Danish architects MAPT have designed a pavilion in Copenhagen made of recycled materials, including old shipping containers, to coincide with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). More about Cop15 pavilion by MAPT
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, designer Daniel Weil of Pentagram talks about the design community in London through the decades (see movie below). More about Super Contemporary interviews: Daniel Weil
Hong Kong architects MAP Office have installed a point for viewing the city through two pairs of binoculars in Hong Kong as part of the Shenzhen & Hong Kong bi-city Biennale of Urbanism/Architecture, which opened this week. More about Bloody Haze by MAP Office
Dutch designer Maarten Baas, this year's Design Miami/ Designer of the Year, presented a specially-commissioned cabinet at the show in Miami last week. More about The Shell by Maarten Baas
Belgian photographer Julien Lanoo has sent us his pictures of a library wrapped in metallic panels in Armentières, France, designed by French architects Béal & Blanckaert. More about Multimedia Centre in Armentières by Béal & Blanckaert
New York architects Asymptote have completed a hotel that straddles a race track in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More about The Yas Hotel by Asymptote
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has completed the interior of a jewellery shop in Kuwait. More about Octium Jewelry shop by Jaime Hayón
Dezeen and design firm Pentagram have got together to give away five copies of Typographic Conundrums by Pentagram partner Harry Pearce. More about Competition: five copies of Conundrums by Harry Pearce to be won
Product designer Zihni Yalcin has designed a three-pin electrical plug that folds up for easy transportation. More about ThinPlug by Zihni Yalcin
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, designer Zeev Aram talks about the transformation of Chelsea during the 1960's and why the endless supply of creative talent makes London so unique More about Super contemporary interviews: Zeev Aram
Swedish designers Guise have completed a fashion store in Stockholm featuring shelves that seem to concertina down from the ceiling. More about Fifth Avenue Shoe Repair by Guise
Dezeenwire: London practice Foreign Office Architects are to cease trading following the partners' divorce - BDonline
French architects Hamonic + Masson have completed an office and residential building in Le Havre, France, with metal bars across the facade. More about Docks Dombasles by Hamonic + Masson
Beijing architects MAD have designed a skyscraper for Chongqing, China, with gardens at each level. More about Urban Forest by MAD
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has designed a sofa with a chunky wooden frame for French design brand Artelano. More about Log sofa by Patricia Urquiola for Artelano
Danish studios Aiaiai and Kilo Design have collaborated to design a set of headphones with interchangeable parts. More about Tracks Headphone Series by Aiaiai and Kilo Design
Young German watch brand Defakto have launched a watch with only one hand. More about Single Hand Watches by Defakto
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, fashion designer Wendy Dagworthy talks about the beginnings of London Fashion Week in the 1970's.
Buenos Aires studio Guillermo Radovich Arquitecto have wrapped an existing brick house in Buenos Aires in a band of white concrete. More about House in Buenos Aires by Guillermo Radovich
In California yesterday, space tourism company Virgin Galactic unveiled a craft designed to carry passengers on short flights into space. More about SpaceShipTwo by Virgin Galactic