Good Vibrations by Ferruccio Laviani for Fratelli Boffi
This is not a distorted digital photo - it's a cabinet that's been intricately carved to look like one. More
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Dezeen Mail #143
Crazy 3D printing, a new London tower by UNStudio and an apartment with a four-storey slide all feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
"This is a village with no facilities beyond raw security"
Opinion: in his latest column, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs discusses why gated communities are "becoming the default setting in towns and cities around the world" and asks whether it matters who owns the land beneath our feet. More
Les Ailes Noires by +tongtong
Product news: what appear to be black lines drawn on a wall are in fact 3D clothes rails designed by Canadian studio +tongtong. More
East London House by Mikhail Riches
London studio Mikhail Riches has renovated a nineteenth-century house in London and added a glazed kitchen and dining room at the rear (+ slideshow). More
Competition: one pair of Nocs NS2 Air Monitors to be won
Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win a pair of portable wireless speakers by Stockholm studio Nocs (+ slideshow). More
David Adjaye to design fashion outlet in east London
News: architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a fashion hub in Hackney as part of efforts to regenerate the area after the 2011 riots. More
Shrine of the Virgin of La Antigua by Otxotorena Arquitectos
A rescued stone colonnade stands amongst planes of concrete at this religious shrine in the Spanish countryside by Pamplona studio Otxotorena Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More
Grid Plank and Grid Table by Daphna Laurens
Product news: Dutch design duo Daphna Laurens carved diamond-shaped grids into these wooden chopping boards and tables (+ slideshow). More