Stitch Room is Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec's contribution to MyHome, an exhibition of experimental room sets at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany (via dezain.net). More about Stitch Room by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
Here is a selection of photos of Tom Dixon's new collection of furniture and lighting. The designer presented the collection in Milan in April but photographs have only just been released (the images we used first time around are computer renderings). More about New work by Tom Dixon
New Designers 07: Tap Light (above and below) is a wall light you turn on and off with a tap. It was designed by Cat Mckee, a graduate from the contemporary furniture course at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College.
New Designers 07: The Country in the City, by Goldsmiths design graduate Alex Brown, combines industrial fire safety glass with references to traditional embriodery techniques. More about The Country in the City by Alex Brown
We've just updated our Zaha Hadid blog with a time-lapse movie showing the construction of the Lilas installation at the Serpentine Gallery (see previous post). The blog also features loads more exclusive content including a video interview with Zaha and a film of the Zaha Hadid exhibition opening party at the Design Museum.
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Time to wind up the Zaha conspiracy theorists again... here are some photos of Lilas, the architects' installation at the Serpentine Gallery in London, which opens to the public today. More about Lilas by Zaha Hadid Architects
New Designers 07: Detacho Playhouse is a toy developed to teach children about divorce. Designed by Central St Martins College of Art and Design graduate Ben Forman, it features a dolls' house that splits in half. More about Detacho Playhouse by Ben Forman
New Designers 07: Dandelion Light is a swaying standard lamp with a polyester shade designed by Sunghwa Jang, a design graduate from Kingston University in London. More about Dandelion Light by Sunghwa Jang
New Designers 07: here are three projects by Madelene Björk, a graduate from the contemporary furniture degree course at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College. Above is her Sideboard Kitchen while below are her Wire Lamps and a project called 10 Metres. More about Madelene Björk at New Designers
New Designers 07: here is our first post from the New Designers Part 2 graduate showcase, which opened last night at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London. Paper Mache Arm Chair (sic) is designed by Majid Asif of University College for the Creative Arts. The chair is made of 120 layers of newspaper built up over an inflatable mould. More about Papier-mache Armchair by Majid Asif
Architecture and design outfit Kram Weisshaar has created a limited-edition series of dinner plates for porcelain brand Nymphenburg. More about My Private Sky by Kram/Weisshaar
Swedish design team Front have presented images of their latest body of work, called the Magic Collection. More about The Magic Collection by Front
AMO and Prada have launched Prada Prototypes, an online auction of limited-edition Prada garments and accessories. More about Prada Prototypes auction by AMO
Dezeen is mentioned extensively in the new issue of German design magazine Form, which this month focuses on blogs, the internet and all things online. More about Dezeen in Form magazine
We've been sitting on these images since Milan, trying to decide whether the product is brilliant or bonkers... but what the hell. Here is Bookinist, a chair-cum-bookshelf. On wheels. With a reading light. And a cup holder. And a secret compartment. More about Bookinist by Nils Holger Moormann
Lise Lefebvre, who has just completed her Masters at Design Academy Eindhoven, has sent us images of her graduation project. Called The Aesthetics of Domestic Sound, it explores how the experience of using a domestic appliance is affected by the sound it makes. More about Aesthetics of Domestic Sound by Lise Lefebvre
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing yesterday launched its new commercial jet, the 787 Dreamliner.
Here are interior and exterior photos of the plane, which is the "world's first mostly composite" passenger jet and which promises to be quieter and more fuel efficient than other jets. All images and caption texts are courtesy of Boeing. More about Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Italian carmaker Fiat has relaunched the iconic Fiat 500 model, 50 years after it was first introduced.
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition for the new National Library and Bank in Kazan in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. More about Erick van Egeraat in Tatarstan
In her latest project, designer Karen Ryan takes unwanted porcelain vases and re-brands them by grinding off the surfaces but leaving her own "UNMADE 07" logo. More about UNMADE 07 by Karen Ryan