Twenty-First Century icons: dezeen is on holiday this week so each day we're posting a chapter from dezeen editor Marcus Fairs' book, Twenty-First Century Design. More about Airborne Snotty Vases by Marcel Wanders
Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London is hosting an exhibition of the work of French designer Vincent Dubourg, which opens on 19 April. More about Vincent Dubourg at Carpenters Workshop
Italian designer Matteo Thun has designed a new collection for Turkish bathroom brand VitrA. More about Matteo Thun for VitrA
The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London has announced plans for a major design exhibition, to be held this September during the London Design Festival. More about ICA announces major London design show
Legendary photographer Oliviero Toscani has updated the controversial advertisement he shot 35 years ago for Le Bambole, the sofa collection originally designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia in 1972. More about Toscani updates B&B Italia ad after 35 years
British cabinetmaker and designer company Pinch has launched a new collection of hand-crafted storage furniture called Armoire Collection. More about Armoire Collection by Pinch
Adobe is calling for entries to its 2007 Design Achievement Awards for students, which reward creative work produced using the software company's products. More about Adobe Design Achievement Awards
Here are three more images from last week's Hussein Chalayan show, this time showing the new mechanical dresses (plus a motorised hat) engineered by Moritz Waldemeyer. More about Waldemeyer/Chalayan update
We've scored a couple more images of Hussein Chalayan's recent runway show in Paris, featuring electronics by Moritz Waldemeyer and crystals by Swarovski. More about More Moritz Waldemeyer with Hussein Chalayan
More from Alessi: the Italian brand's new Spring/Summer 2007 collection includes a new range of baskets from the Campana Brothers. More about Campanas for Alessi
Alessi has released a range of products designed by Japanese architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA, as part of the Italian tableware brand's Spring/Summer 2007 collection (via dezain). More about SANAA for Alessi
Our tan is already fading, but here are more photos from our trip to Cape Town the week before last for the Design Indaba conference and expo. More about More Design Indaba photos
Here are links to our YouTube videos from Design Indaba, including some new ones: More about More Design Indaba videos
French Israeli designer Arik Levy was in London yesterday to promote his new Intangible collection for luxury crystal brand Baccarat. More about Arik Levy for Baccarat
More sex: Matali Crasset has designed a 'love toy' for Exquise Design For Pleasure - a new brand that aims to reinvent the notion of the sex toy by working with leading female designers. More about 8th Heaven by Matali Crasset
Design Indaba update: South African designer Haldane Martin has sent us an image (just one, unfortunately) of his new Slant shelving system More about Slant shelving by Haldane Martin
Design Indaba update: a condom applicator designed to help AIDS prevention has been named the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa by Dutch designer Jurgen Bey. More about Condom device wins Most Beautiful award
Moritz Waldemeyer has sent us some backstage images from Hussein Chalayan's Autumn/Winter 2007/8 collection, which was shown in Paris yesterday. More about Moritz Waldemeyer with Hussein Chalayan
Shanghai Expo 2010: The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office is holding a competition for the design of the British Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. More about Design competition for Shanghai Expo
An international competition for designs to help people without access to clean water has been won by a device that harvests water from the air. More about Water-catching device wins Arup competition