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Studio Webb has added a zinc-clad roof extension to a private school in south London, which sets off against the building's existing brickwork (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Some of the concrete walls of this house in Yokohama, Japan, by Tai and Associates were formed against wooden planks, while some have been rendered white and others have been left plain (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Design Miami 2013: German architect Juergen Mayer H. is exhibiting a sculpture derived from the patterns used on the inside of envelopes to obscure personal information at Art Basel Miami Beach (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Japanese fashion brand Comme des Garçons has opened a branch of its London store Dover Street Market in New York City (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This alarm clock created by Adrian and Jeremy Wright for French design brand Lexon is turned on and off by flipping it over (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Swiftly following Adidas' launch of knitted football boots, rival sports brand Nike has released its own soccer footwear that incorporates the company's Flyknit technology. (more...) View the full article

An austere concrete wall screens the transparent lower floor of this house in southern Brazil, while the overhanging upper storey is masked behind a layer of timber slats (photos by Leonardo Finotti + slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Episode II of Italian designer Luca Nichetto's 50/50 collection for De La Espada will be presented during New York Design Week this week as part of a specially designed exhibition. (more...) View the full article

Design graduate Mireia Gordi i Vila presents a flexible and reusable packaging system for valuable goods at the Royal College of Art (RCA) show in London, which opened today (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Traditional black and white colonial houses influenced the monochrome palette of this private gallery and showroom in Singapore by London office CarverHaggard. (more...) View the full article

London Design Festival 2014: Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a collection of vases made from layers of materials stacked in different combinations (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The street-facing elevation of this brick and steel extension to a 1920s Montreal property echoes the proportions of the original building, but at the rear a large angular outcrop projects over the back garden (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The moulded plywood and leather lounge chair by American Modernist designers Charles and Ray Eames is the letter E in our A-Zdvent calendar. (more…) View the full article

A concept for "shadowless" skyscrapers that redirect sunlight to public spaces could work for tall buildings anywhere in the world, say the London designers behind the proposal. (more…)

Seattle architect Tom Kundig has designed a collection of over 100 hardware items including drawer pulls, door handles, fire pokers and shovels. He spoke to Dezeen about his "modifiable, morphable" and growing product range (+ transcript + slideshow). (more…) [url={url}]View the full article[/url]

Guests at this hotel near the Spanish city of Alicante stay in prefabricated cabins, which are raised off the ground to reduce their impact on the rugged landscape and enable views over the adjacent valley (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Hungarian designer Zsofia Kollar has used human hair to create a series of scented objects, including a wall hanging and a U-shaped necklace (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Business news: British luxury carmaker Aston Martin has set up a service to provide companies with design, engineering and manufacturing consultation. (more…) View the full article

Milan 2016: Swiss studio Big-Game has added to the growing list of children's products launching in Milan with a miniature adjustable plastic chair (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Opinion: Santiago Calatrava's World Trade Center transit hub may be Instagram-friendly, but it is part of a troubling trend for public spending on spaces that aren't really public at all, says Alan G Brake. (more…) View the full article

Business news: low-energy designer lighting brand Plumen has launched a crowdfunding drive to fund new product launches and "kick the business up to the next level". (more…) View the full article

Three-dimensional oak panelling covers the walls, ceiling and counter of this Aesop store interior in Oslo, designed by Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

US studio Duvall Decker Architects has created a residence in central Mississippi that is "shaped to draw the outdoors in and lure the family out" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week we're counting down the most-pinned interiors that feature marble on Dezeen, including a juice bar in London with a veined-stone counter and a renovated apartment in Madrid that has a walk-through shower (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Construction has begun on the One Vanderbilt tower in Midtown Manhattan, which will overtake 432 Park Avenue as the second-tallest structure in New York City. Read more View the full article