Egg-shaped sauna | Karim Rashid wine bottle | Concrete Buddhist shrine

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Egg-shaped sauna creates escape for residents of Swedish town displaced by mining

Solar Egg by Bigert & Bergström

Bigert & Bergström has built a golden, egg-shaped sauna  for the people of Kiruna after damage caused by decades of iron ore mining resulted in the relocation of the entire Swedish town. More ›

 
 

Ministry of Design creates robot training facility lined with metal and tube lights

Architects Ministry of Design created this faceted robotics lab in Singapore to train and inspire engineers working with new automation technologies. More ›

 
 

Nendo turns cups and plant pots into mini versions of Kartell's Componibili storage unit

Nendo has transformed cups, wine bottles and books into small versions of Kartell's iconic Componibili, a cylindrical storage unit created by Italian designer Anna Castelli Ferrieri in 1969. More ›

 
 

Job of the day: workshop assistant for Paul Cocksedge

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a workshop assistant to work with London designer Paul Cocksedge, who mined the floor of his old studio to produce his latest furniture collection. More ›

 
 

Arch Studio carves concrete Buddhist shrine into a grassy mound in Hebei

Waterside Buddist Shrine by Archstudio

Beijing-based Arch Studio has completed a Buddhist shrine near the city of Tangshan, featuring subterranean concrete spaces that open up to views of a nearby river and planted courtyards. More ›

 
 

Glazing in jagged roof brightens Los Angeles home by Studio William Hefner

Toulon Drive by Studio William Hefner

Los Angeles-based Studio William Hefner has built a local home that features abundant clerestory windows and an overhanging upper floor that shades terraces below. More ›

 
 

Nobu opens Japanese-influenced oceanside hotel in Malibu

Nobu Ryokan Malibu by Studio PCH and Montalba Architects

Studio PCH and Montalba Architects have converted a 1950s beachfront hotel into Nobu Ryokan Malibu, the first in a line of high-end, Japanese-inspired retreats. More ›

 
 

Karim Rashid "deconstructs" wine bottle to create faceted Decanter

Decant by Karim Rashid

New York designer Karim Rashid has cut up the shape of a wine bottle and then pieced it back together as an offset stack, to make it easier to hold and so it decants while pouring. More ›

 
 

Citymapper "redesigns the bus" with new London transport service based on demand

Transport app Citymapper has converted its extensive data analysis into a real-life bus that drives an under-serviced route in London. More ›

 
 

Hand-glazed tiles cover Savile Row office building by EPR Architects

Savile Row by EPR Architects

Ten thousand ceramic tiles make up the facade of this office building on London's Savile Row by EPR Architects, which is shown in a movie by photographer Jim Stephenson. More ›

 
 

"How is a giant rock or shiny sphere supposed to confront fascism?"

Anish Kapoor dominates this week's comments update, after calling for artists to engage with issues such as nationalism, Brexit and Donald Trump, and unveiling a giant whirlpool in Brooklyn. More ›

 
 

Shortlist revealed for inaugural AHEAD Americas hospitality awards

Dezeen promotion: a perforated, cylindrical cultural centre in Miami and bespoke Danish-designed guestrooms in a New York hotel are among the shortlisted projects for this year's Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design Americas. More ›

 
 

"There should be no top 10 prizes for sustainable architecture"

Bristol Community College John J. Sbrega Health and Science Building

Awards should not be bestowed on buildings that boast sustainable credentials but lack other design merits, says Aaron Betsky in this Opinion column. More ›