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Paper-thin shutters fold out from the walls of this narrow timber house in Tokyo by Japanese firm Unemori Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Steel crossbeams divide the triple-height living room of this Tokyo townhouse into modular sections. (more…) View the full article

Japanese firm Avehideshi Architects and Associates have completed this house in Osaka, Japan, with a staircase that wraps around the house’s internal perimeter. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This small wooden pavilion was modelled on the design of a rural shed and added to an old museum in Germany by architects Von M (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

World Architecture Festival 2014: a village library in China with a roof that doubles as a playground has been selected for the inaugural Small Project of the Year award at the World Architecture Festival. (more...) View the full article

World Architecture Festival 2012: Australian architect John Wardle tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how small projects can be “a good grounding for research and testing of ideas” in this movie we filmed about his award-winning Shearer’s Quarters at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month. (more…) View the full article

French furniture brand Smarin has designed a twig-shaped vape alternative that it hopes will encourage better breathing habits in its users. Read more View the full article

Transgender men and non-binary people have a safer, more comfortable option for chest binding in the form of Breathe, a smart garment designed by Loughborough University student Miles Kilburn. Read more

Penis girth, thrust counts and sexual health are all measured by the i.Con smart condom ring, as wearable technology moves into the bedroom. Read more View the full article

Yves Behar has designed a smart cup called Vessyl, which detects what you're drinking and displays its nutritional contents in real time. (more...) View the full article

American fashion designer Jeremy Scott has designed a special edition for car brand Smart, with wings that shoot out from the back to form the rear and brake lights (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Milan 2010: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón created an installation for Italian energy company Enel at the Interni Think Tank in Milan last week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Design Indaba 2013: glow-in-the-dark roads and responsive street lamps were among the concepts to make highways safer while saving money and energy presented by Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town earlier this month. (more...) View the full article

Swedish firm Tengbom has designed a ten square-metre wooden house for students. (more...) View the full article

The aeroplanes of the future will be catapulted into the sky, fly in formation like birds along “express skyways” and glide into airports with their engines turned off, according to aviation company Airbus. (more…) View the full article

Toymaker The Crafty Robot has launched a crowdfunding campaign for its latest design — a DIY robot that can follow you around the house and bring you drinks. Read more View the full article

News: Columbia Engineering researchers have developed a smartphone accessory that can simultaneously detect HIV and syphilis within minutes. (more…) View the full article

Architecture studio Smartvoll has preserved an old cottage in Klosterneuburg, Austria, enveloping it in three more buildings to create a spacious family home. Read more View the full article

Israeli designer Dor Tal has designed a set of gadgets that monitor data generated on social networks to help users predict the future and take action ahead of time (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

This grenade-shaped scent diffuser has been designed to alert internet users of data leaks from their smartphones, tablets and computers. Read more View the full article

Product news: whether you fancy the Frenchman, the Millionaire, the Tennis Coach or the Fireman, the characters in this range of designer sex toys have been created in response to stereotypical female fantasies. (more...) View the full article

Plazma Architecture Studio has completed a house in Vilnius, Lithuania, clad in timber with deep-set glazing and a display garage for showcasing a car. Read more View the full article

A translucent concertinaed shell conceals the gridded concrete interior of this theatre designed by architects Smiljan Radić, Eduardo Castillo and Gabriela Medrano for the city of Concepción, Chile. Read more View the full article

Movie: Chilean architect Smiljan Radic says he wanted his pavilion to have the qualities of a giant hand-made model in this movie filmed by Dezeen at the unveiling of the 2014 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion on Tuesday. (more...) View the full article

This house designed by Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple for a site on the Nova Scotia coast comprises a cluster of Corten-clad buildings that are influenced by traditional fishing huts. Read more