Competition: we've teamed up with designers Beta Tank to give away five signed copies of their new book Taxing Art. More about Competition: five copies of Taxing Art by Beta Tank to be won
Earth is banked up to the ground floor windows of this residence in Hidaka, Japan, by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office. More about House in Hidaka by Suppose Design Office
Dezeenwire: Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision have released a report on how European architects use trade journals. See the report below. More about "Trade journals very important source of information for architects"- Arch-Vision
Milan 2011: Amsterdam designer Laurens van Wieringen presents this piled-up child's chair at Ventura Lambrate this week. More about Stacking Throne by Laurens van Wieringen
As the Milan furniture fair begins, Alice Rawsthorn previews this year's event in the New York Times and compares the design industry's fortunes to previous years. Read the story. See all Dezeen's stories from Milan 2011.
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Spanish firm Grupo Aranea have designed this apartment to sit on the roof of a house belonging to the client's mother. More about Casa Lude by Grupo Aranea
Milan 2011: Italian brand Superego editions present a collection of ceramic vases resembling tree branches by Italian designer Andrea Branzi in Milan this week. More about Bosco by Andrea Branzi for Superego
Milan 2011: Eindhoven designers Formafantasma present this range of plastic vessels resulting from experiments with natural polymers at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan this week. More about Botanica by Formafantasma
Family members can see into all rooms across the central courtyard of this Japanese house by Sapporo studio Archi LAB. t+m. More about CTYN Internal Garden House by Archi LAB. t+m
Our new video website, Dezeen Screen, has just launched. As part of the launch we're setting up a temporary video studio adjacent to Yves Behar's JamScape installation in Milan and we'll be filing video reports from the Ventura Lambrate district all week. Come and see us if you're in Milan! www.dezeenscreen.com More about Dezeen Screen is live!
Dezeenwire: the Neues Museum in Berlin by architect David Chipperfield has won the 2011 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. More about Neues Museum in Berlin by David Chipperfield wins Mies van der Rohe Award 2011
Audio tracks and soundscapes submitted by Dezeen readers will play this week at JamScape, an experimental audio installation in Milan developed by Jawbone and Yves Béhar of fuseproject. More about Dezeen curates audio at JamScape in Milan
Milan 2011: Japanese designers Nendo present this tubular steel chair made with techniques traditionally used for bamboo furniture in Milan this week. More about Bamboo-steel chair by Nendo for Yii
Brussels firm 51N4E have converted the industrial buildings at this former coal mine in Winterslag, Belgium, into a cultural centre. More about C-Mine by 51N4E
Milan 2011: Dutch architects UNStudio will present this angular white plastic chair at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More about New Amsterdam Chair by UNStudio for Wilde + Spieth
Milan 2011: Swedish collective Front will present a series of vases that tell the stories of five women living in remote villages in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. More about Story Vases by Front
Milan 2011: Swedish designers TAF have created this polypropylene light in a hand knitted net for Swedish design brand Zero. More about Fisherman by TAF for Zero
Helsinki firm Arkkitehdit NRT designed these workshop facilities for Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences in Finland. More about Kymenlaakso UAS Workshop by Arkkitehdit NRT
Milan 2011: London studio Doshi Levien will present this injection-moulded wooden chair for Italian brand Moroso at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. More about Impossible Wood by Doshi Levien for Moroso
London studio Sybarite have designed a modular display system for shoe brand FitFlop. More about FitFlop store by Sybarite