Architecture
Rotterdam’s Stadskantoor by OMA
Office for Metropolitan Architecture have won a competition to design a new city hall for Rotterdam in the Netherlands. More about Rotterdam’s Stadskantoor by OMA
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Design
Wolplamuur by Heleen Klopper
Dutch Design Week 09: Amsterdam designer Heleen Klopper has been awarded the €5,000 "incentive prize" at Doen Materiaalprijs 2009 for her system for mending holes in woolen fabric. More about Wolplamuur by Heleen Klopper
Furniture
Seam Chair and Bench by Chris Kabel
Dutch Design Week: Dutch designer Chris Kabel has won the €15,000 Doen Materiaalprijs 2009 for a chair and bench made entirely of polypropylene fabric. More about Seam Chair and Bench by Chris Kabel
Design
Minimal Dresses by Digna Kosse
Dutch Design Week: graduate designer Digna Kosse presents a series of dresses made of the smallest amount of fabric at the Design Academy Eindhoven Graduate Galleries exhibition this week. More about Minimal Dresses by Digna Kosse
Design
Badkast by Anna van der Lei
Dutch Design Week 09: graduate designer Anna van der Lei presents a wooden closet containing a bath at the Design Academy Eindhoven this week. More about Badkast by Anna van der Lei
Design
Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Matthew Hilton
In this second in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, British designer Matthew Hilton talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the re-emergence of national identity in design and the contrasting Italian and British design cultures. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Matthew Hilton
Design
Hoog en Droog by Jephte Francissen
Dutch Design Week 09: at Designhuis in Eindhoven this week Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jephte Francissen presents a system for storing items in crates overhead. More about Hoog en Droog by Jephte Francissen
Architecture
Float House by Morphosis for Make it Right
American architects Morphosis have completed a floating house for Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans, in collaboration with graduates of the University of California, Los Angeles. More about Float House by Morphosis for Make it Right
Architecture
The New Bouwkunde by Adam Wojtalik
Polish Design Season: for his masters project student Adam Wojtalik proposed a conceptual design for the Delft University of Technology's Faculty of Architecture, whose previous campus was destroyed by fire in 2008. More about The New Bouwkunde by Adam Wojtalik
Design
Polska Folk at Tent London
Polish Design Season: A collective of young Polish designers presented the Polska Folk exhibition as part of Tent London during the London Design Festival last month. More about Polska Folk at Tent London
Karamel Sans CE by Marta Maštálková
Czech graphic design student Marta Maštálková has designed a typeface by pouring liquid caramel onto glass. More about Karamel Sans CE by Marta Maštálková
Design
Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Arik Levy
In the first of our Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, Arik Levy talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the similarities and differences between the design cultures in Italy and Israel. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Arik Levy
Design
FlexVaas by Vij5
Dutch Design Week 09: FlexVaas, a vase that comes with three swappable tops to accommodate different types of flowers, won the Best Consumer Product category for designers Vij5 at the Dutch Design Awards on Saturday. More about FlexVaas by Vij5
Interiors
Leo Burnett Office by Ministry of Design
Singapore designers Ministry of Design have completed an office interior for an advertising agency that features a drawing of the company's founder spread across the walls and floor, wielding a scaled-up model of a pencil. More about Leo Burnett Office by Ministry of Design
Design
A Drop of Water and Bioplastic Planter by Bas van der Veer
Dutch Design Week 09: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bas van der Veer has won the prize for best project at the school's Graduation Galleries exhibition, which opened in Eindhoven yesterday. More about A Drop of Water and Bioplastic Planter by Bas van der Veer
Interiors
Merry-go-round Coat Rack by Studio Wieki Somers wins Dutch Design Awards 2009
Dutch Design Week 09: Merry-go-round, a museum cloakroom where coats and possessions are suspended from the ceiling on a pulley system, has won the overall prize for the best Dutch design project at the Dutch Design Awards 2009. More about Merry-go-round Coat Rack by Studio Wieki Somers wins Dutch Design Awards 2009
Architecture
Maggie’s Centre by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners wins Stirling Prize
Maggie's Centre, a cancer care centre in London designed by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, has won the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building designed by a British architect. More about Maggie’s Centre by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners wins Stirling Prize
Architecture
Southampton Beach House by Alexander Gorlin
New York practice Alexander Gorlin Architects have completed the interior of a summer house on Long Island, New York. More about Southampton Beach House by Alexander Gorlin
Furniture
Manifold by Anthony Leyland
British designer Anthony Leyland launched a collection of tables made of folded steel at Designersblock in London last month. More about Manifold by Anthony Leyland
Design
Slow White by Bo Reudler - new pieces
Dutch designer Bo Reudler presents new pieces in his collection of objects made from tree branches at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, which opens today. More about Slow White by Bo Reudler - new pieces