In his second of four interviews with some of the designers that Dezeen Watch Store are taking to Interiors UK in Birmingham from 22 January, David Ericsson of Hong Kong watch brand VOID talks about his collection. More about VOID at Interiors UK
Cologne 2012: closing one drawer of Lee Sanghyeok's table causes another to shoot out at random. The project won second prize at the [D3] Contest at imm cologne this week. More about Listen to Your Hands by Lee Sanghyeok
Paris 2012: Brussels designer Alain Berteau presents a series of oak products including this simple iPad dock at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about New Basics by Alain Berteau for Objekten
Dezeen Wire: designer Jólan van der Wiel has won the €3000 first prize in the [D3] Contest for young designers at trade fair imm cologne in Germany for his Gravity Stool shaped by magnets. He showed the machine used to make the pieces at Dezeen Platform in September and you can watch it in action in our movies on Dezeen Screen.
The second prize of €2000 was awarded to Lee Sanghyeok for his Listen to Your Hands Table and the third prize of €1000 went to Marc Bell & Robin Grasby for the Apollo lamp.
Read more about Jólan van der Wiel here and more about Cologne 2012 here.
More about Gravity stool by Jólan van der Wiel wins [D3] Contest at imm cologne
A windowless yellow facade shrouds the interior of this concrete gymnasium in southern France by architects Heams & Michel. More about Gymnastics building by Heams & Michel
Cologne 2012: these oversized lamps by French studio Numéro 111 for design brand Ligne Roset are illuminated by strips of LEDs around the back of the shade. More about Peye and Olive by Numéro 111 for Ligne Roset
Japanese architects Eureka and Atelier Chocolate have completed a vet’s surgery and apartment behind a metal mesh cage in Kanagawa. More about Veterinarian N House by Eureka and Atelier Chocolate
Dezeen Watch Store and friends: Dezeen Watch Store will be at Interiors UK in Birmingham from 22 January, along with a selection of the most successful designers and brands from our pop-up shop The Temporium. More about Shan Valla at Interiors UK
For the past couple of days Dezeen have been at domestic interiors show Home in London to present a range of products by upcoming designers and brands. More about Dezeen at Home
Cologne 2012: Chilean studio Great Things to People (GT2P) present this lamp covered in alpaca hair as part of [D3] Talents at imm cologne this week. More about Gudpaka Lamp by Great Things to People
Architecture critics have been discussing A Room For London, a boat-like apartment on the roof of the Southbank Centre that will accomodate temporary overnight guests throughout 2012. More about Critics' reactions to A Room For London
Competition: we've teamed up with the organisers of the eVolo Skyscraper Competition to give away five copies of their book, which collates 300 of the best entries from the past six years. More about Competition: five copies of eVolo Skyscrapers to be won
Cologne 2012: French design brand Ligne Roset present their new collection in Cologne this week, including this little storage unit modelled on a traditional sewing box by Copenhagen designers GamFratesi. More about Picnic by GamFratesi for Ligne Roset
Japanese architects 403architecture have turned the floor of this refurbished apartment in Hamamatsu into a huge chest of drawers. More about The Difference of Ebitsuka by 403architecture
Diners can climb into wooden booths modelled on railway carriages in the second Fabbrica pizzeria completed by Dutch design studio Tjep. More about Fabbrica Bergen by Tjep
These renders show the cedar shell and glazed facade of a triangular house by Swedish firm Wingårdhs to be constructed on a rocky, harbourside plot. More about Villa Flåttarna by Wingårdhs
Cologne 2012: these steel pendant lamps with a bulb in each end are on show as part of [D3] Talents at imm cologne, which opens today in Germany. More about Spotlight Volumes by Lukas Peet
Designer Jólan van der Wiel has sent us this movie of his machine for shaping stools using gravity and magnets, on display as part of the [D3] Contest for young designers at imm cologne in Germany this week.
More about Gravity by Jólan van der Wiel
American architects Richard Meier & Partners have unveiled designs for a 34-storey tower in Mexico City. More about Mitikah Office Tower by Richard Meier & Partners
The two-L-shaped halves of this house in Singapore by Chinese architects Neri&Hu fold around a courtyard garden and two pools of water. More about The Overlapping Land/House by Neri&Hu