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Global design consultancy IDEO has created a concept for a four-pod self-driving car that could be shared by everyone in the neighbourhood. Read more View the full article

The Temporium: you can get 15% off Cristian Zuzunaga‘s new series of digitally printed scarves at our Christmas shop The Temporium, open until Christmas Eve in London. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: in this third of four interviews with some of the designers who’ll be part of Dezeen Watch Store and friends at the Interiors UK exhibition in Birmingham from 22 January, Swedish designer Johan Lidehäll presents his Bookman bicycles lights. Watch the movie » Dezeen Watch Store and friends will be at stand G31 in the Design Village at Interiors UK, which takes place at the NEC Centre in Birmingham from 22-25 January featuring furniture, lighting, flooring, soft furnishings and accessories from over 600 exhibitors. Register to attend here. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full art…

Interview: 3D printing will revolutionise the way buildings are designed and built - and could herald a new aesthetic, according to Bart Van der Scheuren, vice president of Belgian additive manufacturing company Materialise. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: creative school Istituto Marangoni is offering a scholarship worth 50 per cent of tuition fees on its new MA Product Design course at the school's London campus. Read more View the full article

Comments update: Zaha Hadid Architects' new headquarters for Antwerp's Port Authority is the controversial talking point this week, with readers both decrying and praising the building's visual impact on its surroundings. (more…) View the full article

Tread-like indents in the concrete facade of this rock-climbing centre might encourage visitors to scale the walls (photos by Julien Lanoo). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This cedar-clad dwelling in Portland, Oregon, by local studio Beebe Skidmore Architects serves as a modern interpretation of the historic Craftsman-style bungalows found throughout the city (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Browse the best boutiques, bakeries, bookstores and florists from the pages of Dezeen in our latest new board on Pinterest that’s all about shops. And if that gets you in the mood for some retail therapy, head over to our very own Dezeen Watch Store online shop. We’ve got nearly 10,000 followers on Pinterest now and you can join in here. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest » See stories about shops on Dezeen » View the full article

A board-marked concrete chimney raises this house designed by US architecture firm Olson Kundig to "hover" above its surrounding in the Brazilian rainforest. Read more View the full article

Movie: in this video Dezeen filmed for Hansgrohe, Philippe Grohe and Martin Mongan explain why the bathroom brand has opened a new interactive product demonstration hub in Clerkenwell, London. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Platform: today at Dezeen Space, Pia Wüstenberg showcases pieces from her Processed Paper project, a series of products made of recycled paper. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Music Project: American illustrator Stefan G Bucher created an homage to the music video for Take on Me by A-Ha as the starting point for his collaboration with singer and songwriter Wesley Stace, AKA John Wesley Harding. (more...) View the full article

Austrian architect Chris Precht speaks to Dezeen in this live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. Watch the conversation live from 2pm UK time. Read more View the full article

The students and tutors of a design and build workshop in Istanbul have constructed a seaside temple from oriented strand board. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A former surfboard factory in Cornwall has been transformed into an all-white shop and cafe by local couple Emily and Mark Anderson. Read more

Prague-based Studio Muon have completed a hair salon in Brno, Czech Republic, that looks like a cross between a warehouse and a dungeon (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Japanese studio Sides Core has created a space inside a hair salon for the owner's books, art and music (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Wire: designer and co-founder of British brand Established & Sons Sebastian Wrong has launched The Wrong Shop, his own retail venture focusing on limited edition products by leading designers. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Italian firm Refin are launching a collection of patterned ceramic tiles with graphic design studio FM Milan at the Cersaie 2012 design event in Bologna this week. (more…) View the full article

Designers including Marco Dessi, Tomáš Král and Adrien Rovero created experimental mirrors for an exhibition organised by Adam Štěch of Czech design firm OKOLO and curator Klára Šumová during Designblok 2012 in Prague this month. (more…) View the full article

A converted schoolhouse surrounded by a series of detached cabins forms this boutique hotel in Washington State. Read 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

Architecture firm Gensler has completed an office, and hotel with interiors by Yabu Pushelberg, in Kuwait City with facades that recall traditional Arabic screens. Read more View the full article

A recyclable, collapsible helmet that could be sold at bike-share stations has been named this year's winner of the James Dyson Award. Read more View the full article