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London's Design Museum has commissioned a series of films showing classic objects from its collection making their own way to its new building, including a Vespa Clubman and an Anglepoise lamp (+ movies). (more…) View the full article

California studio Bureau Spectacular has created a wooden structure on stilts that references the Primitive Hut proposed by philosopher Marc-Antoine Laugier in the 18th century. Read more View the full article

Comments update: architectural debate commanded the conversation on Dezeen this week, with one reader accusing the Modernist movement of "raping South America", while others were more concerned with defending MAD's design for the George Lucas museum from lazy criticism. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen archive: this week we've delved into our archive to find all the best blow-up buildings, products and installations. See more inflatables in architecture and design » See all our archive stories » View the full article

To explore the possibilities of mud architecture, Rael San Fratello has created 3D-printed prototypes that take cues from historical earthen construction built along the Rio Grande river. Read more

Product design graduate Amila Hrustić of Bosnia and Herzegovina has created a collection of dresses embellished with clustered geometric shapes. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

An installation created by Note Design Studio for Swedish flooring manufacturer Tarkett is formed of stacked geometric shapes held together by lashing straps. Read more View the full article

Japanese firm Horibe Associates has completed this combined home and dog-grooming salon in Japan's Ōita prefecture (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This stationery case by designers Tomáš Král and Camille Blin clamps four pencils between its jaws. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: London furniture company and Dezeen office-mates Chest of Drawers have been awarded a Guardian Sustainable Business Award for their system that rates the sustainability of each wooden product. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Design competition: there’s only one week left to enter our competition with Design Association in Japan to win free exhibition space at Tokyo Designers Week Container Exhibition during Tokyo Designers Week 2010 from 29 October to 3 November. More details » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Austrian designer Marco Dessí will present a collection of furniture made from folded and tubular steel in Milan next week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: in this next movie from our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Australian architect Ian Moore, whose monochrome conversion of a former grocery warehouse in Sydney won the residential category. Watch the movie » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a studio director at Oppenheim Architecture + Design in Miami, who teamed up with Huesler Architekten to create offices in an 18th century building in northern Switzerland (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

Milan 2o13: Dutch brand Moooi presented their Unexpected Welcome collection among giant portraits and undressed manequins in Milan's Tortona district last week (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Design Miami/Basel has announced that Asif Khan, Mischer’Traxler and Studio Juju are the winners of the 2011 W Hotels Designers of the Future Award: (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese studio Ninkipen! have completed a family house in Nara, Japan, comprising staggered rectangular volumes. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Design Festival 2010: in case you missed it elsewhere, Patricia Urquiola’s Bend-Sofa for B&B Italia is on display at their London showroom for the London Design Festival. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome (above) is one of six projects shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: design brand Luminaire present a lecture and reception with furniture and rug designer Paola Lenti at Outdoor Therapy in Miami on 7 October. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: construction on Shenzhen’s tallest tower – and eighth tallest in the world – the Kingkey Finance tower, designed by international architecture firm Farrells, is almost complete. Due to be finished in August, the 441.8m tower will comprise accommodation, offices and retail spaces and a cinema. See press release below. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Stanford University's Folding@home project allows users to donate unused computer power to run simulations of how the novel coronavirus is structured – and how ultimately, it could be treated. Read more View the full article

Dutch architects Concrete designed flattened parasols of rusted steel to shelter the terraced restaurant outside a historic castle in Girona, Spain. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Indigenous trees and wooden workbenches line the inside of Apple Iconsiam in Bangkok, the first Apple Store to open in Thailand, designed by Foster + Partners. Read more

A circle of trees will frame an hourglass-shaped hut for Milan that won’t be complete for 100 years. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article