Paris 2012: more from Maison & Objet in Paris this week - Japanese studio Torafu Architects present two new versions of their paper containers that can be stretched into bowls or vases for French brand Ligne Roset. More about Gradation and Cube Air Vases by Torafu Architects for Ligne Roset
This animation by Studio Yog and LOBOTOMY was drawn on the isometric grid of XYZ Note, a sketchbook designed by Seoul studio KAMKAM. Each drawing in the animation responds to the rhythm of the music. More about XYZ note by KAMKAM
Designer Martin Papcún and architect Adam Jirkal of Atelier SAD want to immerse an upside-down shell of a house into the ground of St. Jakob’s Square in Munich. More about Memorial to all victims by Martin Papcún and Adam Jirkal
Portuguese studio SAMI Arquitectos have completed a blackened timber house on the hillside of a Portuguese island. More about C/Z House by SAMI Arquitectos
Paris 2012: Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune present this lounge chair with a little work table attached at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about Isola by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Tacchini
Clothes and accessories are ensconced in an elaborate lattice of wood at an Amsterdam boutique designed by Dutch studio Doepel Strijkers. More about Stills Flagship Store by Doepel Strijkers
Light floods into this Kyoto house by Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects through a light well in its enormous chimney. More about House of Representation by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
From the side, this sofa by Iskos-Berlin for Danish brand Versus bears a passing resemblance to its canine namesake, Snoopy. More about Snoopy by Iskos-Berlin for Versus
Paris 2012: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón presents these figurines for porcelain brand Lladró at Maison & Objet in Paris this weekend. More about The Guest by Jaime Hayón for Lladró
Five years ago we were the first to publish images of an apartment designed for Kanye West by architect Claudio Silvestrin, following a chance encounter with the musician during Design Miami 2006. More about Five years ago...
Dezeen archive: following our story this week on a public promenade in a disused railway tunnel, here's a roundup of all Dezeen's stories about tunnels. See all the stories »
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This desk lamp by Berlin studio Böttcher+Henssler for Slovenian lighting brand Vertigo Bird can be adjusted by sliding the aluminium tube through a hole in the maple base and kept in place by gravity alone. More about Mantis by Böttcher+Henssler for Vertigo Bird
Spinning the wine bottle-shaped shutters in the windows of this Prague shop reveals a wall of wine racks inside. More about Red Pif Restaurant and Wine Shop by Aulík Fišer Architekti
This time last year Dezeen was in Cologne for the annual furniture fair, where we saw a sofa you could wrap around yourself, a chair bent from a single sheet of aluminium and a rocking horse shaped like a vase. We also teamed up with [D3] Design Talents to host a series of talks with 12 designers who launched their careers at the young designers’ showcase, which you can watch over on Dezeen Screen. More about One year ago...
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has completed a mixed-use block in Hamburg with a facade that parts like a pair of red curtains. More about Sumatrakontor by Erick van Egeraat
This week Richard Meier & Partners unveiled designs for a 34-storey tower in Mexico City, SOM won a competition to design a skyscraper for China with proposals that incorporate a 30-storey-high opening window and the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago released a report that revealed a record number of skyscrapers were completed in 2011. More about This week on Dezeen
Competition: we've teamed up with Dutch author Jeroen Junte to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of his new book, Hands On: 21st Century Dutch Design. More about Competition: five copies of Hands On 21st Century Dutch Design to be won
Cologne 2012: Japanese designer Yota Kakuda has created this collection of small wooden storage and display units for French brand Ligne Roset. More about Mortaise by Yota Kakuda for Ligne Roset
Dezeen Wire: publishing and events company Media 10 has bought design trade show 100% Design from Reed Exhibitions - Event Magazine More about Media 10 buys 100% Design from Reed Exhibitions
Black frames outline rows of olive oil bottles at this culinary shop in Toronto, while images of olive branches decorate the walls behind. More about TA-ZE by Burdifilek