"Design as we know it is doomed, but that's a good thing for designers"
The inevitable transition from a take-make-waste society to a circular economy presents exciting and rewarding challenges for designers, writes Sarah Housley. More
"The tech hype-cycle is spinning ever faster"
Tech companies must move away from hype-chasing annual product releases in order to drive meaningful design innovation, writes Sarah Housley. More
Unisex bag by Ryszard Rychlicki
Polish Design Season: Ryszard Rychlick, a student of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, has designed a felt bag. More
Galilu Olfactory Perfumery by Marcin Kwietowicz
Polish Design Season: Warsaw designer Marcin Kwietowicz has completed the interior of a perfume shop in Warsaw. More
Stuff by Marina Ralph
London Design Festival 09: at The Dock in London last month British designer Marina Ralph showed a cabinet that bulges according to the shape items placed inside. More
Moshimy by Michael Young for Native Union
Hong Kong-based British designer Michael Young has designed a mobile phone dock and handset for product design firm Native Union. More
31 Blair Road by ONG&ONG
Architects ONG&ONG have completed the renovation of an open-plan house in Singapore. More
Eco-pods by Howeler + Yoon Architectureand Squared Design Lab
Boston architects Howeler + Yoon and Los Angeles digital designers Squared Design Lab have designed a conceptual structure for Boston, where an unfinished building would be covered in modular pods growing algae for biofuel. More
Trunks by Malafor
Polish Design Season: Gdańsk-based design duo Malafor have designed a seat made of a solid piece of oak wrapped in steel. More
Biotechnological Park Building by Tatiana Bilbao
Mexican architecture firm Tatiana Bilbao have designed a university building for Sinaloa, Mexico, inspired by a tree. More
Open Air Pool Eybesfeld by Pichler & Traupmann Architekten
Vienna architects Pichler & Traupmann Architekten have completed an open-air swimming pool in the park of a 17th-century castle in Jöss, Austria. More
Labware by Benjamin Hubert for Authentics
London Design Festival 09: London designer Benjamin Hubert's collection of blown glass lamps for design brand Authentics won the Best New Product award at 100% Design last week. More
Three Yet One by Parallel Projects
London Design Festival 09: Henny van Nistelrooy and Oscar Diaz of Parallel Projects presented an exhibition in London last week examining how the media affects our perception of design. More
Lanana by Ryszard Rychlicki
Polish Design Season: Polish design student Ryszard Rychlicki has designed a shopping bag made of folded recycled paper. More
Iconic Facades by Studio Job
Artists Studio Job have created a series of ornamental concrete reliefs for a new building complex in Amsterdam. More
Cloud Walk Chandelier by Yu Jordy Fu
London Design Festival 09: London designer Yu Jordy Fu showed a 9m-long chandelier made from hand-cut paper at 100% Design last week. More
Hexad by Tomoko Azumi
London Design Festival 09: Japanese designer Tomoko Azumi is showing a stacking coffee table at Rocket Gallery in London as part of an exhibition called Book A Table. More
Blok 1 by GROUP A
Rotterdam architecture studio GROUP A have completed a tower block in Arnhem, the Netherlands, to be used for student housing. More
VISUAL & the George Bernard Shaw Theatre by Terry Pawson Architects
London firm Terry Pawson Architects have completed a new gallery and theatre in Carlow, Ireland, which opened on Saturday. More
Chairs & Fireworks by Martí Guixé
An exhibition of chairs, drawings and customized fireworks by Catalan designer Martí Guixé opened at HELMRINDERKNECHT gallery in Berlin this week. More