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View online     SO&CO squeezes 2.7-metre-wide office block into alley in Tokyo SO&CO has slotted a skinny office building into an alley between two buildings in Tokyo, Japan, which contains five tiny concrete workspaces. Read more ›   Heatherwick hits back at Vessel critics and defends Hudson Yards Designer Thomas Heatherwick has defended the controversial Hudson Yards development in New York City, saying people "shouldn't underestimate what it takes" to build public spaces with private money. Read more ›   "It is time for something new" in Danish design says Maria Bruun A new generation of Danish designers is helping the country move on from midcentury modern, according to Copenhagen-based designer Maria Bruun. Read more ›   Jony Ive and Marc Newson's all-diamond ring revealed Pictures have been revealed of the ring made by Apple's departing design chief Jony Ive and his frequent collaborator, renowned designer Marc Newson, from a single enormous diamond. Read more ›   Patrik Schumacher to speak about architecture education at Dezeen Day Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher will speak at the Dezeen Day conference in London on 30 October. Read more ›   Eight Nordic designers making furniture look like art The Chart art and design fair in Copenhagen featured a range of designers creating furniture and homeware as if they were sculptures. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out 10 of the most impressive. Read more ›   Desiree Riny creates DIY design guide for people to make their own prosthetics People without access to healthcare can use bicycle parts and other scrap material to make their own DIY prosthetics, using a system designed by Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology graduate Desiree Riny. Read more ›   LUO Studio designs recyclable shed to house Chinese marketplace Chinese practice LUO Studio has designed a glass and metal shed-like structure to provide a temporary home for the Shengli Market in Puyang City, China, while its original site is redeveloped. Read more ›   Michigan high school designed to reduce impact of mass shootings American firm Tower Pinkster has designed a school in Michigan with the aim of reducing the number of student casualties in the event of a terror attack. Read more ›   Satirical Trumpcare IUD comes with hand extensions for extra protection Donald Trump's head and hands adorn this IUD, which was created as a commentary on the US president's regulations of women's access to birth control services. Read more ›   Zuo Studio builds arching bamboo pavilion over water in Taiwan A pavilion of woven bamboo and steel by Zuo Studio arches over a body of water to create a shady place to sit in Huludun Park in Taiwan. Read more ›   Dezeen Weekly features the Dezeen Awards 2019 shortlists and a hotel in space The latest edition of Dezeen Weekly includes the shortlists for Dezeen Awards 2019 and a first-look at designs for a space hotel. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly > Read more ›   Building Arts Architects creates remote glass boathouse on Ontario lake Toronto practice Building Arts Architects used a small watercraft and boats to transport prefabricated elements to build this boathouse on a site only accessible by water in Ontario. Read more ›   Herman Miller and Vitra release Eames LTR Tables with Eucalyptus tops Dezeen promotion: Herman Miller and Vitra have released a limited run of Eucalyptus LTR Tables – a version of Charles and Ray Eames' design with a top made from trees felled at the Eames House. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise