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Three angular peaks with jutting stone-clad balconies and windows make up Valley, a mixed-use high-rise by architecture studio MVRDV that is nearing completion in the Netherlands. Read more

Lifelike virtual humans and an NFT house are among 10 metaverse designs blur the lines between the physical and digital world, which we’ve rounded up as part of our review of 2021. Read more

Architectural filmmaker Nathan Eddy explores the life and work of Helmut Jahn in this documentary, which was created after the architect’s death earlier this year. Read more

More than 100 artisans are united in a directory of Valencia‘s historic ceramics community, which has been compiled by potter Ana Illueca to make the region’s craft skills more « visible internationally and accessible locally ». Read more

Interested in studying design? Check out 10 design courses in the UK, USA, Australia, Italy and Spain listed on Dezeen Courses. Read more

Dezeen promotion: coffee brand Nespresso has enhanced its boutique windows through augmented reality, adding a digital experience to its festive campaign called Gifts of the Forest. Read more

Design studio Layer has created LightVision, a headset unveiled at Design Miami during Miami art week that uses an LED light matrix to turn nature videos into biomorphic patterns to help users meditate. Read more

No two apartments are alike in a brick-clad apartment building in the central Argentine city of Rosario, designed by architecture firm BBOA. Read more

A desk that transforms into a space for quiet study and a vessel that lets people grow mushrooms at home are included in Dezeen’s latest school show by the University of New South Wales. Read more

Be My Eyes is an app that instantly connects a blind person with a sighted volunteer who can tell them what’s in front of them via screen sharing. I LOVE THIS! (via Chris)