Design
The End of History by BrewDog
Scottish brewery BrewDog have packaged their latest range of beers inside dead animals. More about The End of History by BrewDog
-
Dezeen x Design Association container design competition
Design competition: there's only one week left to enter our competition with Design Association in Japan to win free exhibition space at Tokyo Designers Week Container Exhibition during Tokyo Designers Week 2010 from 29 October to 3 November. More details »
More about Dezeen x Design Association container design competition
Green
Competition: five copies of the Green Dream to be won
We've got together with Dutch architects MVRDV to offer our readers the chance to win one of five copies of Green Dream - How Future Cities Can Outsmart Nature, written by The Why Factory foundation. More about Competition: five copies of the Green Dream to be won
Architecture
36 The Calls by Fletcher Crane Architects
British studio Fletcher Crane Architects have won a competition to design a waterside office building on the river Aire in Leeds, UK. More about 36 The Calls by Fletcher Crane Architects
News
“Alain de Botton’s modernism for the masses” - Independent
Dezeenwire: Jay Merrick on the rollout of Alain de Botton's Living Architecture project, creating contemporary holiday homes in the UK - IndependentSee also:
Houses by Peter Zumthor, MVRDV and others for Living Architecture (July 2010)
More about “Alain de Botton’s modernism for the masses” - Independent
Balancing Barn by MVRDV and Mole Architects (May 2009)-
News
Snøhetta selected to design extension for San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Dezeenwire: Norwegian firm Snøhetta have been selected to design an extension to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - more details in press release below More about Snøhetta selected to design extension for San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 
Design
Bronze Age by Philippe-Albert Lefebvre
Canadian designer Philippe-Albert Lefebvre has created a range of fire tools by casting hand-carved branches in bronze and iron. More about Bronze Age by Philippe-Albert Lefebvre
Design
Tape Lamp by Sylvia Pichler for Skitsch
These lamp shades wrapped in adhesive tape are by Italian designer Sylvia Pichler for design brand Skitsch. More about Tape Lamp by Sylvia Pichler for Skitsch
Architecture
Torreagüera Vivienda Atresada by Xpiral
Spanish architect Javier Peña of Xpiral has completed two houses in Murcia, Spain, with the lower volume built from stacked ceramic wine racks. More about Torreagüera Vivienda Atresada by Xpiral
Design
Plastiki Expedition boat by Exploration Architecture for Adventure Ecology
A boat made of plastic bottles designed by Exploration Architecture is nearing the end of its journey across the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney to highlight pollution of the seas. More about Plastiki Expedition boat by Exploration Architecture for Adventure Ecology
Design
Transformations by Tjep
This sculpture in the Netherlands countryside by Dutch designers Tjep. comprises a series of steel elements that when viewed from a certain point form the outline of a traditional farm building. More about Transformations by Tjep
Interview
Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Philippe Malouin
DezeenTV: in the next movie in our series of Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents young Canadian designer Philippe Malouin talks about the inspiration he finds in art and architecture and also talks us through some of his own work. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Philippe Malouin
Design
The Lacemaker by Tord Boontje
Dutch designer Tord Bootje presents a collection of work made with lace-making techniques from materials including grass and raffia at the Marsden Woo Gallery in London. More about The Lacemaker by Tord Boontje
Interiors
Flatform 322 by Toby Horrocks and Kristian Aus
Architect Toby Horrocks and designer Kristian Aus have created this fold-out cardboard shop interior for the State of Design festival in Melbourne. More about Flatform 322 by Toby Horrocks and Kristian Aus
Architecture
RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist 2010
Zaha Hadid's MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome (above) is one of six projects shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2010. More about RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist 2010
Architecture
Skatepark Stuttgart by MBA/S Associates
Former European skateboarding champion and architect Matthias Bauer of MBA/S Associates has designed a skatepark and youth club in Stuttgart, Germany. More about Skatepark Stuttgart by MBA/S Associates
-
News
Snøhetta win competition to redesign Times Square
Dezeenwire: a team led by Norwegian architects Snøhetta have won a competition to redesign Times Square in New York: More about Snøhetta win competition to redesign Times Square 
Design
Pop Up Vaccine by Elena Figus
At the Royal College of Art graduate show in London earlier this month designer Elena Figus presented a carrier designed to cool vaccines as an icepack inside melts and the water evaporates. More about Pop Up Vaccine by Elena Figus
Architecture
The New Dance and Music Centre in The Hague by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have unveiled this design for a performing arts centre in The Hague, the Netherlands. More about The New Dance and Music Centre in The Hague by Zaha Hadid Architects
Design
If You Build it, They Will Come… by Ben Faga
Royal College of Art graduate Ben Faga is encouraging bees in London to swarm and set up new hives. More about If You Build it, They Will Come… by Ben Faga