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Tokijin Yoshioka has sent us a short video of his Stellar installation at Swarovski Crystal Palace in Milan this year. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Verdant greenery contrasts with the concrete benches and grey metal walls of a hotel in Medellín, Colombia, designed by Plan:b Arquitectos. Read more View the full article

London firm Rundell Associates have completed this new art and design department at a secondary school in Devon, UK. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This pane of glass supported by wood, metal and marble sticks is a sculptural radiator designed by 5.5 Designers of Paris for French company Saazs. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Tokyo 2010: Japanese designer Yota Kakuda presented a collection of self-assembly wooden furniture at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 earlier this month. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

American studio BarberMcMurry Architects used ample glazing and a see-through carport to help strengthen this Knoxville home's connection to the scenic landscape. Read more View the full article

Dezeenwire: non-profit organization Architecture for Humanity are calling for help to support local Japanese professionals in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Sendai last week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Four courtyards are cut into the asymmetrical white roof of this Portuguese house by ARX Portugal Arquitectos and Portuguese architect Stefano Riva. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

New York designer Athena Calderone has renovated her mid-century home in the Long Island town of Amagansett with plaster walls, linen fabric, marble and second-hand finds. Read more View the full article

Designer David Taylor of Stockholm has created a series of candle holders made from layers of silver, steel and beech for Stockholm craft collective Konsthantverkarna. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Danish architects BIG have designed two skyscrapers for Seoul that will be bridged by two smaller, horizontally rotated blocks. (more…) View the full article

Mexican architecture firm RIMA Design Group has connected several structures made from rammed earth with wood pergolas to form an arts centre in Los Cabos, Mexico. Read more View the full article

Dezeenwire: 321,320 people visited the 50th Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week, an 8% increase on last year, according to organisers Cosmit. See the full figures below. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Australian designer Marc Newson has created a limited edition range of his Zvezdochka shoes for sportswear brand NIKE. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

News: the shortlist for this year's World Architecture Festival awards has been announced, including a cyclone-proof house, an Australian plant archive, an underground maritime museum by BIG and OMA's colossal De Rotterdam skyscraper (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Fashion designer Julia Krantz has created this collection of garments comprising translucent fabrics draped over metal frames. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch architects UNStudio have designed a concrete observation tower to cantilever into the sky above a nature reserve in the Netherlands. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Dezeen podcast: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to James Dyson in this podcast recorded at the UK launch of Dyson’s new floor-standing blade-less fans. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

As part of their VDF school show, graduates from York St John University are presenting interior designs for the elderly, which tackle loneliness and make life easier for those dealing with dementia or visual impairments. Read more View the full article

Designers including Jaime Hayon, Paul Cocksedge and Dominic Wilcox will create unique products and curate displays of their work at The Temporium, our Christmas shop taking place at 65 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London from 1-24 December. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen and Belgrade Design Week are giving away five pairs of tickets for the 5th edition of the event, taking place from 31 May until 5 June. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Mexican firm Rojkind Arquitectos created this design for the restoration of the National Archive Museum in Mexico City, located in a former prison. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF products fair: Office furniture brand Herman Miller has updated and reissued its iconic Aeron chair designed by Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: The Piper 103 sofa by RODA is distinguished by a slender, metallic body that is dressed by woven "belts" of coloured fabric. Read more View the full article

American firm Graham Baba Architects took cues from rural vernacular architecture while conceiving the headquarters for the Washington Fruit and Produce Company, situated in an area dotted with farms and warehouses. Read more View the full article