Students of the Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany have won the Solar Decathlon competition to design an energy-efficient solar-powered house. More about Solar Decathlon house by Technische Universität Darmstadt
Polish Design Season: here's a Polish design classic. Agnieszka Lasota's lamp design is inspired by the Polish tradition of hanging a wreath on the roof of a building to mark the completion of its construction. More about Wreath Project by Agnieszka Lasota
Studio Arne Quinze have designed theatre seating for the newly-opened Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre by REX and OMA (see our previous story) in Dallas, USA. More about Theatre chair for Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre by Studio Arne Quinze
Dezeenwire: a YouGov survey published this week claims that the public prefer traditional to contemporary buildings. See press release from Robert Adam Architects below. More about "People prefer traditionally designed buildings" - YouGov
Designers StokkeAustad presented a cantilevered bench with a concrete base at an exhibition called Norwegian Prototypes during the London Design Festival last month. More about Cantilevered bench by StokkeAustad
Architects Foster + Partners have designed a dining table for Italian design brand Molteni&C. More about Arc table by Foster + Partners for Molteni&C
Paris architects Laetitia Delubac and Christian Félix have completed a holiday home and guest house in Siwa, Egypt. More about Ecolodge by Laetitia Delubac and Christian Félix
An exhibition of new work by Atelier Van Lieshout is on show at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London this week. More about Furniture II by Atelier Van Lieshout at Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Polish Design Season: Warsaw-based designers Kosmos Project exhibited a cross-shaped radio at Pierre Berge & Associes in Brussels last month. More about The Radio by Kosmos Project
A theatre designed by Joshua Prince-Ramus of REX and Rem Koolhaas of OMA opens in Dallas, USA, this week. More about The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre by REX and OMA
Brussels designer Alain Gilles has created two armchairs combining second-hand objects for non-profit Belgian organisation Les Petits Riens/Spullenhulp. More about Experimenta One & Two by Alain Gilles
Norwegian designers Ralston & Bau have completed the interior of a restaurant in Paris that combines Japanese and French food. More about Sous les Cerisiers by Ralston & Bau
Here's another housing project with slits for windows by Japanese architects EASTERN Design Office, this time in Shiga, Japan. More about Horizontal House by EASTERN Design Office
Argentinian architects Adamo-Faiden have completed a community centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina. More about Community Centre of La Candida by Adamo Faiden
London designers PearsonLloyd launched a modular collection of office furniture for design brand Bene as part of Vienna Design Week this month. More about PARCS by PearsonLloyd for Bene
Polish Design Season: Wroclaw- and Lodz-based designer Karina Marusinska has created a collection of storage jars with gold and porcelain lids. More about Pickled by Karina Marusinska
French designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec will launch a ceramic lamp for Bitossi Ceramiche at Super Design in London this week. More about Lampada by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Japanese architects EASTERN design office have completed a five-storey residential project in Sumizome, Kyoto, Japan. More about Slit Court by EASTERN Design Office
San Francisco designers Studio O+A have completed the headquarters for social networking website Facebook in Palo Alto, California. More about Facebook Headquarters by Studio O+A
Dezeen and not-for-profit organisation This is Not a Gateway (TINAG) have got together to give away five copies of Critical Cities - Ideas, Knowledge and Agitation from Emerging Urbanists. More about Competition: five copies of Critical Cities to be won