V&A acquires Katy Perry false eyelashes as part of new "rapid response collecting" strategy
News: the architecture and design department at the V&A museum in London has acquired Katy Perry Lashes (pictured) and Primark jeans as part of a new "rapid response" strategy for collecting objects as soon as they become newsworthy, to reflect the changing way fast-moving global events influence society (+ interview). More
Cellulose tableware that never needs washing up
These plates and dishes made of cellulose by Swedish design studio Tomorrow Machine have a special self-cleaning coating that means they never need washing up. More
Flat-pack furniture assembled with magnets by Benjamin Vermeulen
This range of flat-packed furniture by Benjamin Vermeulen does away with little bags of screws, fastenings or Allen keys and simply snaps together with super-strong magnets (+ movie). More
Georgia is investing in architecture "like post-war Germany" says Jürgen Mayer H
Georgia is using architecture to rebrand itself and "show that there's a change going on" according to architect Jürgen Mayer H, who has built a range of striking border checkpoints, airports and service stations in the country (+ slideshow). More
Inga Sempé unveils quilt-covered Ruché armchair for Ligne Roset
Maison&Objet 2014: Paris designer Inga Sempé has added an armchair to her Ruché collection of furniture with quilted covers for French design brand Ligne Roset (+ slideshow). More
Jony Ive "more important to Apple now than Steve Jobs was"
News: Jony Ive is now more important to Apple than Steve Jobs was when he died and the company "would be in trouble if he left", according to the author of a new biography of the computer giant's chief designer (+ interview). More
Pavilion made of 3D-printed salt by Emerging Objects
American studio Emerging Objects 3D-printed this pavilion using salt harvested from San Francisco Bay (+ slideshow). More
John Maeda leaves Rhode Island School of Design for venture capital firm and eBay
News: president of the Rhode Island School of Design John Maeda has announced he will leave the school to join a Silicon Valley venture capital firm and chair eBay's new Design Advisory Board. More
Dezeen reaches 100 million pageviews in 2013
A quick traffic report: we're proud to say Dezeen has had over 100 million pageviews this year. Thanks to all our readers!
Minimal Nativity Set made of plain wooden blocks by Emilie Voirin
London designer Emilie Voirin has created a minimal nativity set where characters in the Christmas story are represented by wooden blocks with their names printed in plain black capital letters. More
3D-printed guns cause US to review prohibition of plastic firearms
News: American lawmakers are rushing to amend a law banning firearms made entirely of plastic ahead of its expiration on Monday, amid fears that the spread of 3D-printing makes it easier to produce weapons that cannot be detected by airport security. More
Change to the furniture industry "will have to come from designers"
Young German designer Hanna Emelie Ernsting is producing her latest furniture collection herself following a "really tough" experience with a major brand, and has warned fellow designers to "watch out" for unfair contracts (+ interview). More
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: David Adjaye
Our annual A-Zdvent calendar is back! In the days leading up to Christmas we'll be highlighting an architect for each letter of the alphabet. To start off with, A is for Adjaye. His projects include the Dirty House in east London (pictured) the Moscow School of Management and two libraries in Washington DC.
After Zaha's "vagina" stadium, here are six more examples of yonic architecture
Following the row over whether Zaha Hadid's World Cup stadium looks like a vagina, here's a roundup of yonic architecture from the Dezeen archives. As one commenter wrote: "There are enough phallic buildings in the world; maybe it's time for some vaginal ones". More
This week on Dezeen
This week we returned to hyper-realistic visualisations with a top CGI artist claiming "no-one has realised" that most homeware catalogue images are renderings and we showed stunning pictures of a cafe that's yet to be built in Ukraine. Read on for more architecture and design news from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More
"No-one has realised" that most homeware catalogue images are renderings
News: the images in most kitchen, bathroom and bedroom catalogues are computer-generated but "no-one has realised", according to a leading CGI artist (+ slideshow). More
Cover chair with folded plywood armrests by Thomas Bentzen for Muuto
This chair by Copenhagen designer Thomas Bentzen for Danish design brand Muuto has armrests made of folded plywood. More
Koloro-wagon stacking wooden storage boxes by Torafu Architects
These wooden storage boxes by Japanese designers Torafu Architects stack up to make little trolleys (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen Mail #179
Cheeses made of human tears and snot, Kanye West's address to Harvard design students and Zaha Hadid's stadium for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup feature in our newsletter this week, along with news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
Gabriel Chandelier at the Château de Versailles by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Paris designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have installed a chandelier at the entrance to the Château de Versailles, France, comprising looping cords of illuminated crystal (+ movie). More