Nicolas Cheng and Michael Leung of Studio Leung have created Printable Offerings, a collection of images of everyday items such as iPhones, Bic biros and Tempo pocket tissues that can be downloaded, printed and assembled into 3D models for use at Chinese festivals. More about Printable Offerings by Studio Leung
Swedish architects Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture have designed a series of four prefabricated low-energy houses. More about Passive Houses by Kjellgren Kaminsky
Design Indaba 08: IDEO cofounder Bill Moggridge presented this concept tricycle that purifies water as the rider pedals, at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town last month. More about Aquaduct by IDEO
Cabbage Chair is a new product by Japanese designers Nendo made of waste paper from the pleated fabric industry. More about Cabbage Chair by Nendo
Towel With Further Options by Japanese designers NIIMI is designed to be recycled as a bath-mat and a cleaning cloth as it wears out. More about Towel With Further Options by NIIMI
Steven Holl Architects has been commissioned to build a complex of five linked towers surrounding a public plaza in Chengdu, China. More about Sliced Porosity Block by Steven Holl Architects
British architect Jonathan Tuckey has designed a timber-clad extension to a 19th century Baptist chapel in Wiltshire, England, as part of the building's conversion into a residential property. More about Providence Chapel by Jonathan Tuckey Design
Japanese designer Nosigner has created an installation using discarded flourescent tubes at the Theory Luxe fashion store in the Omotesando Hills development in Tokyo. More about Fluoless by Nosigner
Stockholm Design Week: Norwegian lighting company Luxo has launched the Ninety Light by American designer Shawn Littrell, which they claim is the world's most efficient task light. More about Ninety Light by Shawn Littrell
Stockholm Design Week: Swedish architects TAF Arkitektkontor have designed the inaugural collection for IOU Design, a new company producing sustainable outdoor furniture. More about IOU Design by TAFr
Spanish architects Bipolaire have sent us images of a new housing development in Torrevieja, Spain. More about 40 Viviendas Para Jóvenes by Bipolaire Arquitectos
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
Tokyo architects Atelier Tekuto have developed a prefabricated aluminium house with walls that act as both structure and thermal radiators. More about Aluminum house by Atelier Tekuto
Mark Sanders, designer of the Strida Bike, has given Dezeen access to his archive of drawings, models and photographs (including his very first sketch of the bike, above). Here he tells us how the project came about: More about Interview: Strida bike designer Mark Sanders
Edinburgh architects A+J Burridge have designed a sustainable timber house for Scotland that features lambswool insulation. More about Highland house by A+J Burridge
Car on a Stick is a green urban transport proposal by industrial designer Ross Lovegrove.
Designer Johan Bruninx renews old furniture by covering it with paper packaging tape in intricate patterns. More about Plakbanterie by Johan Bruninx
Here are some photographs of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects' recently completed canoeing facilities for children and young people on the river Thames in London. More about Cremorne Riverside Centre by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
The Catch is an installation made of empty fish boxes by designer Julia Lohmann. More about The Catch by Julia Lohmann
Here's another designer dirigible: Manned Cloud is a flying hotel proposed by French designer Jean-Marie Massaud. More about Manned Cloud by Jean-Marie Massaud