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French artist Didier Faustino has included a salacious hole in the centre of this ornately framed silver mirror. (more…) View the full article

Models wearing hazard-striped garments stood still as conveyor belts transported them past guests at House of Holland's London Fashion Week presentation (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Photo essay: 70 years after the second world war ended, there are still over 6,000 defensive structures along Britain's coastline. Photographer Richard Brine has been documenting them (+ slideshow). (more…)

This pair of gabled homes in Winchester, England, are described by architect Adam Knibb as "contemporary timber pods on top of a dark monolithic base" (+ slideshow). (more…) [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

London Design Festival 2015: London designer Oscar Diaz's Volume table mirror has a multi-angled base that allows it to be placed horizontally and vertically (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Taxi service Uber has launched a new identity designed by the company's CEO that presents users in different countries with customised colours and patterns, and which has already been compared to an "asshole". (more…) View the full article

The spaces behind the iconic illuminated signs of London's Piccadilly Circus are set to be occupied for the first time since the 1950s, as part of a renovation by Fletcher Priest Architects that includes a huge rooftop extension. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: British furniture brand Ercol will present new products designed for both the home and the office during this year's Milan design week (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The United Arab Emirates is considering proposals for an artificial mountain that could help increase the country's rainfall. (more…) View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Alejandro Aravena's Reporting from the Front-themed Venice Biennale is filled with good intentions, but can architects ever really be honest about architecture, asks Mimi Zeiger. (more…) View the full article

Icelandic musician Björk has partnered with designer and researcher Neri Oxman on a mask made up of multiple 3D-printed strands that mimic the underlying structure of her own face (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Anyone wanting to construct their own tiny house can now buy detailed plans for a micro dwelling designed by Washington DC studio Foundry Architects (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Floor-to-ceiling grids of wooden shelves cover double-height walls inside this luxurious apartment in São Paulo by local studio Studio MK27 (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A huge, faceted glass volume sits on the roof of the new headquarters Zaha Hadid Architects has designed for Antwerp's Port Authority (slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Two boxes covered in white tiles create new bathrooms in this Barcelona apartment, which has been overhauled by Spanish architects RÄS studio to expose its original features. Read more View the full article

A Vancouver-based startup's conceptual design for flat-packed recreational cabins would allow users to build for themselves, making the wilderness more readily accessible. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: architects and designers have until the end of February to submit their entries to this year's A' Design Awards. Read more View the full article

Japanese studio Hibinosekkei has added a small wooden playhouse to a kindergarten in the city of Saga to encourage independent domestic role play. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a 3D artist at 3XN Architects, which used angled stone to create zigzags across the facade of a hospital building in Copenhagen. More › View the full article

Brunel University graduate Emilios Farrington-Arnas has designed a collection of wearable devices that vibrate to guide visually impaired wearers to a destination. Read more View the full article

Snarkitecture has designed a chair for Portuguese brand UVA that features a wooden frame that is seemingly slipping onto its side. Read more View the full article

Dezeen is giving away five copies of a map that pinpoints Chicago's concrete buildings, including iconic brutalist structures and university projects, in this competition. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Dezeen and Samsung Electronics are launching a design competition to create graphics for the Ambient Mode feature on the brand's QLED TV, with total prize money of €29,500. Read more View the full article

Danish designer Isabel Ahm has designed a wooden table for mid-century-focused brand Warm Nordic, featuring trumpet-shaped legs and a concealed drawer. Read more View the full article

Metropolitan Workshop's tower of small modular homes in London is covered in a "chameleon-style" facade of glazed terracotta that changes colour in the different light conditions. Read more