Sophia Chang installs stretchy fabric tunnels through a gallery
People could immerse themselves in a huge fabric cocoon at this interactive installation by architect and artist Sophia Chang (+ slideshow). More
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Di Mainstone's Human Harp creates music from suspension bridges
Dezeen Music Project: London artist Di Mainstone is developing an electronic instrument that enables performers to make music from the subtle vibrations of suspension bridge cables (+ movie). More
Pop-up shop displays sunglasses on golden girders embedded in gravel
Sunglasses by accessories designer Linda Farrow are presented on golden beams embedded into gravel mounds at this pop-up shop in New York by design studio Neiheiser & Valle (+ slideshow). 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
High-tech lighting installation by Simon Heijdens creates "3D drawings in water"
Design Miami 2013: designer Simon Heijdens has created a series of hand-blown glass vessels that turn data from wind movement into projected patterns of light, installed at Design Miami this week (+ slideshow + interview). More
London building turned upside down by Alex Chinneck
This London building appears to have been turned on its head, but it's actually an installation created by Hackney artist Alex Chinneck. More
Louis Vuitton realises unbuilt Charlotte Perriand beach house in Miami
Design Miami 2013: a previously unrealised beach house designed by modernist architect Charlotte Perriand in 1934 has been constructed and furnished by French fashion house Louis Vuitton to coincide with this year's Design Miami fair (+ slideshow). More
A pile of sand marks the entrance to Design Miami
Design Miami 2013: giant mound of sand appears to support an aluminium roof at New York studio Formlessfinder's Tent Pile installation outside this year's Design Miami fair, which opens to the public today (+ slideshow). More
Studio Toogood creates a blood red installation for Hermès
Blood appears to drip from display units and garments hang from meat hooks in this installation at the London flagship store of French fashion house Hermès by designers Studio Toogood (+ slideshow). More
Lucid Stead installation by Phillip K Smith III makes a desert cabin appear transparent
American artist Phillip K Smith III has added mirrors to the walls of a desert shack in California to create the illusion that you can see right through the building (+ movie). More
Sounds of Threads music visualisation using strands of wool by Bertrand Lanthiez
Dezeen Music Project: French artist Bertrand Lanthiez created this audiovisual installation by projecting white light along criss-crossing woollen threads (+ movie). More
Trylletromler wooden installation that looks like a maze by FABRIC
Dutch design studio FABRIC has installed a slatted wooden structure that creates a curvy maze in the garden of Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark (+ slideshow). More
Sibling's wifi-blocking ON/OFF installation creates a disconnected "cold spot"
This temporary event space by Australian design collective Sibling features a Faraday cage that blocks mobile reception and Wi-Fi signals, creating the "ultimate disconnection space" (+ slideshow). More
Room of One's Own writing pavilion by Nika Zupanc for Miss Dior
Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc has referenced an essay by English writer Virginia Woolf to create a latticed writing room and furniture for French fashion house Dior. More
Skinned by KNOL Ontwerp features latex casts of derelict buildings
Shrouds of latex cast from derelict buildings hang in this installation by Amsterdam design studio KNOL Ontwerp, forming ghostly recreations of spaces (+ slideshow). More
Can City mobile aluminium furnace by Studio Swine
London designers Studio Swine built a mobile foundry and used it to cast aluminium stools from drinks cans they collected on the streets of São Paulo (+ movie). More
I Have a Lifestyle model-kit window installation by Fabio Novembre for Tommy Hilfiger
Our second story today featuring products presented like model kits is Italian designer Fabio Novembre's window installation for Tommy Hilfiger at La Rinascente department stores. More
Toren van Uitwierde staircase by Onix
Dutch Design Week 2013: architecture studio Onix has inserted a wooden staircase inside a medieval Dutch church to provide access to the apex of the bell tower (+ slideshow). More
Crystal wireless LED installation by Studio Roosegaarde
Dutch Design Week 2013: designer Daan Roosegaarde has unveiled a "Lego from Mars" installation consisting of hundreds of wireless LED crystals that light up when placed on the floor (+ movie). More
Kora Vases by Studiopepe for Spotti Edizioni
Six limited-edition vases were created by Milan designers Studiopepe for a window installation in central London based on the work of postmodern designer Ettore Sottass (+ slideshow). More