Here is a new rendering of architect Amanda Levete of Future Systems' installation for the London Design Festival this September (see our earlier story for more details and images). The piece, made of Corian, is part of the Size + Matter project that also includes Zaha Hadid's Urban Nebula (see previous story).
More about Amanda Levete for Corian at LDF 2
Architect Zaha Hadid has created a sculptural piece that will be installed at the South Bank Centre in London during the London Design Festival this September. More about Urban Nebula by Zaha Hadid
An exhibition of new work by designer Ettore Sottsass will inaugurate the new Friedman Benda Gallery in New York next month. More about Ettore Sottsass at Friedman Benda Gallery
Influential design retailer Murray Moss has opened his first store outside New York, with the launch of Moss: Los Angeles (or "Moss Angeles") on Melrose Avenue. (via David Report via Dezain). More about Moss: Los Angeles
New Designers 07: The Ethical Kitchen is a project by Alexandra Sten Jørgensen, a recent graduate of the contemporary design course at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University in England. More about Ethical Kitchen by Alexandra Sten Jørgensen
Fish Bowls is a new project by designer Roger Arquer that presents 15 variations on the standard fish bowl including Do Not Piss Me Off (above), which "tells us about the power to decide between the life and death of the fish". More about Fish Bowls by Roger Arquer
Property developer Urban Splash has launched an international architecture competition to bring life back to Birnbeck Island and Pier, a faded tourist attraction at the seaside resort of Weston-Super-Mare, England. More about Birnbeck Island architectural competition
Here is a set of renderings and plans of the new academic building for the Cooper Union college in New York, designed by Morphosis. More about Cooper Union by Morphosis
It's not very sunny back here in London but we're smiling nonetheless, as we've reached a major milestone.
We've been on holiday for the past ten days - thanks to Chantelle Lue for looking after dezeen for us while we were away.
And we've returned to find that at some point during the last week we welcomed our millionth visitor... we've now had 1,025,000 visitors since the start of the year.
We've also galloped up Technorati's popularity ranking of all the blogs in the world and are now well within the top 2,500. Thanks once again to all our readers!
More about Dezeen's first million
Another of Tom Dixon's new products: Beat vessels are a series of vases made of solid, hand-beaten brass. More about Beat vessels by Tom Dixon
More from Tom Dixon's new range: Angle is a range of lights made of bent, extruded aluminium in off-white powder coating. More about Angle lights by Tom Dixon
Kimono Chair is a concept for creating furniture out of a flat piece of material by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. More about Kimono Chair by Tokujin Yoshioka
Art dealer Kenny Schachter's Rove Gallery website presents several artworks by Zaha Hadid depicting her forthcoming architectural projects. More about Artworks by Zaha Hadid
New Designers 07: Lounge Chair by Northumbria University design graduate David Irwin features a steam-bent timber frame with a removable cushion that is fixed in place by buttons. More about Lounge Chair by David Irwin
Opus Incertum is a shelving and room partitioning system designed by Sean Yoo of Apt 5 Design for Italian furniture brand Casamania. More about Opus Incertum by Sean Yoo for Casamania
Sweet and Heady is a pendant light made of wine glasses by Ray Power. More about Sweet and Heady by Ray Power
Very late Milan update: Peter Marigold was one of five designers showcased at the Great Brits - Ingenious Therapies show organised by the Design Museum and the British Council at fashion designer Paul Smith's Milan headquarters in April. More about Peter Marigold at Great Brits in Milan
New Designers 07: Sarah Moucher, a graduate of the Wood, Metal, Plastics and Ceramics course at the University of Brighton, showed this light made of removable links fabricated in slip-cast ceramic. More about Slip-cast link light by Sarah Moucher
Twenty-First Century icons: Here is another chapter from dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs' book, Twenty-First Century Design. Enjoy! And buy the book! More about Melissa + Campana
New Designers 07: here are two products shown by University of Brighton 3D design graduate Demelza Hill at the New Designers show earlier this summer. More about Demelza Hill at New Designers