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Lego fans can now build outwards from walls, chair legs, household objects or the backs of other toys using a new studded tape. Read more View the full article

VDF products fair: the NINA baby cradle by Lisbon design brand FEIT is a crib that can be easily turned into a drawing table. Read more View the full article

Two unusual umbrellas were popular this week as the rainy season made itself felt across large swathes of the Northern Hemisphere, so we've collected together some of the best rain-related designs from the pages of Dezeen. (more...) View the full article

Quirky and experimental lights were among the standout designs from this year's Collectible design fair in Brussels. Anna Winston selects her favourites. Read more View the full article

With London's Pride parade taking place this weekend, here's a look at nine LGBT+ design projects, from a rainbow font to a sex toy for gender-transitioning men. Read more View the full article

Tall, skinny houses designed to fit on small, restrictive plots, can be found all over south-east Asia. Here are nine of the best examples from the densely populated neighbourhoods of Seoul and Busan – South Korea's two largest cities. Read more

Rough wooden slats line the counters and back wall of this former self-service laundry in Amsterdam, which has been converted into a small coffee bar and cafe by local design studio Ninetynine. (more...) View the full article

Dutch design studio Ninetynine has lined the entire interior of one of Amsterdam's smallest bars with boards made from compressed strips of wood (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Chunky wooden columns and beams support the sloping timber ceiling of this small pharmacy by Japanese studio Ninkipen! in the city of Ogaki (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This galvanised metal office block by Japanese studio Ninkipen! is slotted into a narrow gap between two Tokyo buildings, and has an interior with an intentionally unfinished appearance (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Ceramist Ninon Choplin has designed a tubular, glass pipe influenced by the shape of water slides for smoking accessories brand Tetra. Read more View the full article

The latest in a string of infrastructure projects in Georgia is a twisted cascade of concrete forming a checkpoint at the border with Armenia by architect Luka Machablishvili. (more…) View the full article

Chinese brand Nio has announced it will bring a fully autonomous electric car to the market in the next three years, but has offered a preview of its plans with a concept vehicle on show at the SXSW event in Texas. Read more View the full article

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London-based designer Nir Meiri has created a series of table lamps using mushroom mycelium, as an alternative to synthetic materials. Read more

London Design Festival 2014: Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a collection of vases made from layers of materials stacked in different combinations (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

London-based studio Nir Meiri has teamed up with designer Vaidehi Thakkar to create a series of lamps with shades made from red cabbage leaves. Read more View the full article

Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a lamp with two circular diffusers that each look like a glowing full moon (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Wooden latices line booths either side of a long walkway in this mountain-top ski cafe on the island of Hokkaido in Japan by Japanese studio Design Spirits. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

News: car brand Nissan has unveiled a revised design for its new London taxi to replace the city's famous black cabs, having altered the look of the vehicle in an attempt "to better reflect the iconic nature of the traditional black cab" (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Nissan has released a concept van that doubles as a mobile workshop for woodworkers and craftsmen, with a weatherproof power pack for battery-powered energy. Read more

The classic blue Nivea tin inspired an overhaul of the skincare brand's packaging by San Franscisco-based designer Yves Béhar and his studio fuseproject. (more...) View the full article

Design graduate Ailsa Inglis has created a menstrual cup aimed specifically at young girls, with the aim of normalising alternative period products. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: a selection of men's watches from the new military-inspired collection by Nixon are now available at Dezeen Watch Store. (more...) View the full article

Architects Standardarchitecture-Zhaoyang Studio have completed a visitors centre next to a river in Tibet. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article