Furniture
L40 and L41 by Geoffrey Lilge
Milan 08: Canadian designer Geoffrey Lilge will exhibit his L40 lounge chair and L41 dining chair at Salone Satellite at the Milan furniture fair in April. More about L40 and L41 by Geoffrey Lilge
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Architecture
Saint Cyprien VTHR by Serero
More from French architects Serero: this time their VTHR auditorium and theatre in Saint Cyprien, France. More about Saint Cyprien VTHR by Serero
Furniture
Nine-0 by Ettore Sottsass for Emeco
Milan 08: American manufacturers Emeco will launch Nine-0, the last range of chairs and stools by late Italian designer Ettore Sottsass, at the Milan furniture fair next month. More about Nine-0 by Ettore Sottsass for Emeco
Architecture
Eiffel DNA by Serero Architects
Architects Serero have won a competition to temporarily remodel the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris (via The Guardian). Update 29/03/08: we all got spoofed by this one. Seems the project is a fake. More about Eiffel DNA by Serero Architects
Design
Printable Offerings by Studio Leung
Nicolas Cheng and Michael Leung of Studio Leung have created Printable Offerings, a collection of images of everyday items such as iPhones, Bic biros and Tempo pocket tissues that can be downloaded, printed and assembled into 3D models for use at Chinese festivals. More about Printable Offerings by Studio Leung
Design
Arne Quinze at Swarovski Crystal Palace
Milan 08: Designer Arne Quinze will present two new pieces at the Swarovski Crystal Palace exhibition in Milan next month. More about Arne Quinze at Swarovski Crystal Palace
Interiors
Lara Bohinc jewellery store by Elastik
Architects Elastik have completed a new store for jewellery designer Lara Bohinc on Sloane Street in London. More about Lara Bohinc jewellery store by Elastik
Furniture
Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic
Milan 08: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic will launch Myto, a new cantilevered chair for design brand Plank at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan next month. More about Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic
Architecture
1111 Lincoln Road by Herzog & de Meuron
Architects Herzog & de Meuron have designed 1111 Lincoln Road, a "retail, residential, dining and parking experience" on Miami Beach. More about 1111 Lincoln Road by Herzog & de Meuron
Furniture
Fungus chairs by MAD
Chinese architect Ma Yansong of MAD has created a public seating concept called Fungus as part of a public art project at the Zhangjiang business park in Pudong, Shanghai. More about Fungus chairs by MAD
Architecture
Sand-bag houses by MMA architects 4
Design Indaba 08: here's a new set of photos showing progress on the first sand-bag house being built at Freedom Park in Cape Town, South Africa. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA architects 4
Lighting
Fiela Feather Lights by Haldane Martin
Design Indaba 08: South African designer Haldane Martin showed two lamps with ostrich-feather shades at the Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town last month. More about Fiela Feather Lights by Haldane Martin
Furniture
Split and Line by Maigrau
German designers Maigrau have won the Blickfang Design Prize, awarded at the Blickfang design show in Stuttgart last week, for two new products launched at the fair. More about Split and Line by Maigrau
Furniture
Skew bookcase by Smånsk
Stockholm Design Week: Swedish designers Smånsk showed a prototype of their Skew bookcase at the Greenhouse young designers showcase at the Stockholm Furniture Fair last month. More about Skew bookcase by Smånsk
Architecture
Tour Signal shortlist
Five architects, including Studio Daniel Libeskind (above and below), Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Foster + Partners, have been shortlisted to design Tour Signal, a high-rise building at La Défense business district in Paris. More about Tour Signal shortlist
Architecture
St Paul’s Way by Fashion Architecture Taste
Here's a third project by architects Fashion Architecture Taste (FAT) - a design for a 19-storey residential tower beside Mile End Park in London. More about St Paul’s Way by Fashion Architecture Taste
Architecture
Birnbeck Pier and Island by Levitate
Architects Levitate have won the competition to revitalise Birnbeck Pier at Weston-Super-Mare, England More about Birnbeck Pier and Island by Levitate
Design
Space Furniture installation by voonwong&bensonsaw
London-based architecture and design studio Voon Wong & Benson Saw have created a cloud-like installation using polystyrene cups for the opening of a design store in Malaysia. More about Space Furniture installation by voonwong&bensonsaw
Architecture
Passive Houses by Kjellgren Kaminsky
Swedish architects Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture have designed a series of four prefabricated low-energy houses. More about Passive Houses by Kjellgren Kaminsky
Design
Yves Béhar wins Design of the Year
Designer Yves Béhar won the Brit Insurance Design of the Year award at a ceremony at the Design Museum in London last night, for the One Laptop Per Child project. More about Yves Béhar wins Design of the Year