Halifax library by Schmidt Hammer Lassen comprises four stacked blocks
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects stacked up cuboid volumes with different dimensions and cladding finishes to create this library in Halifax, Canada (+ slideshow). More
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Nick Ross' Tension Lamp wins Muuto Talent Award 2014
News: Danish furniture brand Muuto has chosen a lamp that bends like a fishing rod as the winner of its annual Nordic design award for emerging talents. More
Till Wiedeck designs multi-level display stands for COS
These retail display stands by Berlin designer Till Wiedeck have multiple shelves for presenting monochrome products in the stores of fashion brand COS (+ slideshow). More
Audi's super-fast driverless car is fitted with a mini film studio
Audi has teamed up with design studio Kram/Weisshaar to capture the "deathly fear" and "complete excitement" of passengers experiencing their first journey in a car that can drive itself at speeds of up to 220 kilometres per hour (+ slideshow). More
Modular lighting system by Choi + Shine Architects sticks together with magnets
American firm Choi + Shine Architects has created tube-shaped lighting modules that assemble into three-dimensional arrangements using magnets. More
Vo Trong Nghia's latest low-cost house is "stable enough to withstand natural disasters"
Vo Trong Nghia Architects has presented its third prototype for low-cost housing in Vietnam, which combines the lightweight structure of the first model with the durability of the second (+ slideshow). More
Mischer'Traxler's kinetic Ephemerā installation "comes alive" when visitors walk away
Perrier-Jouët Small Discoveries: design duo Mischer'Traxler discuss their interactive installation featuring plants that sprout when nobody is nearby in this Dezeen movie for champagne brand Perrier-Jouët. More
Spiral stairs puncture hilly floors inside Takeshi Hosaka's House in Byobugaura
A spiral staircase rises through the trough-shaped floors of this concrete residence in Japan by local studio Takeshi Hosaka Architects (+ slideshow). More
OMA scoops Shanghai exhibition centre competition
News: OMA is set to transform part of a former shipyard in Shanghai into a 1,500-square-metre exhibition centre, after winning an international design competition. More
Mining museum by V2S contrasts a traditional stone wall with a metal box
An aluminium and glass box sits over a long stone wall to form the facade of this mining heritage centre in the French village of Banca, by Toulouse studio V2S (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Ovalia Egg Chair by Henrik Thor-Larsen
Danish designer Henrik Thor-Larsen's retro-futuristic 1968 Ovalia Egg Chair is the 15th iconic seat design in our Christmas countdown this year. More