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Dezeen promotion: exhibition organiser designjunction is supporting design agent smallpond in showcasing products by American and European brands in New York from 18 to 20 May. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our first movie from the German capital, DMY Berlin founder Joerg Suermann shows us around his favourite neighbourhood of Kreuzberg and tells us why he believes the relaxed atmosphere and low cost of living that attracts many designers to the city can also trap them there. (more...) View the full article

This house outside Barcelona by Spanish studio MDBA features a glazed living room that thrusts out towards the descending landscape (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: Christopher Turner is leaving British design and architecture magazine Icon to join the organisation behind London's annual design festival. (more…) View the full article

Following the huge success of Sam Jacob’s regular opinion column, we’re proud to announce that four more world-class writers are joining us as columnists: Dan Hill, Alexandra Lange, Kieran Long and Justin McGuirk. (more...) View the full article

Product news: London designer Samuel Wilkinson has launched a blown-glass lamp with a digitally created lozenge pattern for Danish brand &tradition (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

New York studio REX has designed a sunlight-responsive sculpture that would prevent glare from a curved glass tower in Dallas scorching a Renzo Piano-designed museum. (more...) View the full article

French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has wrapped a pattern of woven rattan around one side of this radio for design brand Lexon, which is on show at the Maison&Objet trade fair that begins today in Paris. (more...) View the full article

A sweeping, sculptural staircase extends through the centre of this monochrome inner-city loft apartment in Melbourne, Australia, by Adrian Amore Architects. (more...) View the full article

News: Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been named as the 2014 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. (more...) View the full article

Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has created a 3D-printed vase with a ribbed surface decoration inspired by science fiction special effects that show creatures moving under a person's skin. (more...) View the full article

News: Google has revealed footage of a self-driving vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals, announcing that it expects to roll out its first pilot scheme on public roads in "the next couple of years". (more...) View the full article

Emulsified liquid latex stretches over bodies and fermented dough drips from skin in this movie by graduate textile designer Shai Langen. (more...) View the full article

This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for a project architect at De Matos Ryan, whose sunken house surrounded by a secret flower garden is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

A team of designers are presenting a concept for a modular engine that could fit into any vehicle at the Bio 50 biennial of design in Ljubljana (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Istanbul Design Biennial 2014: Chicago studio Koz Susani Design has designed five conceptual appliances that would turn flavoured pills into ready-to-eat meals by simply adding water. (more...) View the full article

Faced with a sharply sloping plot in Portland, Oregon, architect Ben Waechter chose to "build up rather than out" to create a cost-efficient house for a family (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Opinion: Dutch architecture firm OMA was among 74 entrants for a competition to design a new footbridge across London's River Thames – but its entry was more about making a statement than trying to win, explains practice partner Reinier de Graaf. (more…)

Dezeen promotion: applications are now being accepted for HENN's Design Research Exchange summer residency programme focussing on strategies for high-rise development. (more…) View the full article

This wooden pathway installed over the Fonte Luminosa fountain in Lisbon enables visitors to get close enough to the cascading water to be soaked by its spray (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is for an architect/interior architect at Studio Arthur Casas, who created an outdoor living room with glass panels that slide into the walls (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

A zigzagging concrete screen separates this refurbished toll house in the Dutch city of Zaltbommel with a living room extension designed by architecture studio Bekkering Adams (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Design Indaba 2016: industrial designer Benjamin Hubert has explained why he shifted his energy away from furniture design, saying "everyone seems to be designing the same thing" in the sector. (more…) View the full article

If mazes weren't confusing enough already, American artist John Miller has built one from mirrors to further bewilder lost visitors, at Miami's Institute of Contemporary Art (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article