Japanese architects Geneto installed diagonal walls across the interior of this houe in Shiga, Japan, to block views through to neighbouring houses and create new spaces in between the rooms. More about KD-House by Geneto
This rehabilitation centre in a Dutch forest by Architectenbureau Koen van Velsen is one of six projects to be shortlisted for this year's Mies van der Rohe Award. More about Rehabilitation Centre Groot Klimmendaal by Architectenbureau Koen van Velsen
Photographer Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre has sent us his photos of the Centro Niemeyer by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer, which opens tomorrow in Avilés, Spain. More about Centro Niemeyer by Oscar Niemeyer
Australian designer Marc Newson has designed an hourglass for watch brand Ikepod, which contains tiny gold-plated stainless steel balls instead of sand. More about The Hourglass by Marc Newson for Ikepod
Austrian firm GS Architects have completed this black cantilevered office building in Graz, Austria. More about MP09 Black Panther by GS Architects
Dezeenwire: UK architects will be required to pay statutory minimum wage to students on placements as of 1 July, according to new RIBA rules: More about UK architects must pay minimum wage for student placements
London designer Mathias Hahn talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs in our next movie from Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents, filmed at imm cologne earlier this year. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Mathias Hahn
Ladders link the first floor, mezzanine and skylight of this house in Sapporo, Japan, by Akasaka Shinichiro Atelier. More about Small Box House by Akasaka Shinichiro Atelier
Milan 2011: German design firm Nils Holger Moormann will present this leaning coat stand by designers Martin Pärn and Edina Dufala-Pärn at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next month. More about Lodelei by Martin Pärn and Edina Dufala-Pärn for Nils Holger Moormann
Competition: we've teamed up with It's Nice That magazine to give away five copies of Issue #5 of their bi-annual printed publication. More about Competition: five copies of It’s Nice That Issue #5 to be won
New Zealand architects Gascoigne Associates have completed this Japanese restaurant lined with wooden slats in Auckland, New Zealand. More about Cocoro by Gascoigne Associates
Dezeenwire: the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey reports growing confidence among UK architects. More about “Growing confidence amongst practices” - RIBA Future Trends Survey
The fifth in our series of Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents features designer German designer Stefan Diez talking about factories, working conditions, mittens for motorcycles and sex tourism.
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Designer David Taylor of Stockholm has created a series of candle holders made from layers of silver, steel and beech for Stockholm craft collective Konsthantverkarna. More about KHV60 by David Taylor
Russian architects Arch-group and French studio Sade Sarl last week won an international competition to design a Russian Orthodox church and cultural centre beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris. More about Cultural and Spiritual Russian Orthodox Center in Paris by Arch group and Sade Sarl
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have won a competition to masterplan a new gateway to Stockholm at the intersection of two motorways. More about Stockholmsporten masterplan by BIG
British architect John Pawson has designed images of ribbons to show support for Japan that can be downloaded in exchange for a donation to disaster relief following the earthquake and tsunami earlier this month. More about Ribbons for Japan by John Pawson
French designer Matali Crasset has designed these jewellery pieces featuring tiny figures scuba diving, flying off with a jewel and perched on a unicycle. More about Le Buisson by Matali Crasset
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London designer Shay Alkalay of Raw Edges is next up in our series of movies from Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents filmed at imm cologne earlier this year. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Shay Alkalay