The latest batch of designers and brands to be added to the line up for our Christmas pop-up store The Temporium include WRAP magazine (above), whose large format pull-out illustrations are perfect for wrapping presents.
There are also pencils in the shape of crucifixes, lace-up leather grips for handlebars, deluxe paper planes and much more… More about Even more designers and brands at The Temporium
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Hugh Pearman has expressed admiration for the mature and understated nature of Dutch practice OMA's design for a new headquarters for merchant bank Rothschild on a sensitive site near the Bank of England – Hugh Pearman More about "Can we now say that OMA has grown up?" – Hugh Pearman
Japanese architects Ikeda Yukie have completed a house with rounded edges for an elderly couple. More about Sunbrella House by Ikeda Yukie Architects
Dutch designers Tjep. have completed three quirky shops and sales counters in the newly refurbished Departure Lounge 3 of Schiphol airport, Amsterdam. More about Schiphol Departure Lounge 3 by Tjep
Dezeen in Israel: following our recent visit to Tel Aviv, here’s an entirely white house in nearby Ramat Gan by local architect Pitsou Kedem. More about Box? Object? House! by Pitsou Kedem
Hotel brand Yotel have opened a flagship branch in New York's Times Square, where visitors check in at computerised kiosks while their luggage is stored or retrieved by a giant robotic arm. More about Yotel New York by Softroom and Rockwell Group
This time five years ago designer Fabio Novembre created an interior filled with winding ribbons of Corian for a shoe shop in Rome and we published images of Tadao Ando's building for the Issey Miyake Foundation as it neared completion. More about Five years ago...
Here's a similar storage system to the bicycle showroom we published this morning, this time for a kid's playroom. More about Pin Pres by OOO My Design
Architects Eureka have made a bicycle shop in Hong Kong where recycled paper tubes can be pushed in and out to make an ever-changing display wall. More about SPREAD by GUM by Eureka
Dezeen archive: Fantastic Norway's mountain lodge with a sloping roof that you can ski over (top left) was one of our most poplar stories this week and our thoughts are turning to all things wintery, so this week we've rounded up all our stories about skating, skiing and sledging. See all the stories »
More about Dezeen archive: skiing, skating and sledging
Want more choice in your chocolate box? Mix and match fillings and toppings with these modular chocolates by French designer Elsa Lambinet. More about Sweet play by Elsa Lambinet
Dezeen promotion: the opening of our Christmas pop-up store The Temporium on Thursday 1 December coincides with the Seven Dials shopping event and you can receive a 20% discount on all Dezeen Watch Store products as well as at other nearby stores on the evening by registering on the Seven Dials website. More about 20% discount at Seven Dials Christmas shopping event on 1 December
British architect Alison Brooks has won a competition to design a new quadrangle for a college at the University of Oxford. More about Exeter College by Alison Brooks Architects
This time last year Álvaro Siza completed an L-shaped auditorium clad in grey tiles and white marble and Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka created a boutique interior for Issey Miyake's collapsible clothing range. More about One year ago...
Dezeen in Israel: elaborate origami sculptures diffuse the light from these lamps by Tel Aviv studio Aqua Creations and origami artist Ilan Garibi. More about Molecules by Aqua Creations and Ilan Garibi
This video by Gavin Lucas in collaboration with Order involves a visit to Mr Smith's Letterpress Workshop in Kennington, London where Smith explains how he likes to design, set and print using traditional wood and metal type to create contemporary typographic prints. More about Mr Smith's Letterpress Workshop
Dezeen Wire: the developer behind plans for a tower designed by architecture practice AL_A in Shoreditch, East London has withdrawn its planning application – BDonline
The design for a twisted tower on a former industrial estate attracted over a thousand letters from local residents. Developers Londonewcastle say they will adapt the proposal before submitting a new planning application early next year.
See our previous story on the original design for the Huntingdon Estate here, another AL_A project in London that was scrapped recently here and more projects by AL_A here.
More about Plans for East London tower by Amanda Levete Architects withdrawn
Landscape designers Earthscape have opened up their studio in Beppu, Japan, to present their experiments with growing native plants in water from local hot springs. More about On-iku by Earthscape
This week on Dezeen our most popular story was the redesign of McDonald's interiors in France by Patrick Norguet, which encouraged readers to suggest that they redesign their food next, while a mountain lodge that you can ski over by Fantastic Norway also attracted plenty of attention. More about This week on Dezeen
Dezeen Wire: the Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom hotel by French architect Jean Nouvel has won the "New Build Hotel" category at The European Hotel Design Awards 2011. More about Jean Nouvel's Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom wins European Hotel Design Award