Zigzagging balconies create sculptural facade for Ragnitzstrasse 36 apartment block
Zigzagging balconies with larch railings enliven the facade of this apartment block in Graz, Austria, by Love Architecture and Urbanism (+ slideshow). More
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This week on Dezeen
This week was filled with parties, as Chilean architect Smiljan Radić unveiled his Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and Zaha Hadid hosted a summer pool party at her London Aquatics Centre. Both events provided us with plenty of Instagram moments! Read on for architecture and design highlights from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More
Scratches across Feroz wine label visually communicate the taste
Claw marks slash these wine bottle labels designed by Spanish agency Franziska Studio to represent the degree to which the strong body of the contents "scratches" the throat. More
WORKac shuns "office as playground" for Wieden + Kennedy's NY headquarters
You won't find slides, ping-pong tables or other faddish touches at the New York offices of advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy, designed by US architecture studio WORKac (+ slideshow). More
Anna Czaniecka shapes kettle like mugs to save water when making tea
This kettle by Kingston University graduate Anna Czaniecka is shaped like two mugs so the user can precisely measure how much water to boil for cups of tea. More
Job of the week: architect at LAVA
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for an architect at LAVA, whose proposal for the United Nations' Green Climate Fund Headquarters is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Estel Alcaraz designs wellington boots you can squash into a bag
With heavy rain forecast for this weekend's Glastonbury, festival-goers will be wishing they had a pair of these lightweight wellington boots that can be rolled up and stuffed in a bag (+ movie). More
Flinders Lane Apartment by Clare Cousins features a timber box of bedrooms and storage
Our second project today from Melbourne studio Clare Cousins Architects is a one-bedroom apartment where a timber box and a mezzanine platform have been inserted to create three extra sleeping spots, without losing any living space. More
Different glasses stack together in Ding3000's La Famiglia set
German studio Ding3000 has tweaked different types of drinking glasses to create a family of vessels that takes up less space in the cupboard. More
London youth centre by RCKa features a translucent polycarbonate facade
Corrugated concrete and polycarbonate panels have been used to create the textured and translucent facade of this youth and community centre in London by RCKa Architects (+ slideshow). More
Victorian house renovation by Clare Cousins features a courtyard dining room
Melbourne studio Clare Cousins Architects rearranged and extended a Victorian house in the city's St Kilda East district to create two wings for living and sleeping, either side of a dining space that opens out to the garden. More
Knoll reissues armchair by late Charles Pollock
American furniture brand Knoll has put a 1960s armchair by designer Charles Pollock back into production, following his death last year. More