Milan 2012: Eindhoven designers BCXSY worked with traditional Irish boat builders to develop this collection of stools, tables and bowls, which they'll present at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan next week. More about Origin part III - Contrast by BCXSY
Dezeen Wire: urban explorer Bradley Garrett has posted photographs on his blog showing how himself and members of the group London Consolidation Crew climbed the 309-metre-high exterior of London skyscraper the Shard back in February 2011. More about Urban explorers climb the Shard
Dezeen Wire: architecture and design blog Designitecture have published an update to YAMoPo, a list of the most popular architecture and design websites in the world, and have ranked Dezeen in sixth place. See the results in full here.
The YAMoPo (Yet Another Most Popular) list was originally created by architecture blog Archdaily but hadn't been revised since 2009.
More about Dezeen places sixthin YAMoPo 2012
Designed in Hackney: this installation by Hackney studio Troika creates overlapping pools of light on the floor like raindrops falling on water. More about Designed in Hackney: Falling Lightby Troika
A blanket of golden shingles clads the new wing that London studio Hugh Broughton Architects have added to a Tudor-style museum in Maidstone, England. More about Maidstone Museum East Wingby Hugh Broughton Architects
This school table by industrial design students graduate Arthur Brutter and professor Ido Bruno is specifically designed to form a safe shelter for pupils during earthquakes. More about Earthquake Proof Table by Arthur Brutterand Ido Bruno
Competition: we’ve got together with online magazine Sight Unseen to give away five copies of a special printed edition called Paper View, created as part of the Unfiltered initiative by Karlsson's Vodka. Both Paper View and Unfiltered launch tonight in New York. More about Competition: five copies of Paper View by Sight Unseen for Unfiltered to be won
Dezeen promotion: the Cubit modular shelving system is specifically designed for the standard dimensions of music and books. More about Cubit modular shelving system
Milan 2012: in this teaser movie by Gwenael Lewis for Canadian lighting brand Bocci we see glass blowers making the 38 series chandelier designed by Omer Arbel.
Bocci will exhibit the chandelier at Spazio Rossana Orlandi during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. See all our stories about Milan 2012 here.
Watch this and more movies from Bocci on Dezeen Screen.
More about Bocci's 38 series by Omer Arbel
Milan 2012: London designer Benjamin Hubert will present an upholstered version of his Maritime chair plus a coordinating dining table called Pontoon for Italian brand Casamania at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile next week. More about Pontoon and Maritime S by Benjamin Hubertfor Casamania
Competition: we’ve got together with Italian product brand and Dezeen regular NAVA Design to give away three copies of Denis Guidone's books designed for writing stories. More about Competition: three copies of My Book by Denis Guidone to be won
Slovenian studio Arhitektura d.o.o. have completed a gabled house with a crisp white silhouette just outside the medieval town of Škofja Loka. More about Private house Suha by Arhitektura d.o.o.
Dezeen Wire: Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of the car firm's founder and designer of the iconic Porsche 911 model, has died at the age of 76 - The Guardian
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London architects Featherstone Young have completed this day centre for homeless people in east London. More about Dellow Day Centre by Featherstone Young
Here are some photos of the latest collection of Sire spectacle frames, which are made of water buffalo horn. More about Sire by Aekae and Swisshorn
Glazed walls slide back to connect the L-shaped living room to a corner courtyard in this Sydney house renovated by local firm Tribe Studio. More about House Eadie by Tribe Studio
New York-based Icelandic designer Jóhanna Methúsalemsdóttir of Kria based this collection of jewellery on the shapes of cod fish bones. More about Cod Collection by Kria
Five years ago Dezeen was gaining momentum and we were pleased to have been named as one of the ten most popular architecture blogs in the world by eikongraphia.com. A couple of weeks ago we were named #01 in the Best Blogs list of top 50 design blogs. More about Five years ago...
Here are some photos from a walking architectural tour of Reykjavik in Iceland, taken while we were visiting for DesignMarch last month. More about DesignMarch 2012: architecture tour
Milan 2012: French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte has designed a hob and oven system that looks more akin to furniture than electrical appliances. More about La Cornue W by Jean-Michel Wilmotte