Design
SonUmbra by Loop.pH
Designers Loop.pH present their SonUmbra light installation at the Faster Than Sound festival taking place tomorrow (Saturday) at Bentwaters Airbase in Suffolk, England. More about SonUmbra by Loop.pH
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Interiors
Skin by Michael Young and Katrin Olina
Skin is a new cosmetic surgery in Florence, Italy, designed by Michael Young and Katrin Olina. More about Skin by Michael Young and Katrin Olina
Furniture
Crater by Zaha Hadid
This the third of the four new pieces Zaha Hadid is launching at Design Miami/Basel in Switzerland next week. More about Crater by Zaha Hadid
Design
P’9521 mobile phone by Porsche Design
Porsche Design has launched its first mobile phone: the solid aluminium P'9521. More about P’9521 mobile phone by Porsche Design
Architecture
Dezeen launches Zaha Hadid blog
Dezeen has teamed up with the Design Museum in London (below) to create a special blog about the forthcoming exhibition, Zaha Hadid Architecture and Design. More about Dezeen launches Zaha Hadid blog
Design
London 2012 Olympics logo 2
Graphic design made the front pages of British newspapers yesterday, with claims that widely ridiculed new logo designed by Wolff Olins for the 2012 Olympics in London (or at least the video that accompanies it) can trigger epilepsy attacks. More about London 2012 Olympics logo 2
Architecture
Dubai Renaissance by OMA
Dubai Renaissance is a building designed last year by Rem Koolhaas and Fernando Donis of OMA as an entry for a competition for iconic central feature at Business Bay in Dubai. OMA lost the competition to Zaha Hadid's Dancing Towers project, but now OMA is negotiating to build the structure at another site in the Emirate. More about Dubai Renaissance by OMA
Furniture
Mesa by Zaha Hadid
Here is the second of the new products Zaha Hadid is launching at Design Miami/Basel next week: a table for Vitra called Mesa. More about Mesa by Zaha Hadid
Design
New plusminuszero collection
This is shaping up to be retro-minimalism week on dezeen: plusminuszero, the Japanese home goods brand created by Naoto Fukasawa, has launched a new collection of products (via dezain). More about New plusminuszero collection
Design
Belu by Zaha Hadid
Zaha's having a busy year: this is the first of four new works the architect is presenting at the Design Miami/Basel collectors' fair in Switzerland next week. More about Belu by Zaha Hadid
Design
Morrison, Meda, Irvine and IDEO for Olivetti
Italian electronics brand Olivetti has launched new printers designed by Jasper Morrison, Alberto Meda and James Irvine, and IDEO. More about Morrison, Meda, Irvine and IDEO for Olivetti
Design
Jasper Morrison for Samsung
Jasper Morrison has designed a mobile phone for Samsung, featuring phone functions on one side and camera functions on the other (via dezain). More about Jasper Morrison for Samsung
Furniture
Made in China by WokMedia
Julie Mathias and Wolfgang Kaeppner of WokMedia will present new versions of their Made in China series of furniture at Design Miami/Basel next week. More about Made in China by WokMedia
International Design Forum photos
Bye bye Dubai: here are some photos we took at the International Design Forum, which ended last Tuesday. More about International Design Forum photos
Design
London 2012 Olympics logo by Wolff Olins
The organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games in London have unveiled their new logo, created by Wolff Olins. More about London 2012 Olympics logo by Wolff Olins
Architecture
Tutti Frutti house design competition
Property developer Urban Splash has launched an architectural competition for 26 canal-side homes at the New Islington regeneration site in Manchester, England. More about Tutti Frutti house design competition
Interiors
Hotel Ballymun
Hotel Ballymun is a project that temporarily turned a condemned tower block in Ballymun, Ireland, into a hotel as part of a cultural project headed by artist Seamus Nolan. More about Hotel Ballymun
Design
TransPlastic by Campana Brothers 2
Sneak preview: here are some photos showing the installation of TransPlastic, an exhibition of a new series of work by the Campana Brothers, which opens at the Albion Gallery in London on Tuesday 5 June. More about TransPlastic by Campana Brothers 2
Design
Corian: 40 Years - 40 Designers
DuPont, the manufacturer of Corian, has marked the composite material's 40th birthday by commissioning 40 designers to create products using the material. More about Corian: 40 Years - 40 Designers
Lighting
Richard Hutten for Christofle
Dutch designer Richard Hutten has designed a collection for French luxury brand Christofle. More about Richard Hutten for Christofle
