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Cologne 2012: Marc Bell and Robin Grasby of London studio International won third prize at the [D3] Contest for young designers in Cologne this week with their layered aluminium lamp shades. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch airline KLM has teamed up with TU Delft to create the Flying-V aircraft concept, which is designed to consume 20 per cent less fuel than Airbus' A350. Read more

Dezeen promotion: Italian design brand Kartell has collaborated with Swiss bathroom company Laufen to create a new bathroom collection, which they presented in Milan earlier this month. (more...) View the full article

Nike has applied its signature ZoomX foam to a new running shoe, which the brand describes as its "fastest-ever training product". Read more View the full article

An exhibition about the problems faced by international architects working in China is on display as part of Beijing Design Week, exploring the issues at play through the stories of twelve projects that never made it. (more…) View the full article

California architect Juan Saez Pedraja has added a studio fronted with large aluminium and cedar shades to the backyard of this remodelled Santa Monica residence. Read more View the full article

This Buddhist retreat by Walters & Cohen Architects features a cluster of pitched-roof structures arranged around tranquil courtyards in the English countryside. Read more View the full article

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have begun mass-producing disposable face shields for medical workers fighting Covid-19, which come flat-packed and can be folded into shape. Read more View the full article

Scribbles and paint-like splotches appear on this range of rugs that designer Faye Toogood has created in collaboration with Cc-tapis, currently being presented within the brand's new Milan showroom. Read more View the full article

This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for an architect at LAVA, whose proposal for the United Nations' Green Climate Fund Headquarters is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

NASA has celebrated the discovery of seven planets orbiting a single star, some of which could potentially support life, by adding to its collection of posters advertising other worlds as vacation spots. Read more View the full article

Danish architects BIG have unveiled proposals for a 150-metre-high skyscraper in downtown Vancouver. (more…) View the full article

En Bande Organisée and Julien Dufresne Architecte used pale polished concrete to create the cave-like interiors of French brand Moustache's Parisian store. Read more View the full article

Slideshow: stripy monochrome triangles are folded into facets around the walls and ceiling of this church hall in Linz, Austria, to create a cavernous interior. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

In our latest competition, we're offering our readers the chance to stay at the Ameron Frankfurt Neckarvillen Boutique hotel, which occupies a series of historic buildings at the heart of the German city's centre. Read more View the full article

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in the second part of our interview at Design Indaba in Cape Town, Masashi Kawamura, partner at creative agency PARTY, explains the process behind a television commercial he made featuring dancing sperm. (more...) View the full article

Woven hemp chairs and pine reading tables are among the pieces that Emma Olbers Design has added in its renovation of the library in Stockholm's Nationalmuseum. Read more

New York 2016: New York studio Apparatus has launched two brass lighting designs, a set of marble tables and an umbrella stand during the city's design week. (more…) View the full article

Police riot helmets turned into disco balls and the stab-proof vest designed for Stormzy set, are among the items that graffiti artist Banksy is selling in his Gross Domestic Product online shop. Read more View the full article

Slovakian designer Šimon Kern's Beleaf chair is made from a biodegradable mixture of recycled leaves and resin. Read more View the full article

A survey conducted by the Royal Institute of British Architects has found that 45 per cent of architects have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic, while almost quarter are struggling mentally. Read more View the full article

Pomo summer: the Postmodernists aimed to break Modernism's hold on design by offering something warmer, brighter and more experimental. Glenn Adamson, director of New York's Museum of Art and Design, presents a potted history of one of the 20th century's most divisive movements. (more…) View the full article

News: ”Legal systems don’t really defend designers at all” when it comes to copying, British designer Tom Dixon told Dezeen today at the Global Design Forum, a day of talks from leading figures in the design world as part of the London Design Festival (+audio). (more…) View the full article

IJP Architects and structural engineer AKT II have unveiled visuals for a two-storey bridge that will be built beside Santiago Calatrava's Dubai Creek Tower in the UAE. Read more View the full article

In this week's comments updated readers discussed whether American rapper and designer Kanye West's plan to move into architecture would be a catalyst for change in the industry, or just a marketing ploy. Read more View the full article