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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After hours, rolling metal shutters fasten across these New York apartments designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More about Metal Shutter Houses by Shigeru Ban Architects and Dean Maltz Architect
In this next movie in our series by publishers Laurence King, made to accompany Paul Jackson's book Folding Techniques for Designers, the author shows how to form spans and parabolas in a sheet of card. More about Folding Techniques for Designers: spans and parabolas by Paul Jackson
Portuguese architect and set designer João Mendes Ribeiro has converted the former house of a poet into a writer's retreat (photos: Do Mal o Menos). More about Casa da Escrita by João Mendes Ribeiro
New Designers 2011: as the value of copper increases, product design graduate Oscar Medley-Whitfield has minted a range of copper-bullion bowls so investors can display their assets at home. More about Worth the Weight by Oscar Medley-Whitfield
Both weddings and council assemblies take place beneath the double gabled-roof of this hall at the medieval centre of a German village (photography by Roland Halbe). More about Townhall Schefflenz by Glück+Partner