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New York 2016: Chinese designer Zhoujie Zhang has created a series of mirrors, using the results of computer algorithms based on the natural movements of water (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A series of prints based on sketches by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and Pierre Charpin will be presented at design store twentytwentyone next week as part of the London Design Festival. (more…) View the full article

Slideshow: the dark-rendered exterior walls of this house in Switzerland screen top-floor terraces at either end. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Interview: after completing Europe's largest public library in Birmingham, architect Francine Houben of Dutch studio Mecanoo spoke to Dezeen about the role of the library in the digital age and claims libraries are as central to society as cathedrals once were. (more...) View the full article

Science, aeronautics and NASA inspired the Very Polite Agency's packaging design for ALT, a liquid cannabis product for people who want a mind-expanding rather than purely medicinal high. Read more View the full article

News: Italian architecture and design magazine Abitare is to end the publication of its monthly print edition. (more...) View the full article

To lessen the threat of spreading the coronavirus designers are creating door-handle adapters that remove the need for direct contact. Here are five of the most interesting door-handle hacks. Read more View the full article

Thai architect Kulapat Yantrasast speaks to Dezeen in this live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. Watch the broadcast from 5:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

Norwegian firm Snøhetta has completed a library at North Carolina State University that features a robotic book retrieval system and a 3D printing workshop (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Aviation consultancy Factorydesign has envisioned how social distancing could be achieved on planes after the peak of the coronavirus pandemic with its Isolation screen divider kit. Read more View the full article

Following the announcement that writer Alain de Botton plans to build a series of temples for atheists in the UK, here are some images of the first structure planned for the City of London. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Royal College of Art graduate Rachel Jui Chi Chang created wooden shoes based on furniture and engineering for this footwear collection (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: Will Hobhouse of high-street furniture retailer Heal's has berated design schools for failing to teach business principles, claiming there's "no better background than an education through eBay" for designers who want to learn how to make a living. (more...) View the full article

To continue our review of 2019, India Block picks out the 10 most exciting houses of the year, including a Brutalist house in Bali, a tiny home in Tokyo and a shed-shaped Scottish house. Read more View the full article

Milan 2016: Italian firm SET Architects has wrapped fabric around a steel framework to create an installation and temporary exhibition space for ceramic tile manufacturer Florim (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in this movie filmed during London Design Festival, leading figures from London and abroad explore the pros and cons of working in the city and discuss the threats to its status as one of the major design centres of the world. (more...) View the full article

Movie: photographer Paul Rafferty and filmmaker Dan Lowe have produced a timelapse documentary showing the construction of Rogers Stirk Harbour's recently completed Leadenhall Building in London, also known as the Cheesegrater. (more…) View the full article

Spraying a wall with water creates graffiti with tiny points of light instead of paint in this installation by French artist Antonin Forneau (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

This single-storey house in the Australian countryside was designed by architect Rob Kennon with a sheltered veranda around the outside and a courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A former button and ribbon factory in New York's Tribeca neighbourhood has been turned into a boutique hotel featuring an eclectic mix of modern furniture and industrial details. Read more View the full article

Italian architecture studio Marcante Testa has unveiled a new range for bathroom brand Ex.t, which references the work of American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Read more View the full article

A chair that is "perfect for hacking" and baskets made from faux hair braids are among the products created by African designers for an IKEA homeware range. Read more

Mexican designer Gloria Cortina teamed with studio Gomez de Tuddo Arquitectos to create this stark white beach house with minimal interiors for art collectors in Cabo. Read more

Product news: British designer Benjamin Hubert has created a chair with a hammock-like back for Italian furniture brand Moroso. (more...) View the full article

Architect Timothee Mercier of Studio XM has converted a ruined farm building in France into an "intimate refuge" for his parents. Read more View the full article