Design
Kiasma chair by Vesa Honkonen
Stockholm Design Week: architect Vesa Honkonen launched the Kiasma chair for Swedish manufacturer Källemo at the Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Kiasma chair by Vesa Honkonen
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Architecture
Parabola House by Atelier Tekuto
Parabola House is a new family home in Tokyo designed by Japanese architect Yasuhiro Yamashita of Atelier Tekuto. More about Parabola House by Atelier Tekuto
Architecture
40 Viviendas Para Jóvenes by Bipolaire Arquitectos
Spanish architects Bipolaire have sent us images of a new housing development in Torrevieja, Spain. More about 40 Viviendas Para Jóvenes by Bipolaire Arquitectos
Design
Heinola Reading Lamps by Vesa Honkonen
Stockholm Design Week: Finnish architect Vesa Honkonen presented this public lighting project when he spoke at the Light Now conference in Stockholm last Monday. More about Heinola Reading Lamps by Vesa Honkonen
Design
Sugar dance by Linda Florence
Wallpaper designer Linda Florence created a patterned dance floor of sieved icing sugar at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, which served as a stage for a performance by ballroom dancers. More about Sugar dance by Linda Florence
Design
Blossom suspension lights by Hella Jongerius
Stockholm Design Week: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius launched new additions to her Blossom collection for Belux at the Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Blossom suspension lights by Hella Jongerius
Design
Work in Progress at the Royal College of Art
Masters students at London's Royal College of Art presented their work in progress at an interim show last week called Work in Progress. More about Work in Progress at the Royal College of Art
Bombay Sapphire in Milan
Revelation by Karim Rashid for Bombay Sapphire
Designer Karim Rashid has designed a collection of five spirit bottles for Bombay Sapphire in conjunction with jewellers Garrard and crystal brand Baccarat. More about Revelation by Karim Rashid for Bombay Sapphire
Front dinner at Nordic Light Hotel
Stockholm Design Week: Swedish design group Front have sent us some photos taken at the "speed-dating" dinner they held at the Nordic Light Hotel in Stockholm last Wednesday. More about Front dinner at Nordic Light Hotel
Architecture
Hydro-Net by IwamotoScott
San Francisco architects IwamotoScott have won a competition to propose a futuristic vision of their city, organised by the History Channel. More about Hydro-Net by IwamotoScott
Interiors
New images of Manned Cloud by Jean-Marie Massaud
More airships: French designer Jean-Marie Massaud has sent us a couple of new images showing the interior of his flying hotel proposal, Manned Cloud. More about New images of Manned Cloud by Jean-Marie Massaud
Architecture
Cloud City by Studio Lindfors
The results of the What if New York City. . . Design Competition for Post-Disaster Provisional Housing have been announced, with this proposal by Studio Lindfors among the projects in the Selected Entries category. More about Cloud City by Studio Lindfors
Design
Unique Standard by Folkform
Stockholm Design Week: Swedish designers Folkform have launched a furniture range that combines luxury materials such as Carrara marble and vintage leather with cheap imitation products such as laminate and fake leather. More about Unique Standard by Folkform
Competition: ten copies of Pecha Kucha Night book to be won
Dezeen has teamed up with www.pechakucha.com to give away ten copies of the new Pecha Kucha Night book. More about Competition: ten copies of Pecha Kucha Night book to be won
Architecture
Xile by Mats Karlsson
Stockholm Design Week: Xile, a flexible tunnel designed by Swedish designer Mats Karlsson, is one of three winners of the Forum AID Award 2008, announced in Stockholm on Tuesday. More about Xile by Mats Karlsson
Design
Wästberg lighting collection
Stockholm Design Week: new Swedish lighting brand Wästberg launched last night with task lights designed by Ilse Crawford (above), Claesson Koivisto Rune, James Irvine and Jean-Marie Massaud. More about Wästberg lighting collection
Architecture
Watercube by PTW Architects
Architect Chris Bosse has sent us some photos of the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing - better known as Watercube - which officially opened on Monday. More about Watercube by PTW Architects
Architecture
Shortlist for Designs of the Year awards
The Design Museum in London has announced the shortlist for the first Brit Insurance Design of the Year Awards - a new annual exhibition and awards programme that replaces the controversial Designer of the Year award. More about Shortlist for Designs of the Year awards
Interiors
Front at Nordic Light Hotel
Stockholm Design Week: We're in Sweden this week, and the girls from Front have just completed an installation in the lobby of our hotel, the Nordic Light. More about Front at Nordic Light Hotel
Design
Mind Chair by Peter Marigold and Beta Tank
London designers Peter Marigold and Beta Tank have created a chair that uses sensory substitution technology to transmit moving imagery to the sitter's brain. More about Mind Chair by Peter Marigold and Beta Tank