Amsterdam designer Jeroen van Mechelen of Studio JVM has created a vaulted, cardboard guest room inside a villa carved out of a mountain in Vals, Switzerland. More »

Beijing Noodle No.9 (above) in Las Vegas by Japanese studio Design Spirits is one of five winners of The Great Indoors Awards this year. More »

Planning permission has been granted for a library in Birmingham, UK, by Dutch architects Mecanoo. More »

An exhibition of furniture by designers Kranen/Gille of Heusden in the Netherlands is on show at Gallery Fumi in London. More »

Construction has begun on a combined residential project and market hall in Rotterdam, designed by Dutch architects MVRDV. More »

Hamburg designer Alexa Lixfeld has designed a range of perfume bottles with concrete tops. More »

At Design Miami next month, Dutch designer Lotty Lindeman will present a collection of suitcases that can be combined for use as a cabinet in the home. More »

Utrecht School of the Arts graduate Ka-Lai Chan has designed a bulging chair representing her suppressed emotions. More »

Stuffed animals covered in fabric by Dutch designers Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters will be presented at Pierre Bergé & Associés in Brussels next week. More »

Here is the first of three proposals by Dutch designers Tjep. for self-sufficient farms that provide inhabitants with everything they require, including energy, heat, oxygen, food and waste management. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »