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A curving chasm slices off the corner of this showroom building in western Tokyo to create a passageway to its entrance. More
A curving chasm slices off the corner of this showroom building in western Tokyo to create a passageway to its entrance. More
This mirror with blurry edges reflects a rather dreamy image of its surroundings. More
Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including new work by Neri&Huand Richard Meier, handmade electrical plugs and updates from the fairs in Cologne and Paris this week.
There's also an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen, all our new competitions and jobs, plus news on our latest pop-ups. Take a look at it here.
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Italian architects 3S Studio have converted a former railway tunnel between two north Italian towns into an enclosed pedestrian passageway. More
Here are some images by photographer Iwan Baan of a house by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, where rectangular windows puncture three layers of walls and ceilings. More
In this third of four interviews with some of the designers who'll be part of Dezeen Watch Store and friends at the Interiors UK exhibition in Birmingham from 22 January, Swedish designer Johan Lidehäll presents his Bookman bicycles lights. More
The asymmetric timber roof of this distillery by architects Hammerschmid Pachl Seebacher rises up amongst the trees of a valley in Upper Austria. More
Cologne 2012: Marc Bell and Robin Grasby of London studio International won third prize at the [D3] Contest for young designers in Cologne this week with their layered aluminium lamp shades. More
Innsbruck architect Daniel Fügenschuh has completed a concrete and glass extension to a school at a former monastery in Rattenberg, Tyrol. More
In his second of four interviews with some of the designers that Dezeen Watch Store are taking to Interiors UK in Birmingham from 22 January, David Ericsson of Hong Kong watch brand VOID talks about his collection. More
Cologne 2012: closing one drawer of Lee Sanghyeok's table causes another to shoot out at random. The project won second prize at the [D3] Contest at imm cologne this week. More
Paris 2012: Brussels designer Alain Berteau presents a series of oak products including this simple iPad dock at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More
Dezeen Wire: designer Jólan van der Wiel has won the €3000 first prize in the [D3] Contest for young designers at trade fair imm cologne in Germany for his Gravity Stool shaped by magnets. He showed the machine used to make the pieces at Dezeen Platform in September and you can watch it in action in our movies on Dezeen Screen.
The second prize of €2000 was awarded to Lee Sanghyeok for his Listen to Your Hands Table and the third prize of €1000 went to Marc Bell & Robin Grasby for the Apollo lamp.
Read more about Jólan van der Wiel here and more about Cologne 2012 here.
A windowless yellow facade shrouds the interior of this concrete gymnasium in southern France by architects Heams & Michel. More
Cologne 2012: these oversized lamps by French studio Numéro 111 for design brand Ligne Roset are illuminated by strips of LEDs around the back of the shade. More
Japanese architects Eureka and Atelier Chocolate have completed a vet’s surgery and apartment behind a metal mesh cage in Kanagawa. More
Dezeen Watch Store and friends: Dezeen Watch Store will be at Interiors UK in Birmingham from 22 January, along with a selection of the most successful designers and brands from our pop-up shop The Temporium. More
For the past couple of days Dezeen have been at domestic interiors show Home in London to present a range of products by upcoming designers and brands. More
Cologne 2012: Chilean studio Great Things to People (GT2P) present this lamp covered in alpaca hair as part of [D3] Talents at imm cologne this week. More
Architecture critics have been discussing A Room For London, a boat-like apartment on the roof of the Southbank Centre that will accomodate temporary overnight guests throughout 2012. More