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Manchester School of Architecture gives an insight into the eight ateliers that make up its Master of Architecture course in this Virtual Design Festival school show. Read more View the full article

Design Miami/ director Ambra Medda will leave the organisation in June, five years after co-founding the limited-edition design fair. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Tokijin Yoshioka has sent us a short video of his Stellar installation at Swarovski Crystal Palace in Milan this year. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

South Korean designer Soojin Kang has covered a range of second hand chairs in a patchwork of fabric. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Scroll down for all the latest from Dezeenjobs, including positions with architects OMA in Rotterdam, Foster + Partners in London and clothing brand Levi Strauss in Brussels. This is also the last chance to apply to work with Tom Dixon, Mikou Design Studio and more… (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Design Festival 2010: at Variability in London last week designer Simon Donald presented new additions to his Stanley collection, which includes this candle holder with sandpaper for striking matches on. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The Temporium: Spanish designer Cristian Zuzunaga will be selling these scarves printed with a pixel-like pattern at our pop-up store The Temporium in London next month. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: over on Dezeen Watch Store we’re now stocking Neko (above), the new design by Japanese architects Sanaa for Italian brand Alessi. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen promotion: design brand Luminaire present a lecture and reception with furniture designer Patricia Urquiola at their Coral Gables showroom in Miami on 3 February. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: this animation by Los Angeles digital designers Squared Design Lab shows their conceptual project where an unfinished building would be covered in modular pods growing algae for biofuel. Robotic arms would constantly rearrange the pods to maintain optimum growing conditions. Watch the movie » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Space: Estonian graphic designer Evelin Kasikov takes her place at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A Jewish purification ritual takes place in the pools of this Mexico City bathhouse. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Ten fangs protrude from the sole of each of these shoes, worn by models at the Spring/Summer 2012 show of fashion designer Iris van Herpen. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Following the popularity of our story about a Starbucks designed by Kengo Kuma, here are some images of a concept store that the coffee-shop giant has completed inside a historic bank vault in Amsterdam. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Wooden sticks shield the facades of this house in Belgium by Ghent studio Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu, while a tree bursts through the roof. (more…) View the full article

Skyscrapers in Seoul: this week we’ve run a series of stories on the Yongsan International Business District, a new commercial hub in Seoul, South Korea, that’s due for completion in 2024. Commissioned by South Korean developer DreamHub, the new district has been masterplanned by architect Daniel Libeskind and will include skyscrapers by a host of international architects including Renzo Piano, BIG, MVRDV, REX, Dominique Perrault and Libeskind. Here’s a slideshow to bring them all together. (more…) View the full article

Promotion: entries are now being accepted for the Furniture Design Award and Furniture Design Platform 2013 organised by the Singapore Furniture Industries Council. (more…) View the full article

The latest issue of Dezeen Mail features a speedboat designed by Zaha Hadid (above), a shoe inspired by a bird’s skull and a proposal to thatch London skyscrapers, plus new jobs, competitions and music. Read Dezeen Mail issue 110 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

Dezeen is looking for designers and other creatives to participate in a series of live events we’re hosting at 100% Design in London from 19-22 September. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the inaugural Icon Awards for British architecture and design were launched during this year’s London Design Festival and voting is now open for the Icon of the year award. (more…) View the full article

Product news: New Zealand design studio Timothy John has created a cork and steel stool inspired by the glass beakers used in science experiments. (more…) View the full article

Product news: German designer Sebastian Scherer used sheets of coloured glass to create these tessellating tables. (more...) View the full article

News: the world's first mobile research facility, designed by British firm Hugh Broughton Architects, has officially opened on the floating Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. (more...) View the full article

Interview: architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio was in London last week to launch Canaletto, a residential tower being built in the east of the city. He spoke to Dezeen about the project, about his plans to create the first open-source architecture studio and about the "devastatingly difficult" situation for architects in the Netherlands. (more...) View the full article

Milan 2013: London designer Philippe Malouin is exhibiting furniture built from slats of two-by-four, sand-cast chairs and a spinning candle at the ProjectB gallery in Milan. (more...) View the full article