Here's an animation of the two memorial fountains at the World Trade Centre site in New York, which are due to open in three weeks time on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More about 9/11 memorial by Michael Arad and Peter Walker
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn writes for the New York Times about London designers BERG, whose work is on show as part of the exhibition Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects at the Museum of Modern Art in New York until 7 November - New York Times
See Berg's redesign of the standard till receipt in our earlier story.
More about "Technology's Human Potential" - New York Times
Mirrors lining the ceilings and walls of a tiny pop-up clothing shop in Warsaw create the illusion of endless rails of garments. More about Zuo Corp by Super Super and Inside/Outside
These wallets and spectacle cases are each made of a single piece of leather that's been folded into shape then hardened in boiling water. More about Hunters Bend by Tove Emilsson
Continuing our series of stories about security-conscious and bunker-like residences, here's an Australian holiday home that can be secured with huge sliding steel shutters. More about Diamond Beach House by Bourne Blue Architecture
London Design Festival 2011: London designer Makiko Nakamura will exhibit a tea set engulfed in flowers and foliage at Tent London during the London Design Festival next month. More about 100 Years After the Party by Makiko Nakamura
Herringbone brickwork and fretted screens decorate the facade of two apartment blocks in Prague. More about Apartment building by Znamení Čtyř