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Dezeen promotion: new products by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby and a pavilion by Studio Weave will feature at this year's Clerkenwell Design Week in London from 20 to 22 May. (more...) View the full article

Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet has used plexiglass to create the backrests for wooden chairs in this collection for Italian brand Alias. (more...) View the full article

Prague studio EDIT! has sunken the majority of this Czech house below street level, so only a small gabled structure is visible to passersby (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A vibrator that can be worn as a necklace, Lego's new building blocks aimed at the architecture community and Rebecca Litchfield's photographic project chronicling the decay of abandoned Soviet architecture (pictured), feature in Dezeen Mail issue 215. Click through for the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. View the full article

Books are arranged by colour rather than by title on the upper shelves of this bookshop in Rio de Janeiro designed by São Paulo firm Studio Arthur Casas (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A three-lane running track weaves around this office for a football app company, by architects TKEZ, leading to goals for penalty shootouts during work breaks (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dutch architect and designer Gerrit Rietveld's Zig-Zag Chair is the final entry in our alphabetical advent calendar of iconic chairs. (more…) View the full article

This mosque near Istanbul by Emre Arolat Architects, which features cast concrete walls and a "cave-like" prayer hall, has been shortlisted for this year's Design of the Year award (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Paul Smith, COS and Virgin Atlantic, which has upper-class bar and cabin interiors designed by VW+BS (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Foster + Partners, the Science Museum, David Kohn Architects and more... (more…) View the full article

These glass and timber holiday cabins by Norwegian architect Snorre Stinessen overhang the coastline of Norway's Manshausen Island, providing a base for Arctic Circle explorers (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Brazilian studio Epicentro has overhauled an old building in São Paulo to create a space for a florist, adding second-hand cabinets and tables to display plants and flowers (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The glazed public areas of this cultural centre on the French island of Corsica are sandwiched between a solid concrete base and an upper storey clad in perforated golden metal (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Apple has designed a smaller version of its current iPhone, which is almost identical in shape and size to its older 5s model but with the same capabilities as the newer iPhone 6s (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This zigzag-shaped holiday home in northern Portugal features a series of stepped levels, designed by Lisbon architecture studio Camarim Arquitectos to evoke "a walk in the countryside" (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

We've pinned dozens of renovated Barcelona apartment interiors, which typically feature original mosaic tiles, vaulted ceilings and large open-plan living spaces, to a new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more Barcelona apartments in our archive View the full article

A museum dedicated to Swedish furniture giant Ikea is scheduled to open at the end of this month inside the building that housed the company's first ever store (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen: this week it emerged that architects are among the people most likely to take their own life, according to a recent study. (more…) View the full article

To celebrate the 2016 Olympics kicking off in Rio this weekend, we've pinned the most popular Olympic and Paralympic design ever featured on Dezeen to a new Pinterest board. Highlights include the controversial Tokyo 2020 stadium, Team GB 2016 sports kits designed by Stella McCartney and a BMW-designed racing wheelchair for Paralympic athletes. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more Olympic design in our archive View the full article

This prefabricated family home in Princeton, New Jersey, by local architect Marina Rubina was conceived as an "experiment" in providing a high-quality residence that is sustainable and affordable (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A multi-layered facade creates extra privacy for the residents of this Tokyo house designed by local firm Satoru Hirota Architects (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola is behind the first new hotel to be built on the shores of Italy's Lake Como in decades. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Competitions for Designers is inviting graphic designers to create labels for red wine produced at the Cantina Valpolicella Negrar winery in Italy. Read more View the full article

A team of researchers at Portland State University has developed a coffee cup that gives astronauts in space an earth-like drinking experience by driving liquid towards the mouth. Read more View the full article

This home surrounded by lush greenery in Mexico City pays homage to the aesthetics of modernism, and includes raw materials such as volcanic stone, exposed concrete and steel columns. Read more View the full article

Dutch designer Hella Jongerius rails against industrially produced paints and dyes in the Breathing Colour exhibition at London's Design Museum, which draws on her last 15 years of research. Read more View the full article