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Today's round up of design-related coronavirus stories includes a delay in artist Christo's plans to wrap a Paris landmark in fabric and an invention to open doors with your shoe. Read more View the full article

A flight of stairs wraps around the exterior of this mixed-use concrete tower in Seoul's busy Gangnam district, freeing up prime rental space on the ground floor (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Japanese studio 403architecture constructed the walls of this wooden shed using leftover materials from three earlier projects. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Moxon Architects has restored and converted a listed building and a former police station in Fraserburgh, Scotland, adding a contemporary extension clad in weathering steel. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: design a speaker cover for Copenhagen audio brand Libratone for the chance to win a Libratone Live Airplay sound system worth £599. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Seoul-based practice Augmented Reality Architects has surrounded W House with a a slim border of courtyard spaces that create a green buffer between the home and the city. Read more

French designer Matali Crasset is showing a series of mysterious hooded furniture at an exhibition in Paris (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Movie: in our second video interview with Hella Jongerius, the Dutch designer discusses her work with airline KLM and explains how, despite being unfamiliar with the aviation industry, she has been able to build a successful relationship with the company. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen has teamed up with Sony to give away one of its Glass Sound wireless speakers. Read more View the full article

American artist Doug Wheeler has transformed a gallery at the Solomon R Guggenheim Museum in New York into an all-white room designed to evoke the sensation of vast infinite space. Read more View the full article

An editorial project by London's V&A Museum reflects on objects that have been ascribed new meanings and functions during the coronavirus pandemic. Curator Brendan Cormier selects his highlights. Read more View the full article

Pentagram has created the brand identity for Fountain, a craft CBD sparkling-water drink, to feature curving lines modelled on the shape of the letter "f". Read more View the full article

Studio Nienke Hoogvliet has harnessed a method of transforming wastewater into bioplastic, and used it to create a sustainable cremation urn. Read more View the full article

Ten fangs protrude from the sole of each of these shoes, worn by models at the Spring/Summer 2012 show of fashion designer Iris van Herpen. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

News: electronics company LG has unveiled an updated version of its G Watch R smartwatch that is designed to look like a luxury timepiece (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are pondering the possibility of adding a pool bar, water slide and sharks to an infinity pool on top of a skyscraper. Read more

A brightly striped facade of colour-coated windows, mirrors and coloured panels encases this nursery in north Paris (photos by Julien Lanoo). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Blocks of resin with colourful marble-like patterns surrounds chunks of wood to form these miniature storage boxes by Royal College of Art graduate Jie Wu. Read more View the full article

Norwegian architects Fantastic Norway have designed a mountain lodge with a sloping roof that you can ski over. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Tokyo Designers Week is calling for design professionals, young creators and design schools to enter the Asia Awards, which will be presented during this year's event from 26 October to 4 November. (more...) View the full article

To finish off 2011 we’re showcasing our five most popular stories from each month of the year. First up is January, when this mirrored treehouse hotel in Sweden was our most-clicked story. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This guest house by Russian architect Peter Kostelov has a patchwork timber facade with perforated panels that look like paper doilies (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

VDF has teamed up with Terreform One to bring together authors Mitch Joachim, Julia Watson, Eran Chen and Paul Miller in a live discussion about sustainable design in a post-coronavirus world. Read more View the full article

Stackable football pitches could be erected on disused or temporarily empty plots across London, according to Amanda Levete and her London-based studio AL_A. Read more View the full article

Foster + Partners has revealed visuals of Le Dôme winery that is designed to blend in with the rolling hills of the historic commune Saint-Émilion in France. Read more