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A chunky pink-plaster counter dominates the otherwise sparse interior of this cafe in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, which has been revamped by design studio Bone. Read more View the full article

Type foundry Monotype has used long-hidden drawings by British designer Eric Gill to create the first new typeface based on his work in more than 75 years. (more…) View the full article

International font company Monotype has brought the London Tube's 100-year-old typeface into the 21st century, adding the hashtag, at sign and lighter weights more suitable for digital use (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Typeface company Monotype has overhauled the Helvetica typeface over 60 years after it was first created to give it a fresh new look for the 21st century. Read more

This stationery case by designers Tomáš Král and Camille Blin clamps four pencils between its jaws. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2010: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders exhibits a chair with a snarling face on its backrest at Moooi in Milan this week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This row of timber-clad boxes projecting from an artificial grassy slope in France contains the teaching facilities of an apprentice training centre by architects Marjan Hessamfar and Joe Vérons (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

San Francisco-based Montalba Architects has transformed a standard trailer into a mobile dental clinic, complete with two operating rooms and a reception area (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Employees are encouraged to take a breather at the expanded, Santa Monica headquarters for meditation company Headspace, which was designed by American firm Montalba Architects. Read more View the full article

Bleached walnut, blackened steel and various types of marble feature in this high-end fitness centre by Montalba Architects, which was designed to evoke a "sculpted canyon". Read more

Ponds fed by the Yellowstone River provide natural water features around this home by Hughes Umban Hower Architects, located on a ranch in Big Timber, Montana (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The faceted surfaces of this library in the French town of Montauban by Paris architecture studio CFA follow the lines of historical roads bordering the site (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Hospitality company Bridgeton and Studio Tack have collaborated to renovate the Marram hotel in Montauk, New York, influenced by the colours and textures of the sand that covers the neighbouring landscape. Read more

News: luxury watch brand Montblanc has entered the wearable technology market, choosing to add a device to its straps instead of turning its analogue timepieces into smartwatches. (more…) View the full article

Mexican studios Taller Lu'um and At-te designed this boutique hotel in Oaxaca to showcase local craft with earthen walls, doors made from local wood and a thatched roof. Read more View the full article

Crumbling buildings have been transformed into the boutique Monteverdi Hotel in Tuscany, which includes rustic bedroom suites and a cavernous spa. Read more

London studio AY Architects has constructed a small wooden nursery in a public garden in Camden. Scroll down to see a pair of cute axonometric drawings (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

La Shed Architecture has renovated an old residence in a Montreal neighbourhood, adding a roof terrace flanked by corrugated metal and a bright red-orange staircase (+ slideshow). (more…)

This house in Montreal by Canadian studio naturehumaine has a facade of dark brickwork, while its rear elevation is clad with steel panels that are divided into separate black and white sections (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Canadian studio Naturehumaine inserted a glass floor and skylight to draw sunlight through the interior of this two-storey house in Montreal, and reintroduced wooden boards to make a feature of the staircase. (more...) View the full article

Deep purple tiles, geometric patterns and wine bottles repurposed as lamps feature inside this bar in Montreal, designed by local architecture studio Ménard Dworkind. Read more

London designer Aimée Furnival has created a series of model kits featuring famous London landmarks and they’re now available at our pop-up design shop Dezeen Super Store! (more…) View the full article

American firm Silo AR+D has included multicoloured LEDs that are controlled by a smartphone on the exterior of this Arkansas home (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Cologne 2011: Hanna Emelie Ernsting‘s Moody Couch was awarded second prize in the [D3] Contest for young designers at imm cologne this week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Beijing Design Week 2011: Beijing studio lasfera presented a collection of furniture including handmade lamps of curled bamboo at 751-D Park last week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article