Architects and urban designers Studio Egret West have designed a shimmering wall of titanium fish to hide an ugly east-London shopping centre from Olympic visitors. More about The Stratford Shoal by Studio Egret West
Flat panels on a multi-coloured wall slide, swing and roll out to create a secret tea shop in a São Paulo shopping centre (+ slideshow). More about The Gourmet Tea by Alan Chu
Cologne designer Thomas Schnur has designed a wooden bench with logs instead of legs and which looks a bit like the Flintstones' car. More about Holzbank by Thomas Schnur
German photographer Menno Aden has shot a series of Berlin interiors from an unconventional viewpoint: looking down from the ceiling. More about Room Portraits by Menno Aden
Architects Stickyline have created a range of paper helmets shaped like iconic buildings from the Hong Kong skyline. More about Project001 Masked Creature by Stickyline
Hexagonal tiles create honeycomb-patterned floors inside this nineteenth century Italian house refurbished by architects Grooppo. More about Casa G+S by Grooppo
Madrid studios Mi5 Arquitectos and PKMN Architectures have built a half-submerged culture and leisure centre in the middle of a public square in Teruel, Spain (+ slideshow). More about Teruel-zilla! by Mi5 Arquitectos, and PKMN Architectures
Korean architects Khan Project have designed themselves a laboratory-like studio in Seoul where staff wear doctors' gowns and walk barefoot (+ slideshow). More about Khan Project Office by Khan Project
Dezeen Wire: architects Broadway Malyan have unveiled plans to build a city for 100,000 inhabitants in Brazil. More about Broadway Malyan design city for 100,000 inhabitants
Charcoal inserts purify tap water in these blown-glass containers by Italian designers Formafantasma (+ movie). More about Charcoal by Formafantasma at the Vitra Design Museum
Dezeen Wire: Guardian journalist Jeevan Vasagar discusses the privatisation of public space in the UK and how paths, square and parks are increasingly owned by private companies - Guardian
More about "Public spaces in Britain's cities fall into private hands" - Guardian
This towel rail by Japanese designer Hiroomi Tahara comprises a rope wound around wall-mounted sticks. More about Towel Hanger by Hiroomi Tahara
Dezeen Wire: the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design in Moscow has launched a publishing house called Strelka Press. Based in London and Moscow, it will offer printed books and e-books.
Strelka's publishing director Justin McGuirk talks about new platforms for long-form writing and the future of design criticism in the interview we filmed at Dezeen Studio (below). More about Strelka launch new publishing house
Slideshow: architects Cristian Panaite and Katrien Devreese have inserted a stark, geometric doctor's surgery into a row of traditional brick houses in a quiet village in rural Belgium. More about Doctor's Surgery in Dudzele by Cristian Panaite and Katrien Devreese
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick talks to Dezeen about designing the UK pavilion at the World Expo in Shanghai in 2010 in this interview filmed by Dezeen at his exhibition at the V&A museum in London. More about Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on designing the UK pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010
A white concrete extension flows over the top of a former brewery in Zurich to give Swiss arts organisation the Kunsthalle Zürich its first permanent home. More about Kunsthalle Zürich by Gigon/Guyer Architects and Atelier WW
The craggy rocks of the nearby Mediterranean shore inspired the faceted form of this auditorium building in Alicante, designed by Spanish architect Francisco Mangado. More about Municipal Auditorium of Teulada by Francisco Mangado
Cheap materials combine with references to American pop culture in the interior of this small pizzeria by Tel Aviv-based Studio OPA. More about Shumis pizzeria by Studio OPA
Designers Rikkert Paauw and Jet van Zwieten of Foundation Projects transform refuse skips and their contents into small buildings. More about Straatlokaal by Rikkert Paauw and Jet van Zwieten
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