Milan 09: Gruff is a collection of cardboard furmiture by Arno Mathies of Real-Made, exhibited as part of Designhuis at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last month. More »

Munich designer agency Designliga have created Cabaret Voltaire, a gallery project in Berlin that combines an event space with a parallel digital space. More »

Milan 09: lighting manufacturers Yamagiwa launched a lamp called Moonbird by Japanese designer Yukio Hashimoto in Milan last month. More »

Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have created a furniture collection in which every element – from carpentry to embroidery – is produced in their studio by a hired team of artisans. More »

In the third of four competitions celebrating publisher Thames & Hudson’s 60th anniversary this month, we’re giving away five copies of The Independent Design Guide by Laura Houseley. More »

Dezeenwire: in an interview with Tom Dykhoff of The Times, architect Zaha Hadid refutes the idea that the credit crunch is killing off statement architecture. “People say it’s the end of the icon project,” she says. “Psssht.” TimesOnline See also: Dezeen stories about Zaha Hadid.

Slovenian architects Bevk Perović Arhitekti built this house on a hilltop in the countryside close to Ljubljana. More »

Swedish designers Humans since 1982 have created a digital clock made of 24 analogue clocks, which spell out the time with their hands. More »

Belgian designers Puresang have designed Hospital, a clothing store set in a former stable in Antwerp. More »

Ten designers including Ted Muehling (above), Yves Béhar (below), Stephen Burks and Maya Lin have created objects for Design for a Living World, an exhibition of products using sustainable materials from around the world that opened at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York this week. More »

Milan 09: in Milan last month Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans presented a new collection of Light Blubs as part of her ongoing Design Virus project. More »

Berlin office J Mayer H Architects have completed the interior of the Brauner Wegner Priehn dental practice in Hamburg, Germany. More »

Dezeenwire: Design Miami/Basel have announced the four winners of this year’s Designers of the Future awards: Nacho Carbonell, Peter Marigold, Raw-Edges and Tomáš Gabzdil Libertiny. See press release below for more details. More »

Antwerp designers Puresang have completed the interior of a bar at the headquarters of vodka brand Grey Goose in Brussels, Belgium. More »