Dezeenwire: British designer Thomas Heatherwick talks to Steve Rose of The Guardian about recent projects, including the Creative Units at Aberystwyth Arts Centre featured in our previous story. The Guardian
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Jordi Badia of Barcelona practice BAAS Architects has completed the CAP Salt 2 health centre in the town of Salt near Girona, Spain. More about CAP Salt 2 health centre by BAAS Architects
Austrian architects Xarchitekten have completed the interior of a jewellers in Linz, Austria, that features carpeted walls and ceiling. More about Jewellery Mayrhofer by Xarchitekten
Designer Eduardo McIntosh has proposed a way of putting all the functions of a home into a single chair. More about Autonomous Living Unit by Eduardo McIntosh
Architect Adam Reed Tucker has collaborated with The LEGO Group and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to release the Frank Lloyd Wright Collection - part of the LEGO Architecture series. More about Frank Lloyd Wright Collection by AdamReed Tucker and The LEGO Group
The Salon Mittermeier hair salon in Linz by Austrian architects Xarchitekten features a facade with a "three-dimensional architectural (hair) wave". More about Salon Mittermeier by Xarchitekten
DMY Berlin 09: Berlin designers Osko+Deichmann will present a cantilevered chair formed from tubular steel folded into sharp bends at DMY International Design Festival Berlin next month. More about Straw by Osko+Deichmann
Milan 09: former design-director and co-founder of Established & Sons Mark Holmes launched the first collection for his new brand, Minimalux, in Milan last month. More about Minimalux by Mark Holmes
Milan 09: Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer has designed the Leather Collection - a desk and small chest of drawers made of briefcases for Nilufar Gallery in Milan. More about Leather Collection by Maarten De Ceulaer
Milan 09: a group of designer-makers called Brikolör, based in based in Gothenburg, Sweden, have designed a collection of furniture guaranteed to last 300 years. More about Furniture to last 300 years by Brikolör
For the fourth and final installation in our series of competitions celebrating Thames & Hudson’s 60th anniversary this month, we’re giving readers the chance to win five copies of Subway Art - 25th Anniversary Edition by Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant. More about Competition: five copies of Subway Art to be won
Milan 09: Brussels designer Alain Gilles presented a table for Italian furniture brand Bonaldo in Milan last month. More about Big Table by Alain Gilles for Bonaldo
French design student François Mangeol has designed Occidorient, an interpretation of a Persian carpet that features Times New Roman letters. More about Occidorient by François Mangeol
Milan 09: German Swiss furniture manufacturers Röthlisberger exhibited the Allumette sofa at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month. More about Allumette sofa by Röthlisberger
Architectural photographer Duccio Malagamba has sent us a selection of his photographs documenting the work of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, who was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in February. More about Selected projects by Álvaro Siza photographed by Duccio Malagamba
UK architects Foster + Partners have been appointed to masterplan the Slussen waterfront in central Stockholm, Sweden. More about Slussen Masterplan, Stockholm by Foster + Partners
Dezeenwire: Helen Kirwan-Taylor reports on the predominance of utilitarian design and craft in Milan last month. Wall Street Journal
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A new inhabited bridge over the River Arno in Florence is among proposals by Gruppo Giovani Architetti Firenze (Young Achitect Group of Florence) designed to provoke debate about architecture in the historic city. More about Proposals for Florence by Gruppo Giovani Architetti Firenze
Dezeenwire: UK architects Foster + Partners with Swedish firm Berg Arkitektkontor have won the high-profile competition to masterplan the redevelopment of the Slussen waterfront in Stockholm, Sweden. Foster + Partners
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