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The government of China is rapidly building a 1,000-bed hospital in Wuhan as part of its efforts to contain and treat patients suspected of contracting coronavirus. Read more View the full article

Swedish lighting brand Wästberg's has unveiled the W203 Ilumina lamp, designed by Ilse Crawford to "mix beauty with energy efficiency". Read more View the full article

London design studio Special Projects has created Envelope – paper sleeves to seal away smartphones to minimise screen time for the day while still allowing access to basic functions. Read more View the full article

In his latest contribution to Virtual Design Festival, architecture video blogger Martin van der Linden reveals some of Tokyo's "invisible" waterways, which flow beneath the city's roads and pavements. Read more View the full article

With the entry deadline less than 30 days away, VDF teams up with Dezeen Awards today. Here we present a playlist of 16 Dezeen Awards videos to help you prepare your entries, plus at 1pm we'll speak live to judges and winners in a series of conversations sponsored by design brand Hem. Read more View the full article

Concerns about the impact of coronavirus on businesses have begun to "soften", according to a survey by the American Society of Interior Designers, which found many professionals expect work to return to normal within six months. Read more View the full article

Japanese designers Nendo will present a chair made of thin steel rods at an exhibition of their work in Milan next week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here’s one of three stadiums designed by German studio GMP Architekten for the 2010 FIFA World Cup that begins in South Africa next week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese firm Avehideshi Architects and Associates have completed this house in Osaka, Japan, with a staircase that wraps around the house’s internal perimeter. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

In this short interview we conducted as part of our Food and Design report for luxury kitchen appliances brand Scholtès, Design Academy Eindhoven chairwoman Anne Mieke Eggenkamp presents graduate projects involving food, including this system that uses sand to keep vegetables fresh (above). (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen archive: Mestia Airport by J. Mayer H. (bottom left, above) was this week’s most popular story so here’s a roundup of all the airports we’ve published on Dezeen. See all the stories » See all our archive stories » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

As the Milan furniture fair begins, Alice Rawsthorn previews this year’s event in the New York Times and compares the design industry’s fortunes to previous years. Read the story. See all Dezeen’s stories from Milan 2011. </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Mexican designer Valentin Garal has designed a bench with an integrated budgie cage. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Italian architects EM2 have converted a castle into a mountain museum. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Leather-bound blades displayed against chunky wooden blocks adorn the walls of a Finnish knife shop in Helsinki by designers Suunnittelutoimisto Amerikka. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: here’s a preview of work by young and upcoming designers at trade show Decorex International 2011, which takes place 25-28 September in London, including furniture by Gareth Neal (above). (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Design Festival 2011: here are some photos of a collection of furniture and lighting by industrial designer Benjamin Hubert for Portuguese brand De La Espada, presented at the Tramshed during the London Design Festival. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Estonian architects KAMP have completed a timber house outside Tallinn that’s cranked around an oak tree. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: Italian architect Renzo Piano says his London skyscraper, The Shard, will be loved by the public, because “it will be accessible, because it is transparent, understandable and not mysterious” – The Telegraph The public will be able to access restaurants and a viewing gallery at the top of Europe’s tallest building, which fellow architect and friend of Piano, Richard Rogers suggests “will be one of Renzo’s major works [and] one of his major successes.” Piano believes that skyscrapers such as The Shard represent the most responsible approach to tackling the issue of urban sprawl, stating: “It is more socially correct to intensify the city and free up space …

Dezeen Screen: in this interview filmed at Dezeen Space, Milan designer Denis Guidone talks about two of the watch prototypes he presented at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform: Sometimes, which is now available at Dezeen Watch Store and at our Christmas shop The Temporium, and Remember, which is due to be released next year. Watch the movie » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A windowless yellow facade shrouds the interior of this concrete gymnasium in southern France by architects Heams et Michel. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This scaly apartment block in alpine Slovenia appears to have had its corners sliced away to create triangular balconies. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A semi-circular vaulted concourse designed by British architects John McAslan + Partners will open at King’s Cross Station in London next week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This week five years ago fashion projects were catching our attention, including garments based on the inkblot patterns of the Rorschach psychological test and polo shirts covered in a plastic crocodile skin. We also featured limited edition jewellery pieces by designers Marcel Wanders and Arik Levy, which followed the collection of sportswear Levy had launched the week before. Also that week, architects Herzog & de Meuron revealed images of the VitraHaus, a furniture showroom of five stacked barns that was completed three years later. See all our stories from July 2007 » View the full article

Here are some photos of a scale model of the London 2012 Olympic Cauldron designed by Thomas Heatherwick, which has now been added to the ongoing exhibition of his work at the V&A museum, plus drawings from the designer. (more…) View the full article