London-based design practice The Klassnik Corporation have designed the interior of creative agency YCN's new home, located in a former warehouse in Shoreditch, London. More about 72 Rivington Street by The Klassnik Corporation
London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a range of shoes and limited edition boots for footwear brand Lacoste. More about Footwear by Zaha Hadid for Lacoste
The new Modern Wing by architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop has opened at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Milan 09: French designer Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence presented a lamp featuring bare, frayed electrical flex at the Jewels and Joules exhibition in Zona Tortona, Milan last month. More about Vanitas lamp by Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence
Milan 09: Gruff is a collection of cardboard furmiture by Arno Mathies of Real-Made, exhibited as part of Designhuis at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last month. More about Gruff by Arno Mathies
Munich designer agency Designliga have created Cabaret Voltaire, a gallery project in Berlin that combines an event space with a parallel digital space. More about Cabaret Voltaire by Designliga
Milan 09: lighting manufacturers Yamagiwa launched a lamp called Moonbird by Japanese designer Yukio Hashimoto in Milan last month. More about Moonbird by Yukio Hashimoto for Yamagiwa
Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have created a furniture collection in which every element - from carpentry to embroidery - is produced in their studio by a hired team of artisans. More about Repacked by Studio Makkink & Bey
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