Furniture
Allumette sofa by Röthlisberger
Milan 09: German Swiss furniture manufacturers Röthlisberger exhibited the Allumette sofa at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month. More about Allumette sofa by Röthlisberger
Milan 09: German Swiss furniture manufacturers Röthlisberger exhibited the Allumette sofa at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month. More about Allumette sofa by Röthlisberger
Architectural photographer Duccio Malagamba has sent us a selection of his photographs documenting the work of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza, who was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in February. More about Selected projects by Álvaro Siza photographed by Duccio Malagamba
UK architects Foster + Partners have been appointed to masterplan the Slussen waterfront in central Stockholm, Sweden. More about Slussen Masterplan, Stockholm by Foster + Partners
Dezeenwire: Helen Kirwan-Taylor reports on the predominance of utilitarian design and craft in Milan last month. Wall Street Journal
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A new inhabited bridge over the River Arno in Florence is among proposals by Gruppo Giovani Architetti Firenze (Young Achitect Group of Florence) designed to provoke debate about architecture in the historic city. More about Proposals for Florence by Gruppo Giovani Architetti Firenze
Dezeenwire: UK architects Foster + Partners with Swedish firm Berg Arkitektkontor have won the high-profile competition to masterplan the redevelopment of the Slussen waterfront in Stockholm, Sweden. Foster + Partners
More about Foster + Partners win Slussen masterplan
Fernando Menis of Spanish practice Menis Arquitectos have started work on their competition-winning design for an auditorium and congress centre in the Pájara municipality of Fuerteventura, the Canary Islands. More about Auditorium and Congress Center in Morro Jable by Menis Arquitectos
Industrial designers Frost Produkt, furniture designers Norway Says and graphic designers Bleed, all from Norway, collaborated to design the single-speed Alta One bike for city cycling. More about Alta One bike by Frost Produkt, Norway Says and Bleed
Flake House is a two-piece, transportable log cabin by French architects OLGGA. More about Flake House by OLGGA Architects
Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio has won a competition to design a tower that will house the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Frankfurt, Germany. More about Grand Hyatt tower by UNStudio
Santa Monica practice Pugh + Scarpa Architects have completed a building to provide homes, support services and rehabilitation for homeless and mentally disabled people in Santa Monica, California. More about Step Up on Fifth by Pugh + Scarpa Architects
Milan 09: Italian glassmakers Venini launched a collection of hand-blown vases by London designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. More about Lanterne Marine by BarberOsgerby for Venini
British designer Thomas Heatherwick has completed eight low-cost units for arts businesses at Aberystwyth Arts Centre in Wales. More about Creative Units at Aberystwyth Arts Centre by Thomas Heatherwick
Five architecture students of the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart have created an exhibition stand with an irregular honeycomb MDF structure. More about 3D2Real by ILEK students
London-based design practice The Klassnik Corporation have designed the interior of creative agency YCN's new home, located in a former warehouse in Shoreditch, London. More about 72 Rivington Street by The Klassnik Corporation
London architect Zaha Hadid has designed a range of shoes and limited edition boots for footwear brand Lacoste. More about Footwear by Zaha Hadid for Lacoste
The new Modern Wing by architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop has opened at the Art Institute of Chicago. More about Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Milan 09: French designer Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence presented a lamp featuring bare, frayed electrical flex at the Jewels and Joules exhibition in Zona Tortona, Milan last month. More about Vanitas lamp by Charlotte Dumoncel d'Argence
Milan 09: Gruff is a collection of cardboard furmiture by Arno Mathies of Real-Made, exhibited as part of Designhuis at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last month. More about Gruff by Arno Mathies
Munich designer agency Designliga have created Cabaret Voltaire, a gallery project in Berlin that combines an event space with a parallel digital space. More about Cabaret Voltaire by Designliga