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French designer Elise Gabriel’s series of furniture made by wrapping cellulose fibres round the joints is on show at Galerie Gosserez in Paris. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The showpieces for Icelandic designer Sruli Recht‘s first menswear collection are made of 21 blackbirds and 27 stillborn lambs. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen archive: the Sugamo Shinkin Bank in Tokyo by Emmanuelle Moureaux is one of our most popular recent stories so here’s a roundup of all our stories about banks. See all the stories » See all our archive stories » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architects Sugawaradaisuke of Tokyo and Paris have completed two studio apartments on separate floors of a Tokyo apartment block, divided by twisting forms in the centre of each. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Stuttgart architects (se)arch have completed a house in Germany with an exposed concrete base and cedar shingle-clad upper walls (photographs by Zooey Braun). (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including work by Marcel Wanders, Tadao Ando and James Dyson. There’s also an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen and all our new competitions and jobs. Take a look at it here. Dezeen Mail is sent out every couple of weeks and you can subscribe here. </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch Design Week 2011: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Akko Goldenbeld has made a model of the city that plays the piano. Watch the movie » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The four concrete wings of this house in Girona, Spain, appear to hover in the air above an underground entrance (photographs by Filippo Poli). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The squashy back of this sofa by Milan designer Denis Guidone can be pulled into a cosy nest or laid out to cover the upholstered platform like a duvet. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Check out images of all the smallest houses from Dezeen on our latest Pinterest board. Over 12,000 people now follow us on Pinterest – join them here. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest » See more stories featuring houses on Dezeen » View the full article

Timber batons create geometric patterns across the exterior of this houseboat in Amsterdam by architects Framework Architecten and Studio Prototype. (more…) View the full article

Chocolate appears to be dripping down the walls at this cafe in Opole, Poland, by interior designers Bro.Kat. (more…) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen and Areaware have teamed up to give readers the chance to win one of five white Balancing Blocks sets of wooden toys, signed by the designers Fort Standard. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: our Dark Noon collection by Japanese designers Nendo now includes two new versions, Numbers (above) and Chrono (below). Buy Dark Noon watches with free shipping worldwide. (more…) View the full article

News: a fork for dieters that vibrates when you eat too much or too fast is one of the most talked-about launches at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. (more...) View the full article

News: the under-30s spend more time on the toilet than the over-55s – and they're checking social media rather than reading a book, according to new research on Europe's bathroom habits. (more...) View the full article

This little house in Tokyo by Japanese architect Kozo Yamamoto has a triangular courtyard and an L-shaped roof terrace tucked behind its walls (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Unfinished concrete is combined with exposed plywood in this Tokyo apartment renovated by Japanese architecture firm TANK (+ slideshow) (more...) View the full article

Product news: Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec's minimal suspension lamps that create a tangle of wires to produce a climbing plant effect have gone into production. (more...) View the full article

This timber-clad casino by a lake in eastern France is one of three that Data Architectes designed to offer an alternative to the "locked universe" typically favoured for this type of building (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: German sports car manufacturer Porsche has turned to its 5 million fans on Facebook to crowd source designs for a unique 911 car. (more...) View the full article

London Design Festival 2013: London designer Benjamin Hubert claims to have created the world's lightest timber table and is showing it off at the Aram Gallery in London this week (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Dutch Design Week 2013: designer Daan Roosegaarde has unveiled a "Lego from Mars" installation consisting of hundreds of wireless LED crystals that light up when placed on the floor (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Philippe Starck, Balmond Studio and Koichi Takada Architects, whose design for the Tree Restaurant in Sydney is pictured. This is also the last chance to apply for roles with MAD Architects, Vitra and more... (more...) View the full article

This week we started the year with news that Norman Foster has proposed a network of elevated cycle routes on top of London's railways. Read on for more architecture and design stories from the past seven days, plus our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. (more...) View the full article