Bjarke Ingels unveils "BIG Maze" for Washington's National Building Museum
News: Danish firm BIG has unveiled plans to install a wooden maze with a concave surface inside the National Building Museum in Washington DC. More
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Dezeen Mail #196
Dezeen Mail issue 196 includes an architectural hoax, a rap about Zaha Hadid's sculptural hotel for Macau and a glimpse inside starchitects' homes, as well as the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
Designs by Marcel Wanders and Studio Job feature in Moooi's latest collection
Milan 2014: the latest collection from Dutch design brand Moooi, including furniture and lighting by Marcel Wanders and Studio Job, will launch at this year's Milan design week (+ slideshow). More
Marc Gerritsen's skeletal Naked House exposes its insides to the seafront
Architect and photographer Marc Gerritsen designed this house for himself on a Thai island, with an skeleton-like structure that frames sea views (+ slideshow). More
Big-Game to present Japanese oak chair in Milan
Milan 2014: Swiss design studio Big-Game will present an oak chair for Japanese brand Karimoku New Standard in Milan next week (+ slideshow). More
Timber clads interior and exterior of Kleinkindhaus nursery in Germany
Asymmetric windows complete the angular timber-clad volumes of this nursery in Heilbronn, Germany, by local studio Mattes Sekiguchi Partner Architekten (photographs by Zooey Braun + slideshow). More
On the Rock vessels by Lee Broom to launch at Milan dinner party
Milan 2014: London designer Lee Broom will launch these glass and marble vessels during a dinner party in the window of a Milanese design boutique next week. More
Haworth Tompkins' Liverpool Everyman Theatre built with old and new bricks
Behind the brickwork exterior of the new Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, England, architecture studio Haworth Tompkins designed a curved auditorium built from 25,000 reclaimed bricks (+ slideshow). More
Johnny Kelly's short film demonstrates the role of design in everyday life
Irish designer Johnny Kelly has debuted a short movie that attempts to show how design impacts on everyday life using basic shapes and without words (+ movie). More
Daniel Libeskind creates chandelier for Lasvit from shafts of crystal
Milan 2014: architect Daniel Libeskind has designed a chandelier of hand-blown crystal glass shards for Czech brand Lasvit. More
designjunction and Visa launch Milan 2014 map powered by Dezeen Guide
Milan 2014: Dezeen has teamed up with designjunction to create a free map of showrooms, boutiques, pop-up shops and department stores offering discounts to Visa Premium cardholders during the Milan furniture fair. More
Hand-blown glass bubbles suspended in wooden frames showcase precious objects
Milan 2014: these hand-blown glass bubbles by Dutch duo Studio Thier&VanDaalen that delicately spill out of their wooden frames have been created to house precious objects (+ slideshow). More
Areal Architecten's Mayerhof retirement home wraps around two courtyards
This retirement home near Antwerp was designed by Belgian studio Areal Architecten around a pair of courtyards to avoid creating identical rooms along endless rows of corridors. More
Torafu Architects suspend bubbly balloons of light for Tokyo installation
Illuminated glass droplets full of bubbles appear to fall from the ceiling in this installation by Japanese studio Torafu Architects (+ slideshow). More
Architects' faces are made up of their buildings in Federico Babina's Archiportraits series
Illustrator Federico Babina has immortalised the faces of 33 prolific architects, including Zaha Hadid, Mies van der Rohe and Álvaro Siza, by creating portraits made up of elements from each of their buildings. More
Glithero patterns fabric using organ music
Milan 2014: London design duo Glithero will present a range of textiles that have been woven using organ punch cards in Milan next week (+ slideshow). More
Wooden pavilion by Ramser Schmid Architekten built beside Swiss library
This wooden pavilion with a protruding canopy was designed by Ramser Schmid Architekten to offer a sheltered outdoor seating area for visitors to the city library in Zug, Switzerland (+ slideshow). More
Jaime Hayón designs Analog table for use in home, office or restaurant
Milan 2014: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a table for furniture company Republic of Fritz Hansen that can be used at home or at work (+ slideshow). More
China's pavilion for Milan 2015 expo to feature wavy roof and indoor crop field
Milan Expo 2015: New York firm Studio Link-Arc and a team from Tsinghua University have revealed their competition-winning design for a pavilion with an undulating roof to represent China at the World Expo 2015 in Milan. More
Bouroullecs to present coloured glass furniture range in Milan
Milan 2014: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are launching a collection of glass furniture in Milan for Italian brand Glas Italia. More