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A31 Architecture designed a rustic curved concrete art warehouse in the region of Boeotia, Greece. Situated among olive, oleander and cyprus trees, the artist workshop features an "open-space sculpture gallery" as well as a floor-to-ceiling window facade that looks out onto the idyllic landscape. In a statement about the project, the architects say the dome-shaped structure was designed to resemble a vault, which they see as a timeless architectural element.

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the width of the shelf's collapsed state doubles when fully extended, allowing the user flexibility to choose a size appropriate for the space available.

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designboom spoke to jasper morrison and punkt. founder petter neby to learn more about the development of the 'mp 01', and their own personal cellphone activity.

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There’s something incredibly tantalising about seeing museum exhibits as they shouldn’t be: outside of the glass or off the plinth, looking at them feels almost forbidden or voyeuristic. Just as we were seduced by Thom Atkinson’s images of National History Museum pieces looking forlorn and displaced, there’s something irresistible about photographer Adrian Skenderovic’s pictures of statues all wrapped up for winter.

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West Virginia-based artist Brett Kern builds incredible ceramic sculptures that can easily be mistaken as inflatable toys. From bright dinosaurs to astronauts, his pieces are first sculpted from clay and then covered in a glaze to emphasize the material's depth. Kern started out studying graphic design before switching to focus on ceramics after discovering his love for clay. To buy the toy, visit our shop.

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All this week we're looking back at our judges' favourite images from the CR Photography Annual 2014. Here, Wallpaper*'s Sarah Douglas explains why she loved a surreal series by Paweł Fabjański

With entries now open for the 2015 Creative Review Photography Annual, we are looking back at the big winners from last year.

Paweł Fabjański's series was shot for an artbook on the Polish Film School. It depicts interiors of the university buildings in Łódź and was created with set designer Zuza Słomińska.

Sarah Douglas of Wallpaper* explains why she chose it as one of our Best in Books: "This series of images stood out for me: I find them incredibly emotive, they drew me in. They feel like they have a personal relationship with the space, which I found compelling."

"The seemingly empty, uninhabited spaces, are actually alive with everyday objects such as pencils, chairs, paper. These objects end up taking on a life of their own. The architectural and slightly unusual structures created in the photographs make them surreal, eerie and beautiful. There’s something very timeless about the images. The aesthetics, furniture and use of colour summon up the past, yet they are also utterly contemporary."

You can see all the work that was entered into the CR Photography Annual last year at our entry showcase here

For full information about how to enter this year's CR Photography Annual, go here.

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Montreal-based Lambert Fils’ Beaubien collection brings together curated lines, together with traditional illumination in a seamlessly minimal way. Based on a grid system, the idea behind the design centers on being able to create varied configurations using the same elements, to create a series of lights that are of the same vein of style, but vary in purpose and installation. Namely the Beaubien designed object itself, as the most versatile of the pieces of the collection.

Shown as a pendant, standing floor lamp and wall-mounted feature piece, Beaubien seems to transcend the traditional way in which fixtures are designed. Intentionally or otherwise, the fact that this piece can be used to transform a space, is quite unique and innovative on many levels. One could even surmise that this could be the future of lighting, designing pieces that have more than one installation option, without having to repurchase additional features. The use of powder-coated paint over aluminum tubular sections, and brass connector pieces, adds a sense of minimal consideration in the line work, but there is still a sense of the industrial also. Incredible work Lambert Fils.

Photography courtesy of Frédéric Girard and Caroline Hayeur.

Located in Borgloon, Belgium, 'Reading Between The Lines' is a nearly transparent steel church designed by Belgian architect studio Gijs Van Vaerenbergh. The 10-meter high structure consists of 100 evenly spaced steel layers stacked in the form of a steeple and seems to dissolve into the landscape when viewed at certain angles. Created as a public art piece, the church is part of a project that aims to spark conversations on how to use the increasing number of abandoned church buildings in the Flemish region.

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