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Japanese studios Rhythmdesign and Case-Real came up with the design for this nursery school in Kumamoto after being given a brief to create "not a small school, but a big house" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London architect Julian Hakes is to reveal the realised Mojito shoe (see the first experiments in our earlier story) in two catwalk shows for London Fashion Week, which starts today. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: tiles by Dutch manufacturer Hakwood have been used to create a striking monochromatic kitchen with tricoloured floors inside a home in the Netherlands. Read more

Japanese studio Naf Architect & Design rounded one corner of this Tokyo home to broaden a footpath, then clad the walls in glossy midnight-blue tiles to offer reflections of the streetscape (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Greek firm Point Supreme Architects have completed an installation for a gallery in Athens that is a half-size replica of the room in which it sits. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Transportation start-up Kolelinia has created a vehicle that uses pedal power to transport riders around town while standing up, like a low-tech version of a Segway (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects stacked up boxy volumes with different dimensions and cladding finishes to create this library in Halifax, Canada (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architecture studio Hall McKnight has completed a house bridging a stream in Holywood, Northern Ireland, which also features a colonnade-like facade incorporating tall vertical windows (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Stockholm studio Halleroed has paired carpet floors, dropped ceilings and wood panelling for a New York office evocative of a David Lynch movie. Read more View the full article

More than 20 Italian companies produced custom furniture for the Casa Flora holiday apartment, which aims to bring contemporary design to the canals of Venice. Read more View the full article

This wall-mounted task lamp by German studio 45 Kilo is adjusted simply by sliding a leather loop along the arm that supports its shade. (more…) View the full article

This guest house by American firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson nestles against a rugged stone wall within a coastal mountain range in California (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Stockholm 2012: Londoner Benjamin Hubert has designed a fruit bowl for Swedish brand David Design with concentric circles milled out of a slice of oak, cut deeper as they approach the centre to form a stepped dish. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese designers Nendo have a furnished a suit store in Okayama like an office, with conference tables, bookshelves and desk lamps. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Spanish designer Unai Rollan has created a chair that is delivered in 11 same-sized self-assembly pieces to teach children the basics of furniture construction. Read more View the full article

German architects Astoc have completed a monastery extension in Duisberg with walls that fold around the entrance like origami sculptures. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

These photographs by Roland Halbe show a mixed-use building by German architects NPS Tchoban Voss, which cantilevers over a neighbouring rooftop in Berlin. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Golden boxes fronted by balconies make up the exterior of this student housing block in Paris by Hamonic+Masson & Associés, which also features a secret garden and nesting areas for birds (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London firm Stanton Williams has completed a house in leafy north London with a timber and stone exterior, green sedum roofs and an entrance that brings residents over a bridge (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A 1960’s residence renovated by London architects Duggan Morris has won the RIBA Manser Medal 2011 for the best new house in the UK. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

American firm Bates Masi + Architects took cues from a historic lifeguard station while designing this cedar-clad dwelling on Long Island, New York. Read more View the full article

A Bridgehampton bungalow featuring a redwood forest planted by television personality Martha Stewart has been redesigned as a bohemian hideaway for summer beach seekers. Read more

New York City firm Mapos has nestled this grass-topped holiday home into a lush hill overlooking a Long Island bay, covering it in untreated wood, steel and concrete to match the surroundings. Read more View the full article

Slideshow: Japanese firm Schemata Architecture Office have perched a cabin on top of a small woodland cliff in Chiba, Japan. (more…) View the full article

Japanese artist Takaya adorns the heads of models with raw vegetables and blossoming flowers. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article