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Francesca Gotti has hidden fragrances within seemingly impenetrable concrete-like blocks for Italian perfumer oneofthose. Read more View the full article

This tower with a rippling facade of faceted concrete piers is the new Berlin headquarters for French oil giant Total, designed by German architects Barkow Leibinger. (more…) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen are giving readers a chance to win the pilot issue of Pages Of magazine as part of our series of features on new publishing ventures. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the A’ Design Award has announced its World Design Rankings list of the countries with the highest concentration of talent in arts, architecture and design, with the USA coming first and the UK placed fifth. (more…) View the full article

Happy Halloween! We're celebrating by resurrecting osseous designs from our archives, including skull-shaped chairs, toys made from fish bones and a restaurant decorated with skeletons. See all our stories about bones » For more scary design, check our dedicated Pinterest board. View the full article

Ethereal floating jellyfish and the glowing northern lights are among the scenes projected above diners in this high-end Copenhagen restaurant, which has been designed by Studio Duncalf. Read more

Opinion: in the aftermath of the Brussels attacks, Rob Alderson asks how illustrations like Plantu's hugging flags and Jean Jullien's Peace for Paris symbol have become part of our "post-terror grammar". (more…) View the full article

London's Aram Gallery is hosting an exhibition of products by young designers who are working with ordinary materials and processes in "extraordinary" ways (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Wooden structural elements at this loft apartment in Brooklyn were uncovered and retreated during renovation work undertaken by local studio General Assembly. Read more View the full article

London Design Festival: Dezeen is hosting a series of innovative daily live shows at 100% Design, continuing today at 5pm with London designers Dominic Wilcox (above) and Asif Khan, and curator and writer Daniel Charny. (more…) View the full article

New York has passed a bill that updates the city's building code with requirements to make new glass structures safer for migratory birds. Read more View the full article

Can design make people safer? Dezeen's Augusta Pownall, India Block, and Bridget Cogley will be taking to Twitter on Thursday 31 October at 4pm UK time to discuss if it's possible to design out terrorism and other threats to wellbeing. Join in using the hashtag #dezeenchat. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: Swedish designer Alexander Lervik's first wristwatch, which features a circular case punctured by hexagonal holes, is now available for exclusive pre-order. (more…) View the full article

Designer Simon Pengelly and Boss Design's Mark Barrell explain how their new collection of office furniture can be used to create open and flexible workplaces, in this movie Dezeen produced for the brand. Read more View the full article

Milan 2012: this lamp by Swedish designers Front blows a bubble every few seconds to form a transparent shade round an LED. (more…) View the full article

Rooms are shared between two matching concrete blocks at this house in Israel by architects Shilo Benaroya. (more…) View the full article

Another of the VOID watches to feature in the Dezeen Watch Store summer sale is the V02 also designed by David Ericsson. The V02 polished is now only £85 (UK and EU) or £70.83 (rest of the world). Get yours here » Don’t forget you can get 10% off any product at Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2 with this flyer. View the full article

In our next movie focussing on key projects by Richard Rogers, the British architect talks exclusively to Dezeen about his radical Lloyd's building in London and explains why he is not completely comfortable with the "high-tech" label that is often applied to his work. (more...) View the full article

Swedish car manufacturer Volvo has unveiled a vehicle interior with extra legroom for a chauffeur-driven passenger, similar to a business-class seat on an aeroplane. (more…) View the full article

The architects of Belarusian office Studio 11 looked to their country's past when designing the offices for gaming company Vizor, combining Soviet-era details with bold red walls and modern lighting. Read more View the full article

Max Lamb used waste cotton and wool to create 12 benches for a Milan design week installation that aims to challenge the architecture and design industries to rethink their use of resources. Read more View the full article

Bamboo architects: architects in China are turning to bamboo as a cheap and sustainable building material, according to Dylan Baker-Rice, principal at Hong Kong studio Affect-T (+ interview). (more...) View the full article

Following the sudden death of architect Zaha Hadid, photographers Nick Hufton and Allan Crow have shared their favourite images of her buildings, which the pair have been documenting for the last six years (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has presented its autumn/winter 2020 collection on a purposefully flooded catwalk to draw attention to the threat of climate change and rising sea levels. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the inaugural Icon Awards for British architecture and design were launched during this year’s London Design Festival and voting is now open for the Icon of the year award. (more…) View the full article