Nendo designs 50 chairs based on Japanese manga comics
Milan 2016: Japanese design studio Nendo has created a series of 50 chairs, which are each based on the abstract lines and grids used in graphics for manga-style comic books. More
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Sacha Baron Cohen spoofs Jonathan Ive's Apple design presentations
British actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is promoting his new film by releasing a video of him mimicking Jonathan Ive and delivering an Apple-style presentation about his latest character (+ movie). More
Estudio Extramuros creates 100 architectural illustrations over 100 days
Young Spanish architects Fabiola Muñoz and Carlos León have spent 100 days creating a series of 100 illustrations, featuring art and architecture by Sou Fujimoto, Peter Zumthor, Gordon Matta-Clark and more (+ slideshow). More
Tokujin Yoshioka creates transparent mannequins for Issey Miyake exhibition
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created an installation of see-through bodies as part of a major exhibition of work by fashion designer Issey Miyake, which opens tomorrow in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
BIG reveals more images of Washington Redskins stadium design
BIG has now released a full set of images of its design for the new Washington Redskins American football stadium, revealing more activities that the venue could facilitate (+ slideshow). More
Caseyfierro completes five-year project to shape Anish Kapoor's London studios
Over 20 years after artist and sculptor Anish Kapoor moved into an old dairy factory in south London, Caseyfierro Architects has transformed the entire street block into a series of studios, workshops and galleries (+ slideshow). More
"Radical goth" Odile Decq is challenging architectural education in France
Profile: Odile Decq has been awarded with the Jane Drew prize for promoting the role of women in architecture, but with the launch of her own architecture school, her impact on French architecture could be much wider (+ slideshow). More
Kengo Kuma reveals plans for curving timber-wrapped tower in Sydney's Darling Harbour
Kengo Kuma has revealed plans for his first building in Australia, a cylindrical civic centre by Sydney's Darling Harbour that will feature the Japanese architect's characteristic timber cladding (+ movie). More
Intervention Architecture transforms Victorian coach house into writer's home and studio
UK studio Intervention Architecture has converted and extended a dilapidated Victorian coach house near Birmingham, England, to create a live-work space for a writer. More
Jean Nouvel's Cyprus tower has plants bursting through its walls
French studio Ateliers Jean Nouvel has built a tower block in Nicosia, Cyprus, featuring perforated walls and wide balconies that are both bestrewn with plants (+ slideshow). More
Arup completes meandering bridge across Perth's Swan River
Architects and engineers from Arup Associates teamed up to design this curvaceous pedestrian and cycling bridge, which has been built over the inlet of the Swan River in Perth, Australia (+ slideshow). More
IKEA's Billy bookcase designer Gillis Lundgren dies aged 86
Gillis Lundgren, who designed some of IKEA's most iconic products and was one of the furniture giant's first employees, has died at the age of 86. More
Skyscrapers could soon be held together with glue, claim architects
Composite materials and adhesives could "revolutionise" construction and lead to entire towers being glued together, according to American architect Greg Lynn. More
Foster, BIG and Grimshaw reveal designs for 2020 Dubai Expo pavilions
Foster + Partners, BIG and Grimshaw Architects have won a competition to design a trio of pavilions for the 2020 Expo, which will be held in Dubai. More
James Bond set designer Ken Adam dies aged 95
Academy Award-winning set designer Ken Adam, who created iconic backdrops for seven films in the James Bond franchise and Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove, has died at the age of 95. More
Pierre Tachon designs geometric hen-shaped chocolate Easter egg
In time for Easter, French designer Pierre Tachon has teamed up with chocolate company Alain Ducasse to create a treat that is shaped like a chicken rather than an egg. More
Raw concrete and black-painted metal give industrial appearance to house by Tectum
Tectum used a combination of gridded and board-marked concrete for this residence, which is set in a gated community in the foothills of Argentina's Sierras Chicas mountains (+ slideshow). More
Yogita Agrawal's wearable Jhoule light is powered by walking
Design Indaba 2016: Indian industrial design graduate Yogita Agrawal has created a wearable device that acts as a back-up light in rural areas and a soap crayon for reminding children to wash their hands. More
Casa 1217 by H Arquitectes features rooms that can be indoors or outdoors
Both levels of this holiday house on Spain's Costa Brava feature rooms that can be completely opened out to the elements, allowing residents to make the most of good weather (+ slideshow). More
Bios Incube turns ashes of cremated bodies into trees
The developers of a biodegradable urn that turns the ashes of a dead person into a tree have designed an incubator to aid the growth process (+ slideshow). More