Royal College of Art graduate Thomas Thwaites has built a working toaster from scratch, extracting raw materials and processing them himself in an attempt to replicate a mass-produced toaster he bought in a shop for less than £5.00. More about The Toaster Project by Thomas Thwaites
Design High, an exhibition of design art, opened at Louise Blouin Foundation in London on Thursday, featuring work by Atelier van Lieshout, Joris Laarman, Robert Stadler and others. More about Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation
Midsummer Snow Storm is an installation by British artist Peter Liversidge for Jupiter Artland, a contemporary sculpture garden in the grounds of Bonnington House near Edinburgh. More about Midsummer Snow Storm by Peter Liversidge
Dutch architects UN Studio have created an installation in an abandoned fort as part of RETREAT, an art exhibition they have curated at Fort Asperen near Leerdam in the Netherlands. More about Reflections by UNStudio at RETREAT
Croatian design student Victor Matic has designed a chair held together with zip ties. More about Zipit by Victor Matic
Finnish architects C-Laboratory have completed a timber house on a cherry farm in the mountains of northern Taiwan. More about Chen House by C-Laboratory
Dezeenwire: Sears Tower in Chicago is to undergo a $350 million green refit to "reduce the tower's electricity use by 80% and save 24 million gallons of water a year". The Guardian
More about Sears Tower to install wind turbines - The Guardian
Since we're on a summer pavilion tip today... the Serpentine Gallery in London have given us a couple more images of this year's pavilion, which is under construction in Kensington Gardens. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by SANAA (more images)
A museum dedicated to Belgian artist and Tintin author Hergé, designed by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc, opened earlier this month in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (via yatzer). More about Musée Hergé by Atelier Christian de Portzamparc
More pavilions: British designer Tom Dixon has designed a gazebo for champagne brand Veuve Clicquot. More about Veuve Clicquot Comet by Tom Dixon
This year's Architectural Association Summer Pavilion, designed by students from Unit 2 after a concept by 3rd year student Danecia Sibingo, will open in Bedford Square, London on 3 July. More about Driftwood by AA Unit 2
Dezeen podcast: in this podcast talk for the Design Museum in London, early Penguin Books designer David Pelham and former Penguin editor Judith Burnley discuss covers for publishers Penguin from the past and present, with current art director Jim Stoddart. More about Dezeen podcast: Penguin Covers Then and Now
Luxembourg practice dagli + atelier d'architecture have completed the interior of AKbank NV's Netherlands Headquarters in the Rembrandt Tower, Amsterdam. More about AKbank NV headquarters by dagli + atelier d’architecture
London practice Threefold Architects have completed Ladderstile House, a courtyard house on Richmond Park in London. More about Ladderstile House by Threefold Architects
The Museum in a Shoebox, designed by renowned architect Aleksandr Kuznetsov, is a new venue for contemporary architecture, art and design that opened last month in Old Town. More about Museum in a Shoebox by Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Graduating designer Charlotte Moneypenny has created a range of glassware with marble games built into them. More about Losing Your Marbles by Charlotte Moneypenny
New York practice OBRA Architects have sent images of their URBIA Furniture System installed in two New York apartments. More about URBIA Furniture System by OBRA Architects
French designer Benjamin Graindorge has designed a garden that floats on the surface of a fishtank and uses fish waste as fertiliser. More about Floating Garden by Benjamin Graindorge
More from British designer Karen Ryan: she's taken a penknife to an existing chair to create Whittle Chair. More about Whittle Chair by Karen Ryan
Dezeen have teamed up with Anneloes van Gaalen, author of the new book Never Use White Type on a Black Background and 50 other Ridiculous Design Rules, to offer our readers the chance to win five copies. More about Competition: five copies of RidiculousDesign Rules to be won