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Nordic's Villa Vatnan is a hilltop house with a view over a Norwegian city

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Nordic Office of Architecture has completed a concrete and glass house on the outskirts of Trondheim, Norway, that offers its occupants impressive views. More ›

 
 

Patricia Urquiola creates workspace for designers inside Laufen's new Madrid showroom

Laufen showroom in Madrid by Patricia Urquiola

Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola  has completed a "new kind of showroom" for bathroom brand Laufen that also includes a workspace for architects and designers. More ›

 
 

Black Friday Sale launches at Dezeen Watch Store

Larsson & Jennings' Lugano watch in Anthracite is in the Black Friday Sale

Dezeen Watch Store launches its Black Friday Sale today, with an average discount of 15 per cent on more than 100 designer timepieces. More ›

 
 

Raumhochrosen's woodland cabin in Austria provides respite for a life coach

Tom's hut by Heike Schlauch

Austrian architecture studio Raumhochrosen designed this compact timber cabin as a wilderness retreat for a life coach and songwriter. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: junior designer for Tom Dixon

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Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is a junior design position at Tom Dixon's London studio, which recently launched its first range of office furniture, based on archetypical Victorian school desks (pictured). Read more stories about Tom Dixon or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

 
 

Wall Street Journal launches architect-designed virtual-reality app for reading the news

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Architecture firm Michaelis Boyd's latest apartment building only exists in a virtual-reality news app. More ›

 
 

Vo Trong Nghia uses perforated blocks to create decorative facade for Panasonic showroom

The Lantern for Nanoco-Panasonic Lighting Showroom in Hanoi by Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Light filters gently through the perforated terracotta facade of this showroom for electronics company Panasonic, designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects  for the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. More ›

 
 

Apartment in Mies-designed Chicago tower gets an overhaul by Vladimir Radutny

Vladimir Radutny Architects' Unit 3E apartment in Chicago

Providing unobstructed views of Lake Michigan was a guiding factor in the renovation of this condominium unit by Vladimir Radutny Architects inside a seminal modernist building by Mies van der Rohe. More ›

 
 

R2 studio enlivens Victorian London home with bold colour palette

Kennington House by R2 Studio Architect

This terraced family home in southeast London  has been brightened up with a colourful open-plan living space and a loft extension offering rooftop views. More ›

 
 

This week's Dezeen Mail features a flat-packed cabin and World Architecture Festival highlights

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A flat-packed cabin that can be assembled like a piece of IKEA furniture features in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with highlights from World Architecture Festival 2016, including Patrik Schumacher's controversial comments about housing. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail ›

 
 

"Something is rotten when my trainers are more customised than my funeral"

Family Tomb by Pedro Dias

Death urgently needs a redesign, says Phineas Harper in his latest Opinion column. More ›

 
 

Six unusual cutlery sets to liven up Thanksgiving dinner

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Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate we've rounded up six quirky cutlery designs that make eating a celebratory feast more memorable, including a hybrid spork, knives that look like tools and utensils too big to fit into your mouth. More ›

 
 

Competition: win a limited-edition V03D-Sthlm watch by Void

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Dezeen has teamed up with Void to give away five of its limited-edition V03D-Stockholm watches. More ›

 
 

Will.i.am's latest design is a pair of Bluetooth headphones

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Music producer Will.i.am has made another foray into the design world, with a pair of wireless headphones inspired by the shape of vinyl records. More ›