British architect John Pawson has sent us these snaps of the model he used when designing the forthcoming exhibition of his work at London's Design Museum, which opens next week. More about John Pawson: Plain Space at the Design Museum
London Design Festival 2010: at the Sunbury Workshops Open Studios in east London next week designer Alex Hulme will present this calculator that has two programmable LCD buttons for storing useful figures. More about Calculator by Alex Hulme
Dezeen have got together with Swedish architects Tham & Videgård Arkitekter to give away five copies of their monograph to our readers. More about Competition: five copies of Tham & Videgård Arkitekter to be won
These mirrored benches by Japanese firm Mount Fuji Architects Studio sit beneath cherry trees at the Towada Art Centre in Japan. More about In Flakes by Mount Fuji Architects Studio
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Dutch architects Bureau SLA have connected two houses in Leerdam, Holland, with four overlapping bridges to create a continuous gallery. More about National Glass Museum Holland by Bureau SLA
Japanese firm Mount Fuji Architects Studio have squeezed a narrow gate house between two existing Tokyo residences, leading to a main house on the L-shaped site behind. More about Near House by Mount Fuji Architects Studio
This auditorium enclosed by a red-lacquered shell is part of a new wing at the Museo d’Arte Contemporanei di Roma designed by French architect Odile Decq and due to open later this year. More about New wing at Museo d’Arte Contemporanei di Roma by Odile Decq
Dezeen promotion: with the London Design Festival just around the corner, Dezeen have teamed up with new east London destination The Tramshed to provide a downloadable guide to the exhibition and talks programme. More about Download a guide to The Tramshed
A temporary restaurant created by Finnish designers and serving Finnish food opens today until 3 October in London, coinciding with the London Design Festival. More about Hel Yes! temporary restaurant
Dezeenwire: Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) have appointed Alexis Georgacopoulos as the college's new director. See press release below (in French) More about Alexis Georgacopoulos appointed new director of ECAL
This house with checkered windows by Japanese firm Apollo Architects & Associates sits on a street corner in downtown Tokyo. More about Damier by Apollo Architects & Associates
Barcelona company Dream and Fly have sent us the latest renders of their miniature hotel rooms proposed for airports and train stations. More about Bubbles by Dream and Fly
Blankets hang from wooden frames to represent a rural village in this installation at Helmrinderknecht gallery in Berlin by Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey. More about WashHouse by Studio Makkink & Bey
Dezeen promotion: during the London Design Festival Italian design brand Skitsch host an installation by New York designer Harry Allen and a Dezeen Watch Store pop-up shop at their recently-opened showroom in west London. More about Skitsch at London Design Festival
This collection of necklaces and brooches by Swedish jewellery artist Hanna Hedman is currently on display at the Soda gallery in Istanbul. More about Escape by Hanna Hedman
Dezeenwire: London Design Festival director Ben Evans and Anti-Design Festival curator Neville Brody debate the state of British design in this movie by The Guardian
This house in Urayasu, Japan, by Apollo Architects & Associates has a timber-clad sloping overhang containing a private terrace. More about Flow by Apollo Architects & Associates
Hong Kong department store Lane Crawford invited eight designers including Tom Dixon (above), Michael Young, Jaime Hayón and Ilse Crawford to revamp the Chinese ming-style chair for an exhibition currently on show at the ifc mall in Hong Kong. More about Dynasty Revival by Lane Crawford
London firm Duggan Morris Architects have completed this brick house on the site of a former plaster-moulding workshop between two rows of terraced houses in south-east London. More about King’s Grove by Duggan Morris Architects