London Design Festival 2011: British architect John Pawson has installed the largest lens ever made by crystal brand Swarovski in the southwest tower of St Paul’s Cathedral for the London Design Festival, which starts on Saturday. More »

The six shortlisted entries in the RIBA competition to design new electricity pylons for the UK have been announced. More »

Copper louvres shade the glazed upper storeys of a police station in France that emerges from behind a cobbled stone wall. More »

British industrial design brand Dyson have unveiled their latest product: a fan heater. More »

London designers Shed and creative director Nick Hart have completed the new flagship store for fashion brand Spencer Hart, located in a former bank in Mayfair, London. More »

Dezeen Wire: public criticism has greeted the launch of a campaign by the family of British author Roald Dahl to raise £500,000 to preserve the garden shed where he wrote many of his popular children’s books - The Guardian

Dezeen Wire: architect John Pawson talks to critic Kieran Long about his installation at St Paul’s Cathedral, which features a large mirror reflecting the interior of a helical staircase. The minimal but technically complex installation is open from 19-23 September as part of the London Design Festival - London Evening Standard

See all our stories about John Pawson on Dezeen here and listen to our podcast interview with the architect here.

See all stories about this year’s London Design Festival here.

Dezeen Wire: Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry talks to CNN international about OPUS, his first building in Hong Kong. The 12-storey apartment building is due for completion in early 2012 and features an undulating façade. It looks set to become the most expensive rental property in the region - CNN International

When you stand inside one of these riverside pavilions in Turku, Finland, you can hear what’s going on beneath the water’s surface. More »

London Design Festival 2011: Ligne Roset Westend hosts an exhibition of their latest collection called Telling Tales to coincide with the London Design Festival. More »

Dezeen Wire: architecture and design magazine Icon has published its 100th issue, featuring a cover designed by Rem Koolhaas’ practice OMA, an exploded cake made by food designers Blanch & Shock and birthday cards from previous cover stars.

The magazine also includes a review of the new extension to the High Line park in New York, a profile of design gallerist Libby Sellers, a behind-the-scenes look at OMA‘s Rotterdam headquarters and a feature on the playful and conceptual work of designer Dominic Wilcox.

Icon will be on sale at Dezeen Space, 54 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3QN from 17 September to 16 October.

Visitors enter a theatre in Huelva, Spain, below a bulky concrete cafe that rests upon backlit glass walls of purple and blue. More »

Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Jonathan Glancey reports from the opening of Westfield Stratford City, describing it as “a hermetic citadel of commercial seduction” - The Guardian

See a previous story on Westfield Stratford City by Rowan Moore of The Observer here.

London Design Festival 2011: Dezeen and designjunction invite you to a party at designjunction,  Victoria House Basement, 37 – 63 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4DA from 7.30pm on Friday 23 September. The evening will include Pecha Kucha organised by Modus, with designers Shin Azumi, Luke Pearson, Dominic Wilcox, Dezeen’s Marcus Fairs and more. See you there!

Read more about designjunction here and more about the London Design Festival here.