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Finger-like blocks create secluded "micro-spaces" for Madrid residence by Abiboo Architecture

This Madrid residence by Abiboo Architecture comprises a series of stacked volumes that taper out into the grounds to create secluded terraces for its famous owner (+ slideshow).

 
 

Micaella Pedros explains how to make furniture using discarded plastic bottles

Graduate shows 2016: design graduate Micaella Pedros demonstrates how heat-shrunk plastic bottles can be used to create stable furniture joints in this movie filmed by Dezeen for the Royal College of Art (+ movie).

 
 

Job of the week: head of design at the V&A Museum

Dezeen job of the week

Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a head of design at London's V&A Museum, which exhibited British architect Sam Jacob's replica refugee shelter at the Venice Biennale (pictured). Visit the ad for full details of the position or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

OMA uses coloured mirrors and aluminium foam for Repossi Vendôme store interior

An aluminium foam staircase doglegs up the centre of Italian jewellery brand Repossi's flagship store, designed by Dutch architecture firm OMA on Paris' exclusive Place Vendôme (+ slideshow).

 
 

Z4Z4 commissions sci-fi photoshoot for half-sunken house in Madrid

Three corrugated cylinders are raised on stilts above subterranean living spaces and gardens to form this Madrid house by Z4Z4, which is captured in a science-fiction-inspired photoshoot (+ 360-degree videos).

 
 

George Riding's Wire Series coffee table comes with integrated accessories

Graduate shows 2016: this coffee table by Northumbria University graduate George Riding features objects that nestle into the furniture's metal framework (+ slideshow).

 
 

OOPEAA builds wooden Periscope Tower beside lake in Finland

This lakeside observation pavilion by Finnish studio OOPEAA doubles as a giant periscope, so visitors don't have to climb to the top to enjoy the view (+ slideshow).

 
 

Jean Verville creates black fairytale-like cottage in a Quebec forest

Jean Verville Architecte has designed a  cabin in rural Quebec with dark metal cladding and pointy roofs that "seems to emerge from a children's story" (+ slideshow).

 
 

Viktor & Rolf's Vagabonds wear haute-couture garments made from scraps of recycled fabrics

Viktor & Rolf AW16 haute-couture fashion collection

Dutch fashion house Viktor & Rolf has used fabrics leftover from past seasons to create the haute-couture garments in its Autumn Winter 2016 collection.

 
 

Noah's Ark theme park opens in Kentucky as flash floods hit the US

A biblical theme park contained within a huge ark – billed as the world's largest timber-frame building – has opened in Kentucky, just as the US state has been hit by severe flooding (+ slideshow).

 
 

Es Devlin creates meandering Louis Vuttion catwalk around Oscar Niemeyer museum

British set designer Es Devlin has created a twisting pathway around the Oscar Niemeyer-designed Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Niterói for the Louis Vuitton Cruise Collection catwalk show (+ slideshow).

 
 

Brexit crisis leads to job losses and project uncertainty for UK architects

Brexit crisis: British architecture firms Make and Sheppard Robson are laying off staff, as Brexit starts to impact on the construction industry.

 
 

Dezeen Mail issue 313 features this week's best stories and discussions

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A 3D-printed mask based on Björk's musculoskeletal system, a series of rejected Brexit campaign posters and a house in a Brazilian rainforest (pictured) feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail.

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Brexit will not damage the creative industries, says UK culture secretary

Brexit crisis: creative businesses in the UK will "continue to thrive" after Brexit, according to the secretary of state for culture.

 
 

Soho House considers move into co-living market and hires Tadao Ando for Tokyo members club

Private members club Soho House is considering expanding into the fast-growing co-living market, according to founder Nick Jones.

 
 

Siam Discovery shopping centre in Bangkok is Nendo's biggest ever project

Movie: Oki Sato of Nendo explains the concept behind the Japanese studio's redesign of a 40,000-square-metre shopping mall, in this video Dezeen filmed in Bangkok for retail development company Siam Piwat.

 
 
 
   
 
 

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