Dezeenwire: a leaked British Cabinet Office list obtained by the BBC reveals the futures of the British Council and Design Council are "still to be decided", while CABE's fate is noted as "to be decided - consider consolidating functions across Government".
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London Design Festival 2010: Mark Holmes of Minimalux has launched a new collection of products including a stainless steel knife and spork, a silver and cork pill container (above) and an aluminium mobile. More about Part 1 collection by Minimalux
London interior designers and stylists Studio Toogood launch their inaugural furniture and lighting lighting collection made from a mixture of stone, wood and brass inside a west London garage this week. More about Assemblage 1 by Toogood
London Design Festival 2010: this electric scooter (above) is one of three concept scooters unveiled by car brand MINI in London yesterday. More about MINI Scooter E Concept
Dezeen podcast: in this podcast British architect John Pawson recounts how he began his career, his only use of colour in an interior and talks us through his exhibition Plain Space, which opened yesterday at the Design Museum in London. More about Dezeen podcast: John Pawson at the Design Museum
The Sperone Westwater gallery by Foster + Partners architects opened in New York earlier this week, featuring a moving exhibition space that connects the floors of the gallery. More about Sperone Westwater gallery by Foster + Partners
London Design Festival 2010: here are some snaps from the first day of Once Upon a Dream: London Tastemakers in Bed with Veuve Clicquot. More about Once Upon a Dream: London Tastemakers in Bed with Veuve Clicquot
London Design Festival 2010: designer David Weatherhead presents a collection of desktop items made of folded steel at Variability in west London this week. More about Standard Stationery by David Weatherhead
London Design Festival 2010: designer Paul Cocksedge has installed a large buckled disc outside the Southbank Centre in London. More about Drop by Paul Cocksedge
Dutch architects UNStudio have completed a 21-storey office tower in their hometown of Amsterdam with colourfully glazed recesses in the facade spanning multiple floors. More about UNStudio Tower by UNStudio
London Design Festival 2010: this multilevel bench formed of plywood wedges is by Brussels firm JDS Architects and one of ten benches exhibited by The Lollipop Shoppe during the London Design Festival this month. More about Stair by JDS Architects for Bench 10
London Design Festival: designer Stuart Haygarth has installed picture-frame offcuts in stripes either side of a marble staircase at the Victoria & Albert Museum for the London Design Festival. More about Framed by Stuart Haygarth
London Design Festival 2010: in case you missed it elsewhere, Patricia Urquiola's Bend-Sofa for B&B Italia is on display at their London showroom for the London Design Festival. More about Bend-Sofa by Patricia Urquiola
Japanese architects Geneto used screens decorated with grooves to divide this Tokyo apartment. More about AZB by Geneto
Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram have installed eight robotic arms to scrawl messages from the public across the air in Trafalgar Square, and Dezeen readers can use a special VIP code to get their messages prioritised. More about Outrace by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram
London Design Festival 2010: London designer Nina Tolstrup of Studiomama will present this mobile kitchen at 100% Design this week, alongside instructions for visitors to make their own. More about Outdoor Kitchen by Studiomama
Dezeenwire: British design company Established & Sons have appointed Maurizio Mussati as their new chief executive officer. See press release below. More about Maurizio Mussati appointed chief executive officer of Established & Sons
London Design Festival 2010: this bench inspired by the way wood is stacked for drying is by London designer Richard Shed and is one of ten benches exhibited by The Lollipop Shoppe during the London Design Festival this month. More about Bench by Richard Shed for Bench 10
London Design Festival 2010: this desk is one of seven new pieces to be launched by British designer Russel Pinch at 100% Design this week. More about Furniture by Pinch
Copenhagen firm Svendborg Architects have built this artist's studio inside an existing stable building in Denmark. More about A Studio for a Danish Artist by Svendborg Architects