Scottish studio Groves-Raines Architects have completed a composting shed in Edinburgh made of the bars normally used to reinforce concrete. More about Composting Shed by Groves-Raines Architects
Brendon Carlin and fellow students at the Architectural Association Design Research Laboratory have experimented with liquid plaster set in stitched lycra moulds. More about Grompies
Milan 2010: British architect John Pawson exhibited a pavilion made of stone in Milan last month. More about House of Stone by John Pawson
Berlin designers Formfjord have made concrete pebbles for stone-skipping across water. More about Ruhrsteine by Formfjord
Designer Sam Baron of Fabrica will present a modular collection of furniture full of holes at ICFF in New York later this month. More about Down Side Up by Fabrica
Spanish architects MID Estudio have converted a grain store in Palencia, Spain, into a museum by blocking up windows and door with metallic and wood boxes. More about Museo del Agua by MID Estudio
Dan Brill Architects of the UK are among 12 international practices shortlisted to design a pedestrian footbridge for Trestles Beach, a surf spot in southern California. More about Trestles Beach footbridge by Dan Brill Architects
Paris studio OFF Architecture in collaboration with Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture, have won a competition to design a cultural centre in Cugnaux, France, with their design featuring a woven wooden façade. More about Paul Eluard Cultural Centre by OFF Architecture and Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture
Shanghai Expo 2010: here are some photographs of the Dutch pavilion by John Kormeling at Shanghai Expo 2010, taken by photographer Montse Zamorano. More about Netherlands Pavilion by John Kormeling for Shanghai Expo 2010
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In this movie, owner Maurizio Stocchetto tells the history of Bar Basso and how it became a design-world institution during Milan Design Week.
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A 40,000-page book binding together 35 years of writing by architects OMA is on show at the Architectural Association in London. More about OMA Book Machine at the Architectural Association
Dezeen promotion: to celebrate their 150th anniversary French brand Ligne Roset are offering a 25% discount on their classic Togo seating range by Michel Ducaroy. More about 25% off a Togo sofa by Michel Ducaroy at Ligne Roset
Lyon designers USIN-e have designed an aquarium in the shape of a test tube. More about AIR3 by USIN-e
German studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten have completed an art museum in Nanjing, China, with a series of narrow rectangular slits across the facade. More about Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum by KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten
Rotterdam studio Kingma Roorda Architecten have completed two apartment blocks on the quayside in Zierikzee, the Netherlands. More about Zierikzee Apartment Buildings by Kingma Roorda Architecten
Designer Sophie Duran of Rotterdam has created a collection of facial jewellery including these lips that can be inflated with a hand pump. More about The Imperfectionist by Sophie Duran
Architects Narud Stokke Wiig of Norway and Haptic of London have completed a feasibility study for a new international airport just outside the Arctic Circle in Norway. More about Arctic Circle Airport by Narud Stokke Wiig and Haptic
Polish design studio Wunderteam have completed a café with a faceted wooden bar, situated on the ground floor of the Muzeum Sztuki in Lodz, Poland. More about MS café by Wunderteam
British designer Thomas Heatherwick recently launched a chair shaped like a spinning top made of spun steel and copper. More about Spun chair by Thomas Heatherwick