The Shed at the National Theatre by Haworth Tompkins
Architecture firm Haworth Tompkins has installed a bright red auditorium amongst the brutalist concrete of London's National Theatre (+ slideshow). More
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Dezeen archive: copying
Dezeen archive: following Sam Jacob's Opinion column about plans to extend the copyright term for design in the UK, here are all the stories on Dezeen about copying in architecture and design. See all our stories about copying »
Semplice lamp by Industrial Facility for Oluce
Milan 2013: London studio Industrial Facility will present a lamp with a glass base wrapping round the beam of light in Milan this week. More
New furniture and lighting by Front
Milan 2013: Swedish collective Front will launch six new products in Milan next week, including leather stools shaped like squidgy animals and a plywood table with burnt-on doodles (+ slideshow). More
"Digital technology will continue to disappear"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: Google Creative Lab creative director Alexander Chen explains how he created a digital string you can pluck like a viola and discusses Google Glass and the future of user interface design in this movie we filmed at Design Indaba in Cape Town last month. More
Fionda chair by Jasper Morrison for Mattiazzi
Milan 2013: British designer Jasper Morrison will present a chair inspired by camping furniture for Italian brand Mattiazzi in Milan next week. More
This week on Dezeen
This week architecture news has been dominated by the call for Denise Scott Brown to be recognised as Pritzker Prize laureate alongside her husband and partner, Robert Venturi, who won in 1991. Scroll on for a recap of the last seven days in design. More
Dezeen's Milan 2013 map
Milan 2013: the design world descends on Milan next week. To help you navigate the hundreds of events around the city we've compiled a map with our pick of the best exhibitions, parties and talks. More
Fuel Station + McDonalds by Giorgi Khmaladze
A McDonald's restaurant and a petrol station are concealed within this faceted glass shell in Georgia, designed by architect Giorgi Khmaladze (+ slideshow). More
Unexpected Welcome sketches by Moooi
Milan 2013: Dutch brand Moooi has sent us these sketches by designers including Marcel Wanders, Studio Job and Joost van Bleiswijk for the Dutch firm's new collection launching in Milan next week. More
Pedrali celebrates fiftieth anniversary in Milan
Dezeen promotion: Italian design brand Pedrali will commemorate it's fiftieth anniversary with a mirrored installation and the launch of a new chair in Milan next week. More
Agora Garden by Vincent Callebaut
A plant-covered twisting tower shaped like a DNA strand by Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut is under construction in Taipei, Taiwan (+ slideshow). More
Scoop chair by KiBiSi for Globe Zero 4
Milan 2013: this office chair by Copenhagen design firm KiBiSi is mounted on a Y-shaped stem, allowing the seat of the chair to rock back and forth as well as rotating left and right. More
Apartment Building in Chailly by Personeni Raffaele Schärer Architects
Unfinished concrete surfaces and wire-fencing balustrades give an industrial aesthetic to the interiors of this apartment building in Lausanne, Switzerland, by local studio Personeni Raffaele Schärer Architects (+ slideshow). More
Runaway lamp by Nika Zupanc
Milan 2013: Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc will present folding lamps powered by little wind-up keys at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan next week. More
Rijksmuseum by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos and Jean-Michel Wilmotte
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is set to reopen next week following a ten-year restoration and extension programme led by Spanish office Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen Music Project: I Close My Eyes To See by Imi Fal
We've been very busy in the Dezeen office this week preparing for Milan and the second leg of our Dezeen and MINI World Tour, so we were grateful for the calming influence of this delicate instrumental track by Swedish musician Imi Fal.
Take a look at what we'll be up to in Milan this year here.
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Dezeen and MINI World Tour Studio in Milan
Dezeen takes over a car wash in Milan next week! We're relocating to the MINI Paceman Garage in Via Tortona, where we'll set up a video studio as part of our Dezeen and MINI World Tour. More
Apple's new television rumoured to come with "iRing" controller
News: the highly anticipated Apple television is set to launch later this year and will be operated with a digital "iRing" worn on the finger, according to an industry insider. More
Dezeen Mail #146
Calls for Denise Scott Brown to be recognised by Pritzker and a library with a robotic book-retrieval system (above) and wearable technology head-up this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which also features all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.