Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photographs of a conference centre in Offenburg, Germany, designed by Freiburg architects Hetzel & Ortholf. More about Stadthalle Offenburg by Hetzel and Ortholf
Dezeenwire: British textile designer Lucienne Day died on January 30th, aged 93. Read her obituary in The Guardian.
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Cologne 2010: at imm Cologne earlier this month French designer Julien Renault presented a collection of aluminium furniture made with forging techniques normally applied to steel. More about Hand Forged by Julien Renault
French designer Paul Coudamy has designed an apartment in Paris divided by a lumpy red resin wall. More about My Caravan Studio by Paul Coudamy
Spanish studio Stone Designs have converted a log cabin into a cafe at a ski station near Teruel, Spain, using climbing ropes and felt. More about El Portillo by Stone Designs
Dezeenwire: Belgian design biennale Interieur 2010 have announced Architecten De Vylder Vinck Tailleu as designers of this year's exhibition. See press release below. More about Architecten De Vylder Vinck Tailleu to design Interieur 2010 exhibition
Dezeenwire: Design Academy Eindhoven have announced that they will exhibit in the Lambrate district of Milan this April, rather than Zona Tortona. See press release below. More about Design Academy Eindhoven to exhibit at Lambrate in Milan
Dutch designers Atelier NL have been awarded the Re:Vision Design Award by magazine Modern Painters for their ceramics collection made of clay collected from different farms. More about Drawn from Clay by Atelier NL
Dezeenwire: Guardian architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes about newly knighted architect Sir David Chipperfield to coincide with the opening of the his extension to Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany. The Guardian
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Hong Kong designer Leo Yiu has created a clock that protrudes at an angle from the wall it's mounted on. More about Insert by Leo Yiu
Architect Tsuyoshi Kawata of Japanese studio Tonoma has completed a house in Usuki, Japan, which features a wooden terrace wedged between two volumes. More about Usuki House by Tonoma
Architectural photographer Stéphane Chalmeau has sent us his photos of a recently-completed extension to the Ecomusée du pays de Rennes in France, clad in wooden shingles and designed by French studio Guinée + Potin Architects. More about Ecomusée du pays de Rennes by Guinée + Potin Architects
Dezeen have teamed up with publishers AVA Academia to offer our readers the chance to win one of five copies of Thinking: Objects - Contemporary Approaches to Product Design by designer and lecturer Tim Parsons. More about Competition: five copies of Thinking: Objects to be won
Australian designer Marc Newson has designed a carrying case to hold a single bottle for champagne brand Dom Pérignon. More about Black Box by Marc Newson for Dom Pérignon
Tokyo practice Torafu Architects have designed a stage set for a theatre adaptation of Don Quixote. More about Pappa TARAHUMARA Punk Don Quixote by Torafu Architects
American designers Von Tundra have created an oak dining chair with a raw maple seat and backrest. More about Prairie Chair by Von Tundra
David Chipperfield Architects have completed an extension to the Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany. More about Museum Folkwang by David Chipperfield
Dutch architects Snitker/Borst have completed 48 split-level homes in Leiden, the Netherlands, according to the Ruamplan concept developed by architect Adolf Loos in the 1920s. More about Roomburg housing by Snitker/Borst
Italian designer Odoardo Fioravanti has designed a telescope with a wooden body to mark the 4ooth anniversary of the first telescope observations made by Galileo Galilei. More about Galileo's Telescope by Odoardo Fioravanti
Dezeenwire: The British Council have announced that Muf architecture of London will curate the British Pavilion at this year’s Venice architecture biennale - The Architects' Journal