Milan 2010: Hong Kong designer Michael Young has designed a collection of wood and aluminum furniture for design brand Emeco, which will be presented at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this April. More about Lancaster by Michael Young for Emeco
This month's top ten features Dezeen's most popular stories about churches, starting with this concrete project in Foligno, Italy, by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas Architects. More about Dezeen’s top ten: churches
Dezeenwire: design.nl publishes a translation of an open letter from Li Edelkoort announcing her reasons for resigning as art director of the Designhuis design gallery in Eindhoven. design.nl
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Cologne 2010: Italian designer Matteo Thun presented a table made of disused Venetian mooring posts at imm cologne last week. More about Briccole Venezia by Matteo Thun for Riva 1920
Cologne 2010: Frankfurt designer Kai Linke is working on a project to grow furniture from plant roots. More about Roots by Kai Linke
London architects Studio Octopi have completed an extension to a Victorian end-of-terrace house in north London that features an angular roof and large triangular skylights. More about Park Avenue South by Studio Octopi
Cologne 2010: at imm cologne last week French design brand Ligne Roset launched a sofa by Paris designer Inga Sempé, consisting of a quilted cover draped over a wooden frame. More about Ruché by Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset
Italian company Il Coccio Design have produced a collection of nine white ceramic humidifiers by designers including Patricia Urquiola, Fernando Brizio and Alfredo Häberli, which sit on, hang from or can be wedged behind radiators. More about Il Coccio Design Edition by Giulio Iacchetti and others
Cologne 2010: Swiss Designers Jörg Boner and Christian Deuber were named winners of the interior innovation and best item awards at imm Cologne 2010 last week for their concrete and metal floor lamps. More about NAN18 by Jörg Boner and Christian Deuber for Nanoo
Dezeenwire: Architectural Record reports that Yamasaki, the Troy, Michigan architectural firm that designed the World Trade Center in New York, has closed for business. Via http://archrecord.construction.com
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London architects Carmody Groarke have completed a pavilion in London featuring a steel plate supported eight meters above the ground on thin poles. More about Regent's Place Pavilion by Carmody Groarke
Cologne 2010: designer Eric Degenhardt of Cologne has designed a coat hook for German manufacturer Schönbuch that incorporates a tray for smaller items such as keys. More about Saucer by Eric Degenhardt for Schönbuch
Dezeen and Bis Publishers have got together to give away five copies of British Design 2010. More about Competition: five copies of British Design 2010 to be won
Utrecht designers Rogier Martens and Sam van Veluw of Aandeboom have designed a flat-packed play house that can be attached to the trunk of a tree. More about Zelfbouwboomhut by Aandeboom
London architects Sybarite have completed the interior of a store in Las Vegas for fashion brand Marni, which features stainless steel rails snaking through the space. More about Marni store Las Vegas by Sybarite
The Venice architecture biennale has announced 'People meet in architecture' as the theme of this year's show, which is curated by Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA. More about Venice architecture biennale theme announced
Chinese studio Vector Architects have completed a sales pavilion for a construction site in Hefei, China, which features a series of enclosed courtyards. More about Momentary City by Vector Architects
Rotterdam studio GROUP A have completed a private residence cantilevered over a sloping driveway in Bussum, the Netherlands. More about Villa Bussum by GROUP A
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has unveiled the iPad, a large touch-screen device for reading, browsing the internet, listening to music and playing games. More about iPad by Apple
Portuguese, Athens-based architects João Prates Ruivo and Raquel Maria Oliveira of Greece have been announced as the winners of UPTO35, a competition to design an affordable student housing complex in Athens, Greece. More about João Prates Ruivo and Raquel Maria Oliveira win UPTO35 competition