The winners of the UK graduate exhibition New Designers Part 2 awards were announced at the opening of the show on Wednesday night, with Tortie Hoare being awarded the New Designer of the Year prize for her boiled leather furniture (above). More about New Designers 2010 Part 2 Awards
Japanese firm Ryuji Nakamura Architects installed these vinyl hammocks in a department store in Tokyo. More about Bench Between Pillars by Ryuji Nakamura Architects
Australian studio Durbach Block Architects have completed a wedge-shaped building in Sydney, Australia, that appears to have been pinched in at the top. More about Roslyn Street Bar and Restaurant by Durbach Block Architects
Here's another project from last month's Royal College of Art graduate show, Els Woldhek's series of unconventional shelving and lamps joined by copper growths. More about Naturally False by Els Woldhek
Krystian Kowalski of Polish design collective Kompott presented a foldable chair that also doubles up as a stool at the Royal College of Art graduate show in London last month. More about Chair/Stool by Krystian Kowalski
Design group United Nude have taken a number of recognisable objects and created simplified versions, including this Lamborghini, made up of a series of triangulated planes. More about Lo Res by United Nude
Here are some images of the VIP lounge located inside the Dutch Pavilion for Shanghai Expo 2010, designed by Chinese firm Cloud-9. More about HAPPY VIP by Cloud-9
Unsangdong Architects of Korea have designed a publisher's office encircled by timber-clad steps. More about Life and Power offices by Unsangdong architects
Here is the other winning competition entry for a new opera house and cultural centre in Kristiansund, Norway, by Danish architects CF Møller. More about Opera and Cultural Centre by CF Møller
London firm Brisac Gonzalez in collaboration with Oslo studio Space Group, have won joint first place in a competition to design an opera and cultural centre in Kristiansund, Norway. More about Opera and Cultural Centre by Brisac Gonzalez and Space Group
Royal College of Art graduate Ian McIntyre presented his range of tableware at the graduate show last month, including these cups intended for Chai tea. More about Jolly Project by Ian McIntyre
Dezeenwire: British architect Lord Norman Foster has surrendered his seat in the House of Lords in order to retain his non-resident tax status and avoid paying full British taxes. Foster will be able to retain his title despite his resignation - The Press Association.
More about Lord Foster quits House of Lords
Architecture students Wing Yi Hui and Lap Ming Wong of the Oslo School of Architecture and Design have completed a domed latticed pavilion as part of a performance-oriented design project. More about Wood Pavillion by Wing Yi Hui and Lap Ming Wong
Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects have won a competition to design an aquarium in Batumi, Georgia, resembling a cluster of pebbles. More about Batumi Aquarium by Henning Larsen Architects
UK architects Foster + Partners have completed the world's tallest tensile structure in Astana, Kazakhstan. More about The Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre by Foster + Partners
Here are the first official photos of the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Jean Nouvel
Five holiday homes by architects Peter Zumthor (above), MVRDV, Nord Architecture (below), Hopkins Architects and Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects are nearing completion in England as part of the Living Architecture project initiated by writer Alain de Botton. More about Houses by Peter Zumthor, MVRDV and others for Living Architecture
We've teamed up with luxury outdoor furniture brand Dedon to give away five signed copies of Dedon: Coming Home, a limited-edition collection of photographs by American photographer Bruce Weber. More about Competition: five signed copies of Dedon Coming Home to be won
London studio Orproject installed an undulating tree-like structure in the doorway of the Italian Cutural Institute in Belgrave Square for last month's London Festival of Architecture. More about OR² by Orproject
Melbourne architects Lyon have completed this medical school for the University of Tasmania with a concrete façade punctuated by flowing arches and slanted windows. More about Menzies Research Building by Lyons