Alice Morby
Nikken Space Design's office in Osaka features a bleacher-style bookcase
The Osaka office of Nikken Sekkei's interior design studio features a bookcase conceived as a "stand in a stadium" – the latest example of the trend for bookshelf staircases in both home and office interiors (+ slideshow). More
Sculptural staircase and recycled TV screen tiles among AZ Awards 2015 winners
Dezeen promotion: the winners of this year's AZ Awards for architecture and design include a house featuring a staircase of wooden boxes, and tiles made from the screens of old TV sets and computers (+ slideshow). More
Clive Sinclair launches "world's lightest and most compact electric bike"
British inventor Clive Sinclair has launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce an electric version of his lightweight foldable A-Bike, with wheels that are just 13 centimetres in diameter (+ slideshow). More
Shift uses coloured film to create "virtual colours" on Bernard Tschumi's Groningen pavilion
Dutch architect Shift has applied translucent cyan, magenta and yellow film to Bernard Tschumi's glass pavilion in Groningen to create a temporary installation of shifting colours (+ slideshow). More
Mariano Dallago's Camera Obscura creates a projected "postcard" of the Dolomites
Photographer Mariano Dallago has installed a giant camera obscura on top of a hill as part of an exhibition in the mountainous Italian province of South Tyrol (+ movie). More
Competition: five Rotterdam Architecture City books to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with publishers Nai010 to offer five readers the chance to win a copy of a book that presents 100 unusual buildings in Rotterdam. More
Wooden catwalk installed in conference room to encourage livelier presentations
A wooden catwalk designed by zU-studio runs through the middle of this hotel conference room in the Netherlands to allow whoever is speaking to be "free to move and walk around" (+ slideshow). More
Five of Dezeen's favourite American projects from the last year
Following the opening of our New York office in May, we're celebrating American Independence Day with a roundup of Dezeen's favourite US projects from the past year, including a house with walls built from soil, a remote family retreat and a noisy installation in a New York factory (+ slideshow). More
Shiver House's plastic shingles change shape to create a shelter in bad weather
London studio NEON has built a structure with shingles that "shiver" and adapt in response to changing weather as part of an exhibition in Finland (+ movie). More
ECE Architecture installs a mirrored beach hut on the English coast
The beach huts traditionally found in English seaside towns informed this temporary mirror-clad cabin installed by ECE Architecture on the coast in Sussex (+ movie). More
Interactive slideshow: explore new products from Antenna Design for Knoll
Dezeen promotion: explore Knoll's collection of adaptable office furniture in this interactive slideshow, which features new pieces by New York studio Antenna Design. More
Horizons 2015 installations include wooden plane crash and dandelion field
Dezeen promotion: a life-size plane crash constructed from wood and a field of giant dandelions are among the 10 sculptures installed across the mountainous Sancy region in France as part of this year's Horizons arts and nature festival (+ slideshow). More
Studio MK27 surrounds Rio lighting showroom with wooden lattice
Brazilian architecture firm Studio MK27 has added a wooden lattice to the front of this Rio de Janeiro lighting shop – filtering natural light during the day and creating a glowing facade at night (+ slideshow). More
New Pinterest board: loft conversions
Following the popularity of a Hampstead house with an attic study hidden behind a moving bookshelf, we've pinned some of the most interesting and beautiful loft conversions from the pages of Dezeen to a new Pinterest board.
Call for entries to the A' Design Awards and Competition 2016
Dezeen promotion: entries are now open for architects and designers to submit projects for the A' Design Awards and Competition 2016 (+ slideshow). More
Designers rebrand defunct perfume labels for Be Open's The Garden of Wonders
Dezeen promotion: designers including Jaime Hayón, Nendo and Front created scent-related installations for the Milan exhibition of creative thinktank Be Open (+ slideshow). More
Steel rebar forms storage system at Toronto kitchen showroom by DesignAgency
Canadian studio DesignAgency has used steel reinforcing bars to create a shelving system within a kitchen appliance showroom in Toronto (+ slideshow). More
Competition: five pairs of tickets for New Designers 2015 to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the New Designers graduate show to give readers the chance to win tickets to the second part of the event, taking place in London from 1 to 4 July. More
Jorge Penadés creates furniture from waste leather
Spanish designer Jorge Penadés has moulded together shredded leather and natural bone glue to create pieces of furniture (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen readers receive 25 per cent off Designs of the Year exhibition tickets
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen has teamed up with London's Design Museum to give readers a 25 per cent discount on tickets for this year's Designs of the Year exhibition (+ slideshow). More