Creus e Carrasco gives a folded facade to Chao House in Spain
A protruding gable creates bay windows and an indoor balcony within this symmetrical house in northern Spain, by local studio Creus e Carrasco (+ slideshow). More
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The New Craftsmen opens first permanent space in London’s Mayfair
An organisation representing over 75 British craft specialists and makers has opened its first permanent retail space in a striking light-filled arts and crafts building in Mayfair. More
Studio O+A designs exposed brick and concrete headquarters for Yelp in San Francisco
Exposed brick walls, an old-fashioned general store filled with sweet jars and vintage memorabilia including a cash register and a fluorescent sign feature in Yelp's headquarters in San Francisco by Studio O+A (+ slideshow). More
Industrial metal processing techniques used to create steel homeware collection
Seiji Oguri and Yohei Oki of Japanese Design Studio id inc have launched Gradation/ Texture, a collection of products for the home made using industrial processes and materials. More
Konstantin Grcic builds Design Miami/Basel pavilion using Audi TT parts
Industrial designer Konstantin Grcic used seven tailgate doors from Audi TT sports cars to create a mobile pavilion with seven futuristic entrances, for this year's Design Miami/Basel fair. More
Call for entries to the A' Design Award and Competition 2015
Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for the A' Design Awards, an annual design competition that covers over 100 disciplines. More
Rem Koolhaas: I wanted my biennale to "disconnect from contemporary architecture"
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: in the third part of our video interview with Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch architect claims the "architecture biennale was becoming very similar to the art biennale" and says he chose to eschew contemporary architecture to set his curation apart. More
Manaus stadium by GMP Architekten hosts four World Cup football matches
England's nail-biting World Cup football match against Italy on Saturday took place inside this basket-inspired stadium designed by German firm GMP Architekten in a city in the middle of the Amazon rainforest (+ slideshow). More
Okum redesigns the common extension cable
Los Angeles based furniture designer David Okum has reimagined the extension cable to create a flexible row of wooden spheres and cubes containing multiple sockets that also prevent the cable from tangling. More
Australian guesthouse by Whiting Architects made up of staggered concrete and timber boxes
Stacked concrete and timber boxes frame the rooms of this guesthouse near Australia's Great Ocean Road, by Melbourne studio Whiting Architects. More
Polyform creates a mini Nordic landscape at the world's best restaurant
Danish restaurant Noma commissioned Polyform Architects to create a landscape based on Nordic terroir to give pilgrims to the world's best restaurant a taste of what's inside, without disturbing diners (+ slideshow). More
Emeco launches seat pads for the classic but cold 1006 Navy Chair
Owners of Emeco's iconic Navy chair can finally avoid the shock of sitting on ice-cold aluminium with these purpose-made seat pads. More