Zenkaya prefab lodges
Design Indaba update: South African architect Zenkaya has sent us images of the prefab lodges they exhibited at Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town last month. More about Zenkaya prefab lodges
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8th Heaven by Matali Crasset
More sex: Matali Crasset has designed a 'love toy' for Exquise Design For Pleasure - a new brand that aims to reinvent the notion of the sex toy by working with leading female designers. More about 8th Heaven by Matali Crasset
Zaha Hadid in Budapest
Zaha Hadid has designed a landmark building for Szervita Square in the historic centre of Budapest, Hungary (via www.hg.hu). More about Zaha Hadid in Budapest
Slant shelving by Haldane Martin
Design Indaba update: South African designer Haldane Martin has sent us an image (just one, unfortunately) of his new Slant shelving system More about Slant shelving by Haldane Martin
Stars to design housing for shack-dwellers
Design Indaba update: international architects and designers including Thomas Heatherwick, Will Alsop, Shigeru Ban and David Adjaye are to design low-cost housing for families living in the shack districts (above) surrounding Cape Town, South Africa. More about Stars to design housing for shack-dwellers
Tony Chambers is new Wallpaper* editor
Wallpaper* creative director Tony Chambers has been appointed editor-in-chief of the magazine, it was announced yesterday. More about Tony Chambers is new Wallpaper* editor
Condom device wins Most Beautiful award
Design Indaba update: a condom applicator designed to help AIDS prevention has been named the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa by Dutch designer Jurgen Bey. More about Condom device wins Most Beautiful award
Moritz Waldemeyer with Hussein Chalayan
Moritz Waldemeyer has sent us some backstage images from Hussein Chalayan's Autumn/Winter 2007/8 collection, which was shown in Paris yesterday. More about Moritz Waldemeyer with Hussein Chalayan
Design competition for Shanghai Expo
Shanghai Expo 2010: The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office is holding a competition for the design of the British Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. More about Design competition for Shanghai Expo
Water-catching device wins Arup competition
An international competition for designs to help people without access to clean water has been won by a device that harvests water from the air. More about Water-catching device wins Arup competition
More Campana Brothers at Albion Gallery
Here are more images of the Campana Brothers' new exhibition at Albion Gallery in London, plus click here to view a short movie we made yesterday of Fernando and Humberto Campana talking about the Cartoon chairs. More about More Campana Brothers at Albion Gallery
Reggie Watts at Design Indaba
Musician and performer Reggie Watts closed the Design Indaba conference on Friday with an incredible performance - view a short video here. More about Reggie Watts at Design Indaba
Campana Brothers at Albion Gallery
Sneak preview: here are the first images of Fernando and Humberto Campana's Cartoon Chairs, made with Disney toys. More about Campana Brothers at Albion Gallery
Heath Nash at Design Indaba
Cape Town designer Heath Nash has given us images from his presentation at last week's Design Indaba conference, showing a range of lights and other products made from salvaged plastic. More about Heath Nash at Design Indaba
Kram Weisshaar show new chairs
Architects Kram Weisshaar show two new products to be launched during the Milan furniture fair in April by manufacturers Moroso and Classicon. More about Kram Weisshaar show new chairs
Ross Lovegrove designs VitrA MOD collection for VitrA
Ross Lovegrove presents VitrA MOD, a new bathroom range for Turkish brand VitrA. More about Ross Lovegrove designs VitrA MOD collection for VitrA
Champagne chair winners
Design Within Reach has announced the winners of its Annual Champagne Chair Contest. More about Champagne chair winners
New work by Studiomold
Studiomold have sent us a bunch of new products launched at Maison et Objet in Paris last month, including these vases made from salvaged sherry glasses, plastic animals and PVC. More about New work by Studiomold
Front at Design Indaba
We're still struggling to get YouTube working on dezeen but here are links to three movies showing Swedish design outfit Front speaking at Design Indaba yesterday. More about Front at Design Indaba
BingoIngo by Admir Jukanovic
Young London-based designer Admir Jukanovic has sent us images of a new light that is switched on and off by touching a bare wire. More about BingoIngo by Admir Jukanovic