The Pavilion by Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan
Neon words and symbols embellish the exterior of this temporary wooden pavilion inside the new Library of Birmingham by designers Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan (+ slideshow). More
Neon words and symbols embellish the exterior of this temporary wooden pavilion inside the new Library of Birmingham by designers Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan (+ slideshow). More
Movie: in our final movie from garden trade show Spoga+Gafa, French designer Thibault Penven demonstrates his folding boat, which won first prize in the Unique Youngstar competition for outdoor products by young designers. More
Product news: German designer Annika Frye has designed a rotation-moulded lighting range with visible seams (+ movie). More
Product news: London designer Roger Arquer has created a salt and pepper mill with removable silicone lids for mixing and serving seasoning (+ slideshow). More
Kanye West's plans to move into architecture, the RIBA Stirling Prize announcement and the opening of Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Sackler Gallery (pictured) made for a busy week on Dezeen. Keep reading for more architecture and design news from the past seven days and our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More
In this movie by film studio Stephenson/Bishop, architect Carl Turner describes the importance of flexibility in the London house he designed for himself and his partner, which last night was awarded the RIBA Manser Medal 2013 for the best new house in the UK. More
Extra travel items can be stowed in the giant pockets of this wearable luggage to get around strict hand baggage restrictions on low-cost airlines. More
Movie: jury member Tobias Lutz explains why a folding boat and a mini greenhouse were among winners of the Unique Youngstar outdoor product design competition, in our second movie from garden trade show Spoga+Gafa. More
We've been using music by London instrumental band Dead Red Sun on the soundtracks for our Dezeen and MINI World Tour movies from the UK capital.
This track called Facility builds up intricately with increasingly busy layers of post-rock guitars before a heavy dose of no-nonsense distortion kicks in halfway through.
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News: Stirling Prize judge Tom Dyckhoff has spoken of being "punched in the gut" by the house-inside-a-castle that clinched the award last night, although its architects missed out on the usual £20,000 cash bounty, as organisers RIBA failed to find a sponsor. More
Opinion: following yesterday's column on how disruptive technology for emerging markets will affect the high-end tech giants, Justin McGuirk asks why contemporary design critics are obsessed with analysing technology. More
London Design Festival 2013: the restaurateurs behind east London restaurant Les Trois Garçons have launched a furniture collection in collaboration with Portuguese manufacturer De Pau (+ slideshow). More
Here's a full set of photographs of Zaha Hadid's new extension to the Serpentine Gallery, which features a glazed restaurant with an undulating fabric roof (+ slideshow). More
A gigantic golden chasm welcomes visitors to this shopping centre in Malmö by Swedish architects Wingårdhs (+ slideshow). More
London Design Festival 2013: this four-tier shelving unit with bulging leather shelves by Belgium designer Damien Gernay is on display at London's Mint Shop this month (+ slideshow). More
News: a contemporary house inserted into the twelfth-century ruins of Astley Castle in Warwickshire by Witherford Watson Mann has won the RIBA Stirling Prize 2013 for the greatest contribution to British architecture in the last year. More
Two years after a major earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, architect Arata Isozaki and artist Anish Kapoor have completed an inflatable mobile concert hall that will tour affected regions (+ slideshow). More
News: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has unveiled his design for a mixed-use retail building as part of the developing Miami Design District. More
London Design Festival 2013: new studio Brose~Fogale has launched a valet stand, dresser and set of mirrors, which were installed in an east London boutique last week (+ slideshow). More
News: the number of people riding the Wilkinson Eyre-designed Emirates Air Line has dropped by half since last year, fuelling criticism that the project is not fulfilling its intended role as a key part of London's transportation infrastructure. More