News
Jurgen Bey appointed as director at Sandberg Institute
Dezeenwire: Dutch designer Jurgen Bey has been appointed as director of the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. He is due to take up the post from 1 September 2010 - Sandberg Institute
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Design
Sofa by Satyendra Pakhalé for Hästens
Stockholm 2010: Amsterdam designer Satyendra Pakhalé presented a sofa and footstool designed for bed company Hästens in Stockholm last week. More about Sofa by Satyendra Pakhalé for Hästens
Interiors
Design Bar by Jonas Wagell at Stockholm Furniture Fair
Stockholm 2010: designer Jonas Wagell of Sweden created an installation representing the forest and the city for the Design Bar at the Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Design Bar by Jonas Wagell at Stockholm Furniture Fair
Design
Companion Parrot by Tithi Kutchamuch
London designer Tithi Kutchamuch has created a necklace with charms modelled on the skull and entrails of a parrot. More about Companion Parrot by Tithi Kutchamuch
Interiors
Labyrinth of Woods by Point
Architect Ben Naqoka of Point has completed an installation featuring plywood archways at the Diesel Denim Gallery Aoyama in Tokyo, Japan. More about Labyrinth of Woods by Point
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News
How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?
Dezeenwire: a documentary film about the life and work of architect Norman Foster has premiered at the International Film Festival Berlin - see press release below. More about How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster? 
Furniture
Juxtaposed: Power by Mike and Maaike
San Francisco designers Mike and Maaike have created a shelf with slots specifically cut to house seven seminal books about power and society. More about Juxtaposed: Power by Mike and Maaike
Architecture
House in Koamicho by Suppose Design Office
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a house in Hiroshima, Japan, where residents move between rooms through covered courtyards. More about House in Koamicho by Suppose Design Office
Design
Tube Chair by KiBiSi for Hay
Stockholm 2010: at the Stockholm Furniture Fair last week, Copenhagen design company KiBiSi exhibited a chair made of wooden poles joined by cast aluminium components. More about Tube Chair by KiBiSi for Hay
Competition: five copies of Urbanisms by Steven Holl to be won
Dezeen have got together with Steven Holl Architects to give away five copies of their latest monograph, Urbanisms - Working with Doubt. More about Competition: five copies of Urbanisms by Steven Holl to be won
Architecture
La Llotja de Lleida by Mecanoo
Dutch architects Mecanoo have completed a stone-clad theatre and congress centre in Llerida Lleida, Spain. More about La Llotja de Lleida by Mecanoo
Architecture
Centre Pompidou-Metz by Shigeru Ban
Here are some photographs of the Centre Pompidou-Metz in France by architects Shigeru Ban of Japan and Jean de Gastines of France, which will open to the public in May. More about Centre Pompidou-Metz by Shigeru Ban
Design
Most Curious by Tracey Neuls and Nina Saunders
London shoe designer Tracey Neuls and Danish artist Nina Saunders have collaborated to create an installation using fabrics by British textile brand Sanderson at Neuls' London shop. More about Most Curious by Tracey Neuls and Nina Saunders
Design
Ron Arad: Restless – a tour of Ron Arad’s studio
Ron Arad: Restless opens at the Barbican in London tomorrow and in the first of four films we made to coincide with the exhibition, the Israeli-born designer shows us around his studio in Chalk Farm, London. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Ron Arad: Restless – a tour of Ron Arad’s studio
Architecture
Rolex Learning Center by SANAA
The Rolex Learning Center, a university study centre by Japanese architects SANAA, opens in Lausanne, Switzerland next week. More about Rolex Learning Center by SANAA
Design
Multi-sensorial Gastronomy by Philips Design
Philips Design in Eindhoven have collaborated with Spanish restaurant Arzak to create a conceptual series of tableware that glows when food is placed on it. More about Multi-sensorial Gastronomy by Philips Design
Architecture
House in Buzen by Suppose Design Office
Here's another project from Japanese studio Suppose Design Office, this time a house in Buzen, Japan, where separate structures are connected under a glass canopy. More about House in Buzen by Suppose Design Office
Design
Playing with Tradition by Richard Hutten
At design fair Object Rotterdam earlier this month Dutch designer Richard Hutten presented new additions to his Playing with Tradition series of oriental rugs, where the traditional patterns are stretched into stripes.
Furniture
Volt by Reinier de Jong
Milan 2010: Here's another yellow table! This one is by Rotterdam designer Reinier de Jong, is made of plywood and has triangular legs. More about Volt by Reinier de Jong
Interiors
Lodge by Suppose Design Office
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a hair salon in Hiroshima, Japan, with a band of mirror glass wrapped around the cutting space. More about Lodge by Suppose Design Office