In the third of four competitions celebrating publisher Thames & Hudson’s 60th anniversary this month, we’re giving away five copies of The Independent Design Guide by Laura Houseley. More about Competition: five copies of The IndependentDesign Guide by Laura Houseley to be won
Dezeenwire: in an interview with Tom Dykhoff of The Times, architect Zaha Hadid refutes the idea that the credit crunch is killing off statement architecture. “People say it’s the end of the icon project,” she says. “Psssht.” TimesOnline See also: Dezeen stories about Zaha Hadid.
Slovenian architects Bevk Perović Arhitekti built this house on a hilltop in the countryside close to Ljubljana. More about House HB by Bevk Perović Arhitekti
Swedish designers Humans since 1982 have created a digital clock made of 24 analogue clocks, which spell out the time with their hands. More about The Clock Clock by Humans Since 1982
Belgian designers Puresang have designed Hospital, a clothing store set in a former stable in Antwerp. More about Hospital by Puresang
Ten designers including Ted Muehling (above), Yves Béhar (below), Stephen Burks and Maya Lin have created objects for Design for a Living World, an exhibition of products using sustainable materials from around the world that opened at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York this week. More about Design for a Living World at the Cooper-Hewitt
Milan 09: in Milan last month Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans presented a new collection of Light Blubs as part of her ongoing Design Virus project. More about Light Blubs Special Editions by Pieke Bergmans
Berlin office J Mayer H Architects have completed the interior of the Brauner Wegner Priehn dental practice in Hamburg, Germany. More about Brauner Wegner Priehn centre for dentistry by J Mayer H
Dezeenwire: Design Miami/Basel have announced the four winners of this year's Designers of the Future awards: Nacho Carbonell, Peter Marigold, Raw-Edges and Tomáš Gabzdil Libertiny. See press release below for more details. More about Design Miami/Basel announce Designers of the Future 2009
Antwerp designers Puresang have completed the interior of a bar at the headquarters of vodka brand Grey Goose in Brussels, Belgium. More about Grey Goose bar by Puresang
Milan 09: Italian brand Molteni&C presented Night & Day, a seating system by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month. More about Night & Day by Patricia Urquiola for Molteni&C
Dezeen movie: this film we made in Milan last month features designers Tom Dixon, Front and 5.5 Designers talking about the pieces they designed for Veuve Clicquot's Out of the Box exhibition. More about Veuve Clicquot Out of the Box in Milan
Berlin architects Ralf Fleckenstein and Katharina Feldhusen of FF Architekten in collaboration with Martina Wronna have completed a new public library in Luckenwalde, Germany. More about Bibliothek Luckenwalde by FF Architekten and Martina Wronna
The Yas Hotel by Asymptote architects is nearing completion in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More about The Yas Hotel by Asymptote
Milan 09: German designer Stefan Diez launched Houdini, a plywood chair for German brand e15 in Milan last month. More about Houdini Chair by Stefan Diez for e15
Dezeenwire: The World Intellectual Property Organization has rejected a bid by Jonathan Ive, Apple's vice president of industrial design, to prevent a London fan exploiting jonathanive.com, jonyive.com and other domain names. Bloomberg
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Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has produced a series of objects using chicle, a natural latex from the Yucatán Peninsula similar to chewing gum. More about Chicle objects by Hella Jongerius
Milan 09: an installation by Italian designer Fabio Novembre, containing a retrospective of his furniture designs plus two new pieces, is on show at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan. More about Il Fiore di Novembre by Fabio Novembre
Dezeenwire: The Guardian's architecture critic Jonathan Glancey reviews Prince Charles' speech at the RIBA last night. The Guardian
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Milan 09: German lighting designer Ingo Maurer launched Euro Condom, a protest against new European guidelines banning frosted incandescent bulbs, at the Euroluce lighting fair in Milan last month. More about Euro Condom by Ingo Maurer