Osko+Deichmann extends kinked steel furniture range for Blå Station
Stockholm 2014: Berlin design studio Osko+Deichmann has extended its range of kinked tubular steel chairs for Swedish brand Blå Station. More
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Reflective dish of water to be installed at International Garden Festival in Quebec
The surrounding trees and sky will be reflected in a wide, shallow pool of water in this installation by Spanish architecture group Citylaboratory for a garden festival in Quebec, Canada. More
Black-painted S House by Hammerschmid Pachl Seebacher raised up on stilts
This black wooden house in Austria by Hammerschmid Pachl Seebacher Architekten is raised off the ground on wonky metal stilts to frame views of the landscape and allow room underneath for a sheltered garden (+ slideshow). More
"These flip flops are politics disguised as leisurewear"
Opinion: in this week's column, Sam Jacob investigates how flip flops from a street market have taken their place alongside placards and banners as objects of protest in the recent Bangkok election demonstrations. More
TAF designs light shaped like a poster tube for Zero
Stockholm 2014: architecture studio TAF has designed a light that resembles a poster tube for Swedish brand Zero. More
Competition: five GamFratesi monographs to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Summit to give readers the chance to win a book full of projects by design duo GamFratesi. More
Marching figure transforms into architectural forms in animation by Universal Everything
A lone computer-generated figure marches forward whilst morphing through an array of architectural structures that include geodesic domes pixellated blocks and complex lattices, in this animation by multimedia studio Universal Everything (+ movie). More
Moss used as "biological solar panels" to power a radio
Swiss designer Fabienne Felder has worked with University of Cambridge scientists Paolo Bombelli and Ross Dennis to develop a way of using plants as "biological solar panels". More
Marcel Wanders wraps balloons in carbon fibre to create lightweight chair
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has created an ultra-lightweight carbon fibre chair formed around party balloons. More
MAPA builds sheds within a shed for Chilean mountain hideaway
Chilean studio MAPA referenced local vernacular building techniques by placing two sheds within a larger one for this family house in the forests of the Andes mountains in Chile (+ slideshow).
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Kindergarten Susi Weigel by Bernardo Bader built from timber and concrete
Huge round cushions in shades of mustard yellow and cornflower blue add colour to the pale concrete and timber interior of this kindergarten in western Austria by local studio Bernardo Bader Architects (+ slideshow). More
Designs of the Year 2014 shortlist announced
News: the Design Museum in London has announced 76 nominations for Designs of the Year 2014, including a floating school in a Nigerian lagoon (pictured), a table that weighs just nine kilograms and a mobile phone made of detachable blocks. More
Hayhurst and Co adds beach house-inspired extension to London residence
London studio Hayhurst and Co used pale white larch to wrap walls and furnishings both inside and outside this beach house-inspired extension to a family residence in Hampstead, north London. More
Time-lapse music video by Katia Mezentseva for Russian musician Cetranger's track How To Be
Dezeen Music Project: Katia Mezentseva used time-lapse photography to capture the process of flowers and pine cones drying out to make this music video for Russian artist Cetranger. More
8A Architecten adds combined staircase and sofa to Leiden house
Dutch firm 8A Architecten has modernised a small labourer's house in Leiden by adding a large oak structure that incorporates a staircase, storage facilities and sofa (+ slideshow). More
New Pinterest board: Stockholm 2014
We've been reporting from Stockholm Design Week over the last few days, where a chair based on an obese human body and a pin cushion sofa were presented. See our highlights from the fair in a new Pinterest board »
Aesop's Hollywood Road store features pale oak, copper and blackened steel
Australian skincare company Aesop has opened a new signature store in Hong Kong that features shelving made from blackened steel, plus sinks made of oak and copper. More
3D-printed Dazzle lamps by Corneel Cannaerts reveal colourful interiors
Once illuminated, these faceted grey 3D-printed lamps reveal colourful interiors derived from everyday images (+ slideshow). More
Rodman Primack to succeed Marianne Goebl as director of Design Miami
News: Rodman Primack, former chairman of London auction house Phillips de Pury, has been named director of collectors' fair Design Miami following the resignation of Marianne Goebl. More
Timber-clad kindergarten by Behnisch Architekten opens in new housing district
This timber-clad kindergarten by Stuttgart-based Behnisch Architekten is the first building to open in a new district built on former railway land in the German city of Heidelberg (+ slideshow). More