B.E. Architecture designs Sydney house extension around mature gum tree
The extension to this refurbished house in Australia includes a covered outdoor space built around the trunk of a large lemon-scented tree (+ slideshow). More
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Crave's USB-chargeable vibrator doubles as a pendant necklace
San Francisco start-up Crave has launched a stainless-steel vibrator that can be worn as a necklace and charged via a USB port on a computer (+ slideshow). More
Steel structure provides storage and seating at Apartment in the 6th by CUT Architectures
French studio CUT Architectures have used a steel grid structure to create shelving, seating areas, a kitchen and a climbing frame for this apartment renovation in Paris' 6th arrondissement (+ slideshow). More
Hitzig Militello Arquitectos combines two homes in one building in Buenos Aires
Two clients joined forces to commission one building with two separate homes by Buenos Aires studio Hitzig Militello Arquitectos, which has been coloured grey to contrast with its neighbours (+ slideshow). More
GrandArmy rebrands United States Postal Service with "Americana" graphics
Graphic design studio GrandArmy has overhauled the signage and packaging for the United States Postal Service in the "largest retail rebrand project in American history" (+ slideshow). More
New Pinterest board: installations
Four design installations have been published on Dezeen in the last week, so we've gathered together all the temporary artworks and structures from the Dezeen archive and added them to a new Pinterest board.
Fibre-cement tiles create a latticed facade for Leeuw House by NU Architectuuratelier
Fibre-cement tiles have been used to create a latticed surface on the facade and roof of this house by Belgian studio NU Architectuuratelier (+ slideshow). More
Niels Datema exploits graphite's conductive properties to illuminate Graphlights
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Niels Datema has designed a lamp made entirely of graphite, which illuminates when its two parts connect (+ slideshow). More
Heads explode into pixels in Gal Muggia's music video for Adi Ulmansky
Dezeen Music Project: Israeli director Gal Muggia aimed to create a "fractured reality" with stretched landscapes, digital boxes and pixellated heads in this music video for artist Adi Ulmansky. More
Abandoned Soviet architecture photographed by Rebecca Litchfield
Photo essay: photographer Rebecca Litchfield has toured former Soviet countries to document the once-monumental structures around the Eastern Bloc that have fallen into decay. More
Atelier Chang designs angular cliff-top buildings for Knot House resort
Five cliff-top buildings feature walls that fold in on themselves to frame views and offer privacy in this South Korean holiday resort by Atelier Chang (+ slideshow). More
Two ceramic cones form Mia table lamp by Federica Bubani
This ceramic lamp by Italian designer Federica Bubani comprises a cone-shaped shade that fits inside a larger base in a variety of positions. More
Monolithic concrete silos by VI.B Architecture form Parisian cement company HQ
French architecture firm VI.B Architecture has designed a cluster of giant concrete silos to house the headquarters for a cement distribution centre on the outskirts of Paris (+ slideshow). More
This week on Dezeen
Lego's new set of building blocks aimed at the architecture and design community, Zaha Hadid's hotel in Dubai and the first photographs of FAT's fairytale house made the headlines this week. Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More
Robert Storey Studio uses lurid colours to illuminate Nike presentation space
Set designers Robert Storey Studio used the bright colours of Nike's womenswear range to inform the brash interior of this New York presentation space for the sports brand (+ slideshow). More
Maber Architects designs visitor centre for grave of Richard III
A visitor centre designed by local firm Maber Architects in Leicester, England, includes a glass floor that provides views of a 3D-printed replica of the remains of notorious English king Richard III on the spot where his bones were discovered (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: senior architects at Studio Fuksas
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for senior architects at Studio Fuksas, whose design for the Moscow Polytechnic Museum and Educational Centre is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
"A blob, a bridge, a tower, and a subway stop"
Opinion: officials are racing to bring big architectural names like Zumthor, Gehry and Piano to Los Angeles' Museum Mile, but the lack of an overarching masterplan is leaving the street itself sad and neglected, says Mimi Zeiger. More
Offset timber volumes create courtyards at House in Komae by Architect Cafe
Four red cedar-clad boxes are positioned to form courtyards and gardens in-between the living spaces at this house in a Tokyo suburb by Japanese studio Architect Cafe (+ slideshow). More
Personalised "bubbles of heat" could replace inefficient central heating
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architect Carlo Ratti claims the heating system he developed with MIT, which uses motion sensors to focus beams of infrared radiation on people as they move through a building, can be "one order of magnitude more efficient" than traditional methods. More