Design
Design
Neri&Hu's Das Haus installation is designed to "unsettle people"
Cologne 2015: Chinese studio Neri&Hu has installed its vision for the home of the future – overfilled with furniture – at the imm Cologne trade fair (+ slideshow). More
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Residential
Residential
Five houses by Carlos Ciravegna cantilever out from a rocky hillside in Argentina
These five houses in Córdoba, Argentina, each feature two wings that stretch away from the hillside to seek out the best light and views (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Ferm Living adds graphic textiles and rubber coated vessels to homeware collection
Northmodern 2015: stackable vases with a rubberised coating and geometric-patterned textiles are among homeware items by Danish brand Ferm Living on show at the Northmodern design fair in Copenhagen. More
Interiors
Interiors
Historic Shanghai "gangsters' warehouse" transformed into an office by Naturalbuild
Chinese studio Naturalbuild has created an office and event space in a Shanghai warehouse that previously belonged to Huang Jinrong – a notorious 1930s underworld figure (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
Kjellgren Kaminsky completes church-inspired villa beside a lake in Sweden
This lakeside woodland house outside Gothenburg features a lofty gabled kitchen that Swedish firm Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture compares with the form of a church (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Kristine Five Melvær's Liv vases encircle flowers with a glass hood
Flowers are framed within the sliced spherical tops of these glass vases by Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Lac du Der Casino by Data Architectes could be mistaken for a school or a museum
This timber-clad casino by a lake in eastern France is one of three that Data Architectes designed to offer an alternative to the "locked universe" typically favoured for this type of building (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
3D-printed sculptures create optical illusions using the Fibonacci sequence
Design lecturer John Edmark has created a series of designs for 3D-printed sculptures that appear to move, utilising an effect similar to a zoetrope (+ movie). More
Lighting
Lighting
Mono-Light by OS & OOS twists and bends into different configurations
Northmodern 2015: Eindhoven studio OS & OOS has designed a modular lighting system joined by rubbery connectors that allow users to create sculptural installations (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
AMO simulates an infinite catwalk for Prada menswear show
Dutch studio OMA's research branch AMO has created a series of symmetrical linked vestibules to form a disorientating runway for Prada's Autumn Winter 2015 menswear show (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Dolfi is a tiny ultrasonic washing machine for delicate clothes
Product designer Andre Fangueiro has created a small pebble-shaped device that uses ultrasonic sound waves to clean clothes (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Google in talks with Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen to realise driverless cars
News: Google is holding discussions with some of the world's biggest automotive manufacturers in an attempt to bring self-driving cars to market by 2020. More
Architecture
Architecture
Work resumes on Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue tower after complaint of falling debris
News: construction of Rafael Viñoly's 432 Park Avenue skyscraper in New York – the tallest residential building in the western hemisphere – was temporarily halted following a complaint about falling construction material. More
Residential
Residential
Trellis canopy shades courtyard of Pergola house by Apollo Architects
Wooden ceiling beams extend beyond the walls of this boxy black house in Japan by Apollo Architects & Associates, creating a canopy above a secluded entrance courtyard (+ slideshow). More
Furniture
Furniture
Jean Louis Iratzoki designs "first bioplastic chair"
Maison&Objet 2015: Basque designer Jean Louis Iratzoki has moulded the shell of a chair from a plant-based polymer that is fully recyclable and biodegradable (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Aberrant's styrofoam ceiling installation celebrates wasting time at work
Visitors to an office-themed installation by Aberrant Architecture were invited to take a spin on an office chair below a ceiling suspended just 1.5 metres above the ground (+ movie). More
Architecture
Architecture
Laddered metal fins angle from the facade of Cambridgeshire laboratory by Abell Nepp
A row of aluminium ribs curves away from the serrated glass facade of this research laboratory in England to help shelter occupants from the sun (+ slideshow). More
Furniture
Furniture
Architects' sketches of chairs influence Richard Hutten's seat for Offecct
Stockholm 2015: Dutch designer Richard Hutten shaped this circular seat to mimic the way architects denote chairs on floor plans (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
H Arquitectes inserts courtyard home between two existing Spanish houses
A red brick wall spans the gap between two crumbling facades on a street in Catalonia, hiding a home by H Arquitectes with two courtyards and a central garden (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Fabrica blends international tableware styles in collection for Atipico
Maison&Objet 2015: Italian research studio Fabrica has designed a tableware collection to reflect the fusion of different cultures, customs and traditions in current dining trends (+ slideshow). More