Melbourne architectural and urban design practice Lyons have completed a new research centre at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. More about Hedley Bull Centre for World Politics by Lyons Architects
Tokyo architect Shinichiro Himematsu has designed a cafe adjacent to a vinegar factory in Fukuoka, Japan. More about Vinegar Cafe by Himematsu Architecture
London-based artist Gayle Chong Kwan has created a fantasy landscape out of used plastic food packaging for an exhibition in London. More about Atlantis by Gayle Chong Kwan
London-based designer and curator Rabih Hage has opened a hotel in a Georgian terraced house in London, UK. More about Rough Luxe Hotel by Rabih Hage
Italian designer Riccardo Giovanetti has designed a pavilion to host the premier of new Walt Disney movie Trilli. More about Plasticamente Pavilion by Riccardo Giovanetti
Boston- and Hong Kong-based Rocker-Lange Architects have designed a villa called Inside Out - Outside In for the Ordos 100 project in Inner Mongolia, China. More about Inside Out – Outside In by Rocker-Lange Architects
Spanish designers Discoh have created a sex toy inspired by the aloe vera plant. More about Aloe by Discoh
London-based interior architecture and design office Blacksheep have designed the interior for Inamo, a restaurant in London, UK, with interactive projections on the tables. More about Inamo restaurant by Blacksheep
Belgrade-based design studio 4of7 and London-based practice Superfuisonlab have completed the conversion of a former restaurant in Belgrade, Serbia, into a gym and spa. More about Wellness Sky by 4of7
Canadian designer Craig Alun Smith has designed a pair of chairs called Wank, which are currently on display as part of the 2-Chairs exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Winnipeg, Canada. More about Wank by Craig Alun Smith
London-based architects Metropolitan Workshop have won a competition to design a new Museum of Conflict in Tripoli, Libya. More about Museum of Conflict by Metropolitan Workshop
Design Miami 08: At Design Miami next week, Dutch designers Nynke Tynagel and Job Smeets of Studio Job will exhibit a collection of furniture decorated with marquetry at New York gallery Moss. More about Bavaria by Studio Job
Design Miami 08: Dezeen has teamed up with Design Miami and Fendi to present a series of live chat shows with leading international designers in Miami next week. More about Dezeen at Design Miami
More from UNStudio: the Dutch architects have completed Star Place department store in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. More about Star Place by UNStudio
Trapezoid, a watch designed for fashion brand Issey Miyake by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa, has gone on sale. More about Trapezoid watch by Naoto Fukasawa
Japanese architects SANAA will create an installation at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Barcelona, Spain, this month. More about Mies van der Rohe Pavilion installation by SANAA
Dutch architects UNStudio have sent us these images of a planned arts and retail complex in Dubai, UAE, to include the Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art. More about Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art by UNStudio
At Art Basel Miami Beach next month, publishers Visionaire will present a pop-up book created by artists and designers including Gareth Pugh, Sophie Calle and Mario Testino. More about Visionaire 55 Surprise
German designer Marco Hemmerling has created a faceted installation in Cologne, Germany, called Cityscope that reflects fragments of surrounding buildings. More about Cityscope by Marco Hemmerling
In the final episode of our video interview with the winners of the Designer of the Year award at Design Miami 2008, Brazilian designers Humberto and Fernando Campana are shown working in their studio and flicking through their sketchbooks. More about Campana Brothers video interview 4