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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

This former bullring in Barcelona has been converted into a leisure complex by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, retaining the original facade. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen have teamed up with Laurence King Publishing to give readers the chance to win three copies of Planning Office Spaces by Juriaan van Meel, Yuri Martens and Hermen Jan van Ree. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Designjunction will return to Kings Cross for this year's London Design Festival, with over 200 brands showcasing products across four venues. Read more View the full article

Following our story earlier this week on Planning Korea’s bridge for Seoul incorporating a library and museum (read it here), we’ve gathered together a selection of stories from the Dezeen archives featuring brilliant bridges. See all the stories » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Cologne 2011: product designer Meike Langer presented this table combined with two clothes rails as part of [D3] Design Talents at imm cologne last week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Tokyo 2010: Japanese studio Nendo have created these bottle-shaped piggy banks with two coin slots that mimic a pig’s snout. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Falling-Down Collection is a series of porcelain containers that Studio Meng-Chan Yu is presenting during the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: we’re having a January sale at Dezeen Watch Store, with discounts of up to 35% on watches including Hu by Ross Lovegrove (above). (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The co-founders of design magazine Sight Unseen will discuss the ins and outs of running an online design exhibition in a live talk with Dezeen as part of the VDF x Sight Unseen collaboration. Watch it here live from 4:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed by Dezeen at Ventura Lambrate in Milan last month Rotterdam designer Diederik Schneemann presents his series of vases and lamps made from recycled flip-flops. Watch the movie » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen has selected 30 designers to showcase their talents at Dezeen Space, Dezeen’s month-long residency in Shoreditch during London Design Festival, London Fashion Week and Frieze Art Fair. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Cologne 2011: French designer Eléonore Nalet presented this chair with long cushions woven through its metal frame at imm cologne in Germany last month. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The New Amsterdam Pavilion by Dutch architects UNStudio has opened to the public in New York’s Battery Park. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: Italian architect Renzo Piano says his London skyscraper, The Shard, will be loved by the public, because “it will be accessible, because it is transparent, understandable and not mysterious” – The Telegraph The public will be able to access restaurants and a viewing gallery at the top of Europe’s tallest building, which fellow architect and friend of Piano, Richard Rogers suggests “will be one of Renzo’s major works [and] one of his major successes.” Piano believes that skyscrapers such as The Shard represent the most responsible approach to tackling the issue of urban sprawl, stating: “It is more socially correct to intensify the city and free up space …

An exhibition of work by South Korean designer Kwangho Lee, including this seating made of woven garden hoses, will be presented at Hunting and Collecting gallery in Brussels this September. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here are some more of the villas from Athens developer Oliaros‘ project on the island of Antiparos, Greece including designs from Tokyo architects Atelier Bow-Wow, Swiss firm Harry Gugger Studio and Greek firm decaArchitecture (see our earlier story). (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> 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

Slovenian practice Arhitektura d.o.o has designed a low concrete house in the suburbs of Ljubljana around a central courtyard that connects a series of living spaces with the owner's ceramics studio. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Screen: this movie shows how Dutch designers Rietveld Landscape placed rows of flaming torches inside an abandoned building so that it would appear to be on fire, before inviting visitors inside. Watch the movie » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Kieran Long will speak to Dezeen in a live Screentime conversation as part of our collaboration with ArkDes for Virtual Design Festival. Watch it here live from 4:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

We’re finalising plans for our Christmas shop, The Temporium, with many more designers and brands signed up – including Swedish outfit Bookman, who are supplying special red and white versions of their cult Bookman cycle lights (above) to decorate the Christmas tree. We also have Japanese snacks, knotted collars, limited-edition prints, paper eyelashes, bird cushions and much more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The chunky quartzite walls of this library on the outskirts of Paris are faceted to accommodate the span of a century-old walnut tree at the centre of the site (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Visitors to the Afrofuture exhibition in Milan built light-up glasses from recycled materials at a workshop organised by Maker Faire Africa (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

So what sets one organization’s waiting room apart from another? I recently talked with designers who offered up these suggestions: 1. Better layouts: Offer a variety of settings for different social experiences, including niches for professionals looking to do some work on their laptops to kid-friendly nooks where parents and kids can pass the time without disturbing others. 2. Good lighting: Having a variety of lighting sources (including overhead, tabletop, and decorative) and bringing in natural light with views to the outdoors are sure ways to improve the overall feel of a space. 3. Hospitable furnishings: Efforts to provide a comfortable place to sit …