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Black panels of corrugated iron clad the exterior of this lakeside wooden cabin in rural Victoria, Australia, by local firm Branch Studio Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This short movie by Danish animator Thallis Vestergaard traces the history of the bicycle from its invention in the eighteenth century up to the present day (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen Guide: April sees the design world descend on Milan for the city's annual festival of exhibitions, installations and parties. We also have five more events in our update this month. (more...) View the full article

London studio Haptic references eroded granite rock formations commonly found around the Norwegian coastline with the curving form of this layered timber staircase, created for an office interior in Oslo. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: past winners of the New Design Britain awards will show a retrospective of their products at this year's May Design Series in London. (more...) View the full article

News: Richard Branson has today revealed new architectural designs from Virgin, including a New York skyscraper shaped like a bunch of balloons, a Sydney tower with the form of a space shuttle and a moon hotel that looks like tubular bells. (more...) View the full article

Milan 2014: a three-metre-long sofa created by Peugeot Design Lab splices together a piece of volcanic stone and carbon fibre to create a mix of the old and new (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: plans have been revealed this morning for a series of loaf-shaped skyscrapers to accompany the Cheesegrater, Can of Ham, Toast Rack and Gherkin buildings in central London. (more...) View the full article

A group of London-based industrial designers have created an edible water bottle using algae and a technique popularised by El Bulli chef Ferran Adria. (more...) View the full article

Paris studio Yoonseux Architectes added wooden surfaces and red floors to this school classroom building in the French city of Livry Gargan, to echo the autumnal tones of neighbouring trees (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This egg-shaped spirit decanter by London designer Sebastian Bergne can be positioned at different angles without spilling its contents. (more...) View the full article

Pointed doorways and openings throughout this house in Kyoto, Japan, were designed by Alts Design Office to mimic the building's gabled profile (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Milan 2014: objects made out of lava from Mount Etna in Sicily will be presented by design duo Formafantasma in Milan next week (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: as the UK government today unveiled its first independent architecture report, project leader Terry Farrell admitted to Dezeen that public expectations for healthcare buildings "are low" and that architects don't have enough influence to change the status quo (+ interview). (more...) View the full article

News: British graphic designer Neville Brody has created a typeface featuring a subtle pinstripe that will be worn by the England football team at the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil. (more...) View the full article

Milan 2014: a patchwork of panels on Doshi Levien's Shanty cabinet for Spanish furniture company BD Barcelona references the temporary housing found in cities across Africa, Asia and South America (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Lego, Studio Drift, Mecanoo architecten and east London designer Lee Broom, whose lamps made from crystal decanters are pictured. This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Samsung Design Europe, Gensler, Moooi and more... (more...) View the full article

Milan 2014: products by French design brand Moustache will be exhibited as a "breathing" installation at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan to celebrate the brand's fifth anniversary. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in this exclusive video interview, musician Imogen Heap demonstrates the electronic gloves that allow people to interact with their computer remotely via hand gestures. (more...) View the full article

News: Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled images of a 40-storey hotel with an exposed exoskeleton that is under construction in Macau, China (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

A wall clad in slabs of red volcanic stone conceals the entrance to this otherwise minimal white house in a suburb of Reykjavík, Iceland, by local office PK Arkitektar (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

These aluminium CCTV camera cases by Italian designer Eleanor Trevisanutto transform security equipment into animal characters. (more...) View the full article

German industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has created a series of futuristic scenarios as part of the largest solo exhibition of his work at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Jagged shelving units and scored surfaces were designed to evoke the look of food crates and packaging at this London butcher and delicatessen by local office Fraher Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dutch designers including Piet Hein Eek and Roderick Vos are brought together with workshops for makers with disabilities in a new initiative called Social Label (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article