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Bird by Zhili Liu
Shanghai designer Zhili Liu has designed a series of lighting inspired by birds. More about Bird by Zhili Liu
Shanghai designer Zhili Liu has designed a series of lighting inspired by birds. More about Bird by Zhili Liu
Dutch Design Week 09: Dutch designer Janina Loeve presents bouquets made of vegetables at the Designhuis in Eindhoven. More about Divers by Janina Loeve
Russian architects Arch Group have designed a booth for taking a quick nap in busy urban environments. More about Sleepbox by Arch Group
Istanbul practice Teget Architectural Office have completed an extension to a banking centre in Istanbul, Turkey. More about YapiKredi Bank Academy by Teget Architectural Office
Netherlands-based designer Han Koning has designed a series of lighting made of randomly-formed plastic. More about Static Plastic by Han Koning
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld won the Shopping category at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona last week for this store for flip flop brand Havaianas in São Paulo. More about Havaianas by Isay Weinfeld
Dezeen and publishers Actar have got together to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of The Function of Form by Farshid Moussavi, academic and co-founder of Foreign Office Architects. More about Competition: five copies of The Function of Form by Farshid Moussavi to be won
Graduate designer Colm Keller has created a pair of ceramic and birch usb pendants for couples with long-distance relationships. More about Presence in Absence by Colm Keller
Tokyo 09: architect Makoto Tanijiri of Hiroshima architects Suppose Design Office designed an exhibition environment based on clouds for Designtide Tokyo in Japan last week. More about Cloud by Makoto Tanijiri
Australian design firm Carr Design Group have completed a modular house in Kilmore, Victoria, Australia. More about Country Victoria Modular House by Carr Design Group
Norwegian designers StokkeAustad and Frost Produkt have collaborated to design a range of kitchen utensils. More about Basic Series by StokkeAustad and Frost Produkt
French designers Sophie Françon and François Mangeol have collaborated to create a range of modular school furniture. More about Saint-Etienne by Sophie Françon and François Mangeol
A centre built to house prehistoric artefacts designed by South African practice Peter Rich Architects won the World Building of the Year award at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona last night. More about Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre by Peter Rich Architects
Dezeen podcast: in this latest podcast collaboration with the Design Museum in London, Fred Deacon, Nat Hunter, Jamie Wleck and Malika Favre of London-based design agency Airside talk us through the history of the company and some of their recent projects. More about Dezeen podcast: Airside at the Design Museum
Dezeen have teamed up with Mr Jones Watches to give away five Cyclops watches. More about Competition: five Cyclops watches by Mr Jones Watches to be won
German bathroom brand Grohe have launched limited edition coloured shower heads at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona this week. More about Coloured Rainshower Icon by Grohe
Tokyo Designers Week 09: architect and designer Nigel Coates describes the "complete chaos" of Tokyo in this final installment in our series of short interviews commissioned for the Tokyo Desigers Week official guide, which was produced by Dezeen. More about Tokyo Designers Week interviews: Nigel Coates
Dezeen podcast: designers including Konstantin Grcic, Michael Young, Nacho Carbonell and Studio Glithero talk about their response to the theme It's About Time in this podcast report on design event ExperimentaDesign 09 in Lisbon. More about Dezeen podcast: ExperimentaDesign 09
The nine World Architecture Festival category winners have been announced at the festival in Barcelona. More about World Architecture Festival category winners
Tokyo 09: in this short interview commissioned for the Tokyo Designers Week guide, designer Gwenael Nicolas asserts that anything is possible in Tokyo. More about Tokyo Designers Week interviews: Gwenael Nicolas