Ceramic coffee set launched by Luca Nichetto and Mjölk
Stockholm 2014: Italian designer Luca Nichetto has designed a ceramic coffee set to accompany a solo exhibition of his work at Mjölk gallery in Toronto (+ slideshow). More
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Shelters resembling giant pompoms by RAW Design warm skaters on a frozen river
Canadian firm RAW Design has created a series of shelters that look like giant pompoms to keep skaters warm on a frozen river in Winnipeg (+ slideshow). More
Hair salon with an exposed ceiling and twisting lights by Sides Core
Japanese architects Sides Core left mineral wool insulation exposed on the ceiling of this hair salon, wrapping light fixtures like vines along pipes and suspending light bulbs at different levels (+ slideshow). More
Stools made of sand and urine by Peter Trimble
Edinburgh College of Art student Peter Trimble has built a portable machine for manufacturing furniture from sand, urine and bacteria (+ slideshow). More
This week on Dezeen
We've been reporting on the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week, where we spotted spherical glass lamps that appear to be steamed up, furniture made from sewn plywood and a collection of pentagonal wooden furniture. Read on for more architecture and design stories from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More
Bordeaux car park by Brisac Gonzalez will "introduce activities after hours"
Architecture firm Brisac Gonzalez has designed a multi-storey car park in Bordeaux where vehicles sit prominently between ground-floor shops and roof-top housing. More
Note Design Studio designs colourful ash tables for Fogia
Stockholm 2014: Swedish firm Note Design Studio has designed a series of colourful ash side tables for Swedish brand Fogia. More
Overseas applications to UK architecture and design courses "highest on record"
News: record numbers of overseas students have applied to study architecture and design courses in the UK, with applications up 14% on last year. More
World's first 3D-printed bicycle frame launched
News: British bicycle brand Empire Cycles has collaborated with additive manufacturing company Renishaw to build the world's first 3D-printed metal bike frame. More
Job of the week: middleweight industrial designer at Benjamin Hubert
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a middleweight industrial designer for London designer Benjamin Hubert, whose screen of branching modular structures called Amass is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Numen/For Use creates 3D grid of ropes inside inflatable String Prototype installation
Visitors could suspend themselves within a 3D grid of ropes inside this inflatable installation created by Croatian-Austrian design collective Numen/For Use (+ slideshow). More
Grimshaw to redesign grandstand for Ireland's Curragh Racecourse
News: London studio Grimshaw has won the redevelopment of the Curragh Racecourse in Ireland with proposals for a large canopied-grandstand for the thoroughbred horse racing venue. More
Building Design magazine to end its print edition after 44 years
UK architecture magazine Building Design (BD) has become the latest casualty of the shift to online publishing and is to end its weekly print edition. More
Claesson Koivisto Rune extends its W131aluminium lighting range for Wästberg
Stockholm 2014: design and architecture studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has extended its range of W131 lighting for Swedish brand Wästberg to include table and floor lamps. More
AOO shop in Barcelona by Arquitectura-G has a stepped sisal display platform
A landscape of stepped boxes covered in sisal displays products at this Barcelona boutique by local firm Arquitectura-G. More
Wiel Arets completes college campus in Rotterdam's Hoogvliet district
Dutch firm Wiel Arets Architects has completed an academic campus in Rotterdam's Hoogvliet district comprising six concrete and glass buildings with subtle surface patterns designed to resemble ivy (+ slideshow). More
Casa da Maternidade by Pablo Pita Architects is a renovated Porto townhouse
Trios of windows and a new lightwell help to bring daylight through the clean white interiors of this renovated townhouse in Porto by local studio Pablo Pita Architects (photos by José Campos + slideshow). More
Dezeen Music Project: So by Adam Halogen
Soft, balmy synths form the foundation of this joyously warm and soothing track by London producer Adam Halogen, which features vocals by Ben Aizenberg.
The track has been released by new record label MANE and is currently available to download for free.
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Form Us With Love founders launch BAUX architectural products company
Stockholm 2014: the founders of Swedish design studio Form Us With Love have launched BAUX, a new brand taking construction materials such as insulation and turning them into architectural features (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen Mail #188
Frank Gehry's proposal for Berlin's tallest skyscraper and a concrete house photographed like a crime scene (pictured) feature in this week's Dezeen Mail, along with the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.