House with a Wall by Masao Yahagi Architects
This house in Fukuoka, Japan, by Masao Yahagi Architects snakes across its site to give every room a little sheltered garden. More
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Leo, Houdini, Eugene and Dash by Stefan Diez
Milan 2011: German designer Stefan Diez presents this new upholstered version of his Houdini chair plus new pieces in the range for German brand e15 in Milan this week. More
D House by Panorama
Chilean architects Panorama have completed this compact cliff-top house in Matanzas, Chile. More
Dip in Space by Matali Crasset and the HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design
Milan 2011: visitors lower objects into pits of molten wax then hang them from the ceiling to solidify in this installation created by students of the HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design at workshops with designer Matali Crasset and curator Alexandra Midal. More
Cabinet Bestiarium at Vertigo Bird
Milan 2011: Slovenian lighting brand Vertigo Bird present new lamps by designers including Mathias Hahn, Uli Budde and A + A Cooren as part of Tortona Design Week in Milan. More
Albert Reichmuth Wine Store by OOS
The interior of this Zurich wine store by Swiss architects OOS is built from crates used to transport the bottles. More
Interview with Benjamin Hubert
Milan 2011: in our second movie filmed at Ventura Lambrate in Milan, British designer Benjamin Hubert talks about his new Pod Chair, a pressed-felt "privacy" chair created for Dutch brand De Vorm.
A Flip Flop Story by Diederik Schneemann
Milan 2011: Rotterdam designer Diederik Schneemann presents a series of vases and lamps made from recycled flip-flops found washed up on Kenyan beaches at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this week. More
Maison des Maîtres by Minale Design Strategy
Faceted chocolate-brown panels line the walls of this chocolatiers’s shop in Brussels designed by Minale Design Strategy. More
Pinha by Raw Edges for Materia
Milan 2011: users can pin their own paper shades onto this cork light fitting by London design studio Raw Edges for Portugese brand Materia. More
ANZAS Dance Studio by Tsutsumi and Associates
Beijing based architects Tsutsumi and Associates have completed this dance studio in Beijing with mirrored walls covered in tiny graduated dots to create the illusion of a mist hanging in the air. More
Capo by Doshi Levien for Cappellini
Milan 2011: London studio Doshi Levien will present this chair with a tubular base and cantilevered arms for Italian design brand Cappellini at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More
Gabriel Lamb of fuseproject
Milan 2011: in the first of our movies filmed in Milan, industrial designer Gabriel Lamb of fuseproject describes the process of setting up the JamScape installation at Ventura Lambrate, which involved wiring up over 1,600 wireless Jambox speakers to play audio tracks submitted by Dezeen readers. More
Thin Office by Studio SKLIM
Singapore based architects Studio SKLIM created built-in platforms, seating and storage for this renovation of an office in a post-war building on the outskirts of Singapore. More
Transparent Collection by Nendo
Milan 2011: this chair made from polyurethane film is part of a collection of transparent furniture by Japanese designers Nendo, on show in Milan this week. More
#milanuncut update
#milanuncut: here's a brief summary of activity on www.milanuncut.org over the last few days: More
Competition: five copies of Taxing Art by Beta Tank to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with designers Beta Tank to give away five signed copies of their new book Taxing Art. More
House in Hidaka by Suppose Design Office
Earth is banked up to the ground floor windows of this residence in Hidaka, Japan, by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office. More
"Trade journals very important source of information for architects"- Arch-Vision
Dezeenwire: Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision have released a report on how European architects use trade journals. See the report below. More
Stacking Throne by Laurens van Wieringen
Milan 2011: Amsterdam designer Laurens van Wieringen presents this piled-up child's chair at Ventura Lambrate this week. More