Human-hair mugs | Yves Béhar’s Samsung TV | Skinny Taiwanese townhouse

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Architecture Interiors Design News Jobs Watch Store       Blue-bottomed boxes protrude from Open Architecture's ocean research centre in Shenzhen Boxy volumes with blue undersides shelter terraces in this deep-ocean research centre in Shenzhen, China, designed by Open Architecture to have sea-like features. More ›     Design Museum's Imagine Moscow exhibition explores six unbuilt Soviet landmarks Six radical designs for the Moscow skyline – proposed in the wake of the October Revolution, but never built – are showcased in an exhibition opening today at London's Design Museum. More ›     Lee Broom designs marble grandfather clock influenced by brutalist architecture British designer Lee Broom is celebrating his studio's 10th anniversary with a brutalism-inspired grandfather clock, which he will launch during this year's Milan design week. More ›     KC Design Studio adds perforated facade and atrium to skinny Taiwanese townhouse KC Design Studio has updated a 3.7-metre-wide house in Taiwan with a perforated facade and lightwell to combat the lack of daylight in the island's dense neighbourhoods. More ›     Job of the day: industrial designer for Marc Newson Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a London-based industrial designer to work with Marc Newson, whose recent designs include a pair of limited-edition Air Max trainers that celebrated the shoe's 30th birthday.  More ›     Krisztina Czika makes mugs using human hair and leg wax Hungarian designer Krisztina Czika's cups might resemble familiar IKEA mugs but they're actually made from human hair embedded in wax. More ›     Un.Box Studio creates compact waterfront cottage in Austin woods American firm Un.Box Studio has used low-maintenance materials to create a simple, lakeside cabin in Texas surrounded by cypress trees and a verdant lawn. More ›     Dan Hogman's architectural sketches "capture the essence" of their subjects Architect, photographer and artist Dan Hogman has chosen 12 favourites from his collection of ink sketches depicting buildings and streetscapes. More ›     High Line Nine galleries to surround Zaha Hadid's New York condos A series of gallery spaces will open in and around Zaha Hadid Architects' High Line-adjacent 520 West 28th residential building in New York. More ›     Nio launches driverless electric car concept – and plans to make it reality by 2020 Chinese brand Nio has announced it will bring a fully autonomous electric car to the market in the next three years, but has offered a preview of its plans with a concept vehicle on show at the SXSW  event in Texas. More ›     Yves Béhar designs Samsung television to look like a framed work of art Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject has created a television for Samsung that is indistinguishable from a framed artwork when hung on the wall. More ›     "There is nothing oppressive about women choosing what they'd like to wear" Nike's decision to unveil its new Pro Hijab for female Muslim athletes on International Women's Day provoked a mixed response from readers in this week's comments update. More ›     Pauline van Dongen's touch-sensitive denim jacket gives intimate back rubs This smart denim jacket, revealed at the 2017 SXSW conference by Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen, strokes the wearer's back in response to touch. More ›     Foster + Partners to create a pair of river bridges in southeast England Foster + Partners has been selected to create two new bridges  across a river in Suffolk, England, which will be divided up into strands to offer separate routes for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.  More ›     Brazil's president flees "ghosts" at his Oscar Niemeyer-designed home The Brazilian president has moved out of his official residence in Brasília, designed by the late architect Oscar Niemeyer, after sensing "bad energy" and fearing it could be haunted. More ›       Follow us     Forward this newsletter to a friend You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe     Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise