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London designer Émilie Voirin has created a range of whips, shaving brushed and trinket boxes made of hair. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2011: Slovenian lighting brand Vertigo Bird present new lamps by designers including Mathias Hahn, Uli Budde and A + A Cooren as part of Tortona Design Week in Milan. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Aviation firm Airbus have unveiled a conceptual aeroplane with a transparent cabin and virtual golf course. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: this movie shows the making of the Rise for Japan poster by Milton Glaser, designer of the iconic I Love New York logo. Rise for Japan is a fundraising project founded by New York artists to support Architecture for Humanity’s efforts to rebuild the Tohoku region of Japan, following its devastation by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March. Watch the movie » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

French studio Cut Architectures have extended a Paris house by squeezing a glass-fronted music room and a garage between the building and its neighbour. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Each of these vases by London designer Pia Wüstenberg combines turned wood, blown glass and thrown pottery. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the opening of our Christmas pop-up store The Temporium on Thursday 1 December coincides with the Seven Dials shopping event and you can receive a 20% discount on all Dezeen Watch Store products as well as at other nearby stores on the evening by registering on the Seven Dials website. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A long stairway and ramp extend from a private house in Barcelos, Portugal. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has completed a mixed-use block in Hamburg with a facade that parts like a pair of red curtains. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Danish designer Simon Legald intended these accessories for opening, pouring and storing bottles of wine to be as simple as possible. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Screen: this movie by Karen Eng shows a model built by MIT fellow Skylar Tibbits and molecular scientist Arthur Olson to show how components will assemble themselves correctly if allowed to collide enough times, resulting in the creation of larger and more complex structures. Watch the movie » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2012: Hackney-based organisation Technology Will Save Us believe everyone should understand how simple devices work, so at the Hacked Lab in Milan they hosted workshops that included a lesson in building an electronic musical instrument. (more…) View the full article

The latest issue of Dezeen Mail includes interviews with Thomas Heatherwick on his solo show at the V&A and Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby on designing the London 2012 Olympic torch. There’s also an update from Dezeen Jobs, new competitions and all the best stories and comments from Dezeen as always. Read Dezeen Mail issue 103 » Subscribe to Dezeen Mail » View the full article

Eindhoven designers Studio Toer have created a table designed to fit through your letter box (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

This scale-covered cabinet by Swedish designer Jenny Ekdahl is intended to help victims of natural disasters to recover from their traumatic experiences. (more…) View the full article

This money box by London designer Sebastian Bergne displays your savings on the wall like a picture. (more…) View the full article

News: The UK’s government-appointed architecture watchdog has apologised for saying that Renzo Piano (above) and Daniel Libeskind are “not entitled to be described” as architects. (more…) View the full article

Swiss studio Mauro Turin Architectes wants to celebrate the history of the Lavaux wine-making region in Switzerland by cantilevering a museum from the side of a mountain (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A small courtyard separates a design studio from an exhibition gallery at this former launderette that architecture collaborative MAIO has converted in Barcelona (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Icelandic fashion designer Sruli Recht had a slice of skin surgically removed from his own belly to make this ring. (more...) View the full article

Ilse Crawford of Studioilse has converted a 100-year-old house in Stockholm into a boutique hotel filled with richly coloured wood, leather and velvet (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Mexican studio JSa has installed a walnut-lined wing to the José Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City to house the personal book collection of celebrated author Carlos Monsiváis (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

We've created a new Pinterest board from Milan 2013 featuring all the products, installations and exhibitions we've covered from the design world's biggest get-together. See our coverage of the event on Pinterest » Follow Dezeen on Pinterest » View the full article

Product news: Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta showed this range of blankets in New York. (more...) View the full article

Furniture design graduate Leala Dymond has designed a sofa where elasticated yellow bungee cord holds cushions and other items in place. (more...) View the full article