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Recycled ice cream tubs cover walls of elevated Microlibrary by Shau

Two thousand ice-cream tubs form the walls of this small community library in Bandung, Indonesia, and some of them have been perforated to display a subtle message (+ slideshow).

 
 

This week, Pokémon Go became a cultural phenomenon

Pokémon Go Pikachu screenshot

This week on Dezeen: the launch of the Pokémon Go augmented reality video game  changed the way players interacted with cities and buildings, and brands began releasing products to help players "catch 'em all".

 
 

Martin Jakobsen's uranium glassware glows bright green

Czech designer Martin Jakobsen has created glowing uranium-glass tumblers, adding to his output of unusual glassware.

 
 

Scott Edwards Architecture creates home with acoustically separate spaces for a Portland family

Oregon  firm Scott Edwards Architecture has created a home in Portland that includes soundproof rehearsal spaces for a family of musicians (+ slideshow).

 
 

Nike's Magista 2 football boots perform as an "organic extension of the foot"

Nike has redesigned its existing Magista football boot by imagining what a foot would look like had it evolved specifically to play football (+ slideshow).

 
 

Arquitectonica's Pierce Boston tower to feature apartments aimed at young tech entrepreneurs

Sales have officially launched for apartments inside this skyscraper in Boston by New York firm Arquitectonica, amid a "boom" in the city's luxury condo market created by its growing tech scene (+ slideshow).

 
 

Pentagram brings Mastercard into the digital age with pared-back logo redesign

Design agency Pentagram has created a new logo and visual identity for Mastercard, the credit card company's first branding redesign in 20 years.

 
 

Freedom To Exist's debut timepiece is a move away from "the noise of branding"

Dezeen Watch Store: west London-based watch brand Freedom To Exist has launched a minimal timepiece that is designed to reference the classic detailing seen on vintage watches.

 
 

US job of the week: salesperson/office manager at Edelkoort

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for a salesperson/office manager at the New York trend-forecasting firm Edelkoort, which recently introduced a hybrid design department at Parsons School of Design in New York. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

"Dream of working from your own backyard in New York" fuels Brooklyn garden studio trend

As real-estate prices in New York City continue to soar, Brooklyn residents are using their extra space and relaxed planning restrictions to extend their townhouses and build "quirky" garden studios, according to local architects (+ slideshow).

 
 

Luca Nichetto "completely shocked" by the low price of Chinese design products

Home-grown Chinese design brands will soon be selling affordable products in the west, according to Italian designer Luca Nichetto, who is creative director of Chinese startup furniture brand ZaoZuo (+ slideshow).

 
 

Kim Jones reinterprets classic Nike designs to create compact travel kit for Olympic athletes

Movie: in this exclusive video Dezeen produced for Nike, fashion designer Kim Jones unveils his compactable collection of clothes and shoes designed for athletes travelling to the Rio 2016 Olympics.

 
 

Competition: win a copy of Fiera magazine issue four

Competition: Dezeen is offering readers the chance to win a copy of the fourth issue of Fiera magazine, which picks the best projects by designers exhibited at international design fairs (+ slideshow).

 
 

Brooklyn apartment tower by Enrique Norten nears completion

Construction of a metal-clad residential tower in Brooklyn by Mexican architect Enrique Norten is almost finished, with tenants slated to move in by the end of this summer.

 
 

Plastic panels installed to tackle "power shower" effect in BIG's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

Rain-proofing panels have been added to the Bjarke Ingels-designed Serpentine Gallery Pavilion as London experiences a summer of torrential downpours.

 
 
 
   
 
 

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