Dezeenwire: the organisers of Frieze Art Fair have announced that Carmody Groarke will design this year's exhibition, to be held in London this October. More about Carmody Groarke to design Frieze Art Fair 2011
Cape Town designer Piers Mansfield-Scaddan of Fly-Pitcher presented these lamps based on the faceted shape of a stove-top coffee pot at Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town last month. More about The Espresso Lamp by Fly-Pitcher
Dezeenwire: food company Del Monte have begun a trial packaging individual bananas in plastic wrappers. The company claim the packaging extends the shelf life of bananas by up to six days - Daily Mail
Here's a house with gardens on all three levels designed by Singaporean studio Guz Architects on Santosa Island, Singapore. More about Sky Garden House by Guz Architects
Designer Nitipak Samsen has created a measuring tape to translate the amount of carbon stored in a tree into the amount of carbon emitted by activities like breathing and car journeys. More about Tree Tape by Nitipak Samsen
Process5 Design of Osaka have completed the interior of this bridal shop in Himeji, Japan. More about Bridal Magic by Process5 Design
Over 100 designers including Terence Conran, Tord Boontje, Tom Dixon and Michael Marriott will anonymously exhibit artworks drawn on a piece of A4 graph paper at Somerset House in London next week, before being sold in aid of a cancer charity. More about Joy of Living at Somerset House
Architects Plasma Studio of London, Beijing and Bolzano have designed this LED street lamp in collaboration with lighting company ewo. More about Tagliente by Plasma Studio and ewo
Designer Sejoon Kim of South Korea has designed a clock where users have to feel the flexible face to reveal the time. More about Vague Clock by Sejoon Kim
Here's a house in Osaka, Japan, by Yoshihara McKee Architects of New York and Tokyo. More about Minamikawa House by Yoshihara McKee Architects
There's a horse made of crystals hanging in fashion designer Stella McCartney's new Las Vegas store designed by London studio APA. More about Stella McCartney Las Vegas by APA
Dezeenwire: the Royal Institute of British Architects' think tank, Building Futures, have published a report predicting dramatic changes in architecture practice by the year 2025. More about "Will architects exist in 2025?" - RIBA Building Futures
Crowd-sourcing design brand Made.com of London have launched these simple bikes with coloured wheel rims. More about Neo Collection by Made.com
San Francisco designer Yves Behar of Fuseproject has designed a product that allows users to control their TV from their iPhone. More about Peel Fruit by Yves Behar
Japanese studio Yutaka Yoshida Architect & Associates have completed this concrete family home in Hiroshima, Japan. More about House in Kohgo by Yutaka Yoshida Architect & Associates
Design agency Continuum have created conceptual packaging for a single cigarette for smokers who are trying to quit. More about 1Z by Continuum
Dezeen archive: following our popular story on House 77 by dIONISO LAB with its perforated aluminium shutters, this week (top right) we've compiled all the buildings from the Dezeen archive featuring shutters. See all the stories »
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Car brand MINI present the Rocketman concept car at the International Geneva Motor Show, which opened yesterday. More about MINI Rocketman Concept
Dezeenwire: the Kingkey Finance Tower by architects Farrells, the tallest tower in Shenzhen, China, topped out today. More details below. More about Farrells tops out Kingkey Finance Tower
Architects Ooze of Paris and Rotterdam extended this Rotterdam residence by wrapping a new faceted skin over the house's existing collection of buildings and extensions. More about Villa Rotterdam by Ooze