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Designer Karen Ryan has sent us images of Another Chair, a new project that adapts unwanted chairs into new combinations. More about Another Chair by Karen Ryan
Portuguese designer Rosa Lemos has produced a range of cake dishes for Italian ceramics manufacturer Bosa Ceramiche.
VTOL - Vertical Take Off and Landing, an installation by designers Kram/Weisshaar, went on show outside the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna this month. More about VTOL by Kram/Weisshaar
If you've noticed that Dezeen is a bit slow to load at the moment, here's why - our traffic has grown dramatically over the last couple of months with almost a million readers last month. More about Dezeen traffic report
Dutch designer Maartje Dros created a play space for both children and dogs for design biennale ExperimentaDesign2008 in Amsterdam. More about City Dog Adventure by Maartje Dros
Architects Chris Bosse and Tobias Wallisser of Laboratory for Visionary Architecture Asia Pacific (LAVA) have unveiled Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower at the Cityscape property fair in Dubai. More about Michael Schumacher World Champion Tower by LAVA
Here’s another building for the Ordos 100 project in Inner Mongolia in China, this time designed by Julien De Smedt Architects. More about Big Brother House by JDS Architects
Architects Woods Bagot have designed a kilometre-high tower for developer Nakheel in Dubai. More about Nakheel Harbour & Tower by Woods Bagot
Designer Victor Vetterlein has designed a jewellery case made from black crystal. More about G Pod by Victor Vetterlein
Landscape architects Gustafson Porter created a secret garden called Towards Paradise at the Venice architecture biennale, which opened last month. More about Towards Paradise by Gustafson Porter
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will present a chair made of natural crystals at Second Nature, an exhibition he is directing at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo later this month. More about Venus chair by Tokujin Yoshioka
Designers Viable London launched three new products during the London Design Festival earlier this month. More about New products by Viable London
More from architects Bjarke Ingels Group: this time a design for a new urban space in the Nørrebro area of Copenhagen, Denmark. More about Superkilen by Bjarke Ingels Group
Design organisation Danish Crafts presented the work of 12 Danish designers including Kim Buck (above), Ole Jensen, (below) and Christin Johansson at 100% Design London last month. More about Mindcraft by Danish Crafts
California Academy of Sciences by architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop opened last week in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. More about California Academy of Sciences by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Design graduates from the Royal College of Art in London presented an exhibition of their work called Changing Dimensions last month. More about Changing Dimensions by Royal College of Art graduates
Turkish design brand ilio presented its new range at 100% Design in London last month. More about New products by ilio
German designers Ett la Benn presented a new modular storage system at the Create Berlin show in London last month. More about SWOC by Ett la Benn
Ad Hoc is a furniture series designed by German design student Peter Schäfer.