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Polish firm Neostudio Architekci have added a timber-clad extension to this farm building in Poland to create a residence. More about Potasze House by Neostudio Architekci
Italian designers LucidiPevere Studio have created this circular kitchen knife for Danish brand Normann Copenhagen. More about Chop by LucidiPevere Studio for Normann Copenhagen
Barcelona studio Dear Design have completed this shop in Valencia with shoes displayed on a metal lattice for Spanish outfitters Munich. More about Munich Fractal Arena by Dear Design for Munich
This four-storey school in Tianjin, China, by Vector Architects has a series of irregularly shaped classrooms protruding from the facade on the first floor. More about County Elementary School by Vector Architects
This stationery case by designers Tomáš Král and Camille Blin clamps four pencils between its jaws. More about Monster by Tomáš Král and Camille Blin for OKOLO
London architects Studio Octopi have transformed this London terraced house into a combined gallery and living space by exposing the building's structure and introducing display cabinets. More about Gallery House by Studio Octopi
Dezeenwire: Justin McGuirk attacks "success culture" and applauds grassroots design in his review of the London Design Festival - Guardian
London Design Festival 2010: British designer Jasper Morrison and Swiss watchmaker Rado have launched this timepiece with yellow detailing and a platinum shell and strap. More about The r5.5 Platinum Chronograph by Jasper Morrison for Rado
This house with an oversailing barrel-vault roof by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates looks across the Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima, Japan. More about House in Sunami by Kazunori Fujimoto Architect & Associates
The Victoria and Albert Museum have announced the six proposals for a building to house the V&A on the Dundee waterfront in Scotland, including designs by Steven Holl Architects, Snøhetta and Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (above). More about V&A at Dundee proposals unveiled
This cantilevered house in Suffolk, England, by MVDRV of Rotterdam and British firm Mole Architects is nearing completion and will be the first of five homes from Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project available for rent on 22 October. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Balancing Barn by MVRDV and Mole Architects nears completion
This bench by London studio Raw Edges comprises three different benches that interlock to create a pattern of horizontal and vertical stripes. More about Bench by Raw Edges for Bench 10
This bakery shop in Osaka has been refurbished by Japanese firm Ninkipen! with bread displayed on a wooden sleeper and the kitchen sat behind an exposed concrete counter. More about Panscape 2jo by Ninkipen!
London Design Festival 2010: British designer Jasper Morrison unveiled his design for footwear brand Camper at his east London shop last week. More about The Country Trainer by Jasper Morrison for Camper
Dezeenwire: the expectations for new projects among European architects varies by country according to a report by Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision. See press release below. More about “European architects divided on future construction industry” – Arch-Vision
London Design Festival 2010: the Design Products department at the Royal College of Art in London have launched a collection of pieces for sale, designed by the course's graduates. More about First Hand by Design Products Collection
This house on a wedge of land in Shiga, Japan, is by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects. More about House of Reticence by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
London Design Festival 2010: designer Paul Cocksedge installed sheets of Corian as though fluttering around a hallway at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London for one day during the London Design Festival last week. More about A Gust of Wind by Paul Cocksedge
London Design Festival 2010: designer Asif Khan created this shop interior using dust sheets, nylon rope and white paint. More about The Poundshop interior by Asif Khan for Household and Sara Melin