Architecture
Belle Iloise House by Opus 5
Paris studio Opus 5 Architects have completed this island house in Brittany, France, featuring a glazed façade with sections covered by stone screens. More about Belle Iloise House by Opus 5
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News
Heatherwick to design Olympic Cauldron for 2012 games
Dezeenwire: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has been appointed to design the Olympic Cauldron, which will house the torch for the London 2012 Olympic Games. More details on the London 2012 website »All our stories on the London 2012 Olympic games »
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Design
Point and Dot by David Taylor at 20 Designers at Biologiska
Stockholm 2011: designer David Taylor of Stockholm studio Made By: presented these yellow plastic pendant lamps wrapped in paper as part of 20 Designers at Biologiska in Stockholm earlier this month. More about Point and Dot by David Taylor at 20 Designers at Biologiska
Dezeen archive: galleries
Dezeen archive: since BIG's design for the National Gallery of Greenland was so popular this week, we've compiled a selection of stories from the Dezeen archive about galleries. See all the stories »
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Interiors
What Happens When by The Metrics
Interior designer Elle Kunnos de Voss of American studio The Metrics has created the interiors for a restaurant in New York that will change every 30 days. More about What Happens When by The Metrics
Interiors
PAC House by A+R Arquitectos
Portuguese firm A+R Arquitectos installed this staircase with floating wooden treads and a zig-zag hand rail as part of the renovation of a Portuguese house. More about PAC House by A+R Arquitectos
Architecture
Dar Hi by Matali Crasset
French designer Matali Crasset has completed a hotel in Nefta where bedrooms are located in eight individual towers overlooking the Tunisian desert. More about Dar Hi by Matali Crasset
Design
Night Night by Vanessa Hordies
Stockholm 2011: ECAL graduate Vanessa Hordies has created this bedside lamp that works like an hour glass to gradually dim the light by covering it in sand. More about Night Night by Vanessa Hordies
Architecture
Whatami by stARTT
This pavilion by Italian firm stARTT has won the first international edition of the MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program and will be installed outside the Zaha Hadid-designed MAXXI museum in Rome this June. See this year's New York installation in yesterday's story. More about Whatami by stARTT
Architecture
Villa by Knevel Architecten
Dutch studio Knevel Architecten have completed this villa located on IJburg, a new residential district in Amsterdam built on a series of artificial islands. More about Villa by Knevel Architecten
Architecture
Sun Moon Lake visitor centre by Norihiko Dan and Associates
Tokyo architects Norihiko Dan and Associates have completed this visitor centre on the shore of Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan. More about Sun Moon Lake visitor centre by Norihiko Dan and Associates
Design
Hippo and Potamus by Mia Gammelgaard for Blå Station
Stockholm 2011: designer Mia Gammelgaard of Copenhagen showed this wooden chair with leg warmers for Swedish firm Blå Station at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Hippo and Potamus by Mia Gammelgaard for Blå Station
Architecture
Holding Pattern by Interboro Partners
Brooklyn studio Interboro Partners have won this year's MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program competition to design a temporary installation in the courtyard of the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. More about Holding Pattern by Interboro Partners
Design
Lean by Jenny Bäck
Stockholm 2011: Swedish designer Jenny Bäck presented this floor lamp at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Lean by Jenny Bäck
Architecture
Galeria.Solar.S.Roque by Manuel Maia Gomes
Photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his images of a public passage and gallery in Vila do Conde, Portugal, designed by Portuguese architect Manuel Maia Gomes. More about Galeria.Solar.S.Roque by Manuel Maia Gomes
Furniture
Ivy by Thomas Bernstrand for Swedese
Stockholm 2011: designer Thomas Bernstrand of Sweden presented this skewed stackable shelving unit at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Ivy by Thomas Bernstrand for Swedese
Design
Crane by Benjamin Hubert
Stockholm 2011: London designer Benjamin Hubert presented this task lamp with a perforated tubular casing at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Crane by Benjamin Hubert
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News
“Best of British: Design Award Highlights” - BBC News
Dezeenwire: Design Museum curator Alex Newson gives a tour of key projects in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2011 exhibition, which opens at the museum today, in this BBC News movie. More about “Best of British: Design Award Highlights” - BBC News 
Design
Join by Ding3000
This plastic cutlery that clips together to form little sculptures at the dinner table is by German design studio ding3000. More about Join by Ding3000