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In the third episode of our video interview with the winners of the Designer of the Year award at Design Miami 2008, Brazilian designers Humberto and Fernando Campana talk about how they became designers and discuss their Vermelha chair (above), their first project to gain international success. More »

Austrian firm Architects Collective have completed Origami, a Corian-clad penthouse on top of an existing building in Mexico City. More »

More from Dutch designer Guus Van Leeuwen: Power Plant is a conceptual device for generating energy from household compost, exhibited at the Design Academy Eindhoven graduation show as part of Dutch Design Week last month. More »

Slovenian architects Ofis Arhitekti have completed the facade of a shopping mall in Ljubljana, Slovenia. More »

Dutch designer Guus Van Leeuwen presented animal-shaped radiators at the Design Academy Eindhoven graduation show as part of Dutch Design Week last month. More »

Swedish designers TAF Arkitektkontor have designed a collection of adjustable furniture called Trestle, which was shown at the Cibone gallery as part of Design Tide Tokyo earlier this month. More »

Nan16 is a lamp with a power socket in the shade, designed by Sebastian Herkner. More »

Austria-based designer David Pompa has designed a collection of office furniture called Surreal Minimalism. More »

Swedish designers Muungano and Sandberg&Timmonen created these toys in collaboration with the Makonde tribe in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. More »

Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us these images of Quinta Monroy residential development, designed by Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena of Elemental. More »

Lighting designer Bruce Munro has completed his Field of Light installation at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England. More »

Here are more images of work by Canadian designer Patty Johnson for Botswanan manufacturer Mabeo Furniture, which was shown at 100% Design in London this year. More »




