Four winners of the Designers of the Future prize 2008 have been announced: Julia Lohmann, Max Lamb, Martino Gamper and Kram/Weisshaar . More about Design Miami/Basel 2008: Designers of the Future winners
Jar Tops, a student project by designer Jorre van Ast of OKAYstudio, have been put into production by Dutch kitchenware manufacturers Royal VKB. More about Jar Tops by Jorre van Ast
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created Local River, a concept for a domestic "refrigerator-aquarium" that breeds freshwater fish for eating and grows vegetables at the same time. More about Local River by Mathieu Lehanneur
Office for Metropolitan Architecture has designed Bryghusgrunden Project, a building on Copenhagen's waterfront that will house the Danish Architecture Centre and the Realdania Foundation. More about Bryghusgrunden Project by OMA
Architects Herzog & de Meuron have designed Helsinki Waterfront Hotel, a cross-shaped 5 star hotel on Helsinki's waterfront. More about Helsinki Waterfront Hotel by Herzog & de Meuron
Milan 08: we're off to Milan next week for the furniture fair, where we'll be giving out Dezeen sticker sheets to everyone we meet. More about Dezeen stickers in Milan
Milan 08: textile and wallpaper designers Timorous Beasties will launch a collection printed with images of "contemporary urban life", including skateboarders, tramps and CCTV cameras, and another design based on the conflict in the Middle East. More about Decouper Toile Collection and Bloody Hell by Timorous Beasties
More from Japanese designers Nendo: the Kazadokei clock is two metres tall and has a second hand measuring 1.5 metres. More about Kazadokei by Nendo
Italian architects Iosa Ghini Associati have designed four houses for a new residential district near Nicosia, Cyprus. More about Houses in Cyprus by Iosa Ghini Associati
Street artist Banksy has painted a mural on Essex Road, London, depicting two young children saluting while another child raises a Tesco carrier bag on a flagpole. More about Banksy on Essex Road
Opera House Oslo, designed by Norwegian architects Snøhetta, opens next week. More about Opera House Oslo by Snøhetta
Klein Dytham architecture have created outdoor furniture resembling giant pink flowers for a cherry blossom party in Tokyo. More about Sakura Cafe by Klein Dytham Architecture
Japanese designers Nendo have created chocolate pencils for Tokyo patissier Tsujiguchi Hironobu. More about Chocolate pencils by Nendo
Milan 08: Designer Philippe Malouin will exhibit his Hanger Chair at Still, the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition at Spazio Rossanna Orlandi in Milan during the furniture fair this month. More about Hanger Chair by Philippe Malouin
Architectural photographer Todd Eberle has photographed Esherick House, a 1961 home in Philadelphia designed by architect Louis Kahn, which is being sold at auction in May. More about Esherick House by Louis Kahn
Milan 08: if you're heading for Milan later this month, either as an exhibitor or a visitor, the online guide at www.fuorisalone.it might be useful. More about Fuorisalone.it digital guide to Milan
Japanese architects Yuji Nakae, Akiyoshi Takagi and Hirofumi Ohno have collaborated on NE apartments, a block of eight apartments for motorcycle enthusiasts in Tokyo. More about NE apartment by Yuji Nakae, Akiyoshi Takagi and Hirofumi Ohno
A tea house made out of paper and cardboard, designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, is to be auctioned in London tomorrow. More about Paper Tea House by Shigeru Ban
Twist House is a proposal for an apartment where walls and floors are formed by continuously twisting surfaces. More about Twist House by AquiliAlberg
Here are more images of the new Swarovski store in Ginza, Tokyo, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, including the photos of the store's interior. More about Swarovski Ginza store by Tokujin Yoshioka 2