Now we know it's Christmas - Thomas Heatherwick's card has arrived. Every year Heatherwick sends out an amazing new design and the game is to figure out how the hell he made it. More about Thomas Heatherwick Christmas card arrives
Blueprint magazine and Air New Zealand have launched a garment design competition with a trip for two to New Zealand as the prize. More about Blueprint and Air New Zealand announce design competition
The London Design Festival plans to base itself at the South Bank Centre in 2007. More about London Design Festival eyes South Bank
Photographer David Lachapelle and musician Brian Eno top the bill at forthcoming design conference Design Indaba, which has announced its speaker line-up. More about Lachapelle and Eno headline Design Indaba
Caruso St John Architects have been appointed as architects to Tate Britain. The appointment is for five years initially and will involve modernising parts of the existing gallery at Millbank in London. More about Tate Britain appoint Caruso St John
Design Miami update: Spanish porcelain brand Lladró has presented the full Re-Cyclos collection by London-based Bodo Sperlein. More about Bodo Sperlein debuts for Lladró
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More musical chairs on the UK design mag scene: icon has appointed Justin McGuirk as its new editor, while one-time Blueprint editor Grant Gibson is to stand in as deputy to new RIBA Journal editor Hugh Pearman while Eleanor Young has her baby.
Now for all the Miami gossip: We hear that Marcel Wanders' new Crochet Chair ended up at the bottom of a swimming pool on the Friday night. More about dezeen's Friday gossip update
If you're in central London this evening, come along to the first ever dezeen event! More about dezeenflash! dezeen event tonight
Design Miami update: London designer Barnaby Barford showed a large collection of mirrors, figurines and other porcelain objects at Design Miami, where he was exhibiting with David Gill Galleries. More about Barnaby Barford mirrors and figurines
Italian manufacturer Valli & Valli has produced new door furniture designed by architect Frank Gehry. More about New Gehry door handles
Design Miami update: New York's Moss Gallery has sent us images of specially commissioned pieces shown at Design Miami. More about Moss presents Baas and De Lucchi
Design Miami update: London designers Fredrikson Stallard have shown a sneak preview of their forthcoming furniture collection. More about Fredrikson Stallard preview new collection
Design Miami update: Swarovksi have released images of three new chandeliers by Yves Behar, Hariri & Hariri and Lenny Kravitz. More about New Swarovski chandeliers
Design Miami update: Rap star Kanye West has bought a number of Campana Brothers pieces for his new Manhattan apartment. West spoke to us at Design Miami, which he visited last week. More about Kanye West hits Design Miami
Design Miami update: Brazilian designers the Campana Brothers are reportedly in discussions with Disney to produce furniture featuring Disney characters. More about Campanas in talks with Disney
Foster + Partners have sent us images of the proposed Khan Shatyry entertainment centre in Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan. More about Foster to erect big tent in Kazakhstan
Design Miami update: Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has launched Crochet Chair - a seat made using the same technique as his iconic Crochet Table. More about Marcel Wanders launches Crochet Chair
Design Miami update: WOKmedia, the London-based design team consisting of Julie Mathias and Wolfgang Kaeppner, have presented a furniture collection called Made in China. More about WOKmedia show at Design Miami
Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us images and a description of Esker House, a new project in Austria's South Tyrol by London architects Plasma Studio.
The project consists of a timber and steel "parasite" structure placed on top of an existing house. The undulating form of the self-contained residential unit mimics the topography of the surrounding landscape. See the PDF file here.
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The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, the new waterfront cultural centre designed by New York architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, has released images of the development by photographer Peter Vanderwarker. ICA Boston opens to the public on Sunday 10 December. View image sheet
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