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Eindhoven designers Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk presented glassware produced in collaboration with the glass-makers of Murano in Venice at Sotheby’s auction house in London last week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates have completed a house in Tokyo, Japan, featuring a white rendered volume sitting on top of a concrete base and no exterior windows. (more…) </img></img> </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

Over a quarter of black architects in the UK deal with racism in the workplace as discrimination becomes "widespread", a survey from the Architects' Journal has shown. Read more View the full article

Italian architect Gaetano Pesce has designed this pair of shoes made of plastic discs for Brazilian brand Melissa. (more…) </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

Barcelona studio Miel Arquitectos have completed the renovation of a flat in Barcelona, Spain, divided diagonally by two golden strips. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2011: Slovenian lighting brand Vertigo Bird present new lamps by designers including Mathias Hahn, Uli Budde and A + A Cooren as part of Tortona Design Week in Milan. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: architectural writer Elias Redstone has launched an online archive of features from alternative and independent architectural magazines. Called ARCHI-ZINES, the resource presently includes 75 publications from 39 titles over the last eleven years. It will be continuously updated with newly published material. More details below. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

When viewed from outside an Issey Miyake store in Tokyo, these chairs backs by Japanese architect Yoichi Yamamoto appear to have legs and seats. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2011: French designer Matali Crasset launched this convertible sofa for Campeggi at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan earlier this month. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Metropolitan University graduate Fotis Evans has designed this display system for the book shop at Somerset House in London. (more…) </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

Karina Tollman and Philipp Thomanek of Israeli studio k1p3 have completed the interior for this fashion boutique in Tel Aviv, with a contiunous metal clothes rail dividing the store lengthways. (more…) </img></img> </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

London Design Festival 2011: Australian label Matilda presented products and furniture by 30 designers including a timber and aluminium pendant light by Kate Stokes (above) at designjunction last week. (more…) </img></img> </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

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

New Zealand furniture brand Resident will launch their inaugural collection at designjunction during the London Design Festival next week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: in this interview filmed by Juriaan Booij for design brand De La Espada, British furniture designer Matthew Hilton talks about working in wood and how his love of photography informs his designs. Watch the movie » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London designer Makiko Nakamura will exhibit a tea set engulfed in flowers and foliage at Tent London during the London Design Festival next month. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

New York firm Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu (SO-IL) invite visitors to swing on 30 poles outside the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeewire: Rowan Moore on the projects that didn’t make this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist - ObserverSee also: our story announcing the RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist 2010</img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This time last year the Venice Architecture Biennale was underway, where Rem Koolhaas was awarded the Golden Lion as OMA unveiled their design for the renovation of the Fondaco dei Tedeschi in Venice. Our favourite pavilions included a forest of acrylic fronds that moved as though breathing in the Canadian pavilion, a cloud suspended inside the Arsenale exhibition space and a blue foam model city in the Dutch pavilion. Meanwhile we previewed the new identity for Dezeen Watch Store, which launched the following month. Umbro released the new England Home Kit by graphic design legend Peter Saville, Biomega presented a range of bicycles for Puma, C. F. Møller w…

Scroll down for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeenjobs, including positions with the Design Museum in London and BIG architects in Copenhagen, plus this is the last chance to apply for jobs with Marcel Wanders Studio, MVRDV, Vitsœ and more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article