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Graduate shows 2016: University of Fine Arts Hamburg graduate Frieder Bohaumilitzky's collection of prototype furniture is designed for Germany's Bundeswehr armed forces. (more…) View the full article

Eindhoven designer Paul Heijnen presented an articulated lamp like a huge wooden insect at Rossana Orlandi's Bagatti Valsecchi 2.0 exhibition in Milan (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Following the popularity of the staircase that doubled as bookshelf we featured this week (bottom left), we’ve put together a new Pinterest board filled with all the staircases published on Dezeen so far. Almost 24,000 people now follow us on Pinterest – join them here. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest » See more staircases on Dezeen » View the full article

French architects Agence Search have completed a water-sports centre beside the Seine with a roof of undulating waves. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Movie: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius explains why she moved to Berlin and discusses her latest projects in the first of a series of exclusive video interviews Dezeen filmed at her studio in the German capital. (more...) View the full article

Christien Meindertsma: Beyond the Surface, at the Vitra Design Museum in Basel examines the designer's work with wool, flax, incinerator ash and recycled wool. Read more View the full article

Architect Renzo Piano has completed a new wing at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, which opens next week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

US studio Form4 Architecture has designed a Palo Alto office complex that features rectangular structures wrapped in glass and metal, with curved elements that are meant to represent the "highs and lows of exploratory research and development". Read more

Nine leading Italian design brands have joined forces to urge the government to allow them to restart production after Easter amid concerns "it could take 20-30 years" for the sector to recover from the impact of coronavirus. Read more View the full article

Australian practice Cox Architecture designed The National Maritime Museum of China in Tianjin as four metal-clad wings that fan out to overlook Bohai Bay. Read more View the full article

To mark the 25th anniversary of 100% Design, Dezeen is partnering with Daa to offer readers the chance to win one of its Rock chairs designed by Marc Sadler. Read more

Caroline Baumann has "abruptly stepped down" from her position as director of the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, the New York Times has reported. Read more View the full article

As The Shard nears completion in London, here is the transcript of an interview conducted with architect Renzo Piano before work started on the 300 metre-high tower. (more…) View the full article

Bathroom and kitchen brand Grohe takes over Virtual Design Festival today, with a talk about the latest trends in bathroom design at 11:00am and video about the brand's hands-free and 3D-printed products at 3:00pm UK time. Read more View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeenjobs, including positions at Heatherwick Studio in London and UXUS in Amsterdam, plus the last chance to apply for roles at Herzog & de Meuron, Lee Broom, OMA and more… (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2012: Australian designer Marc Newson presented this child’s rocking horse for Italian brand Magis at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. (more…) View the full article

The facade of this Melbourne house for an architect and a street artist has built-in graffiti. (more…) View the full article

Disney's research company is developing a method for printing electrostatic loudspeakers in any shape – with trials including a rubber duck and a spiral. (more...) View the full article

Concrete walls, cement floors, grey tiles, marble and dark stained wood meet in this Taipei apartment created by Wei Yi International Design Associates for "an elder with great fortune and rich experience". Read more View the full article

In this week's comments update, readers are wondering whether a new design tool for "drawing" floor plans will make architects redundant. Read more

OMA and Laboratorio Permanente's Agenti Climatici masterplan will turn two abandoned goods yards in Milan into public parks to filter the city's air and water pollution. Read more

The Royal Institute of British Architects has issued new guidelines on discrimination as new data shows the gender pay gap remains above 15 per cent at UK architecture firms. Read more

Dezeen has teamed up with London department store Selfridges to present a futuristic concept store, featuring an augmented-reality watch store and a walkaround digital model of Zaha Hadid’s £300 million superyacht (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Concave walls at the centre of this Hong Kong boutique hide a stockroom and fitting rooms. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The third completed house in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture series has a faceted black upper storey that sits on top of the glass-walled ground floor like a big hat. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article