The Design Museum in London have announced the seven category winners for this year's 2011 Brit Insurance Design of the Year Awards, including the Branca chair by Industrial Facility (above). More about 2011 Brit Insurance Design of the Year Awards category winners announced
Dezeenwire: the Design Council have launched a competition to design ways of tackling violence and aggression in National Health Service Accident & Emergency wards in the UK. More about Design Council and NHS join forces to tackle violence in A&E departments
Japanese studio Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates have completed a weekend house in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, where two gabled structures are separated by a walled courtyard. More about House in Nasu by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
Dezeen archive: following our story on Offecct's collection for incorporating plants in design this week here's a selection of stories from the Dezeen archives featuring plants, flowers and seeds. See all the stories »
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Stockholm 2011: here's an upholstered chair launched by designer Chris Martin of Swedish company Massproductions at Stockholm Furniture Fair this month. More about Crown by Chris Martin for Massproductions
Spanish studio CrystalZoo have renovated this former school in Novelda, Spain, to create a youth centre for the area. More about Casal de la Juventud de Novelda by CrystalZoo
London designer Tomás Alonso used ceramic tiles to create optical illusions in this store he designed for Spanish shoe brand Camper in London. More about Camper store in London by Tomás Alonso
Artists Studio Job of Belgium have fitted out the interior of this private boat with teak, Corian and nautical iconography. More about Firmship 42 by Studio Job
The Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects has opened in Guangdong province, China. More about Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects
London firm Hopkins Architects have completed the Velodrome, the first of the five permanent venues on the Olympic Park for the London 2012 Olympic Games. More about London 2012 Velodrome by Hopkins Architects
Stockholm 2011: French designer Emma Marga Blanche presented these pleated lamps as part of 20 Designers at Biologiska (see our earlier story), which she co-curated with Fredrik Färg during Stockholm Design Week. More about Rhubarb by Emma Marga Blanche at 20 Designers at Biologiska
Bangkok studio all(zone) added a patterned concrete facade to two disused Bangkok shophouses to create a live-work unit on each floor. More about Shophouse Transformation by all(zone)
Dezeenwire: the creative director of fashion brand Issey Miyake, Dai Fujiwara, is to step down next month. The new team will be announced in April. More details below. More about Creative director of Issey Miyake to leave
Here are a few images of the Holmenkollen ski jump in Norway by JDS Architects, which is now complete (see it under construction but already in use in our earlier story). More about Holmenkollen ski jump by JDS Architects completed
Japanese studio Level Architects have completed a house in Tokyo, Japan, with a slide connecting all three floors. More about House in Nakameguro by Level Architects
Stockholm 2011: designers including Claesson Koivisto Rune, Front, Jean-Marie Massaud and Luca Nichetto presented furniture for incorporating plants into office spaces for Swedish brand Offecct at Stockholm Furniture Fair this month. More about Oasis by Claesson Koivisto Rune, Luca Nichetto Jean-Marie Massaud and Front for Offecct
This house cantilevered over a river in Wales is by London studio Featherstone Young. More about Ty Hedfan by Featherstone Young
Here are some images of an office building designed by American studio Richard Meier & Partners, currently under construction in Prague, Czech Republic. More about City Green Court by Richard Meier & Partners
Stockholm 2011: Swedish design studio Folkform presented their collection of brass and bronze pieces for Swedish fashion brand Whyred during Stockholm Design Week earlier this month. More about Handmade Mass Production by Folkform
Dezeen podcast: in this recording for the Design Museum in London, design commentator and one of the founders of the museum Stephen Bayley talks about the Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2011, on show at the museum until 7 August. More about Dezeen podcast: Stephen Bayley on Designs of the Year 2011