These bird and bug boxes have been installed by art and architecture collective London Fieldworks around trees across London in clusters inspired by neighbouring housing. More about Spontaneous City in the Tree of Heavenby London Fieldworks
Dezeen have teamed up with Brands, UK distributors for Emeco, to offer our readers the chance to win one of three Emeco 111 Navy Chairs made of recycled plastic bottles to celebrate the chair's UK launch during the London Design Festival. More about Competition: three Emeco 111 Navy Chairs to be won
London designer Roger Arquer has designed this vase with a funnel protruding from the side so that the water to be changed without removing the flowers. More about Funnel Vase by Roger Arquer
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: two enormous girders slice through the Arsenale exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale thanks to Madrid architect Antón García-Abril of Ensamble Studio. More about Balancing Act by Ensamble Studio
This winery by Hungarian architects Plant sits at the foot of a volcanic hill in Hungary and is clad in concrete panels indented with the pattern of grapevines. More about Bazaltbor Badacsony by Plant
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: Philippe Starck, Aldo Spinelli and Carlo Colombo (above) are among the latest designers to create pieces for Riva 1920 made of reclaimed oak mooring posts from the Venetian lagoon. More about Tra le Briccole di Venezia at Riva 1920
This house with a pool on its first-floor terrace is by Japanese firm NRM-Architects Office and overlooks a stream in Hyougo, Japan. More about Residence in Kurakuen by NRM-Architects Office
Japanese studio Nendo will present a collection of black wire furniture with Phillips de Pury & Company at the Saatchi Gallery in London later this month. More about Thin Black Lines by Nendo
This pair of pavilions by Dutch studio Hansteerds Architectuur mark the entrance to a cemetery in the city of Blankenberge, Belgium. More about Entrance Pavilion Cemetery by Hansteerds Architectuur
Chinese architects NHDRO have transformed this disused Japanese army headquarters in Shanghai into a hotel, maintaining the building's stripped concrete and brick walls while adding a new Corten steel extension on the roof. More about The Waterhouse at South Bund by NHDRO
Dezeen have teamed up with CABE to launch a photography competition inviting readers to capture the beauty of England's urban environment for the chance to win a Holga camera. More about Areas of Outstanding Urban Beauty photography competition
26 designers including Tord Boontje, Timorous Beasties and Michael Eden (above) will show work marrying craftsmanship with digital technology at Tent London later this month. More about Lab Craft at Tent London
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: Japanese studio Tetsuo Kondo Architects and environmental engineering firm Transsolar have suspended a cloud inside the Arsenale exhibition space at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Cloudscapes by Tetsuo Kondo Architects and Transsolar
This glowing gallery by Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune sits on a hill in Kumla, Sweden and gives the illusion of concave walls. More about Gallery Orsta by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Here are the 18 winning entries from the Dezeen x Design Association container design competition to win a free exhibition space in Tokyo during Tokyo Designers Week 2010. More about Dezeen x Design Association container competition winners 2010
This Amsterdam apartment by Dutch interior architects i29 has two pine wood wall cabinets hiding most of the functional appliances and fitings, allowing for a completely open space. More about Home 08 by i29
Italian design gallery Secondome have launched these handblown glass pieces by 5.5 designers, Sam Baron, Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about Secondome Edizioni by 5.5 designers, Sam Baron, Joost van Bleiswijk and Kiki van Eijk
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: visitors to the Romanian Pavilion in the Giardini di Castello at the Venice Architecture Biennale are invited to experience the population density of Bucharest, one at a time. More about 1:1 at the Romanian Pavilion
These pens by London designers Yuri Suzuki and Oscar Diaz can record sound as a line on paper and then play it back. More about REC & PLAY by Yuri Suzuki and Oscar Diaz
This house by Spanish architects Subarquitectura spirals down a sloping site in Madrid. More about 360 House by Subarquitectura
