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Eco-friendly phone for Nokia by Daizi Zheng
Chinese designer Daizi Zheng has created a conceptual mobile phone for Finnish brand Nokia that could be powered by sugary drinks. More about Eco-friendly phone for Nokia by Daizi Zheng
Chinese designer Daizi Zheng has created a conceptual mobile phone for Finnish brand Nokia that could be powered by sugary drinks. More about Eco-friendly phone for Nokia by Daizi Zheng
Dezeenwire: IDEO founder Bill Moggridge has been named director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York - New York Times
Design studio Qb of Philadelphia have completed a house in Philadelphia that features a glazed interior wrapped in a curved brick facade. More about Split Level House by Qb
French studio Block Architects have completed a building Nantes, France, clad in multi-coloured stripes derived from the aesthetics of vegetable farms. More about Bottière Chenaie by Block Architects
London designer Tim Fishlock has created a chandelier made of 1243 spent incandescent light bulbs. More about What Watt? by Tim Fishlock
Japanese architects Archivision Hirotani Studio have completed a beauty parlour clad with copper in Omotesando in Tokyo, Japan. More about Fujitsubo by Archivision Hirotani Studio
In our second competition with editor Anneloes van Gaalen this week, we are giving away five copies of Never Leave the House Naked and 50 other Ridiculous Fashion Rules, published by BIS. More about Competition: five copies of Ridiculous Fashion Rules to be won
Here are some more photos of the Hong Kong part of the Hong Kong & Shenzhen bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, featuring installations by designers including American studio Rocker Lange Architects, Vienna designers mischer'traxler and French designer Mathieu Lehanneur. More about Hong Kong & Shenzhen Biennale photos
Jarosch Architektur of Darmstadt have completed a logistics centre clad in black lacquered tiles in Frankfurt, Germany. More about Logistics Centre Partyrent by Jarosch Architektur
Beijing studio Sunlay Design have designed a church for Ordos in Inner Mongolia, which has a plan based on the profile of a bird in flight. More about Dove of Peace by Sunlay Design
Architects Cottam Hargrave of Austin have completed a house and studio for a photographer in Austin, Texas. More about Atelier Wong by Cottam Hargrave
A conceptual model for a future city by Dutch architects MVRDV, featuring terraced buildings that look like mountains, is on show at the Beijing Center for the Arts. More about China Hills by MVRDV
Designer Florence Jaffrain has created a sofa covered in glow-in-the-dark fibres, which moves as if it's breathing. More about Belly Love by Florence Jaffrain
Dezeen have teamed up with Anneloes van Gaalen, editor of The Medium is the Message and 50 other Ridiculous Advertising Rules, to offer our readers the chance to win one of five copies. More about Competition: five copies of Ridiculous Advertising Rules to be won
Tokyo architect Kensuke Watanabe has completed a rehabilitation centre for people suffering with mental illness near Tokyo in Japan. More about Sowa Unit by Kensuke Watanabe
Barcelona studio H Arquitectes have completed an apartment block in Barcelona where shutters seem to disappear into the stone-clad facade. More about Housing 137 by H Arquitectes
Graphic design student Sophie Lepinoy has created a typeface that incorporates silhouettes of shoes and accessories. More about Alfashion by Sophie Lepinoy
Designer Karim Rashid has created a baby's bottle that heats milk to body temperature without using electricity. More about Iiamo Go by Karim Rashid
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Dezeenwire: Huma Qureshi reviews the last decade of interior design - Guardian