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Milan 2011: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune presented this series of sofas with different-height backrests for Italian brand Tacchini in Milan last week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Design Miami/Basel is underway in Switzerland, where Paris designer Arik Levy presents these new pieces with Dutch gallery Priveekollektie. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Manuel Herz Architects of Basel have designed this Centre for the Jewish Community in Mainz, Germany covered in glazed, green ceramic tiles. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

An arc of clerestory windows set between narrow stone fins channels daylight into the theatre at the Stirling Prize shortlisted Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre designed by Niall McLaughlin Architects. Read more View the full article

This building by Australian architects Lyons in Melbourne combines a family home with a museum. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

WORKac has unveiled its design for the Beirut Museum of Art in Lebanon, which features a facade of mismatched balconies that will be used to exhibit artwork. Read more

Competition: we’ve teamed up with Australian T-shirt company Hello Fresco to give away six of their latest designs. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London architects de Rijke Marsh Morgan have completed an extension to the Modern Art Oxford by transforming a delivery yard into a gallery space and café. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

We’ve teamed up with kitchen brand Joseph Joseph to give away five Y-Grinder salt and pepper mills – worth £30 – designed by London studio DesignWright. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen archive: following our popular story on House 77 by dIONISO LAB with its perforated aluminium shutters, this week (top right) we’ve compiled all the buildings from the Dezeen archive featuring shutters. See all the stories » All our archive stories » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Plans have been unveiled for a 12 metre-high bronze statue of London Mayor Boris Johnson overlooking the River Thames in London. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: in this interview filmed at Mint Gallery in London, Japanese designer Oki Sato of Nendo talks about Growing Vases, an installation of hand-blown glass lights with the blower’s pipe still attached. Watch the movie » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: the Golden Lion award winners at the Venice Architecture Beinnale were announced at a ceremony on Saturday. The Kingdom of Bahrain was awarded for the best National Participation, while Junya Ishigami + Associates received the Golden Lion for best project in the Exhibition People meet in Architecture. See press release below. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Zaha Hadid Architects have designed two prototype villas for a site overlooking the historic town of Dubrovnik in Croatia. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Venetian office AMAA has converted an abandoned plumbing factory into an architecture studio with a rough-and-ready character. Read more View the full article

Despite living in hilly San Francisco, designer Yves Behar of fuseproject has created a tricycle for local living. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: the organisers of Frieze Art Fair have announced that Carmody Groarke will design this year’s exhibition, to be held in London this October. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This rehabilitation centre in a Dutch forest by Architectenbureau Koen van Velsen is one of six projects to be shortlisted for this year’s Mies van der Rohe Award. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

There’s been a bit of a re-use theme on Dezeen this week with seats made of hair, bowls made of money and buildings made of skips. (more…) View the full article

A triangular courtyard slices through the centre of this woodland retreat in Nagano, Japan. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Scroll down for all the latest from Dezeenjobs, including positions with architects OMA in Rotterdam, Foster + Partners in London and clothing brand Levi Strauss in Brussels. This is also the last chance to apply to work with Tom Dixon, Mikou Design Studio and more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen’s top ten: here’s a roundup of Dezeen’s ten most popular stories about food and feasting. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: German magazine Form reports that industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has been appointed design consultant to German football club Bayern München – www.form.de Related: see all our stories about Konstantin Grcic in our special category. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has designed a conceptual transport system that would involve airships powered by seaweed. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

In Milan last month Japanese brand plusminuszero launched a watch where the strap slots through the back of the case. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article