Re-Fire kit by Francesco Faccin creates fire without matches or a lighter
Milan 2014: rubbing together wooden tools in this kit by Italian designer Francesco Faccin creates fire in a "primitive manner" (+ movie). More
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Adept's plug-in proposal triumphs in Danish Armed Forces competition
News: Danish firm Adept has won a competition to design a new home for the Danish armed forces, with plans to incorporate mobile structures that can be plugged into walls to adapt to changing operations. More
Daniel Weil designs deconstructed clocks for Design Museum exhibition
A series of clocks with mechanisms suspended from wires connected to plywood frames will be presented as part of the first museum exhibition dedicated to the work of Argentinian designer Daniel Weil at London's Design Museum (+ slideshow). More
Luke Jerram transforms Bristol's Park Street into 90 metre water slide
For one day only, British artist Luke Jerram transformed a street in Bristol's city centre into a huge water slide that could only be traversed by lilo (+ movie). More
Dachi Papuashvili's cross-shaped micro home would be built from overlapping containers
Georgian architect Dachi Papuashvili has developed a concept for a cross-shaped micro home built from shipping containers that would provide a compact residence for a member of the church. More
Knot-shaped museum by Chae Pereira Architects honours Korean artist Chang Ucchin
Korean studio Chae Pereira Architects has completed a mountainside museum dedicated to Korean artist Chang Ucchin, with a knotted plan based on the abstract paintings that typify his work (+ slideshow). More
London restaurant by Brinkworth resembles a ramshackle farm building
Interior designers Brinkworth have created a restaurant in central London that resembles a farm building, with rusty corrugated iron on the walls and salvaged lighting (+ slideshow). More
Wooden sheds by Architekti DRNH offer gardening facilities for a Renaissance chateau
An old cobblestone street paves the way to this timber building complex, designed by Architekti DRNH for the upkeep of historic gardens in the grounds of a seventeenth-century Czech chateau (+ slideshow). More
Discipline's 2014 collection includes an apple-shaped desk tidy
Milan 2014: the latest collection from Italian design brand Discipline includes chopping boards that look like pebbles and a desk tidy object that resembles an apple. More
Debut collection from Clique combines electronics with handcrafted marble and wood
Milan 2014: a bookcase with an integrated marble bluetooth speaker and wooden base features in the debut collection from Italian design brand Clique. More
Algorithmic publishing project FOMO explores the "unexpected consequences of technology"
Joseph Grima and Tamar Shafrir of design research collaborative Space Caviar explain why they set up an algorithmic journalism machine to produce magazines on the fly at Palazzo Clerici in Milan (+ movie). More
"Engagement with real, local conditions is crucial for architecture's global relevancy"
Opinion: city mayors are becoming increasingly powerful political figures in the architectural world, offering an opportunity for architects to act as local advocates and create a counterpoint to forces of globalisation, says Mimi Zeiger. More
Australian greengrocers transformed into burger bar
This greengrocers turned burger bar in Adelaide, Australia, features white tiled walls, neon signage and a chunky concrete trough for hand-washing (+ slideshow). More
Dutch holiday home by Korteknie Stuhlmacher references farmhouses and barns
Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten has completed a family holiday home on an island south of Rotterdam, made up of barn-like structures that take their cues from local agricultural buildings (+ slideshow). More
Jule Waibel recreates origami paper dresses in chiffon
German fashion designer Jule Waibel has turned her intricate pleated paper dresses into steam press templates for wearable fabric garments that expand and contract as the wearer moves. More
Cliff House by Dualchas Architects offers panoramic views of a Scottish loch
This cliffside home by Dualchas Architects on the north-west coast of Scotland's Isle of Skye mixes silvery larch wood with traditional Scottish stone. More
Fly Factory produces insect pate that "tastes like chicken"
Icelandic product design graduate Búi Bjarmar Aðalsteinsson has created a Fly Factory that breeds insect larvae for human consumption (+ slideshow). More
New Pinterest board: treehouses
A 38 metre high treehouse was popular with readers last week, so we've created a new Pinterest board that collects together treetop dens, hotels and houses from the pages of Dezeen. See our new Pinterest board »
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Studio 54 Architecture slots a small home between two London buildings
Cedar cladding and brickwork unite the exterior and interior of this two-bedroom house that Studio 54 Architecture has squeezed between two existing properties in north London. More
Disney Research unveils technique to 3D print any object as a speaker
Disney's research company is developing a method for printing electrostatic loudspeakers in any shape – with trials including a rubber duck and a spiral. More