Greenhouse at Grüningen Botanical Garden by Buehrer Wuest Architekten
Steel trees with sprawling branches support the glass roof of this greenhouse in Switzerland by Buehrer Wuest Architekten (+ slideshow). More
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Paralympic design: competitive handcycles
Athletes without the use of their lower body use cycles propelled by hand pedals in the road cycling events at the London 2012 Paralympics. More
Shoes by Tracey Neuls and Tord Boontje for Selfridges
London Design Festival: Shoe designer Tracey Neuls and product designer Tord Boontje have teamed up to design a range of shoes featuring autumn leaves. More
"I pre-dated the trend for large watches by about a decade" - Marc Newson
In this next movie in our series filmed with Marc Newson in his London studio he tells us about the watches he's designed, including the first ones that he built himself in the late 1980s. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More
Karoto by Avichai Tadmor for Monkey Business
Jerusalem designer Avichai Tadmor created this scaled-up pencil sharpener for shaving curls of carrot onto salads. More
Austrian Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Real and animated figures are reflected by a trembling mirror inside the Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
"Tech firms are opting for cities" - Richard Florida, The Wall Street Journal
Dezeen Wire: technology companies are moving from suburban office parks into cities, writes urban studies theorist Richard Florida in an article for the The Wall Street Journal.
Among the reasons he gives, Florida says that design is now central to the success of both software and hardware, and "design talent is overwhelmingly concentrated in big cities, with their leading design schools and multiple industries that draw upon such skills." More
Yandex Saint Petersburg Office II by Za Bor Architects
Russian studio Za Bor Architects have furnished the new St. Petersburg offices of internet company Yandex like the desktop of a computer, with pixellated backgrounds and huge icons (+ slideshow). More
Wind and Water Bar by Vo Trong Nghia
Vietnamese architects Vo Trong Nghia have constructed a thatched bamboo dome at the centre of a lake in Binh Duong Province (+ slideshow). More
Scallop table by Samuel Wilkinson for Versus
London-based designer Samuel Wilkinson has designed a series of low tables for Danish design brand Versus with depressions in the top to stop small items rolling around. More