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The bulbous black base of this table, which Bandido Studio is launching at this year's Design Week Mexico, is sculpted using a traditional technique developed by the country's stone artisans. Read 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

Israeli ceramicist Michal Fargo produces these vases by ripping blocks of spongy foam into rough shapes before dipping them in porcelain and firing them (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Partitions that don't reach the ceiling create the illusion of a larger space in this renovated flat in Japan by Naruse Inokuma Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architecture assistant at Rodić Davidson Architects in London, which recently built a black-stained house on Dungeness beach (pictured). See more stories about Rodić Daividson Architects, or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

This week's Dezeen Mail includes Ikea's collection for hipsters (pictured) and Patrik Schumacher's Facebook rant, along with the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 194 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Chimney-shaped skylights spotlight dinosaur eggs inside this museum with craggily textured concrete walls at China's Qinglong Mountain Geopark. Read more View the full article

Twitter has launched its first major website redesign in seven years – a subtly streamlined experience that is more in line with the company's app. Read more

Brazilian firm Estúdio BRA Arquitetura has designed a compact house for a long and narrow parcel of land, incorporating front and rear courtyards, and a rooftop deck. Read more View the full article

Textasiða, a typography exhibition by graphic designers Snæfríð Borsteins and Hildigunnur Gunnarsdottir, was on show last month at Crymogea as part of DesignMarch 2012 in Rekjavic, Iceland. (more…) View the full article

NeoCon 2016: London studio PearsonLloyd has added to its collection of office furniture designed for the open-plan workplace as part of its partnership with Teknion (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: Ikea has announced that it is to produce miniature versions of some of its most popular products for children to play with. (more...) View the full article

World Architecture Festival 2014: Australian firm Taylor Cullity Lethlean has won the World Landscape of the Year prize for the second year in a row for the new National Arboretum on the outskirts of the Australian capital, Canberra (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Milan 2013: this office chair by Copenhagen design firm KiBiSi is mounted on a Y-shaped stem, allowing the seat of the chair to rock back and forth as well as rotating left and right. (more...) View the full article

Rugged walls, domed ceilings and reflective surfaces feature in this underground lair that was designed by Mexican studio Amezcua for an existing 1960s residence on a hill. Read more View the full article

Since Notre-Dame Cathedral was devastated by fire last month, design proposals for rebuilding the roof and spire have got more and more ridiculous. Here are seven of the most far-fetched, including a car park, a swimming pool and a McDonald's. Read more

Opinion: initiatives like What Design Can Do's Refugee Challenge encourage designers to believe that they can solve international problems that go far beyond their reach, says Ruben Pater. (more…) View the full article

Architects are not natural disruptors, says Amanda Baillieu, but they are slowly learning how to invest their time and money on innovating their businesses. Read more

Norm Architects of Denmark used industrial pendant lights, woollen blankets and reclaimed wood to create rustic Scandinavian dining rooms at Höst, a new restaurant in Copenhagen. (more…) View the full article

News: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) on the Queen's 2013 Birthday Honours list for services to the design industry. (more...) View the full article

The walls of this Mexico City pavilion by local architect Gerardo Broissin are made from concrete panels pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle. Read more View the full article

This huge slideshow of images by British photographers Hufton + Crow shows the minimal interior of John Pawson's St Moritz Church in Augsburg, Germany, during a rehearsal for a choir recital. (more...) View the full article

Technology startup Edison Junior Design Laboratory has created a doorbell that allows users to see who's at their door remotely on their smartphone or tablet. (more...) View the full article

Studio David Thulstrup combines pale pink panels, glass bricks and birch veneer in this minimalist store in Copenhagen for fashion designer Mark Kenly Domino Tan. Read more View the full article

Last year's Dezeen Awards winners share the transformative impact the accolade has had on their studios, both in terms of their public profile and their businesses. Read more