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Australian studio Fox Johnston has completed three curved toilet and shower blocks as part of an effort to rejuvenate a Sydney beachfront (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

The latest Dezeen competition offers readers the chance to win a Capas rug designed by Mathias Hahn for Nanimarquina. Read more

Micro apartments are being touted as the solution for cities facing an affordable housing crisis, so we've squeezed some examples onto our Pinterest board dedicated to tiny homes. Explore a Wroclaw flat occupying just 13 square metres, a dwelling in Madrid with rooms connected by ladders, and many more. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest | See more micro homes in our archive View the full article

American design studios SAW and MOA have teamed up to conceive a "nomadic fitting room" for an online retailer that sells intimate apparel for women (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Palma by Unbound Babes is a waterproof sex toy disguised as piece of jewellery that can twist, tilt and be tapped to produce different vibrations. Read more

Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: Ben Alun-Jones of Knyttan explains how customers can create bespoke knitwear at the company's "factory of the future" and claims mass customisation is transforming the role of designers. (+ movie). (more…) View the full article

News: Herzog & de Meuron is reportedly working on plans to revamp the west London home of Chelsea Football Club to make room for as many as 60,000 spectators. (more…) View the full article

The centrepiece of this garden-inspired Nordic restaurant in Copenhagen is an indoor greenhouse that Danish design studio Genbyg has created using recycled materials (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

A beam inscribed with "welding body repairs" is left exposed in this Montreal restaurant, designed by locally based Ivy Studio, as a nod to its former use as an auto body shop. Read more

Brooklyn architecture studio PRO has overhauled a townhouse in Williamsburg, adding a slanted glass volume on its top-level to double the home's living space. Read more

Foster + Partners has been revealed as a collaborator on LG's Signature OLED TV R, the world's first television that rolls out of sight. Read more

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, OMA and Jonathan Tuckey Design, whose glazed extension to a Grade II-listed Cotswolds house is pictured. This is also the last chance to apply for roles with YOO, Speedo International, Martha Schwartz Partners and more... (more…) View the full article

Design Miami 2014: design gallery Espasso is displaying Modern and contemporary furniture by Brazilian architects including Oscar Niemeyer and Sergio Rodrigues at The Shore Club hotel in Miami Beach (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Garments in this retail interior by Australian design studio Sibling are displayed on copper clothes rails and stacked wooden cubes (+ slideshow). (more...) View the full article

International architecture and design awards programmes have improved the gender balance of their judging panels this year, although men still outnumber women, according to a survey conducted by Dezeen following our Move the Needle initiative. Read more

Curator Aric Chen has explored how we will use materials in a new geological age, in the headline exhibition for this year's Design Miami/Basel. Read more

A black box made from panels of moulded steel creates a rippling enclosure for the upper storeys of this Givenchy flagship store in Korea by Italian architects Piuarch (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dutch company Concr3de has proposed rebuilding parts of Notre-Dame Cathedral from the ashes of the fire using 3D printing, and has already printed a replacement gargoyle. Read more

Construction has begun on Japan's tallest building, a 330-metre-tall skyscraper in Tokyo designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. Read more

News: the jury tasked with selecting the design for a new hotel adjacent to Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals spa in Switzerland has "dissociated itself" with the client's decision to appoint Los Angeles firm Morphosis. (more…) View the full article

Portuguese architect Filipe Fonseca da Costa has renovated an apartment in southwest Lisbon, creating bright living spaces while highlighting structural details. Read more

Designers from the Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths, University of London, have produced a series of simple wildlife habitats that incorporate hidden cameras for capturing images of the animal visitors. Read more

Bright white shutters concertina across the glazed facade of this Porto home designed and occupied by local architects Cláudia Monteiro and Vitor Oliveira. (more…) View the full article

Eight glass-walled gardens offer views of greenery to the occupants of this minimally furnished house in Cuernavaca, Mexico, by architecture firm Goko (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Researchers from MIT are developing a technology that transforms water droplets into programmable, interactive tools for entertainment and communication. Read more View the full article