Design
Design Miami 2007 catalogue
Design Miami 07 starts on Thursday, and here is a downloadable version of the catalogue, containing full gallery listings of the show. More about Design Miami 2007 catalogue
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Architecture
Prototyp Einfamilienhaus by AKA architetti
Italian architects AKA architetti have won a competition for a low-energy wooden house. More about Prototyp Einfamilienhaus by AKA architetti
Design
Eco Christmas tree by Buro North
Australian graphic designers Buro North claim their plywood Christmas tree is "80% more environmentally friendly" than a traditional fir or spruce. More about Eco Christmas tree by Buro North
Architecture
New Museum by SANAA opens in New York
The New Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA, opened in New York on the weekend. More about New Museum by SANAA opens in New York
Interiors
A shop in a church by Merkx + Girod Architecten
Dutch architects Merkx + Girod have won the Lensvelt de Architect Interior Prize 2007 for their Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen in Maastricht - a bookstore inside a former Dominican church. More about A shop in a church by Merkx + Girod Architecten
Design
Design performances at Design Miami
Design Miami 07: glass-blowing, hand-felting and a tattoo parlour dispensing designer tattoos are among the ten design performances taking place at Design Miami later this week. More about Design performances at Design Miami
Design
Blobwall by Greg Lynn
Architect Greg Lynn presents a modular wall system called Blobwall at Design Miami later this week. More about Blobwall by Greg Lynn
Architecture
Thiais Bus Centre by ECDM architects
Here are some photographs and plans of the Thiais Bus Centre near Paris, designed by architects Emmanuel Combarel and Dominique Marrec of ECDM. More about Thiais Bus Centre by ECDM architects
Lighting
New products by Conof.
Tokyo design week: Conof. is another Japanese brand producing sparse, (mostly) white objects. Here are some of the products they showed at 100% Design Tokyo last month. More about New products by Conof.
Design
New products from Metaphys
Tokyo design week: Japanese brand Metaphys presented many new products at 100% Design Tokyo last month, including the Cortina electric kettle (above). More about New products from Metaphys
Design
LQ chandeliers by Hani Rashid for Zumtobel
Design Miami 07: architect Hani Rashid of Asymptote will show his LQ chandeliers for lighting company Zumtobel at Art Basel Miami Beach next week. More about LQ chandeliers by Hani Rashid for Zumtobel
Architecture
AR Awards for Emerging Architecture - winners
The winners of the Architectural Review's Awards for Emerging Architecture 2007 were announced last night, with three buildings sharing the £15,000 prize money, including Wall House in Chile by Far: Frohn & Rojas (above and below). More about AR Awards for Emerging Architecture - winners
Architecture
Nordpark Cable Railway by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have completed four stations on the Nordpark Cable Railway in Innsbruck, Austria. More about Nordpark Cable Railway by Zaha Hadid Architects
Design
No Screw No Glue by Joost van Bleiswijk
Dutch designer Joost van Bleiswijk has relaunched his website, which now features his No Screw No Glue range of furniture and objects. More about No Screw No Glue by Joost van Bleiswijk
Design
Bel-Air by Mathieu Lehanneur
Bel-Air is a filtration system designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, which uses living plants to purify the air indoors. More about Bel-Air by Mathieu Lehanneur
Design
Fragiles at Design Miami
Design Miami 07: Fragiles is an exhibition of over 50 contemporary ceramic and glass objects, on show at Design Miami from 6-9 December. More about Fragiles at Design Miami
Interiors
Museum of Croydon by FAT
Museum of Croydon by Fashion Architecture Taste won Best Museum/Exhibition Space at the FX Design Awards last night (Wednesday). More about Museum of Croydon by FAT
Architecture
Richard Rogers + Architects at Pompidou Centre
Interior designer Ab Rogers has send us photos of the exhibition he designed about the work of his father, architect Richard Rogers, which opened at the Pompidou Centre in Paris last week. More about Richard Rogers + Architects at Pompidou Centre
Design
Design With Conscience at Vivid Gallery
Design w/ Conscience: Re-Imagining the Workshop, which opened at the Vivid Gallery in Rotterdam this week, features products designed by leading designers and manufactured by artisans in the developing world. More about Design With Conscience at Vivid Gallery
Design
Ski suits with solar-powered lights by Willy Bogner
Following our report on Moritz Waldemeyer's stage costumes for OK Go, here's another story about clothing featuring LEDs. This time, fashion designer Willy Bogner has put solar-powered lights in ski suits. More about Ski suits with solar-powered lights by Willy Bogner