Design
Vision EfficientDynamics by BMW
Car brand BMW will unveil its Vision EfficientDynamics concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. More about Vision EfficientDynamics by BMW
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PIG 05049 by Christien Meindertsma
Another Index Award winner: PIG 05049 by Dutch designer Christien Meindertsma, a book documenting the products made from a pig, won the Play category of the awards, which were announced yesterday. More about PIG 05049 by Christien Meindertsma
Design
Chulha by Philips Design
Chulha, a cooking stove intended for use in the developing world by Philips Design, is among the winners of the Index Awards 2009, which were announced in Copenhagen last night. More about Chulha by Philips Design
Design
Index Award winners
Dezeenwire: the winners of Index Awards, the biannual global design prize that rewards designs that improve life, were announced in Copenhagen last night. Winners in the five categories (body, home, work, play and community) each earn €100,000. Winners include Chulha, a cooking stove for the developing world by Philips Design, and PIG 05049 by Christien Meindertsma - a book that documents all the uses of a pig. www.indexaward.dk
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Architecture
House in Wakaura by Archivi Architects & Associates
Archivi Architects & Associates of Osaka have completed a private house in Wakaura bay, near Wakayama city in Japan. More about House in Wakaura by Archivi Architects & Associates
DS3 by Citroën
French car brand Citroën will launch its new DS3 model at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. More about DS3 by Citroën
Architecture
Masdar City Centre by LAVA
Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) have won a competition to design the urban centre of Masdar, a zero-carbon, zero-waste city to be built in the desert near Abu Dhabi. More about Masdar City Centre by LAVA
Design
Table-Dish-Cover by Maezm
London Design Festival 09: Korean designers Maezm will show work including Table-Dish-Cover, a silicon tablecloth with integrated dishes, at Designersblock in London next month. More about Table-Dish-Cover by Maezm
Design
Animal Wall by Gitta Gschwendtner
London designer Gitta Gschwendtner has completed a wall that incorporates 1,000 nest boxes for birds and bats in Cardiff Bay, UK. More about Animal Wall by Gitta Gschwendtner
Tent Digital competition winners
London Design Festival 09: Waggott Tripp & Graham, who created an installation where the viewer becomes the exhibit, are one of 10 designers to have won our Tent Digital competition for free exhibition space at Tent Digital during London Digital Week in September. More about Tent Digital competition winners
Architecture
Villa extension by O+A
Amsterdam architects O+A have completed an extension to a villa near Eindhoven in the Netherlands. More about Villa extension by O+A
Dezeen’s top ten: shops
This month's top ten features Dezeen's most popular stories about retail projects. In first place is Shop in a church by Merkx + Girod Architecten. More about Dezeen’s top ten: shops
Lighting
Phrena by Karl Zahn for Artecnica
American designer Karl Zahn has designed a flat-pack pendant lamp for American brand Artecnica. More about Phrena by Karl Zahn for Artecnica
Furniture
Bow-Wow Stool by Morten Emil Engel
Copenhagen architect Morten Emil Engel has won a competition to design stools that will furnish an exhibition building by Japanese architects Atelier Bow-Wow at the Krabbesholm Højskole in Skive, Denmark. More about Bow-Wow Stool by Morten Emil Engel
Dezeenmail #36
The latest issue of our Dezeenmail newsletter has just been emailed out and you can see it here.
More about Dezeenmail #36
Architecture
Frank, Ettore and Toyo by Chris Labrooy
Graphic artist Chris Labrooy has designed a series of type faces based on the work of famous architects and designers. More about Frank, Ettore and Toyo by Chris Labrooy
Architecture
Photographs of the work of Peter Zumthor by Hélène Binet
Photographs of work by architect Peter Zumthor, taken by London photographer Hélène Binet, will be on show at the Gabrielle Ammann Gallery in Cologne next week. More about Photographs of the work of Peter Zumthor by Hélène Binet
Interiors
Kids Cafe Piccolo by Podium
Korean designers Podium have completed a cafe in Seoul, Korea, which is designed specifically for children. More about Kids Cafe Piccolo by Podium
Furniture
Xemei Stool by Mediodesign
Barcelona designer Juan Pablo Quintero of Mediodesign has created a bar stool for Xemei, a restaurant in Barcelona, Spain. More about Xemei Stool by Mediodesign
Competition: five copies of Super Contemporary catalogue to be won
Dezeen have teamed up with the Design Museum in London to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of the exhibition catalogue for Super Contemporary, currently on show at the museum. More about Competition: five copies of Super Contemporary catalogue to be won