Solo Exhibition by Nendo
Japanese designers Nendo will draw black and white floorboards that appear to flow around plinths for their solo show at the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute later this month. More
Aesop Le Marais by Ciguë
Skincare products at Aesop's latest store in Paris are displayed on 427 steel caps that would normally be used in the city's plumbing network. More
Competition: ten copies of Fluid Structures - Adventures in Engineering to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with structural engineers Fluid Structures to offer Dezeen readers the chance to win one of ten copies of their book, entitled Adventures in Engineering. More
"Technology's Human Potential" - New York Times
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn writes for the New York Times about London designers BERG, whose work is on show as part of the exhibition Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects at the Museum of Modern Art in New York until 7 November - New York TimesSee Berg's redesign of the standard till receipt in our earlier story.
Hunters Bend by Tove Emilsson
These wallets and spectacle cases are each made of a single piece of leather that's been folded into shape then hardened in boiling water. More
100 Years After the Party by Makiko Nakamura
London Design Festival 2011: London designer Makiko Nakamura will exhibit a tea set engulfed in flowers and foliage at Tent London during the London Design Festival next month. More
Dezeen archive: is it ready yet?
In the last few weeks we've published a few projects that intentionally look as though the builders haven't left yet. Here's a roundup of all the apartments, salons and shops on Dezeen that feature patches of plaster, scaffolding, dangling wires and hoarding-like woodwork. See all the stories »
One year ago...
One year ago OMA, Foster + Partners and local firm Rocco Design Architects were competing to to create a master plan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. More
Draughtsman's Arms by Gundry & Ducker
Architects Gundry & Ducker created a pub inside a cardboard box inside the crypt of a London church. More
This week on Dezeen
Our biggest story this week is Apple's new headquarters by Foster + Partners (above, top left) which sparked some hilarious comments and tweets. More
Movie: interview with Maarten De Ceulaer
This movie by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt reveals the story and process behind Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer's bowls shaped by balloons. More
The Sea Chair by Alexander Groves, Azusa Murakami and Kieren Jones
What if plastic polluting the seas could be harvested by a retired fishing trawler, then transformed into chairs by an onboard factory? More
Junya Ishigami at the Barbican
Here's a movie about the almost invisible installation by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami that's on show at the Barbican art gallery in London. More
Air Heads by Héctor Serrano
London designer Héctor Serrano presents a series of paper accessories for turning balloons into animal heads at the New York Gift Fair this week. More
Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie announce new practice name
Dezeen Wire: architects Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie have announced the name of their new practice: Alsop Lawrie Ltd, trading as ALL Design.The announcement follows their decision to leave architects RMJM and set up a new design studio in London, as reported on Dezeen Wire last week.
Interview with Kwangho Lee
In this movie by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt, Korean designer Kwangho Lee explains how growing up on a farm outside Seoul has influenced his work. The movie is part of a series of interviews called Tales of the Hunt. More
Dezeen Screen: Folly for a Flyover
Dezeen Screen: here's a movie by architectural photographer David Vintiner of vintiner/ap about Folly for a Flyover, a temporary canal-side cinema under a London motorway flyover. Watch the movie »
Competition: five copies of Pasta by Design to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with publishers Thames & Hudson to give away five copies of Pasta by Design. More
MyShell256 by Sharon Golan
For those who can't ever have too many shoes, these 16 modular components combine to make 256 different pairs. More
"Ground Zero 9/11 memorial flows with mournful splendour" - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore takes a look at the "impressive – if exhausting – spectacle" of the Ground Zero 9/11 memorial, ahead of its opening next month - The Guardian