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Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: scientists are combining non-living chemicals to create materials with the properties of living organisms, says the creator of a self-repairing shoe made from protocells. (more...) View the full article

Brisbane-based artist Michael Candy has proposed a method of artificial pollination using 3D-printed robotic flowers, in a bid to help increase the dwindling bee population. Read more View the full article

These new shots by Hufton + Crow provide an in-depth look at the pointy profile and expansive interiors of the Polish concert hall that was recently shortlisted for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2015 and this year's Designs of the Year (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Szczepaniak Astridge has added a rooftop extension to Leaf House, a terrace in south London for architectural photographer Edmund Sumner and writer Yuki Sumner. Read more View the full article

Surfaces appear to be stitched together with thick black thread in this fantasy bar and restaurant interior by Polish designer Karina Wiciak. (more...) View the full article

Polish designer Szymon Hanczar's micro apartment in Wroclaw contains a kitchen, bedroom and bathroom all within the confines of just 13 square metres (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Architecture and design studio T Sakhi has transformed security barriers into seating as part of a series of urban interventions aimed at creating social places for locals in Beirut. Read more

Beirut design studio T Sakhi combined Venetian Murano glass with recycled metal threads and powder to create a pair of textured glassware collections. Read more View the full article

Beirut studio T Sakhi redefined the wall as a hub for social connection with its pavilion for Dubai Design Week, which comments on the "resilience" of Lebanese society in the face of current socio-political unrest. Read more View the full article

New York studio T W Ryan Architecture has renovated a black house in the Long Island beach town of Montauk, using pale finishes inside to contrast the dark exterior of the gabled forms. Read more View the full article

Osaka studio Process5 Design created this weekend retreat in western Japan to accommodate activities that are usually impossible in a city house (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Swiss architecture firm Bureau A created a seven-storey mobile performance space and street kitchen, mounted it on a tricycle and rode it round the streets of Hanoi in Vietnam (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

Black frames outline rows of olive oil bottles at this culinary shop in Toronto, while images of olive branches decorate the walls behind. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architecture studio TAA Design has made the green roof of this house in Quang Ngai, Vietnam, from stepped planters finished in red plaster and tiles. Read more View the full article

Barcelona studio TAAB6 has renovated a 1930s townhouse in the city's Horta district, Casa JJA, to create a family home that merges contemporary and traditional features. Read more

Dutch architects COBE have extended this theatre in Taastrup, Copenhagen, by wrapping it in a curtain of translucent prisms that slope away from the existing building. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This labyrinthian theatre set of slatted and solid timber is designed to create an environment for two strangers to act out an improvised performance (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

The 30,000-capacity Kosovo National Stadium, which will be located in Drenas, will become the new home for the Kosovo national football team. Read more

Glass-fronted apartments are set behind sheltered balconies at this concrete residential block in Mexico City by architects JSa (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Designers Scott, Rich and Victoria of London and Auckland have created this collection of oak and metal furniture. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Seoul design studio Graft Object's Arch Bundle collection features a table and pair of stools that reference architectural vaulting (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Los Angeles designers Ball-Nogues Studio have collaborated with UCLA Architecture and Urban Design students to create a courtyard stage set made of coffee tables. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

VDF products fair: Canadian design company Bocci has launched a range of table lamps with sculptural glass shades. Read more View the full article

Milan 2014: designers from MIT Media Lab's Tangible Media Group have created a shape-shifting table that reacts to human presence with a series of 1,000 tiny motors built into the frame (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

This coffee table by Chilean studio Elemento Diseño is made of a single sheet of plywood, with the legs cut out from its corners. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article