Architects Stephen Williams Associates have completed a hotel that looks like a shipping warehouse beside the harbour in Hamburg. More about The 25hours Hotel HafenCity by Stephen Williams Associates
Traditional Dutch porcelain company Royal Delft have launched a new contemporary brand, Blue D1653, including this set by Arian Brekveld that looks as though the blue emblems have slipped down the rim of each dish. More about Blue D1653 by Arian Brekveld, Chris Koens and Damian O'Sullivan for Royal Delft
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The Temporium 2011: our Christmas shop The Temporium is now open! In the first of our Advent calendar stories, we're giving away a Flying Santa card by London design consultancy Studio91 with the first 50 purchases made at the shop. More about Flying Santa giveaway at The Temporium
Dezeen Platform: in this interview filmed for our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform, Polish studio mode:lina describe their Audiochmura, a soundscape of London that is played through a cloud of tangled corrugated pipes. More about Dezeen Platform: mode:lina
The jagged glass edges of this restaurant by Norwegian studio Reiulf Ramstad Architects point up towards a sheer cliff face. More about Troll Wall Restaurant by Reiulf Ramstad Architects
Dutch studio Ector Hoogstad Architecten have converted a former Rotterdam steel plant into offices filled with plastic bridges, potted trees and picnic benches. More about Kantoor IMd by Ector Hoogstad Architecten
Our Christmas pop-up store The Temporium opens tomorrow and will host an eclectic array of designers and brands including Australian company Matilda, who will showcase a selection of products and furniture by designers from Down Under (Dove Stools by Brian Steendyk shown above).
Read on for details of other products that will be available at The Temporium including padded pockets for portable devices, indestructible maps and much more... More about Latest designers and brands at The Temporium
French designer Matali Crasset presents a series of vessels shaped like horns, speaker components and loudhailers at Mica Gallery near Rennes in France. More about Infrasons by Matali Crasset
Dezeen Wire: Quentin Blake, the man responsible for illustrating many of author Roald Dahl's famous novels, has been announced as the winner of this year's Prince Philip Designers Prize. More about Illustrator Quentin Blake wins Prince Philip Designers Prize 2011
Circular mirrors, glowing acrylic rods and large yellows discs adorn the ceiling of this canteen for German magazine Der Spiegel (photos by Zooey Braun). More about Spiegel Kantine by Ippolito Fleitz Group Identity Architects
Tread-like indents in the concrete facade of this rock-climbing centre might encourage visitors to scale the walls (photos by Julien Lanoo). More about Le Polyèdre by Béal and Blanckaert
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will chair a discussion with Milan designer Fabio Novembre at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London tonight as part of Peroni Nastro Azzurro's latest series of talks on Italian design. You'll be able to watch the talk via a live stream on Dezeen Screen from 7pm. More about Peroni Collaborazioni Talk tonight: Fabio Novembre
Dezeen Wire: the ongoing construction of skyscrapers in central London has caused the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to reconsider the status of the Tower of London and the Palace of Westminster as recognised sites of historical significance – Evening Standard
UNESCO are concerned that The Shard by architect Renzo Piano near the Tower of London and the 43-storey Doon Street tower on the opposite side of the river Thames from Westminster are having a negative impact on the views and historical integrity of the landmarks. It could place them on its "at risk" register, which would damage their appeal to international tourists.
See our previous story in which Renzo Piano says The Shard "will be loved" by the public and UNESCO's announcement of 25 new additions to the World Heritage List from earlier this year.
More about London landmarks' heritage status threatened by rising skyline
This idyllic pine house by the sea outside Stockholm has a glass-fronted lookout loft on its roof. More about Villa Plus by Waldemarson Berglund
A sprawling grid of timber cubes covers the ceiling of a restaurant in Singapore by designers Brewin Concepts. More about Fat Cow Restaurant by Brewin Concepts
Glass screens fold across the front of this house in Yamanashi, Japan, to transform a covered garden into an indoor dining room. More about Outside In by Takeshi Hosaka
This pod-shaped woodland retreat floats on a net between the trees in Dorset, UK. More about A Separate Place by Jesse Randzio and Architectural Association students
The latest Maggie’s cancer care centre to complete is a concrete spiral in southwest Wales. More about Maggie’s South West Wales by Kisho Kurokawa and Garbers & James
Dezeen Wire: an architect from one of the firms that collaborated with Foster + Partners on the design of the Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal in China says that recent damage caused by wind had nothing to do with the quality of the design – The Washington Post
Shao Weiping of the Beijing Architectural Design and Research Institute said he was "very confident that the design was perfect and involved no mistakes or flaws.” China state media say passengers reported seeing roofing material from Terminal 3 blowing across the runway and through the three-year-old terminal building. It is the second time in a year that wind has reportedly affected the structure.
More about Substandard materials blamed for wind damage to Foster's Beijing airport