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Architecture studio 2m26 has completed this small, wooden guesthouse in southwestern France with matching furniture. Read more View the full article

Architect Carlos Barba of French studio AR+TE Architectes has completed this nursery school with an undulating roof in Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, France. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A restaurant has opened in Frankfurt that combines the classic styling of a French brasserie with contemporary artworks and rich textiles. Read more View the full article

Tread-like indents in the concrete facade of this rock-climbing centre might encourage visitors to scale the walls (photos by Julien Lanoo). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF products fair: Braun Audio presents its LE speakers, which feature an updated Dieter Rams design paired with new audio technology that creates a "panoramic sound stage" in the home, as part of today's VDF x Braun collaboration. Read more View the full article

Paris firm Moussafir Architectes have blanketed the roof of this concert hall in Tours, France, with a synthetic material that looks more like a quilt. (more…) View the full article

Norman Foster, Calvin Klein and Dieter Rams are among over 100 high-profile designers that have sided with Apple as it continues an ongoing patent case against tech rival Samsung. (more…) View the full article

Product news: each of these lamps by Swedish design duo Mats Broberg and Johan Ridderstråle for Nordic furniture company Muuto is shaped like a single leaf at the end of a long stem. (more…) View the full article

We've created a Pinterest board full of architecture in woodlands and forests, including a cluster of timber teepees and a "creature-like" cabin that stands above a Latvian meadow. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more woodland buildings in our archive View the full article

These leafy cable ties by Korean designers Lufdesign might be mistaken for plants. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

News: images have emerged of a replacement for the stalled Pinnacle skyscraper in London, which will now be demolished following a deal believed to be worth £300 million. (more…) View the full article

In a leaked email, Patrik Schumacher claims that an open letter sent out by Zaha Hadid Architects in the aftermath of his controversial World Architecture Festival speech should never have been issued. Read more View the full article

Stockholm 2011: Swedish designer Jenny Bäck presented this floor lamp at Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment for a family's holiday home near the beach in Matinhos, Brazil and filled it with vintage Brazilian furniture. Read more View the full article

Using a custom-designed structure suited to extreme conditions, Italian studio LEAPfactory has constructed a new building for a ski and snowboard school beside the highest mountain in the Alps (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

UK designer Thomas Heatherwick has released images of a technology education building under construction at Nanyang Technology University in Singapore. (more...) View the full article

New materials company Ananas Anam is using pineapple waste to create a new material that provides an animal-friendly alternative to leather. (more…) View the full article

Here are some more images of boiled leather furniture by Tortie Hoare, the winning project from New Designers Part 2 earlier this month (see our earlier story). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

At Dutch Design Week designer Pepe Heykoop presents a collection of leather lampshades made by underprivileged women in Mumbai. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A crisis that saw mountains of garbage fill the streets of Lebanon led to heightened interest in recycled materials, say designers and architects at Beirut Design Week. Read more View the full article

A receptacle for gifting your best DNA, a tech-disabling glove for punishing cybercriminals and a device that harvests edible fungus from your own body are among the concepts presented by students of five Lebanese universities for the Speculative Needs exhibition. Read more View the full article

News: experimental architect and artist Lebbeus Woods has died at the age of 72. (more…) View the full article

Following the sad news that experimental architect and artist Lebbeus Woods passed away last week, here’s a look back at some of his early drawing projects from the 1980s. (more…) View the full article

A whirring helicopter of LEDs creates the illusion of a glowing hat in this design by Moritz Waldemeyer for Irish milliner Philip Treacy (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This step ladder by Latvian designer Arthur Analts can rest flat against the wall, fit into a corner at 45 degrees or rest securely in a corner at 25 degrees, thanks to the shape of its top and bottom rungs. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article