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Hackney artist Alex Chinneck has created a wall that melts in the sun as part of his research for a project to build a melting house. (more...) View the full article

British illustrator Toby Melville-Brown imagines impossible architectural structures in his latest drawing series. (more...) View the full article

Maison&Objet 2015: Copenhagen studio GamFratesi has created a collection of spun-brass trays with leather surfaces for Swedish metal company Skultuna. (more…) View the full article

Czech designer Martin Zampach has produced a range of hexagonal bowls that are each made from three interlocking wooden leaves. (more...) View the full article

London Design Festival 2013: footwear designer Tracey Neuls has teamed up with Tokyobike to create shoes with rubber soles and reflective strips especially for cycling. (more...) View the full article

Graphic designer Peter Saville has created the prints and typography on these shoes by fashion brand Y-3 for sports label Adidas (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: American lawmakers are rushing to amend a law banning firearms made entirely of plastic ahead of its expiration on Monday, amid fears that the spread of 3D-printing makes it easier to produce weapons that cannot be detected by airport security. (more...) View the full article

Italian architect Andrea Dragoni has extended a cemetery in an ancient Italian town by adding rows of monumental travertine walls with public plazas and artworks slotted in between (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Japanese design studio Nendo has installed screens based on wrought iron fences in the women's clothing section of Tokyo's Seibu department store so it resembles a European city park (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: People will soon have up to ten miniature devices on their bodies and clothes monitoring their health, organising their social lives and responding to their emotional needs, according to Gadi Amit, a leading designer of wearable devices (+ interview). (more...) View the full article

Milan 2014: Italian brand Gaber will launch a bicycle basket-influenced chair by Italian designer Alessandro Busana at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile today. (more...) View the full article

Perforated metal balconies project through the bowed concrete facades of this office building in Seoul, which were designed by local studio Archium to maximise floor space on the middle levels (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Owners of Emeco's iconic Navy chair can finally avoid the shock of sitting on ice-cold aluminium with these purpose-made seat pads. (more...) View the full article

A man-made leaf that could help humans colonise space, blown-glass sex toys and seven architect-designed bus shelters (pictured) feature in Dezeen Mail issue 213. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 213 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

News: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has won a competition to create a museum of fine art and culture in Taiwan's oldest city. (more...) View the full article

News: Chicago-based Studio Gang is following in the footsteps of OMA, Herzog & de Meuron and Zaha Hadid by becoming the latest architect to design a residential building for Miami (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Design Miami 2014: Studio Job has unveiled a series of monumental furniture pieces inspired by architectural landmarks for Carpenters Workshop Gallery (+ interview). (more…) View the full article

Margo Konings, co-founder of Dutch design agency Organisation in Design and co-organiser of Milan's Ventura Lambrate design district, has left the company. (more…)

Dutch studio Bloot Architecture has added a larch-clad roof extension to a 1950s summer house, featuring a glazed wall angled to frame views of the trees overhead (+ slideshow). (more…) [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

Japanese studio Nendo has created a perfume bottle for Paris fashion house Kenzo in the shape of a tiny totem pole. (more…) View the full article

A concert hall in Poland featuring concrete and crushed brickwork impressed readers this week, so we've visited the Dezeen archives to create a Pinterest board full of awe-inspiring performance venues. Others include a spiky building shortlisted for last year's Mies van der Rohe Award and Herzog & de Meuron's part-completed Hamburg Elbphilharmonie. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more concert halls in our archives View the full article

A growing thirst for contemporary design is transforming the market for house extensions in London, according to architects working in the city (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Australian cycling accessories manufacturer Knog has designed an alternative to the traditional domed bike bell – a donut-shaped device that wraps around the handlebars (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A hole in the roof of this timber-clad house extension in Sydney reveals the location of a secluded courtyard. (more…) View the full article

Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: new research is driving a major rethink of office design, and interesting workplace interiors and furniture dominated this year's Clerkenwell Design Week. (more…) View the full article