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A stone stable converted in a residence in Spain (above), 3D-printed eyewear and edible furniture all feature in the latest issue of Dezeen Mail, along with all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 150 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

New York 2013: this compact wall-mounted bedside lamp launched at ICFF can be swivelled to angle light where it's needed. (more...) View the full article

This streamlined sculpture by designer Gerry Judah features three Porsche 911s soaring up into the sky like rockets. (more...) View the full article

News: most UK-based employers and students believe architecture graduates are not prepared for the realities of working in practice, according to an industry survey. (more…) View the full article

A contemporary art centre with a chequered glass facade by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is the latest in a string of cultural buildings to complete this year in Marseille. (more...) View the full article

Dutch studio KoningEllis Architects used a combination of grey slate, warm timber and shimmering aluminium for the walls of a new building at this school for children with learning disabilities in Haarlem, the Netherlands (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This lapel pin by Israeli designer Omer Polak incorporates a miniature vase to hold tiny blooms (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: surgically implanted chips that feed digital information directly into the brain will supersede wearable technology, according to the co-founder of a leading 3D imaging studio. (more...) View the full article

Three mature trees were rooted to the centre of this site in Western Australia, but architecture firm MORQ managed to convince the owners to build their family house around the peeling trunks and burgeoning foliage (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This coat rack by German designers Christine Herold and Katharina Ganz is designed to look like birds perched along a power line. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the A' Design Awards and Competition has revealed this year's winning architecture, interior and design projects. (more...) View the full article

News: "In the spirit of Steve Jobs, when I identify that I am no longer 'with it' I'll retire," says Norman Foster as his firm is named Britain's biggest practice. (more...) View the full article

Kingston University graduate Wen Jing Lai has fused western and eastern cutlery to create a series of hybrid eating utensils. (more...) View the full article

Speaking at the launch of his first major built project in the UK – a gin distillery in Hampshire – London designer Thomas Heatherwick said he was "lucky" to be a British designer, but added that projects that promoted industry in the UK were "rare" (+ interview). (more...) View the full article

News: Herzog & de Meuron has revealed its design for the National Library of Israel, after being chosen to replace the Israeli architect who originally won the competition. (more...) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with German design label L&Z to give away five colourful multipurpose containers by Michel Charlot that fold to different heights depending on the needs of the user. (more…) View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect at Soho House Group, whose New York members club is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

Floor-to-ceiling glazing permits views across rooms and into the garage of this renovated Chicago office, where the owner's limited-edition Porsche is parked (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London, which has so far melted cars and been blamed for powerful downdraughts, has been named the worst building in the UK this year. (more…) View the full article

The governor of Illinois has announced plans to sell Helmut Jahn's James R Thompson Center in Chicago – a move that could lead to the demolition of the Postmodern government office building. (more…) View the full article

Stripy metal panels wrap the exterior of this Japanese house apart from a section at the front, creating a visual effect that prompted architect Takeru Shoji to name the building after a cardigan (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Soft indents create hundreds of spots across the concrete walls of this health centre in northeast France, designed by Atelier Martel to offer support and treatment to epilepsy sufferers (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Geometric furniture complements the Cubist stylings of this Paris house by Moussafir Architectes, which also features a weathering steel facade and a large pivoting door (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a project manager and marketing lead at the Serpentine Galleries in London, which will host Bjarke Ingel's "unzipped wall" pavilion this year (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

OMA founder Rem Koolhaas says ZHA can continue to grow after the death of its founder Zaha Hadid if it follows the model used by leading fashion houses. (more…) View the full article