Milan 09: Italian design brand Magis launched Villa Julia, a cardboard playhouse for children by Spanish designer Javier Mariscal, in Milan last week. More about Villa Julia by Javier Mariscal for Magis
Milan 09: graphic designers Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz presented a cabinet for furniture brand BD Barcelona Design at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More about Tout Va Bien cabinet by Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz
Milan 09: designers including Jaime Hayón, Nacho Carbonell (above, on left of photo) and Piet Hein Eek exhibited work at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last week. More about All the Forces at Spazio Rossana Orlandi
House of Diffusion is a residence in Shiga, Japan, designed by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects. More about House of Diffusion by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects
Dezeenwire: an aluminum Lockheed Lounge chair by designer Marc Newson sold today at Phillips de Pury in London for 1.1 million pounds ($1.6 million), an auction record for a piece of contemporary design art. Bloomberg
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London architects Glowacka Rennie have completed the interior of the ladies toilets at the V&A museum in London.
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Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn reflects on this year’s Milan furniture fair. New York Times
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Milan 09: Danish brand Normann Copenhagen presented furniture by Danish designers including Ole Jensen (above) and Jesper K. Thomsen at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More about New Danish Modern by Normann Copenhagen
Milan 09: Italian lighting brand Foscarini launched Le Soleil by Spanish designer Vicente García Jiménez at Euroluce in Milan last week. More about Le Soleil by Vicente García Jiménez
Milan 09: designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec launched a range of upholstered seating called Quilt for furniture brand Established & Sons in Milan last week. More about Quilt by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Portuguese architects Camarim have completed Casa Tropical, a holiday home in a fishing village in northern Brazil. More about Casa Tropical by Camarim Architects
Milan 09: British architect and designer Nigel Coates exhibited three lamps designed for Italian lighting company Slamp at Euroluce in Milan last week. More about Creatures, Corona and Pacis by Nigel Coates for Slamp
More from Rojkind Arquitectos, who collaborated on the New Tamayo Museum in our previous story: the architects have recently completed a laboratory building for food brand Nestlé. More about Nestlé Application Group Querétaro by Rojkind Arquitectos
Update: we've added a new set of diagrams and model shots to our story about the New Tamayo Museum by Rojkind Arquitectos and BIG, published yesterday. Read the story here.
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Dezeen have joined up with Laurence King Publishing to offer readers the chance to win five copies of Designing Sustainable Packaging by Scott Boylston, plus a 30% discount on the book when ordered from the publisher's website. More about Competiton: five copies of Designing Sustainable Packaging to be won
Milan 09: Dutch brand Montis presented a "beanbag on legs" by Dutch designer Bertjan Pot, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More about Lazy Bastard by Bertjan Pot for Montis
Dezeenwire: Norwegian architects Snøhetta have won the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2009, for their Norwegian Opera & Ballet, Oslo. See our story on the building here. See our story on the award shortlist here.
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Dublin-based Ailtireacht Architects have recently completed an extension to a Victorian terrace house in Rathgar, Dublin. More about Matilde House by Ailtireacht Architects
Rojkind Arquitectos and Copenhagen architects BIG have won a competition to design a museum overlooking Mexico City. More about New Tamayo Museum by Rojkind Arquitectos and BIG
Milan 09: fashion brand Diesel have collaborated with lighting brand Foscarini and furniture brand Moroso to create the Diesel Home Collection of furniture and lighting. More about Successful Living by Diesel Creative Team