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The letter E in our A-Zdvent calendar is HOUS.E+, a concept by architects Polifactory for a rammed earth house that generates energy from a lake on its roof. Read more about HOUS.E+ » View the full article

The Louvre Lens, a new outpost of the Musée du Louvre by Japanese architects SANAA and New York studio Imrey Culbert, opens to the public next week in Lens, northern France (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: the latest version of the VOID V03 watch by David Ericsson features an alarm and date function and comes with a leather strap. The watch is available in two colours: white (above) and black. Get yours online for £220 with free shipping worldwide. (more…) View the full article

Industrial design studio Priestmangoode drew inspiration from domestic interiors to design a first-class cabin with sofas and wardrobes for Brazilian airline TAM. (more…) View the full article

The fourth and final movie from our series featuring the architecture of Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti features Shopping Roof Apartments, an apartment block on the roof of a shopping market in the Alpine village of Bohinjska Bistrica. (more…) View the full article

Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win a set of Stackable Snowmen or Happy Little Trees Christmas decorations, both designed by Fruitsuper Design (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

News: Aric Chen, curator of art and design for the new M+ museum for visual culture in Hong Kong, says the museum will take an unprecedented stance in “placing Asia at the centre” of design history, rather than on the periphery as western curators have done (+ audio + transcript). (more…) View the full article

Shanghai studio Archi-Union used differently sized bricks to make waves across the exterior of this restaurant and members’ club at a cultural heritage park in Chengdu, China (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A residence on the edge of a cliff in Chile named D House is the fourth project from our A-Zdvent calendar, which is counting down the days until Christmas with houses named after letters of the alphabet. Read more about D House » View the full article

IDEO UK design director Tom Hulme advocates that “designers should be more entrepreneurial” and design every part of a business in this movie we filmed as part of the Dezeen Live series of talks at 100% Design during London Design Festival. (more…) View the full article

Product news: three magnetic rings can be joined in different configurations to display the date on this table calendar by South Korean designer Jeong Yong. (more…) View the full article

Our Dezeen Watch Store elves are beavering away to ship every watch order in time for Christmas. To ensure delivery before Christmas Day, please place orders by the following dates: ► International and EU orders by Monday 17 December ► UK orders by Thursday 20 December Don’t forget we’re currently offering free shipping on all orders! Visit Dezeen Watch Store | See all our new watches | Buy the new Uniform Wares 152 series (above) View the full article

New York studio Ray Kingston Inc. has developed a wireless speaker that you wear over your sneakers. (more…) View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Form Us With Love, Central St Martins College of Art and Design and Tom Dixon, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Marcel Wanders, UNStudio, Russell Sage Studio and more… (more…) View the full article

Huge photographic prints conjure the illusion of translucent marble over the glass walls of this music library at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Work at home with fewer distractions behind the misty screen of this desk by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Thijmen van der Steen. (more…) View the full article

Light filters into rooms through chunky chimneys at this dark grey house in Ireland, which is behind the third door of our A-Zdvent calendar of houses named after letters. Read more about C-House » View the full article

Earlier this year Slovenian firm OFIS Arhitekti transformed three Baroque houses in Ljubljana into an apartment block with a secret courtyard, which is featured in this third movie from our series about the studio’s work. (more…) View the full article

Strips of seaweed have left their mark on the photosensitive surfaces of these vases by Anglo-Dutch design duo Glithero, who will present the collection at Design Miami this week. (more…) View the full article

Product news: Oslo designer Andreas Engesvik has created a series of blankets inspired by the textiles of Norwegian folk costumes. (more…) View the full article

Today’s window in our A-Zdvent calendar of houses named after letters of the alphabet is B House, a hillside cabin in Japan that generates all its own energy and heating designed by San Francisco firm Anderson Anderson Architecture. Read more about B House » View the full article

Christmas shoppers in Madrid can stroll under glittering circles of LEDs designed by Italian architect Teresa Sapey (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Unsure what to ask Santa for? We’ve made a new Pinterest board full of suggestions for Christmas presents and stocking fillers. Check out Dezeen’s Christmas list on Pinterest » Follow Dezeen on Pinterest » View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: our Dark Noon collection by Japanese designers Nendo now includes two new versions, Numbers (above) and Chrono (below). Buy Dark Noon watches with free shipping worldwide. (more…) View the full article

Welcome to our A-Zdvent calendar! As we count down to Christmas we’ll be showcasing a house named after every letter of the alphabet. First up is House A in Osaka by architect Takeshi Hamada with a stark concrete gallery on the ground floor. Read more about House A | See all our stories about houses View the full article