Wild flowers complete Spring rings by Gahee Kang
Milan 2014: flower stems thread through holes in these rings by graduate designer Gahee Kang, turning the silver and gold jewellery into posies (+ slideshow). More
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Designs of the Year 2014 category winners announced
News: a keyboard with squishy keys (pictured), a cultural centre by Zaha Hadid and furniture by Konstantin Grcic are among the category winners for the Designs of the Year 2014 awards, organised by London's Design Museum. More
Bernd Zimmermann's mirror-clad House wz2 offers distorted reflections
The facade of a 1950s house in south-west Germany has been transformed into a giant funhouse mirror as part of a renovation by German architect Bernd Zimmermann. More
Maarten Baas's surreal solo show created to "emphasise the circus that Milan is"
Milan 2014: Dutch designer Maarten Baas' created an indoor fairground earlier this month as a critique of Milan's design week, which he likens to a circus where products are "nothing more than a snapshot to share on Facebook" (+ slideshow + interview). More
BMW unveils Vision Future Luxury car with augmented reality display
German car manufacturer BMW has unveiled Vision Future Luxury, a saloon concept car featuring augmented display technology (+ slideshow). More
"Taste is not what a museum is about"
Opinion: in choosing to stage a major exhibition of work by Marcel Wanders, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has mistaken commercial success for cultural importance, says Louise Schouwenberg. More
Elding Oscarson completes Swedish seaside house in Mölle
This house in the Swedish seaside town of Mölle by Stockholm studio Elding Oscarson has an upper storey clad with roughly sawn Douglas fir and a lower section that is entirely transparent (+ slideshow). More
Traditional British beach huts get a modern makeover from Pedder & Scampton
Stones and shells from the seashore fill the walls of these eight contemporary British beach huts that London office Pedder & Scampton designed for the seaside town of Southend (+ slideshow). More
Plastic bottles woven with wicker form Chimbarongo shades for PET Lamps project
Milan 2014: designer Alvaro Catalan de Ocon has created a range of wicker lamp shades woven with old plastic bottles by artisans in Chile for his PET Lamps project (+ slideshow). More
3XN chosen to design new Swiss headquarters for the Olympics
News: Danish firm 3XN has been selected as preferred architect to design a new headquarters for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland. More
School building by Mitchell Taylor Workshop contrasts pale stone with grey brick
This school building in Bath, England, by local architects Mitchell Taylor Workshop features stone walls recalling the city's historic architecture, alongside contrasting dark grey brickwork and window surrounds (+ slideshow). More
Henry Wilson Studio converts former bakery into Sydney Aesop store
Australian firm Henry Wilson Studio has transformed a former Sydney bakery into a retail space for skincare brand Aesop, exposing the original sandstone walls (+ slideshow). More
Mutant vase by Yiannis Ghikas has a sci-fi surface pattern
Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has created a 3D-printed vase with a ribbed surface decoration inspired by science fiction special effects that show creatures moving under a person's skin. More
London cafe interior by TwistInArchitecture references city's commercial history
The interior of this east London cafe by local firm TwistInArchitecture features copper tubes, timber boards and metal light fittings, designed to reference the area's trade history (+ slideshow). More
Competition: five Synthetic Aesthetics books to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers MIT Press to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of a new book about developments in synthetic biology, by researchers including Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. More
Clothes will shrink to fit "at the push of a button" within five years
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: micro-robotics and 3D-printing are poised to revolutionise fashion, says the designer of Lady Gaga's bubble-blowing dress, in the second part of our interview with Studio XO. More
Set design studio in Japan by Mattch plays with theatrical imagery
This office and workshop for a theatre designer in Osaka was designed by Japanese studio Mattch to look like a glazed box hovering between two solid curtains (+ slideshow). More
Aluminium and timber light shades by Nick Sadowsky use gravity to maintain shape
Gravity keeps the aluminium and timber components of these lamp shades by industrial designer Nick Sadowsky locked together. More
Foam dipped in rubber becomes seating by Jo Nagasaka
Milan 2014: Japanese architect Jo Nagasaka has created a collection of spongy seats inspired by erotic bondage techniques by tying up blocks of foam and dipping them in rubber. More
Roman artefacts influence tableware designs by Jaime Hayón
Milan 2014: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has created a tableware collection of vessels with metal stands that reference the pottery and architecture of ancient Rome. More