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Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in latest video from Design Indaba in Cape Town, Masashi Kawamura of Japanese creative agency PARTY talks about the pop-up 3D photo booth he ran in Tokyo last year. (more...) View the full article

This half-scale model of a spiral staircase by American studio Matter Design is made from concrete treads that slip neatly over each other. (more...) View the full article

Double-height studios bring art and architecture students together in the new college of architecture at Clemson University, South Carolina, by New York office Thomas Phifer and Partners (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

When we posted a story about MVRDV's glass building printed with the image of a farmhouse, our readers wondered how it would be occupied and how the facade would look when illuminated from within. This new set of images reveals just that (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas have won a competition for the Moscow Polytechnic Museum and Educational Centre with a design consisting of four copper-clad elements that appear to have been "cut by the wind". (more...) View the full article

Glass silhouettes of male and female figures reach out to each other across the tiled floor of this Milan fashion boutique by Italian designer Fabio Novembre. (more...) View the full article

Icelandic designers Katrin Olina and Garðar Eyjólfsson have teamed up to design a collection of circular aluminium tables, contrasting raw and uneven sand-cast surfaces with precise laser-cut legs. (more...) View the full article

This week Dezeen focussed on devices you wear to monitor your health, including the relaunch of UP by Jawbone (above). Scroll on for more news highlights and our top new track from Dezeen Music Project. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen archive: wearable technology has been in the news lately with Google Glass, the relaunch of the UP wristband, rumours of a forthcoming Apple "iWatch" and electronic tattoos that stick to the skin. See our archive of stories about gadgets you wear on your body » View the full article

Brooklyn-based Caliper Studio has renovated the former home and studio of American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, adding a rooftop sculpture garden and a pair of "eyebrow-shaped" skylights. (more...) View the full article

Product news: Swiss designers Big-Game will present new prototypes for brands including Alessi, Karimoku New Standard and Hay as part of an exhibition of their work in Milan next month. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: recent design graduate Leanie van der Vyver speaks to us about her project Scary Beautiful, a pair of extreme, back-to-front high heels, which she presented at Design Indaba in Cape Town. (more...) View the full article

Architects Francesco Di Gregorio and Karin Matz used spotty tiles, blue rope and pine to convert the hayloft of an old thatched farmhouse into an apartment on the small island of Föhr in Germany (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Opinion: in this week's column, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs discusses how wearable technology will "transform our understanding of ourselves". (more...) View the full article

Materials scientist John Rogers and his firm MC10 has developed flexible electronic circuits that stick directly to the skin like temporary tattoos and monitor the wearer's health. (more...) View the full article

Product news: Polish designer Oskar Zieta will launch a collection of modular furniture made from Meccano-like perforated steel plates at MOST in Milan next month (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The lastest issue of Dezeen Mail features a whirlpool-shaped aquarium in Copenhagen (above), 3D-printed food and "farmscrapers" in China, plus the lastest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 145 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for a technician/laser cutting assistant at London surface-design company Giles Miller Studio, whose clients include fashion designer Stella McCartney (pop-up shop shown above). See more stories about Giles Miller Studio on Dezeen here. Visit the ad for full details or browse many other architecture and design job opportunities on Dezeen Jobs. View the full article

News: Gamers will be able to design their own cases for the forthcoming Yves Behar-designed OUYA console and print them out with a MakerBot 3D printer. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: designjunction has announced a list of exhibitors for EDIT, taking place in the Brera design district of Milan next month. (more...) View the full article

Product news: Spanish studio Lievore Altherr Molina has designed a family of triangular tables and stools for Italian brand Arper. (more...) View the full article

Czech studio Stempel & Tesar has completed a house that looks likes it's being swallowed up by the landscape (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Product news: here's a slideshow of new furniture and pendant lamps that New Zealand furniture company Resident will present in Milan next month. (more...) View the full article

Overhanging floor plates delineate the levels of this house in the woods outside Utrecht by architecture studios Powerhouse Company and RAU (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: the Rio de Janeiro stadium that was set to host athletics tournaments during the 2016 Olympics has been closed indefinitely due to structural problems. (more...) View the full article