Call for applications to HENN's Design Research Exchange residency 2015
Dezeen promotion: applications are now being accepted for HENN's Design Research Exchange summer residency programme focussing on strategies for high-rise development. More
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Moooi's use of "shocking" naked photography was inspired by the fashion industry
Extra Moooi: today we're launching a new year-long collaboration with Dutch design company Moooi. In the first movie of our Extra Moooi series, Moooi co-founder Casper Vissers explains how the fashion industry shaped the brand's core philosophy. More
Job of the week: architect at Isay Weinfeld
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position with Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld, whose Fazenda Boa Vista Golf Clubhouse in Brazil is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Half & Half House in Tokyo has a curving wall to allow pedestrians to cut the corner
Japanese studio Naf Architect & Design rounded one corner of this Tokyo home to broaden a footpath, then clad the walls in glossy midnight-blue tiles to offer reflections of the streetscape (+ slideshow). More
"It's time to rid ourselves of the obsession with the new"
Opinion: designer Hella Jongerius and theorist Louise Schouwenberg today launch their manifesto, titled Beyond the New: a search for ideals in design. Here we exclusively publish the full text, in which the pair argue that "design has become an impoverished field" and propose a new idealistic agenda for the profession. More
Jaime Hayón designs monkey-shaped table
Milan 2015: a concrete cartoon monkey holding a tray forms this table by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón for manufacturer BD Barcelona Design. More
Halfbike riders stand while pedalling to navigate the city
This captioned video spotlights Halfbike, a three-wheeled vehicle designed by transportation start-up Kolelinia which allows riders to stand up while pedalling. More
Juri Troy Architects creates 37-metre-long house and studio in the Rhine Valley
This black building stretches 37 metres along a narrow plot in the heart of Austria's Rhine Valley to provide a home for a young family and a studio for a graphic designer (+ slideshow). More
Halfbike II is a pedal-powered vehicle for navigating city streets
Transport design company Kolelinia has launched an updated version of its Halfbike – a three-wheeled vehicle similar to a pedal-powered Segway (+ movie). More
Cork Helmet covers the head to muffle noise pollution
Milan 2015: Brussels designer Pierre-Emmanuel Vandeputte has created a cork helmet that lowers over the wearer's head when they need a respite from ambient noise. More
Insect-infused Jungle Bars are boosted with powdered cricket protein
A team of Icelandic designers has launched chocolate protein bars made from powdered crickets. More
Dezeen Mail #248
Marc Newson's samurai sword, a pared-back mosque featuring a "cave-like" prayer room (pictured) and photographs of "ugly" Belgian houses feature in this week's Dezeen Mail. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
Competition: six Buster + Punch LED light bulbs to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with London design label Buster + Punch to offer readers the chance to win one of six LED Buster bulbs in the colour of their choice. More
Jongerius and Schouwenberg launch manifesto against "depressing" design industry
Milan 2015: designer Hella Jongerius and theorist Louise Schouwenberg are to launch a manifesto calling for an end to "pointless products, commercial hypes and empty rhetoric" in design. More
Sculptural staircase connects two mosaic floors in an old fisherman's cottage in Sicily
A staircase formed of wooden boxes and platforms, and supported by a black metal framework, rises up through this Sicilian residence that was recently renovated by Milanese architect Francesco Librizzi. More
Henning Larsen Architects to design outpost for Swedish National Museum
Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects has been selected to design a new branch of one of Sweden's most important art galleries, which will form an extension of a century-old regional museum in Östersund. More
David Kohn's Sanderson House extension conceived as a fox in the garden
This London house extension features a red brick exterior thought to look like a profile of a fox and a multi-hued interior that references Adolf Loos' Modernist houses of the 1920s (+ slideshow). More
Benjamin Hubert slots Inlay sofa's legs inside opened corner seams
Milan 2015: Belgian brand Indera will launch this modular sofa system by London designer Benjamin Hubert in Milan next week. More
Schemata Architects inserts coffee shop and roastery into a Tokyo warehouse
Japanese studio Schemata Architects has converted an old warehouse in Tokyo into a cafe and roastery for a Californian coffee company (+ slideshow). More
"Marketing efforts surrounding design festivals create an oddly temporary gentrification"
Opinion: more and more design weeks take place around the world each year, but as brands flock in to woo designers, these are in danger of losing sight of their purpose, warns Lucas Verweij. More