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More musical chairs on the UK design mag scene: icon has appointed Justin McGuirk as its new editor, while one-time Blueprint editor Grant Gibson is to stand in as deputy to new RIBA Journal editor Hugh Pearman while Eleanor Young has her baby.

Now for all the Miami gossip: We hear that Marcel Wanders’ new Crochet Chair ended up at the bottom of a swimming pool on the Friday night. More »

If you’re in central London this evening, come along to the first ever dezeen event! More »

Design Miami update: London designer Barnaby Barford showed a large collection of mirrors, figurines and other porcelain objects at Design Miami More »

Italian manufacturer Valli & Valli has produced new door furniture designed by architect Frank Gehry. More »

Design Miami update: New York’s Moss Gallery has sent us images of specially commissioned pieces shown at Design Miami. More »

Design Miami update: London designers Fredrikson Stallard have shown a sneak preview of their forthcoming furniture collection. More »

Design Miami update: Swarovksi have released images of three new chandeliers by Yves Behar, Hariri & Hariri and Lenny Kravitz. More »

Design Miami update: Rap star Kanye West has bought a number of Campana Brothers pieces for his new Manhattan apartment. West spoke to us at Design Miami, which he visited last week. More »

Design Miami update: Brazilian designers the Campana Brothers are reportedly in discussions with Disney to produce furniture featuring Disney characters. More »

Foster + Partners have sent us images of the proposed Khan Shatyry entertainment centre in Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan. More »

Design Miami update: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has launched Crochet Chair - a seat made using the same technique as his iconic Crochet Table. More »

Design Miami update: WOKmedia, the London-based design team consisting of Julie Mathias and Wolfgang Kaeppner, have presented a furniture collection called Made in China. More »

Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us images and a description of Esker House, a new project in Austria’s South Tyrol by London architects Plasma Studio.

The project consists of a timber and steel “parasite” structure placed on top of an existing house. The undulating form of the self-contained residential unit mimics the topography of the surrounding landscape. See the PDF file here.

The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, the new waterfront cultural centre designed by New York architects Diller Scofidio + Renfrew, has released images of the development by photographer Peter Vanderwarker. ICA Boston opens to the public on Sunday 10 December. View image sheet

The controversial 2006 Venice architecture biennale attracted 130,226 visitors, making it the most popular ever, organisers have announced. More »

Art and design auction house Phillips de Pury & Company has sent us images of Seamless, a new range of furniture designed by Zaha Hadid. More »

Sneak preview: A beach cafe designed by Thomas Heatherwick is taking shape on the seafront at Littlehampton on the south coast of England. Two of the four welded steel components are now on site.

Called East Beach Cafe, the project is due to open in early 2007. More »