Dezeenwire: graphic designer Neville Brody has been appointed head of the department of communication art & design at the Royal College of Art in London. See below for more info. More about Neville Brody is new head of communication design at Royal College of Art
Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura have completed a house in Shiga, Japan, that spreads out from a central courtyard. More about House of Spread by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
San Francisco designer Steve Hoefer has designed a glove that plays Rock Paper Scissors with its wearer. More about The Rock Paper Scissors Playing Glove by Steve Hoefer
Smolenicky & Partner Architektur of Zurich have completed thermal baths featuring oval apertures between tall wooden columns at Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. More about Tamina Thermal Baths by Smolenicky & Partner
Dezeenwire: the Museum of Modern Art in New York has taken the @ symbol into its collection - MoMA
Yves Béhar of San Francisco design studio fuseproject has collaborated with Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake to design a watch where the hour markers fade in and out of view. Update: Vue can now be bought at Dezeen Watch Store.
Photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his photographs of a spiral staircase lined with bookcases by Portuguese architect Manuel Maia Gomes. More about House Antero de Quental by Manuel Maia Gomes