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British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has sunk the Coral Greenhouse to the seabed in Australia so its cement and steel frame can be a habitat for marine life. Read more View the full article

London designer Gitta Gschwendtner presented a kitchen island comprising a pile of drawers and a sink at the Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition in Milan last month. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London designer Olivia Lee has created a sketch pad with grids based on the mathematical principle of the golden ratio. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London have published a trends survey indicating that a significant downturn in overall levels of business for British architects is expected. See press release below. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here is a collection of projects by product design students from ECAL – Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne, based on the Axor Bouroullec bathroom collection by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec (see our earlier story). (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designer Natascha Madeiski and architect Alexander Graef used cut-out paper to create this wintry window display for Septieme Etage boutique in Geneva. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn takes a look at the colour trends companies have forecast for this year and why they’re likely to be a self-fulfilling prophecy - New York Times </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese designers Nendo have produced these transparent sets of earphones that look like jellyfish. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This school in Cambodia by Finish architects Rudanko + Kankkunen was built by the local community from hand-dried blocks of the surrounding soil. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A sequence of horizontal steel rods resemble a barcode on the glass facade of a house extension in Washington DC. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Scenario by Italian brand MCZ is a combined TV and fireplace. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Competition: we’re giving away five pairs of tickets for a lecture by industrial designer Patricia Moore at D&AD in London on Wednesday 12 October. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Inside 2011: we’re in Barcelona this week with our latest Dezeen Watch Store pop-up at Inside world festival of interiors and a party to celebrate our Dezeen Book of Ideas at Otrascosas de Villar-Rosàs tomorrow night – click here to download the invitation. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen in Israel: designer Chanan de Lange exhibits two circular library bookshelves made from recycled school desks at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Moving onto the most popular Dezeen stories in November, architects Snøhetta were the favourites with their Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Paris 2012: more from Maison & Objet in Paris this week – Japanese studio Torafu Architects present two new versions of their paper containers that can be stretched into bowls or vases for French brand Ligne Roset. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architects HWKN have won this year’s MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program competition and will install a giant spiky structure that cleans the air in the courtyard of the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Although it may look a canteen somewhere in south-east Asia, this informal restaurant is actually located in central London. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The first adidas by Stella McCartney store has opened in London, with an interior designed by architects APA. (more…) View the full article

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created a series of Wi-Fi stations in Paris where people can sit down to use their laptops or access local information via a large screen. (more…) View the full article

Crystal light bulbs made of cut glass by London designer Lee Broom are now available as part of London design month at Dezeen Super Store. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen News: a British and American proposal for a new district built around manmade waterways has been selected as part of a masterplan to double the size of Moscow in the next few decades. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Folding geometric lampshades by Italian furniture brand Artemide and Japanese designers Miyake Design Studio are among the products to be showcased at office furniture trade fair Orgatec 2012, taking place from 23 to 27 October in Cologne, Germany. (more…) View the full article

Montreal-based designers St Ely have created a sofa made up of three interchangeable modules with sliced-off corners. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Designersblock Department Store will showcase work by young designers and makers at Interiors UK 2013 in Birmingham next month, and registration is now open to attend the event. (more…) View the full article