Masahiro Kinoshita of KINO architects and Yu Sakuma of SAK architects have designed a small house in the suburbs of Tokyo. More about Guest House Tokyo by Masahiro Kinoshita and Yu Sakuma
Dezeen good cause: the Cycle to Cannes charity and London Cycling Campaign have teamed up to ask architects, planners and designers to submit ideas for improving public space in London through a greater emphasis on cycling. More about Ideas wanted for a more cycle-friendly London
Diary: collectors' fair Design Miami takes place from 3-6 December, with the invitation-only preview on 2 December. Where: Miami, USA. When: 3-6 December 2008. Web: www.designmiami.com
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Diary: the London Design Festival takes place 13-23 September at venues across the city. Where: London, UK. When: 13-23 September. Web: www.londondesignfestival.com
Diary: design trade show 100% Design opens at London's Earls Court on 18 September. This year's show includes 100% Futures, 100% Detail London and 100% Materials. Where: Earls Court, London, UK. When: 18-21 September 2008. Web: www.100percentdesign.co.uk
Diary: multi-faceted design show Tent London opens at the Truman Brewery on 18 September as part of the London Design Festival. Where: The Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL. When: 18-21 September. Web: www.tentlondon.co.uk
Milanese architects AquiliAlberg have created a lounge at interiors exhibition Casa Decor in Turin, Italy.
Designer Malika Favre has created an alphabet formed by leggy cartoon rabbit girls. More about Alphabunnies by Malika Favre
LTSC Project by architects Zellnerplus is a proposed renovation of a shopping mall in downtown Los Angeles. More about LTSC Project by Zellnerplus
Italian designers hop!design will launch their Shanghai screen at 100% Design in London this month. More about Shanghai by hop!design
Grimshaw architects have converted a decommissioned blast furnace into a museum of steel in Monterrey, Mexico. More about Horno 3 by Grimshaw
New Designers 08: graduate designer Laura Cahill presented vases and furniture made from unwanted books at New Designers in London earlier this year. More about Book Vases by Laura Cahill
Landscape architects Martha Schwartz Partners have completed the Grand Canal Square project in Dublin, Ireland. More about Grand Canal Square by Martha Schwartz Partners
British furniture designer Matthew Hilton will launch his new collection at 100% Design London later this month. More about Matthew Hilton at 100% Design
Dissipations, an exhibition of work by designer Robert Stadler, opens at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris this weekend. More about Robert Stadler at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
Architects Denton Corker Marshall have won a competition to design the Te Wero Bridge in Auckland, New Zealand. More about Te Wero Bridge by Denton Corker Marshall
Dutch architects MVRDV have won a competition to masterplan an urban neighbourhood on the shore of Lake Tirana in Albania. More about Tirana Rocks by MVRDV
London-based designers OKAY Studio will exhibit their work at The Aram Gallery this month, in a show called Under the Same Roof. More about OKAY Studio at The Aram Gallery
Japanese architects SANAA and Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena are constructing new buildings at the Vitra Campus at Weil am Rhein in Germany. More about SANAA and Alejandro Aravena at Vitra Campus
Austrian architects Querkraft have completed Museum Liaunig near Neuhaus in Carinthia, Austria. More about Museum Liaunig by Querkraft