Dezeenwire: The Week reports on Switzerland's referendum banning the construction of minarets. Switzerland's vote to outlaw the construction of minarets is sparking charges of racism," the report says. The Week
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New York designer Stephen Burks of Readymade Projects has collaborated with art directors Monica Brand and Francisco Lopez of Mogollon, and photographer Daniel Hakansson to create a limited edition of posters depicting hybrid creatures. More about The Hybrid Project by Readymade Projects, Mogollon and Daniel Hakansson
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photos of a police station in Seville, designed by Madrid architects Paredes Pedrosa. More about Police station in Seville by Paredes Pedrosa
British designer Crispin Jones of Mr Jones Watches has released a series of 366 unique watches - one for each day of the year. More about Everyday Special by Mr Jones Watches
Beijing Noodle No.9 (above) in Las Vegas by Japanese studio Design Spirits is one of five winners of The Great Indoors Awards this year. More about Winners of The Great Indoors Awards 2009
Looking for Christmas gifts? How about a personalised signed copy of Green Design by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs? More about Signed copies of Green Design by Marcus Fairs
Seoul design studio Unplug Design have designed an aid package that can be made into a football by children in developing countries. More about Dreamball by Unplug Design
Swedish design group Muungano have created a set of containers for collecting household recycling. More about Husmus by Muungano
For this month's top ten we've compiled our most popular stories about lighting from the last year. In pole position are these intricately-cut paper lanterns by London designer Yu Jordy Fu. More about Dezeen's top ten: lighting
Dezeenwire: The Guardian's digital content blog shows technology giant AOL's new logo design and asks designers what they think of it - The Guardian
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Artist Alfio Bonanno and architect Christophe Cornubert will present an installation representing a metric ton of carbon dioxide in Copenhagen next month, while the city hosts the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). More about CO2 Cubes by Alfio Bonanno and Christophe Cornubert
Amsterdam designers Studio Roelof Mulder and Bureau Ira Koers have won the Serve and Facilitate (Public) Great Indoors Award for their project University Library of the University of Amsterdam. More about University Library of the University of Amsterdam by Studio Roelof Mulder and Bureau Ira Koers
Help us choose the person most deserving of applause for their work in design in 2009 and you could win an Applause Machine worth £225! More about Competition: who gets your Applause?
Parisian art collective Fandango Projects have created an installation for surf brand Quiksilver that reconstructs teenagers' bedrooms from different decades. More about I was a teenager in the... by Fandango Projects
German-Japanese studio Minkus Architects Tokyo have renovated an apartment in Tokyo using curtains that make it look like a fabric play-house. More about Egota305 by Minkus Architects Tokyo
Dutch architects MVRDV and designer Richard Hutten have completed a research facility within a courtyard at the Delft University of Technology. More about The Why Factory by MVRDV and Richard Hutten
Here are some images of a fashion store in Belgrade, Serbia, designed by architect Irena Kilibarda of Dsigned By for fashion designer Tamara Radivojevic. More about Fashion Studio by Irena Kilibarda
Cult Japanese car the Nissan Cube is due to launch in the UK in January 2009 2010. More about Nissan Cube by Nissan
Bulgarian studio Bozhinovskidesign have created a cantilevered desk suspended from the wall by steel cables. More about E.L.A by Bozhinovskidesign
Photographer Marco Zanta has sent us his photographs of an apartment designed by Italian architects MZC Architettura in Treviso, Italy. More about Casax5 by MZC Architettura