Lighting
The Burble by Usman Haque
This year's London Fashion Week will be inaugurated by the launch of the Burble - a giant airborne assembly of 1,000 helium balloons containing LEDs designed by Usman Haque. More about The Burble by Usman Haque
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Lighting
Free space for light designers at Tent London
Calling lighting designers: Tent London is offering dezeen readers the chance to exhibit FREE in London later this month during the London Design Festival. More about Free space for light designers at Tent London
Lighting
Deptford Design Market Challenge
The Deptford Design Market Challenge is a project exploring how used objects can be "redesigned" to give them new life. More about Deptford Design Market Challenge
Design
Mutagenesis by Arne Quinze
Here are renderings of some of the pieces Belgian designer Arne Quinze will show at Mutagenesis, a solo exhibition at the Abitare Il Tempo design exhibition in Verona, Italy later this month. More about Mutagenesis by Arne Quinze
Design
The Fluke by BarberOsgerby
Industrial designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby of BarberOsgerby have designed a sculptural piece called The Fluke, which will be displayed at the historic Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, during the London Design Festival later this month. More about The Fluke by BarberOsgerby
Lighting
Greenpeace and Jason Bruges at 100% Light
Greenpeace has commissioned interactive designer Jason Bruges to create an installation using new low-energy lights at the 100% Light show in London later this month. More about Greenpeace and Jason Bruges at 100% Light
House Numbers Project by Medium
Swedish creative studio Medium have sent through details of their House Numbers Project, which features metal numerals from 0-9 each created by a different typographer or graphic designer. More about House Numbers Project by Medium
Design
Astrium space jet by Marc Newson
Marc Newson has designed the cabin (and, we suspect, had a hand in the exterior) of the Astrium space tourism jet, which was launched at the Paris airshow earlier this summer. More about Astrium space jet by Marc Newson
dezeen's new logo
Here is a sneak preview of our new logo, which will be officially inaugurated when we relaunch dezeen with a completely new design later this month. More about dezeen's new logo
Interiors
Qantas First Lounges by Marc Newson
Australian airline Qantas has launched a microsite about its new Qantas First Lounges in Sydney and Melbourne international airports, designed by Marc Newson. More about Qantas First Lounges by Marc Newson
Design
Bendable Interior Objects by Form Us With Love
Swedish design studio Form Us With Love have put some of their Bendable Interior Objects (BIO) pieces into production. More about Bendable Interior Objects by Form Us With Love
Design
Catastrophe by Maxim Velcovsky
Czech designer Maxim Velcovsky will present a new series of vases at the Mint shop in London next month, during the London Design Festival. More about Catastrophe by Maxim Velcovsky
Design
Eclipse Mirror by Bodo Sperlein
Bodo Sperlein has designed a mirror using not one branded material but two: Corian and Swarovski crystals. More about Eclipse Mirror by Bodo Sperlein
Furniture
TransNeomatic by Campana Brothers
Here are some new photos of the TransNeomatic bowls designed by the Campana Brothers for Artecnica's Design With Conscience initiative. More about TransNeomatic by Campana Brothers
Design
The Honeycomb Vase 2007 by Studio Libertiny
Tomáš Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny has sent us images of his new series of Honeycomb Vases, which are made by bees. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about The Honeycomb Vase 2007 by Studio Libertiny
Architecture
Dune Formations by Zaha Hadid 2
Here is a set of 12 photos taken by architectural photographer Hélène Binet of Zaha Hadid's Dune Formations installation at the Venice Art Biennale earlier this summer. More about Dune Formations by Zaha Hadid 2
Nestlé Chocolate Museum by Rojkind Arq. 2
Michel Rojkind of Rojkind Arquitectos has sent us this series of 12 diagrams showing how his Nestlé Chocolate Museum - as featured in our earlier story - was put together. More about Nestlé Chocolate Museum by Rojkind Arq. 2
Lighting
Tom Dixon to give away 1,000 lights
Designer Tom Dixon will give away 1,000 low-energy lights in Trafalgar Square, London next month as part of the London Design Festival. More about Tom Dixon to give away 1,000 lights
Design
Three projects by Fabien Cappello
Fabien Cappello is a young designer who has just graduated from the ECAL university of art and design in Lausanne, Switzerland and starts a postgraduate course at the Royal College of Art in London this September. More about Three projects by Fabien Cappello
The Great Indoors Award 2007
This coming Saturday 1 September is the deadline for entries to The Great Indoors Award 2007 - a new, biannual, international interior design prize. More about The Great Indoors Award 2007