Milan 09: Designer Alice Wang will exhibit a range of furniture called Chairs for the Dysfunctional - including a stool that amplifies the sound of farts (above) - in Milan next month. More about Chairs for the Dysfunctional by Alice Wang
Mexican architect Enrique Norten and TEN Arquitectos have unveiled their design for Cassa, a hotel and residential tower in New York City. More about Cassa Hotel by Enrique Norten and TEN Arquitectos
David Maštálka of A1 Architects has collaborated with sculptor Vojtech Bilisic to build a tea house in Prague, Czech Republic. More about Tea house by David Maštálka
Milan 09: Swedish designers Front will launch a collection of furniture for producers Moroso in Milan next month. More about Front for Moroso
Japanese designer Hironori Tsukue has created a set of rockers for the Seven Chair, designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1955 and produced by Fritz Hansen. More about Rock 7 by Hironori Tsukue
American designer Shepard Fairey's Obama Poster has been awarded the Brit Insurance Design of the Year award at the Design Museum in London. More about Shepard Fairey wins Design of the Year
A collection of aluminium objects cast from polystyrene foam by British designer Tom Dixon will be exhibited at Mitterrand+Cramer gallery in Geneva, Switzerland, from tomorrow. More about Cast series by Tom Dixon
Design Indaba 09: in the final movie in this series from the Design Indaba conference and expo in Cape Town last month, designers including Bruce Mau (above), Barber Osgerby and Frank Tjepkema talk about creativity. More about Design Indaba videos: what can your creativity do?
Milan 09: Fashion brand Diesel will launch its Diesel Home Collection of furniture and lighting at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next month. More about Diesel Home Collection by Diesel Creative Team
Japanese architects Jo Nagasaka and Schemata Architecture Office have designed a house contained in a three metre cube. More about Paco by Jo Nagasaka + Schemata Architecture Office
Munich designers eins:33 have completed the interior of a paper and stationery store in the wealthy Munich suburb of Grünwald. More about Dressler Papeterie und Accessoires by eins:33
Frankfurt designer Kai Linke has created a collection of furniture by manipulating the archetypal plastic garden chair. More about Mirror Chairs by Kai Linke
London designers Morph have designed three new products for British kitchen equipment manufacturers Joseph Joseph, including a polypropylene salad bowl and servers (above). More about Kitchen products by Morph
Los Angeles office Studio 0.10 Architects have completed a home incorporating an artists' studio and exhibition space in west Los Angeles, California. More about MuSh Residence by Studio 0.10 Architects
My Secret Heart is a touring installation created by video artists Flat-e, composer Mira Calix and sound designer Dave Sheppard, featuring a film projected onto a 360º screen. More about My Secret Heart by Flat-e, Mira Calix and Dave Sheppard
Hong Kong artist and designer Kacey Wong has designed a shelter for homeless people that looks like a robot. More about Tin Man No. 11 by Kacey Wong
Design Indaba 09: the ninth video in this series from the Design Indaba conference and expo in Cape Town last month features young Paris studio 5.5 designers. More about Design Indaba videos: 5.5 designers
Designer Anders Wilhelmson, in collaboration with Camilla Wirseen and Peter Thuvander, has developed the Peepoo bag - a single-use, disposable toilet bag intended to improve sanitary conditions in developing nations. More about Peepoo bag by Anders Wilhelmson
Photographer Leonardo Finotti has sent us his set of photographs documenting a recent residential project by Portuguese architect Bak Gordon. More about House at Sobral da Lagoa by Bak Gordon
London designers Cinimod Studio have completed a lighting installation for SNOG frozen yoghurt shop in Soho, London. More about Soho Snog by Cinimod Studio