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Readers really want to have a go on this four-storey slide in a New York apartment by David Hotson and Ghislaine Viñas. Read the story and comments »

In the second part of our tour around Cape Town, Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo shows us the former industrial suburb of Woodstock, which the city's design community has recently made its home, and explains the importance of upcycling in South African design. Watch the movie »

Some readers like the exposed concrete surfaces of this house by Apollo Architects & Associates but others liken it to "a series of cold surgical theatres". Read the story and comments »

In his latest column, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs discusses why gated communities are "becoming the default setting in towns and cities around the world" and asks whether it matters who owns the land beneath our feet. Read the story and comments »

Readers are nervous about the fibreglass folds of this staircase by Disguincio & Co flexing underfoot and users falling off without a handrail, but they still think it's cool. Read the story and comments »

Simply Elegant is the second watch inspired by iconic Swiss railway clocks from Mondaine at Dezeen Watch Store. Buy now »

This invisible mirror-clad visitor centre at a botanical garden has readers discussing its impact on the local avian death-rate. Read the story and comments »
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