For Play is a sex design exhibition without any dildos

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More than 30 alternative visions for sex toys feature in the For Play exhibition, which aims to question expectations of what design for sexuality looks like. Read more

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Wavy red ribbons form Lucky Knot bridge by NEXT Architects

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NEXT Architects has completed an undulating red footbridge in Changsha, China, that offers pedestrians a variety of different routes across the Dragon King Harbour River. Read more

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Job of the day: store designer at Nike

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Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a store designer at Nike, whose past interior design projects include a temporary New York space illuminated in lurid colours by Robert Storey Studio (pictured). Read more stories on Nike or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

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Nifemi Marcus-Bello’s Tebur table is carried like a suitcase

Tebur by Nifemi Marcus-Bello

Nigerian designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello has designed a flat-pack desk that can store its own legs for easy transport. Read more

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Coarse coral-pink plaster lends a furry appearance to Antonino Cardillo’s Sicilian grotto

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Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has coated the walls of this vaulted chamber music and event space in lumpy coral-pink, grey and green plasterwork. Read more

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The Synthetic Apiary lets bees enjoy year-round spring

Neri Oxman synthetic apiary

Designer and researcher Neri Oxman‘s Mediated Matter group at MIT Media Lab has designed an artificial apiary that creates a constant spring-like environment for bees. Read more

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MAATworks references Scandinavian architecture with wooden townhouse in Amsterdam

Houten Herenhuis by MAATworks

Panels of cross-laminated pine form an angular staircase at the heart of this Amsterdam townhouse by MAATworks, which features a bright red facade. Read more

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Yves Behar opens “boutique” co-working space in San Francisco

Canopy co-working space by Yves Behar

Yves Behar has become the latest designer to open a co-working space, with a members-only facility in San Francisco. Read more

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El Dorado creates cedar-clad home for working ranch in Kansas

Flint Hill Residence by El Dorado

American studio El Dorado took cues from traditional farmhouses to design a rural dwelling composed of cedar-clad volumes topped with pitched metal roofs. Read more

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Block Lamp is a homage to the Edison lightbulb says Harri Koskinen

Block lamp by Harri Koskinen

Most Loved: Finnish designer Harri Koskinen explains how he came up with the idea of encasing a lightbulb in a glass box to create his iconic Block Lamp in the next movie in our exclusive video series. Read more

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