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Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in our first movie looking at the interface between design and technology, Andy Millns of 3D production company Inition claims virtual reality will soon become almost indistinguishable from the real world. (more...) View the full article

Pale bricks are arranged in a herringbone pattern on the outer walls of this compact house in north-east London that local architect Zoe Chan designed and built for herself (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Black panels of corrugated iron clad the exterior of this lakeside wooden cabin in rural Victoria, Australia, by local firm Branch Studio Architects (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

News: a new generation of 3D printing pens will "improve the creativity of everybody" and "give the world a new way to communicate," according to the designer of the Lix pen, which launched on Kickstarter this week and has already raised over £400,000 (+ interview). (more...) View the full article

Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: four machines trace patterns in piles of sand to reveal plans of buildings, neighbourhoods and cities in this installation at the Israeli Pavilion (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

A travelling abattoir highlights the reality of meat production and examines how it can be made more humane in this project by Royal College of Art graduate Janice Tseng Lau. (more...) View the full article

Stockholm designer David Taylor has combined brushed aluminium and polished brass with waste material found on the site of a former iron foundry to create a series of candle holders. (more...) View the full article

Belgian studio Unfold has developed a set of instruments that measure physical objects and transfer the dimensions to a digital model in real time on screen (+ movie). (more...) View the full article

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition of products by Swiss brand Vitra to celebrate the company's American ties (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

Dezeen's design editor Dan Howarth picks 10 of his favourite gadgets from this year, including a robotic fish tank and a vaginal activity monitor. (more…) View the full article

A curving wall of rammed earth channels a stream of water around the edge of this horse riding centre near Melbourne, by London studio Seth Stein Architects and local firm Watson Architecture + Design (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Finnish designer Iiro A Ahokas has created a tea set that fits neatly together inside an insulated cup shaped like a "bawdy" test tube. (more…) View the full article

The reflective stainless steel skin of the new Len Lye Museum in New Plymouth, New Zealand pays tribute to the work of the experimental artist known for his kinetic and multimedia pieces (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This museum by architects Sergei Tchoban and Agniya Sterligova contains a single room inside a silo-like structure in a Russian potato field (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Hood-like roofs funnel natural light into these brick terraced houses in London by Bell Phillips Architects, which provide cost-effective homes for elderly and disabled residents (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

This movie by film studio Carniolus shows how the Slovenian army used a helicopter to airlift the various components of an Alpine cabin to its mountainside location. (more…) View the full article

French architect Odile Decq has completed a five-year renovation project to restore and revive the Maison Bernard, a "bubble house" in the South of France designed by Hungarian architect Antti Lovag (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Pavilions that host exhibitions for the Venice Biennale are boarded up for six months every year, and Dutch studio RAAAF thinks a better solution would be to cover each one with a veil of fabric. (more…) View the full article

Stella McCartney-designed kits for the British Olympic team (pictured), Zaha Hadid's "oyster-like" ferry terminal in Italy and Dyson's new hairdryer that is inaudible to human ears features in this week's edition of Dezeen Mail. Read Dezeen Mail issue 303 | Subscribe to Dezeen Mail View the full article

This Montreal residential building by local studio Naturehumaine features a simple brick facade punctuated with square windows and a rear parking area topped by a steel canopy. (more…) View the full article

Architecture studio OMA has completed its extension to the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, which features a stack of stepped galleries and a protruding, angular staircase. (more…) View the full article

The team behind London's controversial Garden Bridge have released a short film that allows viewers to experience the project in virtual reality (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

Restaurant chain TGI Fridays has ditched its dark wood and red-striped interiors in favour of a muted Scandinavian-style aesthetic at a branch in Corpus Christi, Texas, following similar revamps by McDonalds and Burger King (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: an Issey Miyake fabric-pleating demonstration, a talk at Muji's flagship store and an installation made of recycled materials will take place during the inaugural New York Textile Month (+ slideshow) (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: the Crea collection by Spanish lighting brand Vibia is made up of pendant, ceiling and wall lights that can be customised by designers to suit different spaces. Read more View the full article