Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Fauteuil Direction by Jean Prouvé
The letter F in our festive overview of iconic chairs is represented by French designer Jean Prouvé's Fauteuil Direction armchair. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Sand dune-inspired kindergarten completed by Dorte Mandrup beside a Swedish beach
This beachside kindergarten in Sweden was designed by Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter with a jagged timber form, intended to be reminiscent of a sand dune (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Moshe Safdie's huge greenhouse for Singapore's Changi airport gets underway
News: work has begun on architect Moshe Safdie's Jewel Changi Airport, which aims to "reinvent what airports are all about" by creating a shared public space under a glass dome with a massive waterfall and garden at its centre. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week we've been reporting on the latest from Design Miami 2014, including Studio Job's "whacked and expressive" furniture pieces, a bike designed for urban commuters and a neon-tubed light installation (pictured). Read on for more architecture and design highlights, plus our featured track of the week. More
Design
Design
American design is "very strong" says Design Miami director
News: the American design scene is enjoying a resurgence, according to Design Miami executive director Rodman Primack, who has used this year's fair to showcase talent from the USA. More
Interiors
Interiors
Aurélie Blanchard makes over the canteen in Gehry's Vitra Factory Building
A factory hall is one of Frank Gehry's three contributions to the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein in Germany. Twenty-five years after its completion, Swiss architect Aurélie Blanchard has revamped the building's canteen (+ slideshow). More
Competition
Competition
Competition: three DesignPOP books to be won
Competition: we're giving away three copies of DesignPOP, the new product design book by My Design Life founder Lisa S Roberts (+ movie). More
Interiors
Interiors
Naturehumaine includes ribbon-like staircase in refurbished Montreal residence
A ribbon of veneered wood fronts this staircase in a refurbished and extended Montreal residence by local office Naturehumaine. More
Design
Design
KiBiSi launches cargo bike for urban commuters
Design Miami 2014: Copenhagen studio KiBiSi claims to have designed the first lightweight cargo bicycle tailored to the needs of city commuters, for Danish manufacturer Biomega. More
Job of the week: 3D architectural visualiser at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a 3D architectural visualiser at Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, whose design for four waterfront skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Furniture
Furniture
Studio Job interprets famous buildings with "whacked and expressive" Landmark series
Design Miami 2014: Studio Job has unveiled a series of monumental furniture pieces inspired by architectural landmarks for Carpenters Workshop Gallery (+ interview). More
Residential
Residential
Casa Rosto do Cão by M-Arquitectos is fronted by four white blocks
Four small blocks fan out from the facade of this white concrete house on a Portuguese island by local studio M-
Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More 
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Eames Lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames
The moulded plywood and leather lounge chair by American Modernist designers Charles and Ray Eames is the letter E in our A-Zdvent calendar. More
Architecture
Architecture
Triptyque's marble and glass showroom was designed to "look like an ice cube"
White marble panels on the exterior of this commercial building in São Paulo by French-Brazilian office Triptyque were intended to give it an icy aesthetic that contrasts with its subtropical environment (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Peter Marino exhibition opens in Miami
Design Miami 2014: an exhibition opens today at the Bass Museum of Art celebrating the work of flamboyant American architect Peter Marino – the recipient of Design Miami's inaugural Design Visionary award. More
Interiors
Interiors
Sarah Van Peteghem showcases local designers inside Berlin apartment
Interior designer Sarah Van Peteghem dressed this Berlin show home with monochrome paintwork, assorted plants and furniture by local design brand New Tendency. More
Architecture
Architecture
Key projects by SelgasCano, Serpentine Pavilion 2015 designers
Slideshow feature: here is a look at some of the buildings designed by the Spanish architects José Selgas and Lucía Cano, designers of the 2015 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. More
Dezeen Mail #231
A cube-covered housing block in South Korea (pictured), the Guggenheim Helsinki shortlist and Zaha Hadid's advertising billboard feature in Dezeen Mail issue 231. Click through for all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
Design
Design
Designer cakes by Viktor & Rolf, Studio Job and more served up during Design Miami
Design Miami 2014: cakes by designers including Viktor & Rolf, Studio Job and Alessandro Mendini were displayed and then eaten during an event hosted in Miami this week by New York gallery Chamber. More
Architecture
Architecture
Granite-clad library by Carr Cotter & Naessens faces out over the Irish Sea
One huge window frames views out over the harbour from inside this library that Irish firm Carr Cotter & Naessens has completed in a harbour-side town near Dublin (+ slideshow). More