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Swiss artist Felice Varini has used brightly coloured paintwork to transform the rooftop of Le Corbusier's iconic Unité d'Habitation in Marseille into a huge optical illusion (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dutch architect Rem D Koolhaas and British shoemaker Galahad Clark have launched the latest collection of footwear for their brand United Nude. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: New York Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn reviews last week’s furniture fair in Milan – link. Related: see all Dezeen’s stories from Milan 2010. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with us at Dezeen, architects Matteo Thun and design brand Tom Dixon, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Heatherwick Studio, David Gill Galleries and more… (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Amsterdam architects UNStudio have completed a new headquarters for the Dutch national tax offices and the student loan administration in Groningen, the Netherlands. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: Robots of Brixton is a sci-fi animation by Bartlett School of Architecture graduate Kibwe Tavares in which a downtrodden robot workforce battles with police against a backdrop of dystopian architecture in scenes reminiscent of the 1981 Brixton riots in London. Tavares, who has now set up animation and architectural imagery studio www.factoryfifteen.com, made the film as his final design project for his masters degree. Watch the movie » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Spanish designers El Ultimo Grito will exhibit a collection of blown-glass installation pieces called Imaginary Architectures at the Aram Gallery in London later this month. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

We’ve teamed up with Manchester graphic designers Music to offer our readers the chance to win one of three copies of Stuff We Really Like, a compilation of favourite things chosen by the people who work in the studio. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

More ice: aluminium furniture brand Emeco will launch a new version of its iconic Navy Chair in Milan next month, made of recycled plastic Coca-Cola bottles. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: this movie shows the making of the Rise for Japan poster by Milton Glaser, designer of the iconic I Love New York logo. Rise for Japan is a fundraising project founded by New York artists to support Architecture for Humanity’s efforts to rebuild the Tohoku region of Japan, following its devastation by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March. Watch the movie » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

In this third of four films Dezeen made to coincide with the Ron Arad: Restless exhibition at the Barbican in London, Arad explains why he wanted movement to be a key part of the show. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden explains the different types of torii gates found at Japanese Shinto temples, in his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival. Read more View the full article

How might our homes change if they had to accommodate robots too? (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese studio Hidehiro Fukuda Architects have completed this house lined with oriented strand board in Hakodate, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Santa Monica office Kanner Architects have designed a see-through house overlooking the ocean for Long Island, New York. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

More from Italian design brand Alessi: here are a couple of images showing a ceramic vase by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas Architects. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Barcelona company Dream and Fly have designed a series of miniature hotel rooms for busy places like airports and train stations. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

We’ve sent out a special Ron Arad-flavoured issue of Dezeenmail, including movie links, latest stories and details of how to win tickets for our Dezeentalks event at the Ron Arad: Restless exhibition in London next week. Have a look at it here. Dezeenmail is sent out roughly every two weeks and contains a selection of Dezeen’s best stories and comments, along with all our latest competitions and jobs. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This stepped cardboard installation was designed and built by Berlin University of Arts students to display their own work and meandered around a gallery at their summer show. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Swedish designer Pål Rodenius sells sheets of plywood printed with the outlines of furniture components. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Venetian designer Luca Nichetto will present a series of coffee tables with tops shaped like city maps for design brand Casamania in Milan next month. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design at Apple, and other key Apple staff explain the design of the iPad in a video on Apple’s website. Related story: iPad by Apple </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese designers Nendo will present this display unit with shelves that are only 5mm thick at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London next month. Watch the movie on Dezeen Screen. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Peru studio 51-1 Arquitectos and Colombian architects Ctrl G have won a competition to design an extension to the Modern Art Museum of Medellin, Colombia. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Takeshi Hayatsu and Kristin Trommler of London studio 6a Architects collaborated with students at Cardiff University to build a timber-framed tea house with wattle and daub panels. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article