Japanese studio Takuro Yamamoto Architects have completed a small house in Kashiwa, Japan, centred around a rectangular courtyard that has been rotated at an oblique angle to the rest of the building. More about F-White by Takuro Yamamoto
Japanese designers Nendo have completed the interior of a mental health clinic in Akasaka, Tokyo, where none of the doors open and patients and staff instead move around the building by opening sections of the walls. More about MD. net Clinic Akasaka by Nendo
Architectural photographer Stéphane Chalmeau has sent us his photos of a library in Fougères by French studio Tetrarc, where glazed sections of the building are screened by a trellis of lettering. More about Médiathèque BDIV de Fougères by Tetrarc
Stockholm 2010: at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week Stockholm designer Shane Schneck exhibits a wooden chair that can be hung from the edge of a table by its cantilevered seat. More about RU Chair by Shane Schneck for Hay
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn interviews Dutch designer Hella Jongerius about her use of colour and her work for design brand Vitra - New York Times
Singapore studio Ministry of Design have completed a single-storey house that zig-zags across its triangular site in Singapore. More about Lien Residence by Ministry of Design
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will exhibit a glass window made of 500 crystal prisms at MUSEUM. beyond museum in Seoul this May. More about Rainbow Church by Tokujin Yoshioka
Stockholm 2010: at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week Stockholm studio Chen Karlsson present a lamp where treasured objects can be exhibited inside a transparent tank beneath the light source. More about Favourite Things by Chen Karlsson
We've got together with [NAME] Publications of Miami to give away five copies of monograph El Ultimo Grito - Abandon Architectures. More about Competition: five copies of El Ultimo Grito - Abandon Architectures to be won
Stockholm 2010: Swedish designers Muungano are exhibiting a collection of furniture that combines African colours and patterns with the aesthetics of the Bauhaus movement at this year's Stockholm Furniture Fair. More about Baufrica by Muungano
ADN architects of Belgium have completed the refurbishment of a house in La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium, painting both the new plaster and original shale walls in white to exaggerate the different textures. More about Bastogne by ADN Architectures
Dezeenwire: London firm Zaha Hadid Architects have seen a 69% decrease in profit from just over £5 million in 2008 to £1.6 million in the year to March 2009 - Building Design
London designer Ron Arad has created a polycarbonate version of his famous Well Tempered Chair for the forthcoming exhibition of his work at the Barbican in London. More about Well Transparent Chair by Ron Arad
Dezeenwire: fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead at his home in London - BBC
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Stockholm 2010: Berlin designers Osko+Deichmann are exhibiting a collection of colourful chairs made of tubular steel folded into sharp bends at the Stockholm Furniture Fair this week. More about STRAW by Osko+Deichmann for Blå Station
London designer Asif Khan has produced an installation of chairs and tables made of freeze-dried flowers as part of the Designers in Residence program at the Design Museum London. More about Harvest by Asif Khan
Architect IM Pei will be awarded the Royal Gold Medal for architecture at a ceremony in London tonight. More about IM Pei receives the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
At Object Rotterdam in the Netherlands last week Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana exhibited a terracotta table made of decorative ventilation bricks commonly used in Brazilian houses. More about Tavolo Cobogó by the Campana Brothers
Product designers Smith & Wightman and graphic designers BCMH of London have collaborated to design a conceptual system of currency made of various materials including cork, glass, metal and wood. More about Mint by Smith & Wightman and BCMH
Spanish designer Héctor Serrano has created packaging to contain the ingredients for a potato dish traditionally served on Spanish island Tenerife. More about Papa de Tenerife Packaging by Héctor Serrano
