Designers Maartje Dros and Francois Lombarts used scaffolding to convert an empty construction site in Amsterdam into a temporary conference over the summer. More about Motel Out of The Blue by Maartje Dros and Francois Lombarts
Hong Kong-based British designer Michael Young presents a collection of furniture made of modular aluminium parts in Vienna this month as part of Vienna Design Week. More about Zipte Link by Michael Young
Dezeen is now available in Japanese! Translations of selected stories are now published on the Design Channel website. More about Dezeen in Japanese
London Design Festival 09: new British design and production company Very Good & Proper launched their first collection at The Dock in London last month. More about Canteen furniture by Very Good & Proper
A hotel designed by Berlin architects J Mayer H, Krakow practice OVOTZ Design Lab and GD&K Consulting opens today in Krakow, Poland. More about SOF by J Mayer H and OVOTZ design Lab
Polish Design Season: architects Neostudio Architekci, Consultor and APA Bulat have completed a library for the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznañ. More about Library of University in Poznañ by Consultor, Neostudio Architekci and APA Bulat
London Design Festival 09: Heatherwick studio have released more images of their Extrusions exhibition, on display at Haunch of Venison gallery in London. More about Extrusions by Thomas Heatherwick - more images
Stockholm designers 1:2:3 and Kristoffer Sundin have completed a pop-up store in Gothenburg for Swedish fashion brand Permanent Vacation. More about Permanent Vacation store by 1:2:3 and Kristoffer Sundin
We've joined up with author Alain de Botton to give away five signed copies of his new book, A Week at the Airport - A Heathrow Diary. More about Competition: five copies of A Week at the Airport by Alain de Botton to be won
A collection of toys made from leather offcuts by Swiss designer Adrien Rovero is on show as part of Passionswege at Vienna Design Week this month. More about Skinni by Adrien Rovero
Architectural photographer Julien Lanoo has sent us his photographs of a recently-completed library in Proville, France, by Tank Architectes. More about La Médiateque de Proville by Tank Architectes
Polish Design Season: db2 Architekci have completed an administrative building for a farm near Wroclaw. More about Admin building for Opole Rural Museum by db2 Architekci
Dezeen and specialist publisher eightbooks are offering five readers the chance to win a copy of The Source - Inspirational Ideas for the Home by Michael Freeman. More about Competition: five copies of The Source to be won
Berlin practice Hackenbrioch Architekten have designed an apartment block for Lima, Peru, where sections of the facade fold open. More about Golf’s Tower by Hackenbrioch Architekten
Chinese-born American architect IM Pei is to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More about IM Pei to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
Belgian artist Arne Quinze has completed the interior of a store for L'Eclaireur in Paris. More about L’Eclaireur Paris store by Studio Arne Quinze
Czech architects Projektil Architekti have completed the National Technical Library in Prague, Czech Republic. More about National Technical Library in Prague by Projektil Architekti
Polish Design Season: Warsaw designer Marcin Kwietowicz has completed the interior of a perfume shop in Warsaw. More about Galilu Olfactory Perfumery by Marcin Kwietowicz
London Design Festival 09: London designer Nina Tolstrup of Studiomama presented a collection of furniture made from digitally-altered branches with TEN XYZ at 100% Design in London last month. More about Branch Out by Studiomama for TEN
German designer Stefan Ulrich has designed a conceptual shape-changing object to relieve loneliness, using artificial muscle technology. More about Funktionide by Stefan Ulrich