Tent London, the new multi-headed design showcase taking place in London from 20-23 September, is offering free entry to trade and press visitors who register online by 14 September, while the public can save 25% on the £10.00 admission charge. More about Register now for free entry to Tent London
Another project from our new favourites, architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). This time it's their entry for the architectural competition for the Scala library, conference centre and in Copenhagen. More about Scala Copenhagen by BIG
Twenty-First Century icons: here is another of our irregular serialisations of chapters from Marcus Fairs' book, Twenty-First Century Design, which was published by Carlton Books last October. More about Smoke by Maarten Baas
Ornamented Life is a collection by designer Joana Meroz that applies unusual forms of decoration to everyday objects. More about Ornamented Life by Joana Meroz
Arne Quinze has launched the website of his Cityscape project in Brussels, with more images and a movie. More about Cityscape by Arne Quinze 2
A series of design classics by Gio Ponti were destroyed and reassembled into new pieces by designer Martino Gamper in front of a live audience at the Design Miami/Basel collectors' fair in June. More about If Only Gio Knew... by Martino Gamper
Designer Arne Quinze of furniture brand Quinze & Milan has announce plans to build another of his giant wooden sculptures, this time in the centre of Brussels, Belgium. More about Cityscape by Arne Quinze
This project has been around for a while - we first saw it on jeansnow.net a few months ago - but Japanese designers Nendo have finally sent us some decent-sized images of their climbing wall at the new Illoiha Omotesando fitness club in Tokyo. More about Illoiha Omotesando climbing wall by Nendo
More from Danish architects BIG: here are photos taken at an exhibition of their work organised by Jaroslav Fragner Gallery in Prague. More about BIG IDEAS by BIG
MINI have announced the launch of the new Clubman, a "stretch" version of the new MINI based on the old Morris MINI estate versions the Traveller, the Countryman and the Clubman Estate. More about New MINI Clubman
Hall Stand is a wall-mounted storage system made of plumbing hardware such as pipes and taps. More about Hall Stand by Nick Fraser
A design by architect Vincent Guallart has been selected as the centrepiece of Wroclaw's bid to host Expo 2012 (via The Where Blog). More about Vincent Guallart for Expo 2012 Wroclaw
The website of Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) presents a slideshow of Hafjell Mountain Hotel - a design for hotel and apartment complex at a ski resort in Norway. More about Hafjell Mountain Hotel by BIG
French architect Jean Nouvel has won the competition to remodel the central port area in Vigo, Spain (actually he won back in May - thanks to eikongraphia via dezain for the tip). More about Peirao XXI in Vigo by Jean Nouvel
New Designers 07: Light Bulb Packaging is a light designed by University of Brighton graduate Olivia Cheung that attempts to avoid waste by converting packaging into product. More about Light Bulb Packaging by Olivia Cheung
Matthew Hilton is one of three designers presenting new ranges for British manufacturer Ercol at the new Tent London showcase from 20-23 September. More about Matthew Hilton for Ercol at Tent London
Rove, the website of art dealer Kenny Schachter, presents new images of the Z.Car concept vehicle he commissioned from architect Zaha Hadid. More about Z.Car by Zaha Hadid
Split series is a design system by Peter Marigold that involves splitting timber logs lengthways into four parts and using the resulting odd angles to generate idiosyncratic shelves, tables and storage towers. More about Split series by Peter Marigold
OMA in the Middle East: Office for Metropolitan Architecture have sent over a few more images of Dubai Renaissance, a 300m-tall rotating skyscraper. More about Dubai Renaissance by OMA 2
Shanghai Expo 2010: Here are more images of the six shortlisted designs for the British pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 (see previous story) plus, further down the story, text describing each one. Above: The Pavilion of Ideas by Heatherwick Studio, Casson Mann, Adams Kara Taylor & Atelier Ten. More about British Shanghai Expo pavilion shortlist 2