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News

Applause competition winners announced

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.

Design

Design

XO-3 by fuseproject

Yves Béhar of San Francisco design studio fuseproject has unveiled plans for the third generation of the One Laptop Per Child project. More about XO-3 by fuseproject

Design

Design

Dervish by Item for Innermost

Designers Item of Paris and London have created a candelabra for design brand Innermost where three holders are kept upright by magnets. More about Dervish by Item for Innermost

Architecture

Architecture

68 Social Housing by Magén Arquitectos

Spanish office Magén Arquitectos have completed a social housing project in Zaragoza, Spain. More about 68 Social Housing by Magén Arquitectos

Architecture

Architecture

People Changing Places by DSDHA

London architects DSDHA have stacked more than 1000 orange boxes in a square in York, UK. More about People Changing Places by DSDHA

Architecture

Architecture

BEI-Teesside power plant by Heatherwick Studio

London designer Thomas Heatherwick has designed a biomass power station for the bank of the river Tees in the UK. More about BEI-Teesside power plant by Heatherwick Studio

Architecture

Architecture

Haus Elise by Synn Architekten

Austrian architects Synn have completed a house in Vienna with all the living areas oriented towards the garden. More about Haus Elise by Synn Architekten

Furniture

Furniture

Furniture from Buildings by Architectkidd and Osisu

Thai architects Architectkidd and product designers Osisu have collaborated on a project where spare bits of cladding have been made into furniture. More about Furniture from Buildings by Architectkidd and Osisu

Architecture

Architecture

Elisabeth and Helmuth Uhl Foundation by Modostudio

Italian architects modostudio have won an invited competition to design a new headquarters for a private arts and sciences foundation on top of a mountain at Laives, close to Bozen in Italy. More about Elisabeth and Helmuth Uhl Foundation by Modostudio

Interiors

Interiors

Smithfield menswear cardboard shop by Burnt Toast

More cardboard! Peter Masters of Burnt Toast Designs has designed the interior for a menswear shop in Manchester, UK, using recycled cardboard boxes and tubes. More about Smithfield menswear cardboard shop by Burnt Toast