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Hackney-based artist Alex Chinneck has fitted identically smashed windows into a derelict factory just a mile away from the Olympic Stadium (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A strap that transforms an Apple iPod Nano into a touch screen watch is now reduced in the Dezeen Watch Store summer sale. Designed by Canadian brand N-Product, the Deckster is available in red, silver or black and is now only £93 (UK and EU) or £77.50 (rest of the world). Buy now » Don’t forget you can get 10% off any product at Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2 with this flyer. View the full article

Hackney design studio Very Good & Proper used glossy tiles salvaged from the London Underground in the Covent Garden branch of restaurant chain Canteen (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Walls of rough stone and concrete surround the staggered levels of this public square in Zaragoza by Spanish architects Héctor Fernández Elorza and Manuel Fernández Ramírez (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architectural Association student Yvonne Weng has won the 2012 Foster + Partners Prize with designs that would allow scientists to live in the treetops of the Amazon rainforest. (more…) View the full article

Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has made these small solar-powered lamps for people who have limited access to reliable energy – almost a quarter of the world’s population (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Dutch designers Oatmeal Studio have hacked IKEA furniture to create a pop-up restaurant where diners pick their own tableware and cut their own tablecloths (+ slideshow.) (more…) View the full article

A bird’s skull inspired the hollow heel of these 3D-printed shoes by Dutch fashion designer Marieka Ratsma and American architect Kostika Spaho. (more…) View the full article

Architects J. Mayer H. have designed a building made from scaffolding to host the collections and events of the Pinakothek der Moderne museum in Munich when it closes for renovation next year. (more…) View the full article

The solid and the ephemeral combine in this collection of garments by New York designer Jin Kay, inspired by the themes of a 1930s Japanese novel. (more…) View the full article

Another of the VOID watches to feature in the Dezeen Watch Store summer sale is the V02 also designed by David Ericsson. The V02 polished is now only £85 (UK and EU) or £70.83 (rest of the world). Get yours here » Don’t forget you can get 10% off any product at Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2 with this flyer. View the full article

You can enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner on top of your sloping roof using this furniture by Lithuanian design graduate Ainė Bunikytė (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Narrow glass openings provide glimpses through the rampart-like facade of this property showroom in Singapore by architects Ministry of Design (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architects Herzog & de Meuron have uncovered three underground concrete tanks at the Tate Modern gallery in London to create new spaces for art and performance, which open this week (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architect Frank Gehry has completed his first building for Make It Right, the charity founded by Brad Pitt to rehouse families made homeless in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (more…) View the full article

Smell is the most persuasive sense, according to Canadian designers Studio NminusOne, which explains why they’ve designed a mannequin that makes clothes smell of the person looking at them (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architect Zaha Hadid has been commissioned to design a limited edition speedboat for American art dealer Kenny Schachter (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Balmond Studio, Rick Mather Architects and the Carpenters Workshop Gallery, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with UXUS, Lane Crawford and more… (more…) View the full article

Swedish furniture brand IKEA have installed a temporary lounge at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The VOID V01 LED watch is now reduced by £50 as part of the Dezeen Watch Store summer sale. You can now get the V01 LED design by David Ericsson in selected colours for only £95 (UK and EU) or £79.17 (rest of the world). Buy now » Don’t forget you can get 10% off any product at Dezeen Super Store at 38 Monmouth Street, London WC2 with this flyer. View the full article

Recycled wooden boards and pallets are stacked up as furniture at this office in Kraków by Polish designers Morpho Studio (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

French architects Opus 5 have built a concert hall on top of a former seventeenth century convent in northern France. (more…) View the full article

These bronze and glass chambers by Estonian studio NOBEL Arkitekter protect two ancient runestones in Jelling, Denmark, from the elements. (more…) View the full article

Our most popular story this week featured a plant-covered house in Vietnam, so we’ve compiled a new Pinterest board featuring all plants, flowers and gardens from the pages of Dezeen. Over 20,000 people now follow us on Pinterest – join them here. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest » See more stories featuring plants on Dezeen » View the full article

Folding steel shutters and bullet-proof glass protect the new reception of the Belgian Embassy in Athens by Buerger Katsota Architects. (more…) View the full article