Three Foster + Partners towers approved for London's Albert Embankment
News: three residential towers designed by Foster + Partners for a riverside development in central London have been given the go-ahead by Lambeth Council. More
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Newcastle sofas by Giulio Iacchetti for Meritalia
Milan 2013: the covers of these sofas by Italian industrial designer Giulio Iacchetti look like they're made of crumpled paper (+ slideshow). More
Young people spend toilet time on Facebook, says bathrooms survey
News: the under-30s spend more time on the toilet than the over-55s – and they're checking social media rather than reading a book, according to new research on Europe's bathroom habits. More
Pulsate by Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent
Architects Lily Jencks and Nathanael Dorent have teamed up and fitted out a tile showroom in London to look like a psychedelic cartoon (+ slideshow). More
Haze Series by Wonmin Park Studio
South Korean designer Wonmin Park constructed these chairs and tables from slabs of coloured resin (+ slideshow). More
Lehmann Maupin Gallery Hong Kong by OMA
A sliding plywood wall divides this OMA-designed art gallery inside a historic building in Hong Kong (+ slideshow). More
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
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
SportPlaza Mercator by VenhoevenCS
This leisure centre in Amsterdam by Dutch architects VenhoevenCS was designed as a fortress covered in plants (+ slideshow). More
Polar ice cap-building umbrella wins eVolo Skyscraper Competition 2013
News: a conceptual proposal for huge buoyant umbrellas that rebuild polar ice caps has been awarded first prize in this year's eVolo Skyscraper Competition. More
Designed in Hackney
Designed in Hackney was a Dezeen initiative to celebrate the incredible diversity of design talent in the east London borough of Hackney during the run up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Scroll down to see our full Designed in Hackney archive, including movie highlights from Designed in Hackney Day, or click here for more information about the project.
Competition: three €100 vouchers for Triitme! to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with online design store Triitme! to offer readers the chance to win one of three €100 vouchers to spend on their site. More
Dezeen Music Project: Marks of a Tear (remix) by BLKrKRT
This is a remix of a track by Japanese artist Yu-Chi, which we featured on Dezeen Music Project back in August last year. The original track is both weird and beautiful, a quality that BLKrKRT's remix retains, while introducing a darker, more brooding intensity.
You can listen to the original track here.
The track was submitted to Dezeen Music Project by online record label Curious Absurdities. You can listen to other tracks we've featured from them here.
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