Museum of Historical Marksmanship by Gnädinger Architekten
Berlin studio Gnädinger Architekten has completed a faceted golden museum dedicated to medieval marksmanship beside the fortified city wall of Duderstadt in Germany. More
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V&A museum opens new furniture gallery
News: this Saturday the V&A museum opens its new permanent gallery for furniture, displaying objects from the middle ages to the present day by designers including Thomas Chippendale, Charles and Ray Eames and Ron Arad. More
Dezeen Music Project: I Hate Everyone Especially You by 800xL
This experimental electronica track by Newport producer 800xL is an unusual concoction of trippy sounds and rhythms that, in lesser hands, could easily have become an incoherent mess. In fact, 800xL manages to hold it all down with a wonderfully slow, deliberate and chilled-out bass that's worth listening to on a good pair of headphones to fully appreciate.
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Dezeen Book of Ideas: Pewter Stool by Max Lamb
The next extract chosen by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs from our Book of Ideas is a pewter stool cast in sand on a Cornish beach. More
Movie: 6×11 Alpine Hut by OFIS Arhitekti
Film studio Carniolus has produced a series of movies to document the architecture of Slovenian practice OFIS Arhitekti and the first gives a tour of the 6×11 Alpine Hut, a holiday home in Slovenia's Triglav National Park. More
"We're not too far away from driverless cars" - MINI head of design Anders Warming
MINI's head of design Anders Warming predicts that "we're not too far away" from driverless cars in this interview with Dezeen, recorded at the launch of the new MINI Paceman in Mallorca (+ audio + transcript). More
"Built environment more beautiful than nature" – UK planning minister
News: buildings can be "more beautiful than nature" according to the UK's planning minister, who is calling for an area of countryside twice the size of Greater London to be built on in order to solve the housing crisis. More
Zoomlion Headquarters International Plaza by amphibianArc
Californian firm amphibianArc was inspired by images of spacecrafts to come up with two different skyscraper proposals for the headquarters of a Chinese machinery company in Changsha (+ slideshow + movies). More
Design Industry ceramic tiles by Refin
Dezeen promotion: the Design Industry ceramic tile collection by Italian company Refin features two ranges of tiles that resemble metallic surfaces and cement finishes. More
Takeo Kikuchi Shibuya by Schemata Architects
The new Tokyo flagship store for Japanese fashion brand Takeo Kikuchi has been specifically designed by Schemata Architects to offer a richer experience than online shopping, with spaces for relaxation as well as display (+ slideshow). More
Valentine by Marcel Wanders for Moooi
Product news: this lamp by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders for his design brand Moooi looks like a car headlamp but with floral patterns in the glass. More
Tube Tank TRIWA pop-up shop by Mode:lina Architekci
Polish studio Mode:lina Architekci built a tank out of cardboard tubes to make this pop-up shop for Swedish watch brand TRIWA (+ slideshow). More