Stockholm Design Week 09: designer Daniel Hedner of Imaginary Office presented three prototypes at the Greenhouse young designers' showcase at Stockholm Furniture Fair earlier this month, including this sofa called Pleats Pleats. More about Furniture by Imaginary Office
Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au have won a competition to design the headquarters for China Insurance Group in Shenzhen, China. More about China Insurance Group headquarters by Coop Himmelb(l)au
Eden Bio, a Parisian social housing development set in an "urban wilderness" and designed by French architect Edouard François, has been completed. More about Eden Bio by Edouard François 2
Dezeen podcast: in this latest podcast for the Design Museum, curator Nina Due gives a tour of the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2009 exhibition, on show at the museum in London until 14 June 2009. More about Dezeen podcast: Designs of the Year
Architects MAD have revealed a masterplan created when they invited 11 young architecture practices - including BIG, JDS, Mass Studies, Serie and Sou Fujimoto Architects - to design conceptual projects for Huaxi city centre in Guiyang, China. More about Huaxi city centre by MAD and others
A temporary shop designed by shoe designer Tracey Neuls to show her shoe designs has opened in London. More about Shop&Show by Tracey Neuls
Landscape architect Anouk Vogel and architect Johan Selbing have won a competition to design new lighting and furniture for the Vondelpark in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. More about Vondel Verses by Anouk Vogel and Johan Selbing
Berlin architects Sauerbruch Hutton have completed the exterior of the new Brandhorst Museum in Munich, Germany. More about Brandhorst Museum by Sauerbruch Hutton
Dezeen have teamed up with publishers Carlton to give away five copies of Lost Buildings by Jonathan Glancey. More about Competition: five copies of Lost Buildings by Jonathan Glancey to be won
London firm Sarah Wigglesworth Architects have completed a bike store in Bermondsey, London. More about Bermondsey Bike Store by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Jumbo Hostel, a hostel housed in a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, opened last month at Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden. More about Jumbo Hostel at Arlanda Airport, Stockholm
Cologne 09: here are photos of the Global Street Food exhibition curated by Mike Meiré for Dornbracht in Cologne last month, which features in the film we published a few days ago. More about Global Street Food by Mike Meiré for Dornbracht 2
Drawn from Clay – Noordoostpolder is an exhibition of work by the Dutch design studio Atelier NL, which opens at Gallery Libby Sellers in London, UK next month. More about Drawn from Clay – Noordoostpolder by Atelier NL at Gallery Libby Sellers
German architecture graduate Nora Graw has sent us these images of her diploma project for the film industry, located on the waterfront in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More about Animated Atmosphere by Nora Graw
A new collection of work by American artist and architect Roy McMakin is on show at Established & Sons LIMITED in London. More about Another Kountry by Roy McMakin
Japanese designers Nendo will be presenting new versions of their Cabbage chair at the Friedman Benda Gallery in New York later this month. More about Ghost Stories by Nendo at Friedman Benda Gallery
Italian architect Claudio Nardi has renovated the interior of fashion boutique Luisaviaroma in Florence, Italy. More about Luisaviaroma store by Claudio Nardi Architects
New York designers Boym Partners have created History Chess, a wooden chess set with 32 unique carved figures, each representing a historic moment or icon from the last century. More about History Chess by Boym Partners
Dezeen movie: in this film we made in Cologne last month, creative director Mike Meiré (above) of Meiré und Meiré and Andreas Dornbracht of kitchen and bathroom brand Dornbracht explain Global Street Food, an exhibition of improvised street kitchens collected from around the world. More about Global Street Food by Mike Meiré for Dornbracht
Cologne 2009: German designer Johannes Hemann exhibited designs from his Storm Furniture collection at IMM Cologne 2009 last month. More about Storm furniture by Johannes Hemann