French designers Inga Sempé has updated her website with images of Dual-directional lamp, a freestanding product that can direct light up or down at the flick of a switch. More about Dual-directional lamp by Inga Sempé
Swiss architects Group8 have won a competition to build luxury villas as part of a new mountain resort called New Andermatt in Switzerland. More about New Andermatt by Group8
Silver Ware is a new permanent installation of work by Studio Job at the museum at Bisazza headquarters in Italy. More about Silver Ware by Studio Job at Bisazza
Andreas Bittis has re-launched TranslucentConcrete - load-bearing concrete containing optical fibres that means you can see through it. A bit. More about TranslucentConcrete by Andreas Bittis
Design Miami 07: Our third movie from Miami features Tom Dixon, with his Artek hat on, talking about two related projects the Finnish brand showed at the event last week. More about Movie: Tom Dixon at Design Miami
Design Miami 07: here is our second short movie from Design Miami last week, this time featuring Fernando and Humberto Campana working with glassmakers at the open-air GlassLab as part of the event's design performances. (movie length: 1 minute 38 seconds). More about Movie: Campana Brothers at GlassLab
This isn't exactly new, but the last time we wrote about Alison Brooks Architects the story was very popular... so here's The Salt House at Maldon in England, which won the RIBA Manser Medal for best new house in the UK back in October. More about The Salt House by Alison Brooks Architects
Swedish creative studio Medium has completed a mini art museum for children, contained in a wooden box inside a grown-up art gallery. More about Barens Konstmuseum by Jacob Dahlgren and Medium
If you're looking for design-related Christmas presents, this makes the perfect gift, etc etc! Twenty-First Century Design by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs is an overview of design at the start of the new millennium More about Twenty-First Century Design by Marcus Fairs
Design Miami 07: Tomáš Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny presented a project called Paper Vases at Design Miami last week, which involved laminating 700 sheets of paper into a solid block and then turning this into a vase on a lathe. More about Paper Vases by Studio Libertiny
The AA Hijmans van den Bergh medical faculty in Utrecht designed by Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects is the joint winner of the 2007 Rietveldprijs for architecture. More about AA Hijmans van den Bergh medical faculty by Erick van Egeraat
Forum 't Zand in Utrecht by architects VenhoevenCS is one of two projects to be awarded the 2007 Rietveldprijs for architecture. More about Forum 't Zand by VenhoevenCS architects
Artist Daan Roosegaarde's latest installation consists of a 10m corridor of ventilator fans controlled by sensors, which react to the sound and motion of visitors passing through them. More about Flow 5.0 by Studio Roosegaarde
Design Miami 07: Swarovski Crystal Palace presented an installation consisting of dozens of Light Sock chandeliers designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, at Design Miami last week. More about Light Sock by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Design Miami 07: we were busy filming during our recent trip to Miami and here is the first completed movie - a short interview with Tokujin Yoshioka, Design Miami's Designer of the Year 2007. More about Interview: Tokujin Yoshioka at Design Miami
Design Miami 07: Stuart Haygarth created a chandelier called Drop during Design Miami last week, consisting of the bases of plastic water bottles. More about Drop Chandelier by Stuart Haygarth
Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us a set of photos of the Meydan shopping square in Istanbul, Turkey, designed by Foreign Office Architects. More about Meydan shopping square by Foreign Office Architects
Design Miami 07: Dutch designer Wieki Somers has reversed the stereotype that the Chinese copy western designs by imitating chairs she saw while working in Beijing. More about Chinese stools by Wieki Somers
Creative agency Checkinit curated an exhibition to coincide with the launch of the Claw Vandal Hi, a Nike sneaker designed by female graffiti artist Claw Money. More about Bouncing on Top of the World by Checkinit
Aeroscraft ML866 is a proposed new type of airborne vehicle that combines buoyancy (as in an airship) with dynamic lift (as in an aeroplane or helicopter). More about Aeroscraft ML866