Interiors
The Social Playground by Aberrant Architecture
Visitors to a recent Liverpool exhibition rolled eggs down seven timber follies designed by London studio Aberrant Architecture. More about The Social Playground by Aberrant Architecture
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Dezeen’s top ten: toilets
Since our story on the P-Tree urinal that straps to a tree (above, bottom left) was so popular, this month's top ten is all about toilets. More about Dezeen’s top ten: toilets
Architecture
House in Kitakami by Nadamoto Yukiko Architects
You can walk up one curved staircase and down another in this family home in Kitakami by Japanese architect Yukiko Nadamoto. More about House in Kitakami by Nadamoto Yukiko Architects
One year ago…
This time last year Priestmangoode unveiled a conceptual high-speed train for the UK, the Union Street Urban Orchard temporary public garden opened in London and Zaha Hadid curated an exhibition comparing her own work to Russian Suprematism. More about One year ago…
Architecture
Milson Island Sports Hall by Allen Jack+Cottier
A steel shell curls over the arched frame of this sports hall near Sydney by Australian architects Allen Jack+Cottier. More about Milson Island Sports Hall by Allen Jack+Cottier
Interiors
NET by Numen/For Use
Visitors can clamber inside a stretchy web of netting installed by Numen/For Use at Belgian gallery Z33 this summer. More about NET by Numen/For Use
Design
France by Albert Schrurs
A collection of 30 dinner plates designed by Albert Schrurs of Allegory combine to create a map of France showing the location of the country's Michelin-starred restaurants. More about France by Albert Schrurs
Architecture
Messner Mountain Museum Peoples by EM2
Italian architects EM2 have converted a castle into a mountain museum. More about Messner Mountain Museum Peoples by EM2
Design
Max Fraser at Lab Craft
this next movie in our series filmed at the London Design Festival 2010 features curator Max Fraser talking about Lab Craft, an exhibition of work that marries craftsmanship with digital technology. More about Max Fraser at Lab Craft
Architecture
Office Building and Logistic Centre by Modostudio
The top floor of this office block in Italy by architects Modostudio is screened by faceted concrete panels that resemble Inca stonework. More about Office Building and Logistic Centre by Modostudio
Design
Semi-Rigid Car by Emergent
This concept car by Los Angeles architects Emergent is made of cartilage and makes its own fuel from algae. More about Semi-Rigid Car by Emergent
News
Fanny Aronsen 1956-2011
Dezeen Wire: Swedish textile designer Fanny Aronsen has died of cancer aged 55. More about Fanny Aronsen 1956-2011
Architecture
Parc des Expositions by OMA
OMA have won a competition to design a gateway building for Toulouse, France, with a 40,000 square metre column-free exhibition hall. More about Parc des Expositions by OMA
Architecture
Extension to the Serlachius Museum Gösta by MX_SI
Spanish architects MX_SI have won a competition to design an extension to a Finnish museum of art with this proposal that features recessed zigzagging windows. More about Extension to the Serlachius Museum Gösta by MX_SI
Furniture
Interview with Jaime Hayón
While Dezeen prepares for the 2011 London Design Festival, here's a previously unseen interview we filmed with Spanish designer Jaime Hayón during last year's festival. More about Interview with Jaime Hayón
Furniture
Folding Stool by Jack Smith
Show RCA 2011: to continue our series of graduate projects from the Royal College of Art, here's a stool by Jack Smith that collapses when its seat is lifted. More about Folding Stool by Jack Smith
Architecture
Neighbourhood Centre by Colboc Franzen & Associés
Visitors can climb a staircase over the roof of this spiralling community centre in Lille by French architects Colboc Franzen & Associés. More about Neighbourhood Centre by Colboc Franzen & Associés
Design
P-Tree by Aandeboom
Unable to prevent revellers urinating against their trees, Roskilde Festival in Denmark installed tree-mounted urinals by Dutch designers Aandeboom. More about P-Tree by Aandeboom
Design
Interview with Jens Martin Skibsted
Danish designer Jens Martin Skibsted talks about his bicycle brand Biomega and the future of urban cycling in this previously unseen video filmed by Dezeen during the London Design Festival 2010. More about Interview with Jens Martin Skibsted
Furniture
NSEPS by Silo
Show RCA 2011: Royal College of Art graduates Attua Aparicio and Oscar Wanless have invented a new manufacturing process that involves steaming polystyrene beads inside fabric moulds. More about NSEPS by Silo