Cologne 2009: A Restless Chairacter by Pepe Heykoop has won first prize in the [d3] contest, an international competition for young designers organised by IMM Cologne 2009. More about [d3] contest winners at IMM Cologne 2009
Architect Zaha Hadid has designed a tap for British manufacturer Triflow. More about Triflow tap by Zaha Hadid
Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group have designed the masterplan for a carbon-neutral resort and residential development on Zira Island in the Caspian Sea. More about Zira Island masterplan by BIG
Architects MOS have been announced as the winners of MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program 2009, with their design for a temporary installation outside P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. More about Afterparty by MOS
Amsterdam architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio has designed a pavilion for The Battery park in New York City, USA. More about New Amsterdam Plein & Pavilion by UNStudio
Graduate architect Ziad El Khoury, who studied at the Université Saint-Esprit de Kaslik, Lebanon, has sent us these images of his final student project called Icon of Beirut. More about Icon of Beirut by Ziad El Khoury
Paris architects ECDM have completed this 63-unit social housing development in Paris. More about Paris Social Housing by ECDM
Designer Jaime Hayón has created a collection called Crystal Candy for French crystal brand Baccarat. More about Crystal Candy by Jaime Hayón
Architects Office for Metropolitan Architecture have won a competition to design a new performing arts centre in Taipei, Taiwan. More about Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA
A team of Italian architects comprising Modostudio, CCDP and Studio Cattinari have won first prize in a competition to regenerate a former industrial area in Modena, Italy, into a mixed-use public space. More about Ex Fonderie Riunite by Modostudio, CCDP and Studio Cattinari
ThisWay is a bicycle by Swedish designer Torkel Dohmers, with a roof intended to protect the cyclist in bad weather. More about ThisWay by Torkel Dohmers
Spanish architects Eneseis Arquitectura have completed a family residence in Alicante, Spain. More about Casa Llorens by Eneseis Arquitectura
Dezeen have teamed up with the publishers Skira to give away five copies of their monograph about Italian architect and designer Fabio Novembre. More about Competition: five copies of Novembre to be won
Dezeen podcasts: in this episode of our series of podcasts for the Design Museum in London, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan talks to Josephine Chanter at an exhibition of his work, on show at the museum. More about Dezeen podcast - Hussein Chalayan at the Design Museum
London designers Ab Rogers Design have designed the interior of a Little Chef restaurant in Popham, UK, for chef Heston Blumenthal. More about Little Chef by Ab Rogers Design
Dutch designers OD-V have completed the interior of a public area in the new Art and Culture Building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More about Rotterdam Art and Culture Building by OD-V
Our final Design Miami Chat Show filmed in Miami last month features British designer Ross Lovegrove. More about Design Miami Chat Shows: Ross Lovegrove
Split & Rotate, a holiday home designed by architect Nicos Kalogirou, has been nominated for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009.
Parisian architects LAN Architecture have completed the company headquarters for packaging manufacturer Marchesini France in Paris, France. More about Marchesini headquarters by LAN Architecture
Cologne 09: furniture manufacturers Ligne Roset presented a collection of seating by designer Philippe Negro at IMM Cologne this week. More about Confluences by Philippe Nigro