Oslo studio Various Architects and Pollen Architecture of Austin, Texas, have designed a green office building in response to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Copenhagen earlier this month. More »

London designer Thomas Heatherwick has designed a biomass power station for the bank of the river Tees in the UK. More »

Tom Kundig of Seattle studio Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects has designed an extension to a steel pipe factory that uses giant pipes as architectural elements. More »

Danish architects MAPT have designed a pavilion in Copenhagen made of recycled materials, including old shipping containers, to coincide with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). More »

Looking for Christmas gifts? How about a personalised signed copy of Green Design by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs? More »

Seoul design studio Unplug Design have designed an aid package that can be made into a football by children in developing countries.  More »

Swedish design group Muungano have created a set of containers for collecting household recycling. More »

Artist Alfio Bonanno and architect Christophe Cornubert will present an installation representing a metric ton of carbon dioxide in Copenhagen next month, while the city hosts the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). More »

More from Alexa Lixfeld: the Hamburg designer has collaborated with Sri Lankan company Selyn to create a range of dolls adapted from drawings by children. More »

Tokyo Designers Week 09: architect and designer Nigel Coates describes the "complete chaos" of Tokyo in this final installment in our series of short interviews commissioned for the Tokyo Desigers Week official guide, which was produced by Dezeen. More »

Tokyo 09: in this short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week guide, designer Gwenael Nicolas asserts that anything is possible in Tokyo. More »

Tokyo 09: designer Jaime Hayón describes his love of detail in this short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week guide. More »

Tokyo 09: designer Tokujin Yoshioka talks about being a pioneer in this short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week official guide, produced by Dezeen. More »

Tokyo 09: this next short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week guide features designer Max lamb talking about exhibiting in Tokyo and the importance of handmade work. More »