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Opinion: the Chicago Architecture Biennial's diverse range of participants and mediums offers hope for the future of the discipline, despite protestations from self-appointed "gatekeepers" of the profession like Patrik Schumacher, says Mimi Zeiger. (more…) View the full article

Did IKEA copy the design of a bed by e15? Readers are debating whether the German brand is right to take the Swedish furniture giant to court in this week's comments update. Read more View the full article

Hong Kong studio Davidclovers have covered the interior of this house in aluminium strips to create patterns of light and shadow that change throughout the day. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Zaha Hadid has completed a Hong Kong boutique for Stuart Weitzman - her latest sinuous store interior for the American footwear designer. (more...) View the full article

This captioned movie shows Doug Aitken's 30-metre-tall New Horizon hot air balloon, which has a semi-mirrored body, take flight across the skies of Massachusetts. Read more

Claesson Koivisto Rune based the stone-like appearance of these massaging pillows on pebbles found on Sweden's beaches. Read more View the full article

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our second film recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan last month, MINI head of design Anders Warming describes the centrepiece installation in the space and Joseph Grima, editor-in-chief of Domus magazine, reflects on a difficult period for Italian design. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: downloadable magazine Edition29_ARCHITECTURE has been included in a list of the fourteen best iPad apps as recommended by Apple’s vice president of product marketing Michael Tchao. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Hello readers! Over the weekend we installed a new system for submitting and managing comments – scroll to the bottom of any story (including this one) to see it in action.The Intense Debate system allows readers to log in using Twitter, Facebook and other popular networks, respond to comments by others and vote for their [...]</img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Movie: designers Daniel Rybakken and Francisco Gomez Paz discussed their latest chandeliers as well as the challenges and opportunities of LED lighting in this talk Dezeen hosted for Luceplan in New York. (more…) View the full article

Graduate designer Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron’s shaving set is made of stainles steel with a black PVD coating, normally applied to enhance the durability of industrial tools. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Interlinking ceramic cups with spouts that allow tea to flow from one to the other are on display in The Changing Room, a former changing space at Dezeen Super Store. (more…) View the full article

VDF products fair: The Hunter bags by German label Agnes Nordenholz are made from free-grazing sheep fur and loden – a traditional, waterproof Austrian fabric made from wool. Read more View the full article

The Temporium: our Dezeen Watch Store pop-up at The Temporium, a temporary department store opening in London on Thursday, will feature an exclusive UK preview of Analarm, the new Industrial Facility watch with a vibrating alarm. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF products fair: The minimal unisex Jacket 01 is designed by Austrian design brand Skarabeos to defy trends and steer clear of fashion cycles. Read more View the full article

The two-floor extension that Studio Bright has added to this Edwardian family home in Melbourne includes fun features like a theatre-style sitting room and a pool that resembles a Roman bath. Read more View the full article

Japanese architect Toru Shimokawa of STAD clad this shop selling eels in burnt and carbonised cedar. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This week on Dezeen, OMA completed its first project in Dubai while the city's controversial Dubai Frame neared completion despite an ongoing lawsuit. Read more View the full article

Design Miami/Basel 2011: here are some images of installations at Design Miami/Basel by this year’s W Hotels Designers of the Future award winners Studio Juju, Asif Khan and mischer’traxler. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Design Festival 2011: Timber Wave is a three-storey-high red-oak sculpture, installed outside the V&A museum for the London Design Festival. Watch an interview with architect Amanda Levete and festival director Ben Evans, plus a movie about the manufacturing the complex structure on Dezeen Screen » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here’s a proposal by Asymptote Architecture for a port terminal in the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This week we've selected four architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs based in the US, including vacancies at studios Apparatus and HGA. Read more

DezeenTV: young British designer Benjamin Hubert is next in our series of Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents, speaking about working with eccentric craftsmen, the functional beauty of everyday objects and the happy accident that kick-started his career. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Hong Kong firm Rocco Design Architects are competing with OMA (see our story here) and Foster + Partners (see our story here) to create a master plan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The top two floors of this office for Nestlé Waters in Beirut projects out by 15 metres to create a clear route below for trucks to access the warehouse next door (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article