Levitating monks | Smart condom | MVRDV's Rotterdam house

Follow us The deadline for our competition to redesign the UK passport after Brexit is fast approaching! Click here to enter​ and read on for more of the best stories on Dezeen... "Pretty fly for a monk guy"   Readers are full of praise for this amphitheatre in China, which features a huge wind tunnel that allows monks to levitate. Read the story and comments › "Seems like this might cause performance anxiety"   This smart condom counts thrusts to inform users of how good they are in bed, but readers aren't sure they want to know. Read the story and comments › "I hope they don't come to resent the space lost to a tree"   The spacedesignated to a stout olive tree at this Rotterdam residence by MVRDV is overly generous, says one commenter. Read the story and comments › "Its most successful feature is a lack of logo"   Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject has created a television that resembles a framed artwork, and readers like its pared-back aesthetic. Read the story and comments › "An inverted parabola always gives me the willies"   Fearing ghosts, Brazil's president has fled his Oscar Niemeyer-designed home – but does the modernist house really have "bad energy"? Read the story and comments › "I love the playful contrast with blue sunny skies"   Fans of brutalism are admiring this set of illustrations by Marta Colmenero, depicting the Barbican, Habitat 67 and more. Read the story and comments › "Who will design a passport capable of containing multiple nested identities?"   Estonia's e-residency programme suggests how passports could more accurately reflect the rich and complex nature of identity, says Dan Hill, following the launch of our Brexit passport design competition. Read his Opinion column › "A good-looking nightmare"   This colourful air-pollution mask for children is a worrying indicator of how toxic our cities have become, say readers. Read the story and comments › Cappellini uses Bolon's flooring material as upholstery for experimental furniture   In the next movie in our Bolon at Heart video series, Cappellini reveals how the Italian brand is using a material by Bolon to upholster furniture. Watch the movie › "Total house envy"   Readers are ready to move into this Hackney home featuring a glass and timber extension, and a spiralling steel staircase. Read the story and comments › "If only something like this could have happened to Robin Hood Gardens"   This renovation of one of the Netherlands' largest housing blocks could have been repeated at London's doomed Robin Hood Gardens. Read the story and comments › Bestselling timepieces by Void return to Dezeen Watch Store   Void's first watch for women is back in stock with an olive leather strap, and the popular PKG01 now comes in a new gold/navy blue colour combination. Shop now › "Blends in with its surroundings like a Russian spy in Washington"   This austere concrete house, which steps down a hill in the Swiss town of Savièse, is no master of disguise says one reader. Read the story and comments ›             Dezeen Jobs   Are you looking for a role in architecture or design? Visit Dezeen Jobs, where we've got 120 new jobs this week including: Facade and material specialists at Henn in Berlin/Munich, Germany › Studio assistant at Anoushka Hempel in London, UK › Architectural visual artist at Oppenheim Architecture in Miami, USA › Interview   "I really want to keep on shaking things up" says Maarten Baas › Most popular   Norman Foster joins Instagram and shares candid snaps › Most liked   10 rustic home interiors that go back to basics › Most tweeted   Joto drawing robot is an Etch A Sketch for the digital age › Most pinned   KC Design Studio adds perforated facade to skinny townhouse › Most commented   Krisztina Czika makes mugs using human hair and leg wax › News   Dubai Frame nears completion despite claims of copyright breach › More news › Architecture   Limestone walls define sequence of courtyards at desert home › More architecture › Design   Iota's crochet furniture provides an income for out-of-work women › More design › Interiors   Peter Kostelov creates flexible rooms for New York apartment › More interiors › Technology   Nio plans driverless electric car by 2020 › More technology › Competitions   Win an architecture activity book with 75 drawings to complete › More competitions › Dezeen Watch Store   Shop luxe watches for women > Browse watches › Dezeen Hot List   Dezeen Hot List reveals the 400 hottest forces in architecture and design › Dezeen Book of Interviews   Dezeen Book of Interviews features conversations with 45 leading figures in architecture and design. Pick up your copy for just £12 ›

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