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Lightbotz by Marcus Tremonto
American lighting designer Marcus Tremonto has customised a series of vinyl characters for vinyl toy manufacturer Kidrobot. More about Lightbotz by Marcus Tremonto
American lighting designer Marcus Tremonto has customised a series of vinyl characters for vinyl toy manufacturer Kidrobot. More about Lightbotz by Marcus Tremonto
Dezeenwire: former Evening Standard architecture writer Rowan Moore has replaced Stephen Bayley as The Observer's architecture critic, starting off with a review of SANAA's Rolex Learning Centre in Lausanne - The Observer. See Dezeen's story about the building here.
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Dezeenwire: Design Academy Eindhoven is collaborating with auction house Sotheby's to present its first exhibition of graduate work in the UK. More about Design Academy Eindhoven at Sotheby's
Czech designer Jaroslav Juřica has designed a paper pinhole camera that can be printed and assembled at home. More about Rubikon Pinhole Rebel by Jaroslav Juřica
Architect Davide Marchetti of Rome proposed an office building with a punctured rammed-earth facade for a competition in Leeds, UK. More about 36 The Calls by Davide Marchetti Architetto
London designer Mathias Hahn has designed a pendant lamp that clamps to its own flex, which is now in production with French brand Ligne Roset. More about Lantern by Mathias Hahn for Ligne Roset
Milan designer Carlo Trevisani has created a cork product that transforms empty wine bottles into table centrepieces. More about Appo by Carlo Trevisani
Dutch architect Anne Holtrop has collaborated with green technology firm Studio Noach and botanist Patrick Blanc to propose an artificial floating island containing gardens and a spa. More about Floating gardens by Anne Holtrop
Burton Baldridge Architects of Texas have completed a bed-and-breakfast hotel on a steeply-sloping site in South Congress, Austen Austin. More about Kimber Modern by Burton Balridge Architects
Here are some photographs of the VitraHaus by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, which has opened at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. More about VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron
Jewellery designed by architect Zaha Hadid for the spring/summer 2010 collection at crystal brand Atelier Swarovski will be among projects on show at an exhibition of Hadid's work in Bahrain next month. More about Fluidity & Design by Zaha Hadid
Swedish designers Note Design Studio have tried to recreate the excitement of Spanish bull-fighting at a cafe in Stockholm. More about Cafè Foam by Note Design Studio
Dezeenwire: Dutch designer Jurgen Bey has been appointed as director of the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. He is due to take up the post from 1 September 2010 - Sandberg Institute
Stockholm 2010: Amsterdam designer Satyendra Pakhalé presented a sofa and footstool designed for bed company Hästens in Stockholm last week. More about Sofa by Satyendra Pakhalé for Hästens
Stockholm 2010: designer Jonas Wagell of Sweden created an installation representing the forest and the city for the Design Bar at the Stockholm Furniture Fair last week. More about Design Bar by Jonas Wagell at Stockholm Furniture Fair
London designer Tithi Kutchamuch has created a necklace with charms modelled on the skull and entrails of a parrot. More about Companion Parrot by Tithi Kutchamuch
Architect Ben Naqoka of Point has completed an installation featuring plywood archways at the Diesel Denim Gallery Aoyama in Tokyo, Japan. More about Labyrinth of Woods by Point
Dezeenwire: a documentary film about the life and work of architect Norman Foster has premiered at the International Film Festival Berlin - see press release below. More about How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?
San Francisco designers Mike and Maaike have created a shelf with slots specifically cut to house seven seminal books about power and society. More about Juxtaposed: Power by Mike and Maaike
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a house in Hiroshima, Japan, where residents move between rooms through covered courtyards. More about House in Koamicho by Suppose Design Office