Curving wooden wall fronts Ruukki Health Clinic in Finland by Alt Arkkitehdit
Slim batons of timber clad the facade of this medical clinic by Alt Arkkitehdit, which is set on the edge of a Finnish forest. More
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PomPom Mirror creates "reflections" with tufts of fur
Israeli artist Daniel Rozin has designed an interactive "mirror" from faux-fur bunches that change colour to create moving silhouettes (+ movie). More
Job of the week: senior curator at the V&A
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a senior curator at the V&A's new museum in Stratford, which will occupy a site in the London 2012 Olympic Park (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Hassell and Draisci Studio create "London's first sleeperie" to encourage daytime naps
London Festival of Architecture 2015: visitors to this London "sleeperie" can take a 10-minute nap in a colourful sling within a dimly-lit room, where soothing music is played and all technology is banned (+ slideshow). More
Paleontology centre inside a quarry exhibits the bones of a prehistoric reptile
This concrete pavilion built in the centre of a Polish quarry is a paleontological research centre that protects the remains of a small prehistoric reptile discovered in the 1980s (+ slideshow). More
Mobile suicide prevention station is based on street-food stands
Geneva-based architect Aurélie Monet Kasisi has designed a mobile stand based on street-food carts to travel around Switzerland as a promotional vehicle for a suicide prevention organisation. More
Francisco Mangado expands a Spanish museum by adding a new building behind a historic facade
Spanish architect Francisco Mangado has created contemporary galleries for a fine arts museum in northern Spain by inserting a crystalline glass building behind the leftover facade of a demolished block. More
Studio Job installs giant crystal-encrusted model at Swarovski theme park
Belgian artists Studio Job have created a room "filled with frivolous expression" for the newly expanded Swarovski Kristallwelten attraction in Austria (+ movie). More
Call for entries to PeruDesignNet's Ideas Competition
Dezeen promotion: proposals are now being accepted for PeruDesignNet's Ideas Competition, with a chance to win a place at the international creative event in Lima commencing in September. More
"This spectacle of power was an inversion of the socialist city"
Opinion: Stalinist Russia turned its military parades into architecture, creating a peculiar form of pomp that still resonates in modern Moscow and emphasises the city's inequalities, finds Owen Hatherley. More
Monica Ponce de Leon to replace Alejandro Zaera-Polo as architecture dean at Princeton
Monica Ponce de Leon has been named the new dean of the Princeton School of Architecture, following the sudden departure of Alejandro Zaera-Polo in October 2014. More
Brooklyn's Egg Collective unveils handmade wooden furniture
New York 2015: Brooklyn-based design studio Egg Collective has created three new pieces of furniture, including a wooden armchair upholstered with furry cowhide (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen Mail #255
"Posh Lego" for architects, a concept for Ikea's kitchen of the future and Zaha Hadid's shimmering tunnel for the University of Oxford (pictured) feature in this week's Dezeen Mail. Click through for our pick of the best news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
Frida Escobedo creates an Aztec-inspired installation in the V&A courtyard
London Design Festival 2015: Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has added a series of adaptable mirrored platforms to the V&A museum's central courtyard, referencing an ancient Aztec city built over a lake (+ slideshow). More
Zaha Hadid adds a shimmery steel tunnel to an Oxford University college
Zaha Hadid has completed a new facility for the University of Oxford – a centre for studying Middle Eastern culture, conceived by the architect as a reflective tunnel suspended in space (+ slideshow). More
ByBrown designs Raindress for style-conscious female cyclists
Dutch fashion studio ByBrown has created a windproof and waterproof dress for staying dry while cycling in the city. More
Daniele Ragazzo's Liaison Table is supported by giant pin-shaped legs
Milan-based designer Daniele Ragazzo has created a table with a circular glass tabletop supported by thin stainless-steel legs that resemble upturned ball-headed sewing pins. More
Concrete adds retractable stairs and gymnast's hoops to Amsterdam hotel suite
Dutch studio Concrete has kitted out the suites of an Amsterdam hotel with fittings that include retractable staircases, ceiling-mounted gymnast's hoops and under-bed offices. More
Kazuya Koike crafts simple sake cups from Japanese cedar
Japanese designer Kazuya Koike has used a fragrant Japanese wood to carve a set of sake cups that fit onto carafes as caps. More
B.E. Architecture completes a trio of red brick houses for the same family
These three brick buildings, featuring deep-set windows and internal courtyards, have been arranged by B.E. Architecture around a cobbled lane in the Australian town of Windsor (+ slideshow). More