
Street artist Banksy has painted a mural on Essex Road, London, depicting two young children saluting while another child raises a Tesco carrier bag on a flagpole. More »

Opera House Oslo, designed by Norwegian architets Snøhetta, opens next week. More »

Klein Dytham architecture have created outdoor furniture resembling giant pink flowers for a cherry blossom party in Tokyo. More »

Japanese designers Nendo have created chocolate pencils for Tokyo patissier Tsujiguchi Hironobu. More »

Milan 08: Designer Philippe Malouin will exhibit his Hanger Chair at Still, the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition at Spazio Rossanna Orlandi in Milan during the furniture fair this month. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »

Architectural photographer Todd Eberle has photographed Esherick House, a 1961 home in Philadelphia designed by architect Louis Kahn, which is being sold at auction in May. More »

Milan 08: if you're heading for Milan later this month, either as an exhibitor or a visitor, the online guide at www.fuorisalone.it might be useful. More »

Japanese architects Yuji Nakae, Akiyoshi Takagi and Hirofumi Ohno have collaborated on NE apartments, a block of eight apartments for motorcycle enthusiasts in Tokyo. More »

A tea house made out of paper and cardboard, designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, is to be auctioned in London tomorrow. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »

Twist House is a proposal for an apartment where walls and floors are formed by continuously twisting surfaces. More »

Here are more images of the new Swarovski store in Ginza, Tokyo, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, including the photos of the store's interior. More »

Milan 08: Sofa Lamp is a lampshade with quilted upholstery inspired by a Chesterfield sofa. More »

Milan 08: Belgian designer Xavier Lust has designed Flow, an aluminium sofa range for furniture Belgian brand Indera. More »