Design Miami has named Marc Newson as its 2006 Designer of the Year. The Australian-born, London-based designer is the second recipient of the award, which went to Zaha Hadid in 2005. More »

Sneak preview: the Issey Miyake Foundation has sent us photos of the nearly-completed 21_21 Design Sight building in Tokyo, designed by Tadao Ando Architect and Associates and Nikken Sekkei. More »

Milanese architect/designer Fabio Novembre has sent us images of his latest project – a flagship store for American shoe brand Stuart Weitzman at 27 Via dei Condotti in Rome. More »

Miami is suddenly the hottest design city in the world. The entire London design community seems to be heading to the Florida city next month for the second annual Design Miami event, taking place from 8-10 December alongside the Art Basel Miami Beach art fair. Check out the programme of events to see what you’re missing!

Dutch designer Ineke Hans has presented a new collection of work at ToolsGalerie in Paris. More »

We hear that Spanish designer Jaime Hayon has been signed up to speak at Design Indaba More »

Jeremy Langmead is leaving Wallpaper* magazine to edit men’s mag Esquire: Wallpaper* editor Langmead moves to NatMags’ Esquire

New Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic has stamped his mark on the London institution by dropping the controversial Designer of the Year show. More »