Architecture
Villa Flåttarna by Wingårdhs
These renders show the cedar shell and glazed facade of a triangular house by Swedish firm Wingårdhs to be constructed on a rocky, harbourside plot. More about Villa Flåttarna by Wingårdhs
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Lighting
Spotlight Volumes by Lukas Peet
Cologne 2012: these steel pendant lamps with a bulb in each end are on show as part of [D3] Talents at imm cologne, which opens today in Germany. More about Spotlight Volumes by Lukas Peet
Furniture
Gravity by Jólan van der Wiel
Designer Jólan van der Wiel has sent us this movie of his machine for shaping stools using gravity and magnets, on display as part of the [D3] Contest for young designers at imm cologne in Germany this week.
More about Gravity by Jólan van der Wiel
Architecture
Mitikah Office Tower by Richard Meier & Partners
American architects Richard Meier & Partners have unveiled designs for a 34-storey tower in Mexico City. More about Mitikah Office Tower by Richard Meier & Partners
Architecture
The Overlapping Land/House by Neri&Hu
The two-L-shaped halves of this house in Singapore by Chinese architects Neri&Hu fold around a courtyard garden and two pools of water. More about The Overlapping Land/House by Neri&Hu
Architecture
Bodega La Grajera by Virai Arquitectos
Spanish studio Virai Arquitectos have completed a sandstone winery that is partially submerged in the ground. More about Bodega La Grajera by Virai Arquitectos
Architecture
8 dwellings, 4 artist studios and 1 retail area by Charles-Henri Tachon
This concrete social-housing block in Paris has artists' studios on the ground floor and an oval-shaped opening in the roof. More about 8 dwellings, 4 artist studios and 1 retail area by Charles-Henri Tachon
Interiors
Digital Library by YTA
Brazilian architects YTA have converted the spare room of a house into a multimedia library where pine floorboards and industrial lighting climb the walls. More about Digital Library by YTA
Five years ago...
Five years ago this week the late Steve Jobs unveiled the Apple iPhone, and went on to sell over a hundred million of them. More about Five years ago...
Design
Sharing Plug by Dave Hakkens
These handmade electrical plugs allow you to plug a second appliance into the back. More about Sharing Plug by Dave Hakkens
Dezeen archive: boats
Dezeen archive: following our story this week on a ship-shaped apartment, here's a roundup of all Dezeen's stories about boats. See all the stories »
More about Dezeen archive: boats
Architecture
The Glass Wave by Andy Martin Associates
A frameless sheet of glass undulates around this barrel-vaulted conservatory in west London. More about The Glass Wave by Andy Martin Associates
One year ago...
This time last year Chinese architects MAD unveiled plans for a museum shaped like a giant icicle and a mirrored treehouse in Sweden opened up its doors to overnight guests. More about One year ago...
Architecture
PC House by XVA
A steel staircase outside this renovated summerhouse in eastern Spain spirals up onto a roof terrace with a view of the sea. More about PC House by XVA
This week on Dezeen
This Week on Dezeen
This week a boat-shaped apartment washed up on the roof of the Southbank Centre in London, dRMM completed a shimmering golden wedding chapel in the British seaside town of Blackpool and we showed images of Renzo Piano's new wing at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. More about This Week on Dezeen
Design
FaceMaker by Millergoodman at Home
Brighton designers Zoe Miller and David Goodman of Millergoodman will present their hand-printed wooden blocks for constructing pictures of faces at new domestic interiors show Home in London this weekend. More about FaceMaker by Millergoodman at Home
Architecture
A Room for London by David Kohn and Fiona Banner completes
A boat-like structure temporarily anchored to the roof of London’s Southbank Centre is in fact a rentable one-bedroom apartment by London architect David Kohn and artist Fiona Banner. More about A Room for London by David Kohn and Fiona Banner completes
Design
Ola Rune at Qubique 2011
In this Dezeen movie Ola Rune of Swedish design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune presents a lamp that they created for lighting company Wästberg at Berlin design fair Qubique 2011. More about Ola Rune at Qubique 2011
Interiors
Jaffa Tel Aviv Restaurant by Baranowitz Kronenberg Architecture
Industrial outdoor lamps hang over the tables of a restaurant in Tel Aviv by Israeli architects Baranowitz Kronenberg. More about Jaffa Tel Aviv Restaurant by Baranowitz Kronenberg Architecture
Architecture
Umicore Hoboken by Conix Architects
A giant zinc-plated ribbon folds in and out between the floors of this Antwerp office extension for metal refiner Umicore. More about Umicore Hoboken by Conix Architects