Architecture
Red House at Red Hill by Inarc
Millions of tiny perforations are dotted across the rusted steel walls of this rural retreat in Victoria by Melbourne architects Inarc. More about Red House at Red Hill by Inarc
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Furniture
As If From Nowhere by Orla Reynolds
Brightly coloured tables and chairs are hidden in plain sight between the shelves of this bookcase by graduate designer Orla Reynolds. More about As If From Nowhere by Orla Reynolds
Architecture
Community Centre in Tyrol by Machné Architekten
The faceted buildings of this community centre look like meteorites that have landed in a rural village in southern Austria (+ slideshow). More about Community Centre in Tyrol by Machné Architekten
Lighting
Hallo Light by 45 Kilo
This wall-mounted task lamp by German studio 45 Kilo is adjusted simply by sliding a leather loop along the arm that supports its shade. More about Hallo Light by 45 Kilo
Design talks
Movie: Peroni Collaborazioni Talk with Formafantasma part 1
Movie: Italian design duo Formafantasma discuss their work and influences in this first instalment of a discussion chaired by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs for Peroni Nastro Azzurro’s series of talks on Italian design. More about Movie: Peroni Collaborazioni Talk with Formafantasma part 1
Architecture
Addis Ababa Stadium and Sports Village by LAVA
Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) have won a competition to design a sports complex in Ethiopia, which will include an excavated football stadium surrounded by earth stands. More about Addis Ababa Stadium and Sports Village by LAVA
Promotion
Designer Werktag 2012
Dezeen promotion: this year interiors show Designer Werktag took place in Munich and featured an installation by SOFTlab. More about Designer Werktag 2012
News
llustre.com becomes Fab UK
Dezeen Wire: just two months after launch, flash-sales site llustre.com has been taken over by American rival Fab to become Fab UK. More about llustre.com becomes Fab UK
Design
Adidas withdraws shoes with shackles
Dezeen Wire: sportswear brand Adidas has withdrawn plans to produce a pair of trainers with shackle-like ankle cuffs following complaints that they represent a symbol of slavery - Guardian More about Adidas withdraws shoes with shackles
Architecture
Gardens by the Bay by Grant Associates and Wilkinson Eyre Architects
British architects Wilkinson Eyre and landscape architects Grant Associates have completed an enormous tropical garden in Singapore filled with tree-like towers, shell-shaped greenhouses and a 30-metre-high man-made waterfall (+ slideshow). More about Gardens by the Bay by Grant Associates and Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Design
Inbolla by Odoardo Fioravanti
This picture frame by Odoardo Fioravanti is specifically designed to annoy people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. More about Inbolla by Odoardo Fioravanti
Design
Blooms: Luxury in the Face of Adversity by Chan Min Yun
Singapore design student Chan Min Yun has packaged doses of medicine in little origami parcels that open like flowers when placed into water (+ movie). More about Blooms: Luxury in the Face of Adversity by Chan Min Yun
Architecture
Micro Compact Home 016 by Richard Horden
It took just four minutes and nine seconds to install this prefabricated guest house designed by British architect Richard Horden on a site overlooking Lake Maggiore in Switzerland (+ movie). More about Micro Compact Home 016 by Richard Horden
Design
Suna Broom by Joseph Guerra
Resting a broom on its bristles can cause them to splay outwards and become permanently deformed so graduate designer Joseph Guerra has made one with a pivoting head. More about Suna Broom by Joseph Guerra
Architecture
Kingkey 100 by Farrells
Here are some photographs of the 442-metre Kingkey 100 skyscraper designed by architects Farrells, currently the tallest building in Shenzhen and tenth tallest in the world. More about Kingkey 100 by Farrells
Architecture
Colombo Residential Development by Moshe Safdie
Israeli architect Moshe Safdie has designed a skyscraper for Sri Lanka comprising one tower slumped against another. More about Colombo Residential Development by Moshe Safdie
Design
Ivey by Hugo Passos
Crates of old vinyl records inspired this magazine holder by London designer Hugo Passos. More about Ivey by Hugo Passos
Architecture
Baltyk Tower by MVRDV
Dutch architects MVRDV have unveiled plans for an 18-storey tower in Poznań, Poland, with staggered floors like a giant staircase. More about Baltyk Tower by MVRDV
Architecture
Green Cast by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Plants sprout through the patchwork aluminium facade of this pharmacy and clinic in Japan by architects Kengo Kuma and Associates (+ slideshow). More about Green Cast by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Furniture
Z Step by Michael Schoner at Depot Basel
This shop display system by German designer Michael Schoner consists of stackable sheet-metal steps that allow a wide variety of configurations. More about Z Step by Michael Schoner at Depot Basel