Rotterdam studio Pasel Kuenzel Architects have completed a house on the site of a former slaughterhouse in Leiden, Netherlands, inverting the typical functions by putting the lounge at the top and the attic at the bottom. More about V21K07 by Pasel Kuenzel Architects
DMY Berlin 2010: design collective Pour les Alpes will present multi-faceted wooden plant pots at the DMY International Design Festival taking place in Berlin next week. More about Crystal Collection by Pour les Alpes
Spanish studio MSB have designed a collection of steel-plate furniture including this desk, which combines a seat and table. More about Essence Collection by MSB
Dezeen promotion: graduate art and design show Free Range 2010 opens at the Old Truman Brewery in London tomorrow. More about Free Range 2010
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French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has completed the interior of a gallery in Paris featuring a strip of white Corian wrapped around the space. More about Galerie BSL by Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance
Shanghai Expo 2010: here are some images of the Polish pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 designed by Polish studio WWAA Architects. More about Polish Pavilion for Shanghai Expo 2010 by WWAA Architects
We've got together with New York architects WORKac to give away five copies of the second edition of 49 Cities, their study into design proposals for utopian metropolises. More about Competitions: five copies of 49 Cities to be won
New York designer Alvaro Uribe has created a stool by bending carbon fibre-reinforced plastic into a seat and two legs. More about Plum Stool by Alvaro Uribe
Spanish office Magén Arquitectos have completed a building for the environment department of Zaragoza city council in Spain, featuring a top level of wood panelling, a glass mid-section and a black-tinted concrete bottom. More about Environmental Unit Headquarters by Magén Arquitectos
Japanese architect Makoto Yamaguchi has created a hair salon in the basement of a Tokyo building, showcasing the patchwork of alterations made by previous occupants of the space. More about kilico. hair salon by Makoto Yamaguchi
American designer Victor Vetterlein has made a lamp out of egg boxes. More about Trash Me lamps by Victor Vetterlein
American artist Jeff Koons unveiled his Art Car designed for BMW at the Pompidou Centre in Paris last night. More about BMW Art Car by Jeff Koons
Photographer Nelson Garrido has sent us his photographs of this house in Palmela, Portugal, designed by Eduardo Trigo de Sousa and ComA Architects. More about Miraventos House by Eduardo Trigo de Sousa and ComA Architects
Dezeenwire: New York designer Tobias Wong has died aged 35 - Core77
See release from Aric Chen below. More about Tobias Wong 1974-2010
Australian designer Marc Newson has designed a speed boat in collaboration with Officina Italiana Design for Italian boat brand Riva. More about Aquariva by Marc Newson
French designer Matali Crasset has designed a set of carafes and glasses for tasting olive oil at an exhibition inside a former olive oil-mill in La Valette-du-Var, France. More about Nature Intérieure by Matali Crasset
French architect Sandra Courtine of Ciel Architectes has designed a bed unit for a child with circular perforations that form a ladder. More about Chambre d'enfants by Ciel Architectes
Paris architect Florian Brillet has created a coffee table with a branching structure. More about TSAR by Florian Brillet
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a house in Tokyo surrounded on one side by a tent. More about House in Kodaira by Suppose Design Office