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German designer Leoni Werle has created a bell-shaped lamp that can seesaw between upright and inclined. (more...) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: 25 designs that offer a range of solutions for improving the lives of refugees living in urban environments have been shortlisted for the first What Design Can Do Refugee Challenge (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

US researchers have invented a nanogenerator that could one day be added to solar panels to keep them producing energy when covered in snow. Read more

3D-printing guru Janne Kyttanen has designed a kit of clothes and accessories that can be printed in one go from a single computer file, removing the need for travellers to pack a bag for their holiday (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Designers Jonas Edvard and Nikolaj Steenfatt have used a new material made from seaweed and paper to create a chair and a collection of pendant lamps. (more…) View the full article

This week on Dezeen, Sotheby's announced that David Bowie's personal collection of Memphis furniture – which is over 100 pieces strong – will go up for auction in November. Read more View the full article

CHROFI and McGregor Coxall have completed a gateway building to frame a new public space and reconnect the town of Maitland, Australia, with the adjacent riverbank. Read more

The creative directors behind Stormzy's headline Glastonbury set honoured the British rapper's south London roots with visual nods to Croydon's Brutalist architecture. Read more

A constellation of illuminated ceramic yoghurt pots hangs in the stairwell of a former bicycle factory in an installation by designers Aidia Studio for Beijing Design Week. (more…) View the full article

We're heading to Milan to report on the city's annual festival of design exhibitions, installations and parties next week. You can see all the products launched during the Milan 2014 furniture fair and satellite events on our new Pinterest board, which we'll be updating daily. See our new Pinterest board » Follow Dezeen on Pinterest » View the full article

Young Serbian architect and 3D artist Milan Stevanović created these convincingly photo-realistic renderings of an imaginary Scandinavian interior furnished with favourite design pieces he found on the internet. (more...) View the full article

Layers of polycarbonate, netting and metal mesh wrap the scaffolding structure of this temporary visitor centre, designed by Peris + Toral Arquitectes for a public square in Barcelona (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Product news: items of furniture in this collection by Daisuke Motogi Architecture are shaped so that they can still be used when flipped upside-down (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Diagonally laid timber planks create zig-zagging patterns across the exterior of this church in Cologne by German architects Sauerbruch Hutton (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Daredevils can enjoy sweeping views of Los Angeles while descending a transparent slide almost 1,000 feet above the city (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Shigeru Ban has unveiled his designs for modular housing structures to accommodate those made homeless by the two devastating earthquakes that struck Nepal earlier this year. (more…) View the full article

MAD Architects, Michael Maltzan and wHY Architecture are among the studios whose work is showcased in a new exhibition about domestic architecture in Los Angeles (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Students from the Pratt Institute in New York have created a series of home products and accessories designed to help those suffering from memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease. Read more View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the Brand New World exhibition will showcase new pieces by international design studios at the Dušan showroom in Milan from 14 to 19 April. (more…)

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Ross Lovegrove (pictured above), Priestmangoode and Paul Cocksedge Studio, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with Design Academy Eindhoven, Vitra, David Collins Studio and more... (more...) View the full article

Our selection of the most promising architecture and design roles on Dezeen Jobs this week includes positions at co-working company WeWork and Austrian crystal brand Swarvoski. Read more

Grey cabinetry, brass accents and ash flooring have refreshed a kitchen within a 1960s home, updated by Canadian studio Robitaille Curtis. Read more View the full article

Barcelona architect Sergi Pons has exposed stone walls and wooden beams during the renovation of this apartment in the city's Les Corts district. (more...) View the full article

Industrial designers Adrienne McNicholas and Michelle Ivankovic have launched a range of silicone caps designed to preserve leftover fruit and vegetables (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas has released more details of the Venice Architecture Biennale he is curating this year and revealed his aim to disconnect the exhibition from the current state of architecture, which he says "is not in good health". (more...) View the full article