Architecture
Xile by Mats Karlsson
Stockholm Design Week: Xile, a flexible tunnel designed by Swedish designer Mats Karlsson, is one of three winners of the Forum AID Award 2008, announced in Stockholm on Tuesday. More about Xile by Mats Karlsson
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Design
Wästberg lighting collection
Stockholm Design Week: new Swedish lighting brand Wästberg launched last night with task lights designed by Ilse Crawford (above), Claesson Koivisto Rune, James Irvine and Jean-Marie Massaud. More about Wästberg lighting collection
Architecture
Shortlist for Designs of the Year awards
The Design Museum in London has announced the shortlist for the first Brit Insurance Design of the Year Awards - a new annual exhibition and awards programme that replaces the controversial Designer of the Year award. More about Shortlist for Designs of the Year awards
Interiors
Front at Nordic Light Hotel
Stockholm Design Week: We're in Sweden this week, and the girls from Front have just completed an installation in the lobby of our hotel, the Nordic Light. More about Front at Nordic Light Hotel
Furniture
Mind Chair by Peter Marigold and Beta Tank
London designers Peter Marigold and Beta Tank have created a chair that uses sensory substitution technology to transmit moving imagery to the sitter's brain. More about Mind Chair by Peter Marigold and Beta Tank
Design
Empyrean Passage by Dan Corson
American sculptor Dan Corson created the Empyrean Passage sculpture to mark the boundary between West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, California. More about Empyrean Passage by Dan Corson
Furniture
Cut Attachez by Shay Alkalay
Israeli designer Shay Alkalay has sent us an animation and still images of Cut Attachez - a system that allows you to attach a drawer to an existing piece of furniture. More about Cut Attachez by Shay Alkalay
Design
Interview: Strida bike designer Mark Sanders
Mark Sanders, designer of the Strida Bike, has given Dezeen access to his archive of drawings, models and photographs (including his very first sketch of the bike, above). Here he tells us how the project came about: More about Interview: Strida bike designer Mark Sanders
Design
Swing and Shadow by Gumdesign
Italian designers Gumdesign have designed two new drinking glasses called Swing (above) and Shadow. More about Swing and Shadow by Gumdesign
Furniture
New Stuff exhibition at the Johnson Trading Gallery
Rather belatedly, here are some photos of the New Stuff exhibition held at the Johnson Trading Gallery in New York late last year. More about New Stuff exhibition at the Johnson Trading Gallery
Design
Hand-blown light bulbs by Dylan Kehde Roelofs
Sculptor Dylan Kehde Roelofs has created a range of functioning incandescent light-bulbs made of hand-blown glass. More about Hand-blown light bulbs by Dylan Kehde Roelofs
Furniture
Pivot by Shay Alkalay
These drawers by young Israeli designer Shay Alkalay were launched by Dutch brand Arco at the IMM Cologne furniture fair earlier this month. More about Pivot by Shay Alkalay
Design
Posta-plast by Frost Produkt
Norwegian designers Frost Produkt have designed a super-sized domestic postbox that can handle the growth in packages due to internet shopping. More about Posta-plast by Frost Produkt
Interiors
Kid Robot store by MASH Studios
Multidisciplinary designers MASH Studios of Los Angeles have just launched their new website, which includes their recently completed interior for retailer Kid Robot at Miami Beach. More about Kid Robot store by MASH Studios
Design
Lladró Re-Cyclos by Committee 2
Here are some more new pieces by London designers Committee for Spanish porcelain brand Lladró's Re-Cyclos collection (see earlier story). More about Lladró Re-Cyclos by Committee 2
Design
Lladró Re-Cyclos by Committee
London designers Committee have unveiled a new collection for Spanish porcelain brand Lladró, including this series called Evolution of Love. More about Lladró Re-Cyclos by Committee
Design
Wellcome Trust window display by Paul Cocksedge
Lighting designer Paul Cocksedge has completed a temporary installation in the windows of medical research charity the Wellcome Trust on Euston Road, London. More about Wellcome Trust window display by Paul Cocksedge
Design
Movie: the making of Electric Light Shoe by Freedom of Creation
Dutch designer Freedom of Creation have sent us a short movie showing the making of Electric Light Shoe, the giant, rapid-prototyped, illuminated trainer containing a miniature city that they designed for footwear brand Onitsuka Tiger (see our earlier story).
More about Movie: the making of Electric Light Shoe by Freedom of Creation
Furniture
Waive by Matthias Pliessnig
Waive is a bench made from an open grid of curved timber slats by US designer-maker Matthias Pliessnig. More about Waive by Matthias Pliessnig
Furniture
The World's Longest Table For All Cultures by UNStudio
Dutch architects UNstudio presented 'The World's Longest Table for All Cultures' for the IMM Cologne furniture fair, held last week in Germany. More about The World's Longest Table For All Cultures by UNStudio