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Dezeen Wire: Quentin Blake, the man responsible for illustrating many of author Roald Dahl‘s famous novels, has been announced as the winner of this year’s Prince Philip Designers Prize. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Circular mirrors, glowing acrylic rods and large yellows discs adorn the ceiling of this canteen for German magazine Der Spiegel (photos by Zooey Braun). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Tread-like indents in the concrete facade of this rock-climbing centre might encourage visitors to scale the walls (photos by Julien Lanoo). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will chair a discussion with Milan designer Fabio Novembre at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London tonight as part of Peroni Nastro Azzurro‘s latest series of talks on Italian design. You’ll be able to watch the talk via a live stream on Dezeen Screen from 7pm. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: the ongoing construction of skyscrapers in central London has caused the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to reconsider the status of the Tower of London and the Palace of Westminster as recognised sites of historical significance – Evening Standard UNESCO are concerned that The Shard by architect Renzo Piano near the Tower of London and the 43-storey Doon Street tower on the opposite side of the river Thames from Westminster are having a negative impact on the views and historical integrity of the landmarks. It could place them on its “at risk” register, which would damage their appeal to international tourists. S…

This idyllic pine house by the sea outside Stockholm has a glass-fronted lookout loft on its roof. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A sprawling grid of timber cubes covers the ceiling of a restaurant in Singapore by designers Brewin Concepts. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Glass screens fold across the front of this house in Yamanashi, Japan, to transform a covered garden into an indoor dining room. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This pod-shaped woodland retreat floats on a net between the trees in Dorset, UK. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The latest Maggie’s cancer care centre to complete is a concrete spiral in southwest Wales. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: an architect from one of the firms that collaborated with Foster + Partners on the design of the Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal in China says that recent damage caused by wind had nothing to do with the quality of the design – The Washington Post Shao Weiping of the Beijing Architectural Design and Research Institute said he was “very confident that the design was perfect and involved no mistakes or flaws.” China state media say passengers reported seeing roofing material from Terminal 3 blowing across the runway and through the three-year-old terminal building. It is the second time in a year that wind has reportedly affected the structure.…

Dezeen in Israel: designer Chanan de Lange exhibits two circular library bookshelves made from recycled school desks at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The latest batch of designers and brands to be added to the line up for our Christmas pop-up store The Temporium include WRAP magazine (above), whose large format pull-out illustrations are perfect for wrapping presents. There are also pencils in the shape of crucifixes, lace-up leather grips for handlebars, deluxe paper planes and much more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Hugh Pearman has expressed admiration for the mature and understated nature of Dutch practice OMA‘s design for a new headquarters for merchant bank Rothschild on a sensitive site near the Bank of England – Hugh Pearman Pearman suggests that it is “a miracle that a ‘foreign’ firm of architects with a reputation for the outrageous won the 2005 competition to redevelop the site,” but describes their approach to this project as “well-mannered, corporate, svelte, positively self-effacing.” The area’s history demanded a low-key approach and Pearman adds that, although he wishes the building “wasn’t on quite such good behaviour,” its response…

Japanese architects Ikeda Yukie have completed a house with rounded edges for an elderly couple. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Scroll on for all the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Carpenters Workshop Gallery, designers Fredrikson Stallard and Benjamin Hubert, plus this is the last chance to apply for roles with fuseproject, Paul Smith, Princeton University and more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch designers Tjep have completed three quirky shops and sales counters in the newly refurbished Departure Lounge 3 of Schiphol airport, Amsterdam. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen in Israel: following our recent visit to Tel Aviv, here’s an entirely white house in nearby Ramat Gan by local architects Pitsou Kedem. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Hotel brand Yotel have opened a flagship branch in New York’s Times Square, where visitors check in at computerised kiosks while their luggage is stored or retrieved by a giant robotic arm. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

This time five years ago designer Fabio Novembre created an interior filled with winding ribbons of Corian for a shoe shop in Rome and we published images of Tadao Ando’s building for the Issey Miyake Foundation as it neared completion. Australian designer Marc Newson was named Designer of the Year at Design Miami and a fluid tower by Los Angeles firm Morphosis won a competition for a mixed-use development in Paris’s business district. See all our stories from November 2006 » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Here’s a similar storage system to the bicycle showroom we published this morning, this time for a kid’s playroom. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architects Eureka have made a bicycle shop in Hong Kong where recycled paper tubes can be pushed in and out to make an ever-changing display wall. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen archive: Fantastic Norway’s mountain lodge with a sloping roof that you can ski over (top left) was one of our most poplar stories this week and our thoughts are turning to all things wintery, so this week we’ve rounded up all our stories about skating, skiing and sledging. See all the stories » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: our latest Dezeen Watch Store pop-up is at Blickfang design fair at Kongresshaus Zürich in Zürich, Switzerland this weekend. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Want more choice in your chocolate box? Mix and match fillings and toppings with these modular chocolates by French designer Elsa Lambinet. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article