Design
Illuminant by Kristín Birna Bjarnadóttir
Icelandic designer Kristín Birna Bjarnadóttir has created a lamp made of reflective material, normally used for safety clothing. More about Illuminant by Kristín Birna Bjarnadóttir
Icelandic designer Kristín Birna Bjarnadóttir has created a lamp made of reflective material, normally used for safety clothing. More about Illuminant by Kristín Birna Bjarnadóttir
Designer Hella Jongerius will exhibit a collection of handmade, artificial flowers at Galerie Kreo in Paris next week. More about Artificial flowers by Hella Jongerius
Milan 09: Italian manufacturers Moroso, will present a sofa by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka at the furniture fair in Milan this month. More about Cloud paper sofa by Tokujin Yoshioka
Japanese architects SANAA revealed their design for this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion yesterday. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by SANAA
Belgian architects Robbrecht en Daem and London office Witherford Watson Mann Architects have completed an extension to the Whitechapel gallery in London, UK. More about Whitechapel Gallery by Robbrecht en Daem and Witherford Watson Mann Architects
Tel Aviv designers DEMO / design clinic have designed a series of lamps using plumbing parts. More about KOZO lamps by David Benatan
Designer Ingibjörg Hanna of Stella Design exhibited a collection of products during Icelandic design festival DesignMarch in Reykjavik last week, including bird-shaped coat hangers (above). More about Ingibjörg Hanna at DesignMarch
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Graphic designers Multistorey have designed the interior, exterior and branding for a homeware shop on Portobello road in London. More about Constructive Lives by Multistorey
London-based, Italian designers Sara Ferrari and Marcella Fiori have designed a book of place mats for note-taking during meals.
Dezeen have teamed up with architects Bjarke Ingels Group to give away five copies of Yes is More, the catalogue accompanying their exhibition at the Danish Architecture Centre in Copenhagen. More about Competiton: five copies of Yes is More by BIG to be won
A new store designed by architect William Russell of Pentagram for clothing designer Margaret Howell opened in Paris last week. More about Margaret Howell store by Pentagram
Architect Dietmar Koering of Arphenotype has designed these electricity pylons for a competition to envisage a new power transmission network in Iceland. More about High Voltage Transmisison Line Towers by Arphenotype
Los Angeles architects Frederick Fisher and Partners have sent in images of Santa Ynez Residence, a family home in California's Santa Ynez Valley. More about Santa Ynez Residence by Frederick Fisher and Partners
Milan 09: Dutch designer Bo Reudler presents Slow White, a collection of furniture and objects made from tree branches, in Milan next month. More about Slow White Series by Bo Reudler
Sportswear brand Nike has developed a shoe using a fabric designed by Dutch designer Hella Jongerius. More about Nike 1 World AF1 by Maharam with Hella Jongerius
British designer Karen Ryan has sent a series of images showing the development of her latest project, called In The Woods. More about In The Woods by Karen Ryan
Danish designer Johannes Torpe has completed work on SUBU, a restaurant in Beijing, China for South Beauty Group.
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design student Oscar Lhermitte has designed a series of functionless objects that will "fulfil an unpredicted need".
Austrian architects Coop Himmelb(l)au have been commissioned to design the new Art Museum Strongoli in Calabria, Italy. More about Art Museum Strongoli by Coop Himmelb(l)au