Design
Cityscape by Arne Quinze update
Here are some photos showing construction of Cityscape, a giant timber installation in Brussels by designer Arne Quinze. More about Cityscape by Arne Quinze update
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Architecture
Holmenkollen ski jump by Julien de Smedt
Danish architect Julien de Smedt of JDS Architects has won a competition to design a new ski jump at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway. More about Holmenkollen ski jump by Julien de Smedt
Architecture
New Mexico spaceport by Foster
Architects Foster + Partners have won a competition to build the world's first private spaceport in New Mexico. More about New Mexico spaceport by Foster
Architecture
Artjail in Philadelphia
Artjail is a satirical proposal for the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia that involves moving the famous art collection to a new building in the centre of the city and combining it with a youth prison and gambling facilities. More about Artjail in Philadelphia
Architecture
Foster wins Aga Khan architecture award
Foster + Partners have won the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for their Petronas University of Technology in Malaysia. More about Foster wins Aga Khan architecture award
Design
The Burble by Usman Haque
This year's London Fashion Week will be inaugurated by the launch of the Burble - a giant airborne assembly of 1,000 helium balloons containing LEDs designed by Usman Haque. More about The Burble by Usman Haque
Lighting
Free space for light designers at Tent London
Calling lighting designers: Tent London is offering dezeen readers the chance to exhibit FREE in London later this month during the London Design Festival. More about Free space for light designers at Tent London
Design
Deptford Design Market Challenge
The Deptford Design Market Challenge is a project exploring how used objects can be "redesigned" to give them new life. More about Deptford Design Market Challenge
Design
Mutagenesis by Arne Quinze
Here are renderings of some of the pieces Belgian designer Arne Quinze will show at Mutagenesis, a solo exhibition at the Abitare Il Tempo design exhibition in Verona, Italy later this month. More about Mutagenesis by Arne Quinze
Design
The Fluke by BarberOsgerby
Industrial designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby of BarberOsgerby have designed a sculptural piece called The Fluke, which will be displayed at the historic Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, during the London Design Festival later this month. More about The Fluke by BarberOsgerby
Lighting
Greenpeace and Jason Bruges at 100% Light
Greenpeace has commissioned interactive designer Jason Bruges to create an installation using new low-energy lights at the 100% Light show in London later this month. More about Greenpeace and Jason Bruges at 100% Light
House Numbers Project by Medium
Swedish creative studio Medium have sent through details of their House Numbers Project, which features metal numerals from 0-9 each created by a different typographer or graphic designer. More about House Numbers Project by Medium
Design
Astrium space jet by Marc Newson
Marc Newson has designed the cabin (and, we suspect, had a hand in the exterior) of the Astrium space tourism jet, which was launched at the Paris airshow earlier this summer. More about Astrium space jet by Marc Newson
dezeen's new logo
Here is a sneak preview of our new logo, which will be officially inaugurated when we relaunch dezeen with a completely new design later this month. More about dezeen's new logo
Interiors
Qantas First Lounges by Marc Newson
Australian airline Qantas has launched a microsite about its new Qantas First Lounges in Sydney and Melbourne international airports, designed by Marc Newson. More about Qantas First Lounges by Marc Newson
Design
Bendable Interior Objects by Form Us With Love
Swedish design studio Form Us With Love have put some of their Bendable Interior Objects (BIO) pieces into production. More about Bendable Interior Objects by Form Us With Love
Design
Catastrophe by Maxim Velcovsky
Czech designer Maxim Velcovsky will present a new series of vases at the Mint shop in London next month, during the London Design Festival. More about Catastrophe by Maxim Velcovsky
Design
Eclipse Mirror by Bodo Sperlein
Bodo Sperlein has designed a mirror using not one branded material but two: Corian and Swarovski crystals. More about Eclipse Mirror by Bodo Sperlein
Furniture
TransNeomatic by Campana Brothers
Here are some new photos of the TransNeomatic bowls designed by the Campana Brothers for Artecnica's Design With Conscience initiative. More about TransNeomatic by Campana Brothers
Design
The Honeycomb Vase 2007 by Studio Libertiny
Tomáš Gabzdil Libertiny of Studio Libertiny has sent us images of his new series of Honeycomb Vases, which are made by bees. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about The Honeycomb Vase 2007 by Studio Libertiny