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An inflatable pavilion with a trampoline on top has been installed in east London by Paris architects Atelier Zündel Cristea (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dutch designer Chris Kabel has created a circular bench made from one 10 metre-long wooden beam. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The first of our Dezeen Watch Store pop-up shops opens tomorrow at Skitsch as part of the London Design Festival, and our designers Zerofee have designed a free iPhone app featuring the store’s clock identity. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of Fuseproject has designed these electric car-chargers for public and home use. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: the winners of the D&AD awards were announced at a ceremony in London last night. Winners include the iPad and Plumen 001 light bulb in the consumer product design category, Thomas Heatherwick’s Seed Cathedral at Shanghai Expo 2010 and Studio East by Carmody Groarke in the spatial design section, and Puma’s Clever Little Bag in the packaging category. See all the winning projects on the D&AD website. </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: Bilbao, Cape Town and Dublin have been shortlisted for the title of World Design Capital in 2014. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Design student Eliza Hague has created a concept for inflatable greenhouses made from shellac-coated bamboo paper to help residents of Jaipur, India, grow their own food. Read more View the full article

Three art and design schools in France have joined forces to exhibit ESTorama as part of VDF's collaboration with Ventura Projects. Read more View the full article

London Design Festival 2011: British company Another Country presents its second range of furniture together with a new chair and collection of accessories at designjunction this week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architecture firm Dialog has revealed plans for a cross-laminated timber university building in Canada, which it says will be the first of its kind. Read more View the full article

The Normal Vivid watch designed by Tokyo designer Ross McBride is now only £100.00 (UK and EU) or £83.33 (rest of the world) in the Dezeen Watch Store end of summer sale. Buy now » (more…) View the full article

As Dezeen’s fifth birthday falls this week, we’ve been digging through the archives collating the most memorable stories, events, parties and so on since we launched in November 2006. Today we present the five most memorable experimental projects we’ve been involved in – regardless of whether they worked. They include an exhibition about rubbish, a gallery full of speakers and cars covered in flowers… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Portuguese photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his photographs of this museum for modern art in South Korea by architects Álvaro Siza, Carlos Castanheira and Jun Sung Kim. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Israeli studio Pitsou Kedem Architects knocked four apartments into one to create this two-storey penthouse in Tel Aviv, which features a rooftop pool offering views out over the city (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Swedish design trio Front have created a giant, three-headed shower installation constructed from a maze of standard copper pipes (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeenwire: Andrew Marr interviews graphic designer Neville Brody about the arts in the digital age on BBC Radio 4. Listen to the interview here » See all our stories about Neville Brody » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London designer Héctor Serrano presents this series of jars with cork lids at Maison&Objet, which opens today in Paris. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This seat by Nicholas Le Moigne of Switzerland is made entirely of scrap fibre cement. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

In our latest competition, we're offering one reader the chance to win a three-night stay for two at Le Pigalle in Paris, France. Read more View the full article

This pod-shaped woodland retreat floats on a net between the trees in Dorset, UK. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF studio profiles: Studio Vincent Eschalier is a French architecture practice that prides itself on its diverse portfolio that features a range of bold housing projects. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Space is now open at 54 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3QN, Monday-Saturday 11am-7pm and Sunday 11am-5pm until 16 October. Come round and check out the new Dezeen Book of Ideas, our latest Dezeen Watch Store pop-up, our live video and blogging studio, specially commissioned sculptures by Dominic Wilcox, an exclusive new product by Paul Cocksedge and a chandelier installation by Plumen, plus a fresh exhibit every day on Dezeen Platform. See you there! </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

We’ve just sent out Dezeenmail issue #52 - 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. You can subscribe here. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Slideshow: London studio Peter Barber Architects has completed a centre for drug and alcohol rehabilitation in Ilford, northeast London. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Our most popular story this week has been a house in Portugal with railway sleepers that cantilever from the wall to form a staircase. Read on for more architecture and design highlights from the past seven days plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...) View the full article