Here are the five most viewed stories from October 2009, starting with Minimal Dresses, a series of dresses made of the smallest amount of fabric by graduate designer Digna Kosse and presented at the Design Academy Eindhoven Graduate Galleries. More about 2009 review: October
Moving on to our top five Dezeen stories from September 2009, this shoe with no foot plate by London architect Julian Hakes, called the Mojito Shoe, was at number one. More about 2009 review: September
Our most popular story in August 2009 was this housing project with windows that look like gilded picture frames by Stockholm architects Wilhelmson Arkitekter. Scroll down for the rest of August's top five... More about 2009 review: August
Next up: the five most popular Dezeen stories from July 2009. In first place was Ink Calendar by Spanish designer Oscar Diaz, which uses the capillary action of ink spreading across paper to display the date. More about 2009 review: July
Here are the five most viewed Dezeen stories from June this year. In first place was Section 1 of the High Line, a 1.5 mile long park on an abandoned elevated railway in New York. More about 2009 review: June
Next we take a look at our most popular stories from May this year. Number one was a digital clock made of 24 analogue clocks, which spell out the time with their hands, by Swedish designers Humans since 1982. More about 2009 review: May
Next up in our review of the year are Dezeen's most popular stories from April. In pole position is Herzog & de Meuron’s extension to the Tate Modern art gallery in London. More about 2009 review: April
Here's a roundup of our most popular stories from March this year. In first place was Takasugi-an, a tea house by Terunobu Fujimori in Chino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. More about 2009 review: March
Continuing our review 2009, here are the five most popular Dezeen stories from February. In first place is a conceptual masterplan for Huaxi city centre in Guiyang, China, designed by architects including MAD, JDS, Mass Studies, Serie and Sou Fujimoto Architects.
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To finish off the year we're going to showcase the five most popular Dezeen stories from each month in 2009. Number one in January was Jean Nouvel's pool complex in Le Havre, Les Bains des Docks. More about 2009 review: January
Korean architect Changki Yun (Kyungam Architects Associates have sent us images of their design for an observation tower for the city of Seongnam in Korea. More about Daewon Park Observatory by Changki Yun
Japanese designer Shigeichiro Takeuchi of shigeichiro studio has designed a minimal rubbish bin (above) and a shoehorn (below). More about Minimal sculptural items by Shigeichiro Takeuchi
Merry Christmas to all our readers! We're taking a couple of days off - we hope you'll excuse us! We hope all your Christmas dreams come true. Love from all of us at Dezeen.
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Here's a selection of our favourite Christmas e-cards sent in by designers and photographers, including this one from Duccio Malagamba.
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London studio drdharchitects are exhibiting a miniature city made of clay at the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture. More about A Model City by drdharchitects
French designer FX Balléry has designed a collection of brightly-coloured vases that look like sections of plumbing pipes. More about Pretty Vases Collection by FX Balléry
Architect Li Xiaodong has completed a school in Fujian, China, which forms a bridge over a creek between two castles. More about Bridge School at Pinghe by Li Xiaodong
Mikou Design Studio of Paris have won a competition to renovate a theatre in Dunkerque, France. More about Théatre le Bateau Feu by Mikou Design Studio
Design studio Designerette of London and Amsterdam have created a scaled-up version of a doll's house tea service. More about Mini by Designerette
Dezeenwire: designers Marc Koska and Studio Makkink & Bey have been awarded joint first place in our competition to find the person most deserving of applause for their work in design in 2009, organised in collaboration with Laikingland, makers of the Applause Machine.
Dezeen reader Michael Wigle won the competition with his nomination for Marc Koska. All three will receive an Applause Machine worth £225. See the competition and all the votes here.
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