This time last year Zaha Hadid unveiled concept proposals for two luxury villas at a golf resort and residents of a Paris neighbourhood complained so much about the noisy construction of a Frank Gehry-designed civic building that construction had to stop for the next month. More about One year ago...
Translucent windows create a glowing frame around the facade of this Tokyo townhouse when the lights are turned on inside. More about House in Nakameguro by Yoritaka Hayashi Architects
Architect Daniel Libeskind has completed a family of curved towers beside a bay in Singapore. More about Reflections at Keppel Bay by Daniel Libeskind
This week Marc Newson unveiled the camera he designed for Japanese brand Pentax and Nike launched a wristband that can tell whether you've done any exercise. Meanwhile, Austrian designer Nina Levett caused a stir with a trio of provocative videos that show her at work in her studio. More about This week on Dezeen
The latest menswear collection by fashion designer Sruli Recht of Iceland features leather made from dolphin skin, fabric woven from horse hair and silk extracted from a spider's gland implanted in a goat. More about Field Dressing by Sruli Recht
Designer Noé Duchaufour Lawrance has fitted out an alpine ski lodge in the French Alps with a trunk-like hearth, curved fir walls and a floating bed. More about Chalet Béranger By Noé Duchaufour Lawrance
Dezeen Wire: architect Zaha Hadid is to design new headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad. More about Zaha Hadid to design headquarters for Central Bank of Iraq
Dezeen Platform: design graduate Ariane Prin uses an extruding machine to press pencils from waste materials she finds at the Royal College of Art workshops in her project From Here to Here, presented and filmed at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform. More about Dezeen Platform: Ariane Prin
Sugary treats are arranged like ingredients for potions inside this dimly lit patisserie in north Athens. More about Sweet Alchemy by Kois Associated Architects
London designer Phil Cuttance has built a machine to cast faceted vases that are unique every time. More about Faceture by Phil Cuttance
Australian designer Marc Newson has launched a camera for Japanese brand Pentax. More about K01 by Marc Newson for Pentax
A staircase at the centre of this Amsterdam apartment has risers that are almost but not quite at right angles to the treads. More about Singel by Laura Álvarez Architecture
Dezeen Wire: architect and structural engineer Charles Walker has been appointed head of architecture at the Royal College of Art in London, while designer Ab Rogers will become head of interior design. More about Charles Walker and Ab Rogers to head up architecture and interior design at RCA
Portuguese architects Comoco have added a weathered steel cafe and a wooden gazebo on the hill of a castle in the town of Pombal. More about Pombal Castle Hill by Comoco Architects
This coffee table by Rotterdam designer Reinier de Jong can be expanded by sliding the middle sections outwards in either direction. More about REK coffee table by Reinier de Jong
British architects Marks Barfield have designed a research centre for the Amazon Jungle with a bulging bamboo observation tower and over six miles of treetop bridges. More about Amazon Science Centre by Marks Barfield Architects
London studio Gundry & Ducker have added oak booths and stencilled tree-like graphics to the interior of an Italian chain restaurant in Hertfordshire, England. More about ASK Hertford by Gundry & Ducker
Dezeen promotion: Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair takes place from 7-11 February and is the world's largest event for Scandinavian design. More about Stockholm Design Week 2012
The monochrome, mosaic-clad classrooms at this preschool in Santa Marta, Colombia, are grouped into modular clusters around triangular courtyards. More about Timayui Kindergarten by el Equipo de Mazzanti
Dezeen Wire: design show Designjunction 2012 will take place at the Sorting Office, 21-31 New Oxford Street, London WC1 from 19 to 23 September during the London Design Festival and the organisers are now accepting applications from exhibitors. More about Designjunction 2012 - call for exhibitors