Milan 09: Belgian designer Marina Bautier presents Modular, a seating system with integrated lighting, in Milan next week. More »

Michael Cannell on why Tom Dixon is design’s Barack Obama. Fast Company

Amy Cortese on big architectural projects, including Santiago Calatrava’s Chicago Spire and Foster + Partner’s Russian Tower, put on ice due to the credit crunch. New York Times

Alice Rawsthorn previews this year’s Milan furniture fair (above quote from Tom Dixon) New York Times

Architects including Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Herzog & de Mueron attack Prince Charles’ attempts to stop fellow architect Richard Rogers’ redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks in London. Sunday Times

Milan 09: Jun Hashimoto of Junio Design will present a chair made of stainless steel wire at SaloneSatellite in Milan next week. More »

Milan 09: Aluminium furniture brand Emeco will show Tuyomyo, a one-of-a-kind bench by architect Frank Gehry, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. More »

Milan 09: Swedish architects and designers TAF will present Soft Parcel, a furniture range wrapped in fabric like parcels, in Milan next week. More »

Japanese designer Yurina Kira has designed a range of wooden brooches for manufacturers Time&Style. More »

Here’s a selection of projects by architect Peter Zumthor, who was named 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate earlier this week (see our previous story). Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »

Milan 09: London designer Jorre van Ast of OKAYstudio will launch Nomad table for manufacturers Arco at the Milan Furniture Fair next week. More »

Milan 09: designer Denis Guidone will exhibit his clock ‘Ora (il)Legale’ next week at the Nava Design store in Milan. More »

Milan 09: a group of 12 designers from Denmark will exhibit work as part of an exhibition called Shh… Craft is Golden! in Zona Tortona, Milan, next week. More »

Dublin architects FLK have completed a residence called A House in Dublin, Ireland. More »