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The designers of a shape-shifting house have now developed a folding table that swings open to change shape from a square to an equilateral triangle. (more...) View the full article

Design Miami 2014: New York artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz has added a slatted cabinet that opens in waves to his range of unfurlable furniture. (more…) View the full article

French designer Dorian Renard has applied traditional glassblowing techniques to a series of plastic furniture and sculptural pieces, in a bid to present the maligned material in a new light. Read more View the full article

Montreal interior designer Michael Godmer has expanded and revitalised a local townhouse by preserving original woodwork and adding contemporary details. Read more View the full article

Chinese architecture studio Wutopia Lab has transformed Building 25 of the Sinan Mansions in Shanghai into a bookstore that takes inspiration from the human body and mind. Read more View the full article

Heinz has partnered with Selfridges to mark the 50th anniversary of its famous baked-bean slogan by updating its iconic packaging with limited-edition labels. Read more View the full article

Extending this historic home in the capital of Uruguay has allowed architect Pedro Livni to reconfigure living spaces into a cafe, and place a bakery in the courtyard. Read more View the full article

Movie: following our story earlier today about the new Gardens By The Bay in Singapore, directors of landscape architects Grant Associates Andrew Grant and Keith French explain how they created the tropical garden on a slice of reclaimed land. (more…) View the full article

Airbnb has announced a major move into the architecture and construction industry, with plans to release a new housing prototype late next year. Read more

Red steel ribbons are parted like curtains to welcome visitors into this museum in northern Japan by Canadian studio Molo (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A controversial Apple Store designed by Foster + Partners for Melbourne's Federation Square has been cancelled after plans were blocked by Australian heritage authorities. Read more

Dezeen archive: we've featured a few monochrome interiors on Dezeen this week, so this latest look back at the Dezeen archive is dedicated to buildings and spaces in shades of black, white and grey. See more monochrome architecture and design » See all our archive stories » View the full article

Designer Tom Dixon launches a flexible new chair for the contract market during the London Design Festival next week. It's made of glass-reinforced nylon and has a faceted back resembling bunny ears. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Euroboden has revealed visuals of a concrete office building near Munich, Germany, designed by Arno Brandlhuber and Muck Petzet. Read more View the full article

Dutch office Serge Schoemaker Architects meticulously arranged different-sized sections of plywood that "fit together seamlessly like a jigsaw puzzle" across the interior of this angular garden studio. (more...) View the full article

News: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has today been named as the recipient of this year’s Royal Gold Medal for architecture. (more…) View the full article

Icelandic product design graduate Búi Bjarmar Aðalsteinsson has created a Fly Factory that breeds insect larvae for human consumption. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: augmented reality technology will revolutionise the way we navigate cities, says Andy Millns of 3D production company Inition in the second part of our interview. (more...) View the full article

News: architect David Adjaye has been commissioned to design a fashion hub in Hackney as part of efforts to regenerate the area after the 2011 riots. (more...) View the full article

Opinion: the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art's temporary move in to the Whitney's old unprotected Breuer building is the result of behind-the-scenes machinations of a major donor. Thank goodness, says Alan G Brake. (more…) View the full article

Asymmetric windows complete the angular timber-clad volumes of this nursery in Heilbronn, Germany, by local studio Mattes Sekiguchi Partner Architekten (photographs by Zooey Braun + slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Photo essay: Montpellier-based photographer Mary Gaudin has created a series of images documenting mid-century residential architecture in New Zealand, her home country. (more…) View the full article

This monolithic concrete house in an affluent area of Porto presents a largely closed and robust facade to the street, but opens up on its side towards its garden. Read more View the full article

The two founders of Lagado Architects have revamped their own townhouse in Rotterdam to feature bold live-work spaces and a sculptural blue staircase. Read more View the full article

This holiday home by Stuttgart firm Yonder is designed to look like a traditional Alpine house, but with a huge chasm carved out of its middle (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article