In this interview filmed by Dezeen at the Tai Ping carpet showroom in London, Hong Kong designer Andre Fu talks about creating his new collection for the Chinese brand. More about Interview: Tai Ping collection by Andre Fu
Competition: we've teamed up with Page One Publishing to give away five copies of Jyanzi Kong's new architecture book, Geometry of the Unconscious. More about Competition: five copies of Geometry of the Unconscious to be won
Japanese designers Nendo have combined a USB stick with a giant paperclip. More about Data Clip by Nendo
Billowing fabric mushrooms by New York designers Situ Studio have cropped up in the great hall of the Brooklyn Museum. More about ReOrder at the Brooklyn Museum by Situ Studio
Dezeen Wire: with 30 Habitat stores in the hands of administrators, the Guardian's Andy Beckett asks how this iconic British design retailer can be saved - Guardian
A seafront auditorium in southern Spain has concave walls that resemble the deflated cheeks of someone taking a deep breath (photographs by Julien Lanoo). More about Auditorium and Congress Palace Infanta Doña Elena by Estudio Barozzi Veiga
Dezeen Wire: the London 2012 Olympic medal design unveiled yesterday "fails to impress branding experts," reports Sam Jones for the Guardian. More about Olympic gold medals fail to impress
Seoul designer Jeongmi Lee has designed a conceptual domestic robot that steals your duvet in the morning and poos all over the floor. More about Robot Cleaner by Jeongmi Lee
Mirrored walls conceal a photography studio at the centre of this clothes store in Malmö, Sweden, by architects Arrhov Frick. More about Très Bien shop by Arrhov Frick
Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including an upside-down skyscraper, sculptural shoes and stools made in an explosion. There's also an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen and all our new competitions and jobs. Take a look at Dezeen Mail issue #78 here.
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Australian skincare brand Aesop have launched in New York with a kiosk at Grand Central that's made from over 1000 copies of the New York Times. More about Aesop Grand Central Kiosk by Tacklebox
We've made a few changes to Dezeen which hopefully will make it easier for people to navigate the site and find what they want, without detracting from the clarity and simplicity of our layout. More about Notice anything different?
Tiny dimples and raised dots cover these ceramic tiles by French designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec. More about Pico by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Mutina
Dutch architects Concrete designed flattened parasols of rusted steel to shelter the terraced restaurant outside a historic castle in Girona, Spain. More about Castell d’Emporda by Concrete
With all six permanent venues completed and the opening ceremony exactly one year away, here's a roundup of all our stories about the London 2012 Olympics. See all the stories »
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The aquatics centre designed by Zaha Hadid for the London 2012 Olympic Games is complete. More about London Aquatics Centre 2012 by Zaha Hadid
A private balcony is concealed behind the black galvanised steel exterior of this house in Yao, Japan, by architect Yosuke Ichii. More about Hi House by Yosuke Ichii
These clothes by Montreal fashion designer Ying Gao curl and unfurl in reaction to light. More about Living Pod by Ying Gao
Following our story about Shigeru Ban's apartments secured by rolling metal shutters, here's a concrete house near Stuttgart that can be sealed with sliding screens. More about House KW by Käß Hauschildt Architects
Dezeen Wire: The Telegraph shows 22 new aerial photos of the London 2012 Olympic Games venues - see the gallery here.
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