In this second in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, British designer Matthew Hilton talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the re-emergence of national identity in design and the contrasting Italian and British design cultures. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Matthew Hilton
Dutch Design Week 09: at Designhuis in Eindhoven this week Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jephte Francissen presents a system for storing items in crates overhead. More about Hoog en Droog by Jephte Francissen
American architects Morphosis have completed a floating house for Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans, in collaboration with graduates of the University of California, Los Angeles. More about Float House by Morphosis for Make it Right
Polish Design Season: for his masters project student Adam Wojtalik proposed a conceptual design for the Delft University of Technology's Faculty of Architecture, whose previous campus was destroyed by fire in 2008. More about The New Bouwkunde by Adam Wojtalik
Polish Design Season: A collective of young Polish designers presented the Polska Folk exhibition as part of Tent London during the London Design Festival last month. More about Polska Folk at Tent London
Czech graphic design student Marta Maštálková has designed a typeface by pouring liquid caramel onto glass. More about Karamel Sans CE by Marta Maštálková
In the first of our Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, Arik Levy talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the similarities and differences between the design cultures in Italy and Israel. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Arik Levy
Dutch Design Week 09: FlexVaas, a vase that comes with three swappable tops to accommodate different types of flowers, won the Best Consumer Product category for designers Vij5 at the Dutch Design Awards on Saturday. More about FlexVaas by Vij5
Singapore designers Ministry of Design have completed an office interior for an advertising agency that features a drawing of the company's founder spread across the walls and floor, wielding a scaled-up model of a pencil. More about Leo Burnett Office by Ministry of Design
Dutch Design Week 09: Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Bas van der Veer has won the prize for best project at the school's Graduation Galleries exhibition, which opened in Eindhoven yesterday. More about A Drop of Water and Bioplastic Planter by Bas van der Veer
Dutch Design Week 09: Merry-go-round, a museum cloakroom where coats and possessions are suspended from the ceiling on a pulley system, has won the overall prize for the best Dutch design project at the Dutch Design Awards 2009. More about Merry-go-round Coat Rack by Studio Wieki Somers wins Dutch Design Awards 2009
Maggie's Centre, a cancer care centre in London designed by architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, has won the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building designed by a British architect. More about Maggie’s Centre by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners wins Stirling Prize
New York practice Alexander Gorlin Architects have completed the interior of a summer house on Long Island, New York. More about Southampton Beach House by Alexander Gorlin
British designer Anthony Leyland launched a collection of tables made of folded steel at Designersblock in London last month. More about Manifold by Anthony Leyland
Dutch designer Bo Reudler presents new pieces in his collection of objects made from tree branches at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, which opens today. More about Slow White by Bo Reudler - new pieces
Polish Design Season: here's another Polish design classic. At Tent London last month designer Piotr Stolarski of Warsaw studio Gogo exhibited clock mechanisms embedded in a wooden plank so that consumers saw off however many they need. More about Log Clock by Piotr Stolarski
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