Wall Saver by Sebastian Bergne for L’Atelier d’Exercises
This money box by London designer Sebastian Bergne displays your savings on the wall like a picture. More
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Bill Moggridge 1943-2012
Dezeen News: Industrial designer Bill Moggridge, who created the first laptop computer, co-founded global design company IDEO and more recently was director of the Cooper-Hewitt museum in New York, has died aged 69. More
Epatant by Dennis Paphitis and Lock Smeeton
Cardboard tubes divide up an old factory in Melbourne to create new gentlemen's outfitters Epatant, founded by Dennis Paphitis and Lachlan Smeeton. More
Dezeen archive: bamboo
Dezeen archive: we've published a few buildings and interiors made of bamboo recently so we thought it was time to round up all our stories that feature the famously fast-growing material. See all the stories »
Wuxi Grand Theatre by PES Architects
Eight huge wings resembling a cluster of duck feet form the roof of this theatre in Wuxi, to the west of Shanghai, designed by Finnish practice PES Architects (+ slideshow). More
Sunset Villa by TT Architects
A covered courtyard has been inserted into the side of this Kurashiki house by Japanese firm TT Architects (+ slideshow). More
Bamboo Courtyard Teahouse by HWCD Associates
More bamboo: this floating tea house in Yangzhou, by Chinese architects HWCD Associates, features brick rooms linked by louvred bamboo corridors and brises soleil. More
Styrene by Paul Cocksedge for the Stepney Green Design Collection
A pendant lamp made from heat-shrunk plastic cups by east London designer Paul Cocksedge is the next piece for the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More
Salon in Bangkok by NKDW
Thousands of bamboo rods hang from the ceiling like stalactites to divide the space inside this Bangkok hair salon by Thai designer Nattapon Klinsuwan of NKDW. More
This week on Dezeen
It's been a week of unfortunate likenesses for architecture on Dezeen with RMJM's "big pants" tower for China (above) followed by the "big sink" extension to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (below). More
Paralympic design: Flex-Foot Cheetah blades
To conclude our series on designs at the London 2012 Paralympics we're focussing on the most talked-about equipment used at the games - carbon-fibre prosthetic blades inspired by the hind legs of a cheetah. More
Variations on Normal by Dominic Wilcox
In case you missed it yesterday, designer Dominic Wilcox has created an animation that links together some of his illustrations of absurd inventions, including a reverse bungee jump (above). More
Asia's Tallest Mural by Hendrik Beikirch
German artist Hendrik Beikirch has painted a 70-metre-high mural of a fisherman a few blocks away from Daniel Libeskind's Haeundae I'Park skyscrapers in Busan, South Korea (+ slideshow). More
Barber Amsterdam by Ard Hoksbergen
The copper tubes that branch across the walls and ceiling of this Amsterdam barber shop by Ard Hoksbergen carry both water and electricity (though not in the same pipes). More
Ladder Coat Rack by Yenwen Tseng
London Design Festival: two ladders are joined by hidden hinges to create this adaptable slimline coat rack by Taiwanese designer Yenwen Tseng. More
Carlton Estate Agents by Matteo Bianchi Studio
Interior designers Matteo Bianchi Studio have installed a customised retro jukebox in the window of this estate agents in north London. More
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam by Benthem Crouwel Architects
Benthem Crouwel Architects have completed the new extension to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, which looks rather like the underside of a kitchen sink (+ slideshow). More
Competition: five copies of Variations on Normal by Dominic Wilcox to be won
Competition: Dezeen and designer Dominic Wilcox have teamed up to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of his new book that features over one hundred drawings of his "odd yet strangely logical" inventions (+ movie). More
Paralympic design: discus throwing frame
Discus-thrower Derek Derenalagi competes using a custom frame that's specially designed to meet strict rules for Paralympic athletics, which state that any equipment can be used so long as he can get set up and ready to compete within 60 seconds. More
"Honduras sets stage for 3 privately run cities" - ABC News
Dezeen News: The government of Honduras has given the go-ahead for three privately run cities with "their own police, laws, government and tax systems", according to ABC News. More