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
Milan 2010: Brazilian designer Brunno Jahara has released a collection of homeware made of hammered and crumpled anodized aluminum. More about Batucada collection by Jahara Studio
At Object Rotterdam last week Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk exhibited a table laid with new pieces she has created for Dutch glassware company Royal Leerdam Crystal, cutlery manufacturers Koninklijke Van Kempen and the Audax Textile Museum Tilburg. More about Table-Palette by Kiki van Eijk
Dezeen is proud to be media partner for Global PechaKucha Day for Haiti, a series of 2000 presentations that will take place around the world on 20 February to raise money for rebuilding Haiti in the wake of last month's earthquake. More about Global PechaKucha Day for Haiti
Designaffairs Studio of Germany have designed a conceptual hearing aid that forms a flesh tunnel through the wearer's earlobe. More about Deafinite Style by Designaffairs Studio
Japanese designers Nendo have designed a set of globes depicting white oceans and black land masses. More about Corona globes by Nendo
Architects Gonzalez Haase of Paris and Berlin have completed the interior of a store in Athens for fashion brand Antonios Markos, which features one wall that's been cut away to reveal angled shards of mirror beneath. More about Antonios Markos Conceptual Boutique by Gonzalez Haase
Architect Tsuyoshi Kawata of Japanese studio Tonoma has designed a ceramics market to fill the gap between two buildings in Osaka, Japan. More about The Ceramic Market by Tsuyoshi Kawata
