News: leading figures from London's design institutions have warned that new immigration rules which make it harder for international students to stay in the UK after graduation could be a "disaster" for the city. More about New immigration rules are "hugely damaging" for design in London
Fashion brand Topshop presented its Spring Summer 2014 collection on an indoor catwalk covered in real grass (+ slideshow). More about Topshop Showspace SS14 by Pernilla Ohrstedt Studio
Product news: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic's Traffic seating collection for Italian design brand Magis has gone into production. More about Traffic by Konstantin Grcic for Magis
News: car brand Bentley has become the latest luxury brand to develop its own furniture line with the launch of the Bentley Home range of sofas, chairs and tables. More about Bentley launches furniture range
London designer Benjamin Hubert created a screen of branching modular structures to surround the auditorium at trade show 100% Design during the London Design Festival (+ movie). More about Amass by Benjamin Hubert for 100% Design
Product news: the Apollo lighting range by east London studio International has gone into production (+ slideshow). More about Apollo lighting range by International
The facade of this house in the English seaside town of Margate appears to slump down into the front yard (+ movie). More about From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes by Alex Chinneck
A flightless spaceship is slowly creeping around a former Cold War airbase near Utrecht (+ slideshow + movie). More about Secret Operation 610 by Rietveld Landscape and Studio Frank Havermans
Product news: Californian company Soma has launched an hourglass-shaped carafe and a biodegradable filter to fit in the top. More about Carafe and water filter by Soma
A city for fish modelled on a high-rise development underway in Xi'an, China, has been installed in a gallery next to the construction site (+ slideshow). More about Fishpond City by Lu Yang, Christian Lindle and Raoul Bukor
Amsterdam designer Monique Goossens has made a typeface with strands of human hair. More about Hair Typography by Monique Goossens
Product news: design collective Outofstock has created a shelving unit inspired by suspension bridges. More about Bridge Shelves by Outofstock
Product news: Japanese studio Nendo has created a range of porcelain with patterns that play on archival designs from a traditional Japanese pottery. More about Ume-play and Karakusa-play ceramics by Nendo
Kanye West was in the news last week for venting his creative frustration, but he isn't the only celebrity who wants to be a designer - Pharrell Williams, Brad Pitt, Vanilla Ice and even Buzz Aldrin have had a go at furniture and lighting. With varying degrees of success... More about Special feature: design by celebrities
London Design Festival 2013: British designer Jasper Morrison and Japanese designer Wataru Kumano have designed a self-assembly chair with a linen seat and backrest (+ slideshow). More about December chair by Jasper Morrison and Wataru Kumano for Nikari
Product news: Japanese studio Nendo has made this range of drinking vessels and wine bottle holders in the same way as pails and barrels (+ slideshow). More about Oke collection by Nendo
Minnesota architect Josh Lewandowski has started a blog where he'll post one meaningless architectural diagram every day for a year (+ slideshow). More about Pointless Diagrams by Josh Lewandowski
London Design Festival 2013: these round stools by Stockholm designer Kyuhyung Cho can be stacked thanks to a ring of holes around the edge of each seat. More about Poke Stool by Kyuhyung Cho for Innermost
A collection of 1950s and 1960s products by designers including Dieter Rams, Arne Jacobsen and Dietrich Lubs for German electricals brand Braun are on display at the new Paul Smith store in London (+ slideshow). More about Braun Design at Paul Smith Albemarle Street by das programm
Our new Pinterest board features a variety of designs created from paper, including intricately crafted models of tropical birds, a fluffy looking chair by Nendo and brightly coloured fashion outfits. See our new paper designs Pinterest board»
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