Ian Shaw Architekten completes concrete villa on a German mountainside
A grey slate terrace that extends from the back of this mountainside property by Frankfurt studio Ian Shaw Architekten juts over the valley below (+ slideshow). More
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MoMA acquires DIY electronics products to reflect technology's "significance" for design
News: New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has acquired a kit for building and programming a simple games console and four other DIY electronics products for the museum's collection of "humble masterpieces". More
Origami-influenced umbrella "bounces back into shape" after blowing inside out
American designers Justin Nagelberg and Matthew Waldman have reimagined the umbrella, replacing the traditional metal-framed canopy with a flexible structure that folds like origami. More
Japanese acupuncture clinic by id inc is lined with mint-green cabinets
Pale green medicine cabinets are stacked up along the walls of this Japanese acupuncture clinic by Tokyo design office id inc (+ slideshow). More
Ron Arad's Spring furniture collection "turned the direction of Moroso"
Movie: in the first of a series of exclusive video interviews filmed for Moroso, Ron Arad tells the story behind his first collection for the Italian brand, which he says helped it become "one of the leading firms in contemporary furniture." More
Giant openings puncture Elemental's "monolithic" concrete innovation centre
This concrete innovation centre at a Chilean university by Santiago studio Elemental has deep recessed windows designed to cool its network of communal interior spaces (+ slideshow). More
"Design and architecture has been a key influence" says COS managing director
Interview: fashion brand COS is heavily influenced by architecture and design, says managing director Marie Honda, who tells Dezeen how the company built a global business with 104 stores in 25 countries without using conventional advertising or catwalk shows (+ slideshow). More
Competition: five Make:Shift innovation conference tickets to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the UK's Crafts Council to give away five tickets to its first Make:Shift innovation conference in London later this month. More
Lipton Plant Architects adds pale-brick extension to north London home
The upper storey of this brick extension to a mid-century home in north London by Lipton Plant Architects projects over the entrance to form a porch (+ slideshow). More
Form Us With Love designs plastic seating range for IKEA
Stockholm studio Form Us With Love has created "the most affordable objects" in its repertoire: a pair of moulded plastic chairs for Swedish furniture brand IKEA. More