The latest project by Japanese studio Torafu Architects may look like a standard floating shelf, but it actually contains a slim secret drawer that can be opened with magnets. More about Clopen by Torafu Architects
Spain and Kuwait-based AGi Architects have designed three seafront houses in Kuwait for three siblings and their families (photos by Nelson Garrido). More about S Cube Chalet by AGi Architects
London architects Liddicoat & Goldhill added an extension to a south London home with an oak-screened staircase and double-height windows. More about The Orangery by Liddicoat & Goldhill
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Five years ago Zaha Hadid's installation at the Venice Biennale (above) featured sculptural, shiny forms, which cropped up in a lot of designers' work around the same time. More about Five years ago...
Architecture studio Tredje Natur is redesigning a Copenhagen neighbourhood to better handle the floods expected as climate change leads to fewer but heavier rain storms. More about Saint Kjeld’s Kvarter by Tredje Natur
Dezeen archive: after publishing a photography studio with herringbone parquet walls and flooring this morning, we've decided to compile all of our stories that feature herringbone patterns. See all all the stories »
Zaha Hadid will present a pleated metal funnel at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2012 later this month (+ movie). More about Arum by Zaha Hadid Architects at Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Herringbone parquet covers the walls and floor of this photography studio in east London by local design practice Post-Office. More about Touch Digital by Post-Office
Designers and architects were wrapping materials over and around things one year ago, like these wooden plywood ribs that appear to drape the ceiling and bar of a coffee shop in Poland (above). More about One year ago...
This week a staircase for dogs has been our most popular on Dezeen and most-shared on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter. More about This week on Dezeen
Dezeen Wire: the winners have been announced for this year's Open Architecture Challenge, hosted by non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity, with the top award going to a Ugandan proposal to build community hubs in a former refugee camp. More about Military zones re-imagined by finalists of Open Architecture Challenge
Rows of interchangeable tiles spell out what's on the menu at this fast-food pasta outlet in Tel Aviv, designed by Studio OPA as a "tribute to Scrabble". More about Avanti restaurant by Studio OPA
Finnish design graduates Arttu Kuisma and Juho Kruskopf have produced a set of ceramic pots and vases that look deceptively squidgy. More about Drapery vases by Kruskopf and Kuisma
Dezeen Wire: the man whose company designed the CTV building in New Zealand that collapsed during an earthquake has admitted he was aware of problems with its design just five years after it was completed, and two decades before the deadly 2011 earthquake, reports the New Zealand Herald. More about CTV building flaws known 20 years before deadly New Zealand quake, admits designer
Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic talks about kettles by famous designers as part of our series of interviews we filmed for the Design Museum Collection App for iPad, which is available to download free from the app store here. More about Design Museum Collection App: kettles
Dezeen Wire: the ArcelorMittal Orbit tower and other areas of the Olympic Park in Stratford are now likely to be kept open to paying visitors after the end of the Paralympic Games, reports The Independent. More about New plans for Olympic Park tours to preserve post-Games "afterglow" – Independent
The forms of this tea service by design graduate Eunjae Lee are based on the components of an engine. More about Silent Machine by Eunjae Lee
This holiday home by Swiss architects Hurst Song Architekten is partly embedded in the steep slopes of the Swiss Alps (+ slideshow). More about Holzkristal by Hurst Song Architekten
German designer Sarah Böttger scaled the same rectangular shape up and down to create this tubular metal hall stand. More about Skale by Sarah Böttger