Sophie Howarth - with a group of collaborators including author and philosopher Alain de Botton - has opened a shop in London, designed by artist and designer Susanna Edwards, and graphic designer Joseph Harries More about The School of Life by Susanna Edwards
Galerie Kreo has inaugurated its new gallery space in Paris with an exhibition featuring work by Naoto Fukasawa, Jasper Morrison, Wieki Somers (above) and others. More about 16 New Pieces at Galerie Kreo
Designers including Paul Cocksedge, Marcus Tremonto, Philippe Malouin (above) and Pieke Bergmans exhibited work in an exhibition called Materialism at Gallery Fumi in London last week. More about Materialism at Gallery Fumi
Car brand Chrysler have re-designed the GEM Peapod, a battery-powered electric car. More about Peapod electric car by Chrysler
Dutch designer Sander Bokkinga presented Bok, a collection of furniture made from hosepipes at 100% Design London last weekend. More about Bok by Sander Bokkinga
Beau Sauvage, a "pop-up" exhibition by Gallery Libby Sellers and featuring work by Max Lamb (above) Peter Marigold, Tomas Kral and others opened at Liberty in London last week. More about Beau Sauvage at Gallery Libby Sellers
Architects Fashion Architecture Taste have produced a stool with a seat in the form of a bust of Hercules cast in foam rubber. More about Soft Hercules by FAT
Announcing our first print venture: Dezeen and graphic designer Micha Weidmann Studio are publishing the official newspaper and guide to Tokyo Designers Week 2008 - and if you're exhibiting in one of the official TDW events including 100% Design Tokyo we want to hear from you. More about Dezeen at Tokyo Designers Week
Thai designer Amorn Thongsaard has won the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition with this design called Ramify. More about Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition winners
Belgium-based designers Draw Me a Sheep presented chairs and stools upholstered in real tree bark at 100% Design London, which ended yesterday. More about Nature V2.01 by Draw Me a Sheep
Lichtenstein design brand Cycle 13 launched the production version of their egg-shaped Lomme bed at 100% Design London this weekend. More about Lomme bed by Cycle 13
Architects Fashion Architecture Taste have created a vase formed from the profiles of Mies van der Rohe and Marconi. More about Heroes of the Invisible by FAT
Tie Fan of WE Design collective presented a conceptual design for an inflatable emergency shelter at the Alan Baxter gallery in London earlier this month. More about SWAS tent by Tie Fan
An exhibition exploring the common ground between design and art and featuring work by Martí Guixé, Jurgen Bey (above) Martino Gamper and more opened at Somerset House in London yesterday. More about Wouldn’t it be Nice… at Somerset House
Young Dutch designer Ward van Gemert will present his Exploded chandeliers at Mint Gallery in London from today. More about Exploded chandeliers by Ward van Gemert
Dezeen and designer Arne Quinze have teamed up to give readers the chance to win five copies of Quinze's new monograph, Arne Quinze Works. More about Competition: five copies of Arne Quinze Works to be won
From Now to Eternity is an exhibition of plastic objects by designers including FAT, Tomoko Azumi, Stuart Haygarth and Committee, which opens in London this week. More about From Now to Eternity
An exhibition of architectural compositions made of household objects by David Trautrimas opens next week at Le Gallery in Toronto, Canada. More about Habitat Machines by David Trautrimas
Dezeen podcasts: continuing our series of podcasts for the Design Museum, museum director Deyan Sudjic talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about Design Cities, an exhibition he has curated and which has just opened at the museum. More about Podcast interview: Deyan Sudjic
Young designer Christian Vivanco has designed a steel-framed sofa, which he calls Our Little White Sofa. More about Our Little White Sofa by Christian Vivanco