Actor Brad Pitt has signed up thirteen architectural practices - including Adjaye Architects (above and below), Morphosis, MVRDV and Shigeru Ban Architects - for the Make It Right housing project in New Orleans. More about Housing for New Orleans by David Adjaye, Morphosis, MVRDV, Shigeru Ban and others
London-based design practice Doshi Levien have collaborated with bespoke shoemakers John Lobb Ltd to create this range of shoes, entitled Apprentice. More about Apprentice shoes by Doshi Levien
Designer Patricia Urquiola has designed a range of outdoor furniture for B&B Italia's Outdoor Collection. More about Canasta by Patricia Urquiola
Designer Johan Bruninx renews old furniture by covering it with paper packaging tape in intricate patterns. More about Plakbanterie by Johan Bruninx
Troika, Christopher Pearson and El Ultimo Grito are among designers commissioned to create works for Heathrow Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport near London, which opens this spring. More about Art commissions at Heathrow Terminal Five
American technology company Bug Labs has developed a system where consumers combine modular electronic devices to build their own ideal gadget (via Protein OS). More about BUG modular gadgets
French sculptor Etienne Meneau's Elastic House is a concept for an unstable hut in the middle of a lake. More about Elastic House by Etienne Meneau
Architect Daniel Libeskind's extention to the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco is nearing completion. More about Contemporary Jewish Museum Extension by Daniel Libeskind
British designer Max Lamb has sent photos and text explaining the making of his Bronze Poly Chair, a recent design that involves hand-carving a polystyrene chair and then casting it in bronze. More about Bronze Poly Chair by Max Lamb
Architectural photographer Daniel Clements has won the architecture category of the International Color Awards for photography, with this picture called Memorial Blocks Berlin. More about Memorial Blocks Berlin by Daniel Clements
Creative agency Moving Brands is launching a fashion label that allows consumers to participate in the creation of designer garments. More about Weare fashion label by Moving Brands
Our story last month about the launch of a product called TranslucentConcrete provoked a lot of comments, with many people pointing out that a similar product called Litracon was patented in 2002. More about Litracon light-transmitting concrete
London designers PearsonLloyd recently completed the interior of a new UK headquarters for office furniture manufacturer Steelcase. More about Steelcase WorkLife by PearsonLloyd
People with iPhones can now access Dezeen directly from their home screen, using the groovy new "webclip" we've created (above). More about Access Dezeen direct from your iPhone
Here are some photographs of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects' recently completed canoeing facilities for children and young people on the river Thames in London. More about Cremorne Riverside Centre by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Dutch designers Freedon of Creation have created a giant, illuminated shoe containing a miniature city for Japanese footwear brand Onitsuka Tiger. More about Electric Light Shoe by Freedom of Creation
Italian architect and designer Ilaria Marelli created this installation at the Pitti Uomo men's fashion fair in Florence this month. More about Cave by Ilaria Marelli
The proposed Taichung Gateway park by Stan Allen Architects will create a new urban district on the site of the former airport in Taichung, Taiwan. More about Taichung Gateway park by Stan Allen Architects
Polish designers AZEdesign have created two textile products embellished with the outlines of objects which may be placed on them while in use. More about Messy tablecloth and REM bed by AZEdesign
German design student Jana Klein-Kalmer designed this temporary exhibition space to show off student work at the HAWK Hildesheim university of applied sciences. More about Red Room by Jana Kleine-Kalmer