem the tide of "half-assed" building projects in the country, according to Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu of Shanghai studio Neri&Hu. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "Architects in China are lost" - Neri&Hu
Design
Bottleware by Nendo for Coca-Cola
Product news: Japanese designers Nendo used glass from old Coca-Cola bottles to make these bowls with dimpled bases, which are meant to resemble the classic green bottles with their tops sliced off. More about Bottleware by Nendo for Coca-Cola
Lighting
"Heat-shrinking the polystyrene cups created beautiful shapes" - Paul Cocksedge
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, east London designer Paul Cocksedge describes his discovery of the interesting forms created when polystyrene cups are heated and how he used the process to create a pendant lamp. More about "Heat-shrinking the polystyrene cups created beautiful shapes" - Paul Cocksedge
Furniture
Trix chair by Schmidinger Möbelbau
Product news: Austrian design company Schmidinger Möbelbau has created a chair that's a cross between traditional alpine furniture and Danish modernism. More about Trix chair by Schmidinger Möbelbau
Architecture
Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects photographed by Hufton + Crow
When Zaha Hadid Architects' 330,000-square-metre Galaxy Soho complex opened in Beijing last month our readers were left guessing how it relates to the surrounding neighbourhood. This set of images by photographers Hufton + Crow shows just that (+ slideshow). More about Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects photographed by Hufton + Crow
Design
Pont de Singe bridge by Olivier Grossetête
French artist Olivier Grossetête used three enormous helium balloons to float a rope bridge over a lake in Tatton Park, a historic estate in north-west England. More about Pont de Singe bridge by Olivier Grossetête
Dezeen Mail #127
Zaha Hadid Architects' winning proposal for the Japan National Stadium is the top story in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which also features all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments.
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Architecture
Twenty-ton treehouse under construction in Sweden
News: Finnish studio Rintala Eggertsson Architects is constructing a twenty-ton treehouse for Swedish hotel Treehotel. More about Twenty-ton treehouse under construction in Sweden
Architecture
Skidome Denmark by CEBRA
Danish architecture studio CEBRA has revealed a proposal for a snowflake-shaped ski dome that would be the biggest in the world, with three kilometres of slopes arching over a river in the Danish city of Randers. More about Skidome Denmark by CEBRA
Architecture
Zaha Hadid to design Japan National Stadium
News: UK firm Zaha Hadid Architects has been selected to design the new national stadium for Japan. More about Zaha Hadid to design Japan National Stadium
Interiors
Sotto Sotto by HRC Design Works
Architecture and design studio HRC Design Works has transformed an ageing warehouse beside the HuangPu River in Shanghai into a leisure and shopping destination with a plant-covered cafe and a cave-like shoe store. More about Sotto Sotto by HRC Design Works
Architecture
Parrish Art Museum by Herzog & de Meuron
This may look like a pair of barns in a field, but its actually the new home that Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has completed for the Parrish Art Museum on Long Island (+ slideshow). More about Parrish Art Museum by Herzog & de Meuron
Design
BD Barcelona Design celebrates 40th birthday with hand-painted vases by Jaime Hayón
News: Spanish design brand BD Barcelona Design has commissioned designer Jaime Hayón to hand-paint 40 unique vases in celebration of its 40th birthday. More about BD Barcelona Design celebrates 40th birthday with hand-painted vases by Jaime Hayón
Architecture
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects
A museum of contemporary art designed by Zaha Hadid for Michigan State University opened to the public this weekend (+ slideshow). More about Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum by Zaha Hadid Architects
Furniture
"East London has a good vibe for any creative industry" - Magnus Pettersen
Designer Magnus Pettersen talks about his Locker side table and how he was attracted to east London because it has a "good vibe for any creative industry" in this movie filmed by Dezeen. More about "East London has a good vibe for any creative industry" - Magnus Pettersen