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An intricately decorated Persian box provided a starting point for the latest range of designs from New York studio Apparatus. Read more View the full article

A "seamless flow" of spaces including a library, 250-tree garden and a shared social space form the heart of the Shigeru Ban-designed Shishi-Iwa House boutique hotel in Japan. Read more

Dezeen Jobs now has over 30,000 registered jobseekers around the world! Read more

The Imperial War Museum has a new archive in Cambridgeshire, England, called the IWM Paper Store, which is the most airtight building in the world. Read more

French fashion house Dior's flagship store in Tokyo by Japanese studio SANAA has had its interior overhauled by American architect Peter Marino (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Architect Richard John Andrews has built The Light Shed, a fibreglass-clad multi-functional shed in his east London garden to house his architecture studio. Read more

Calls for Denise Scott Brown to be recognised by Pritzker and a library with a robotic book-retrieval system (above) and wearable technology head-up this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which also features all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 146 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Product news: London designer Simon Pengelly has created these curved wooden chairs with cut-out backs for British furniture brand Modus. (more...) View the full article

Over on Dezeen Jobs, we're advertising jobs in a few Australian cities right now. We've selected five of the best, including roles with John McAslan + Partners, Cox Architecture and The University of Queensland. Read more View the full article

This week’s issue of Dezeen Mail features our coverage of the Istanbul Design Biennial including a plotter that repeatedly writes text from the Open Source Architecture Manifesto onto a wall (above), plus all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen. Read Dezeen Mail issue 123 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

The entrance to this white house by Osaka architecture studio IZUE is contained within a hole in the slatted wooden porch that frames a view through to the sea (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architecture studio Heusch has sought to create a continuous experience between the indoor and outdoor spaces of this overhauled mid-century residence, located high up in the Santa Monica Mountains. Read more View the full article

Dezeen is now among the 5,000 most popular websites in the world, according to web ranking firm Alexa. Read more View the full article

Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win a copy of trend forecaster Li Edelkoort's new book exploring fetishism in fashion. (more...) View the full article

Performers from experimental dance company Bandaloop leap, flip and spin across the glass facade of a 17-storey tower at Boston's Fan Pier in this choreographed acrobatic act (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Snøhetta, Rapt Studio and Kelly Wearstler are among eight architecture and design studios that have redesigned Max Lamb's Last Stool for Swedish furniture brand Hem to raise funds for affordable housing in Los Angeles. Read more

A light and spacious kitchen, dining and lounge opens onto a latticed balcony in this Tel-Aviv apartment, which has been completely overhauled by Dori interior design studio. Read more View the full article

London's queer community needs architects and designers to help them create new social spaces, says Ben Campkin, co-author of a report charting the decline of LGBT+ venues across the city. Read more

Italian design brand Kartell has opened a new flagship showroom in London, where Dezeen spoke to CEO Claudio Luti about how the company pioneered the manufacture of plastic furniture and his plans for the future (+ interview). (more…) View the full article

Balconies covered in tropical plants and contoured surfaces based on rock formations surround this Singapore hotel by WOHA, which topped the hotels category at the Inside Festival awards last week. (more...) View the full article

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has designed a house encased in a lattice of giant sticks as part of a series of dream houses proposed for Spain's Matarraña region (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

This family house in northern Japan was designed by Tokyo studio Hannat Architects to embrace darkness as well as light (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Following the success of its 01 range, Instrmnt's 02 collection is now available to pre-order from Dezeen Watch Store. Read more View the full article

Dutch collective Envisions will present its latest material research for wood brand Finsa during this year’s Milan design week, in an exhibition that combines process pieces with final collections. Read more View the full article

Artists Studio Job created a backdrop of wilting flowers for Viktor & Rolf's Autumn Winter 2013 show at Paris Fashion Week (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article