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London designer Philippe Malouin has used solid-surface material Caesarstone to form the seats of twelve swings arranged in a circle for an exhibition later this month. (more…) View the full article

Mirrors create a reflective facade on this pair of holiday homes in the South Tyrolean Dolomites, but have been coated with a glare-reducing film to help prevent bird collisions (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Hand-blown lamps are paired with herringbone wood flooring and blue-hued furniture inside this London restaurant, designed by New York studio AvroKo to reflect the Danish heritage of owner Anna Hansen (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Design studio NotAnotherOne has designed a portable air quality monitor that clips onto your bag to test local pollution levels. Read more

New York firm Gachot Studios custom made the mohair sofas, blue paint and fire grate that feature in this hotel in Detroit, designed for American watch brand Shinola. Read more

Dezeen and MINI World Tour: Eindhoven designer Miriam van der Lubbe takes us around the fair she co-founded, claiming: "What is visible in Milan in two years, you can see at Dutch Design Week now." (more...) View the full article

Nike has revealed the new home and away football kits for 14 national teams ahead of this year's FIFA Women's World Cup in France. Read more

Architecture studio Atelier Masomi has built a market in Dandaji, Niger, using colourful recycled-metal canopies to attract vendors and help grow the local economy. Read more

Robert Brunner started out in civil engineering but now heads San Francisco design studio Ammunition, creating products for brands including Apple, Adobe and Beats By Dre. He told Dezeen Jobs how he got there. Read more

Lighting designer Michael Anastassiades has brought together a collection of his work from the past 12 years for the Things That Go Together exhibition at The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre in his native Cyprus. Read more

Norwegian design studio Ment has created handcrafted tableware for Snøhetta's recently completed underwater restaurant in Norway using sand and minerals taken from the surrounding coast. Read more

Norman Foster says the The Tulip will become a "symbol in it's own right" as the controversial 305.3-metre-high tourist attraction was approved by City of London today. Read more

Dezeen promotion: Creative program producers Cut&Paste have teamed up with Intel and HP to run a new product design contest called LaunchBox, with over £14,000 in prizes to be won for potential crowdfunding projects. (more...) View the full article

Design studio Marcante-Testa used pink clay partitions, copper pipes, and panels of plexiglass to form an "architectural landscape" inside this Milan fashion store. Read more

A spectacular staircase can transform even the most average building, and this year we've seen them in a huge variety of materials and sizes. Dezeen editor Anna Winston chooses 10 of the best from 2015. (more…) View the full article

New York homeware brand Buffy has launched a comforter made entirely of eucalyptus pulp, reducing its ecological footprint while also making it suitable for vegans. Read more

News: Christopher Turner is leaving British design and architecture magazine Icon to join the organisation behind London's annual design festival. (more…) View the full article

Uruguayan designers Mercedes Arocena and Lucía Benítez created this collection of garments entirely using wool sourced from their native country. (more...) View the full article

A refurbished schoolhouse with a serrated profile forms one of three tourist facilities designed by OUJAE Architects for a remote but scenic island off the coast of South Korea (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

News: One World Trade Center in New York has been officially declared tallest building in the western hemisphere, following a debate over whether the spire can contribute to its overall height. (more...) View the full article

Slideshow feature: following the news that Shigeru Ban will receive this year's Pritzker Prize, here is a look back at some of the buildings designed by the Japanese architect across his 30-year career. (more...) View the full article

Music: German visual artist Henning M Lederer explores the biological machinery of the human body in an intricate animated video for Max Cooper's track Anatomic. (more…) View the full article

Canadian firm Ian MacDonald Architect has completed a family retreat in southern Ontario that cantilevers over a rocky hillside and is designed to be mostly hidden from view (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store is popping-up today and tomorrow at hotel design show Sleep 2012, where you can browse a selection of our watches by named designers and independent brands, including the new 203 Series by London watch brand Uniform Wares (above). (more…) View the full article