What if plastic polluting the seas could be harvested by a retired fishing trawler, then transformed into chairs by an onboard factory? More about The Sea Chair by Alexander Groves, Azusa Murakami and Kieren Jones
UK studio ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis of AEREA Design have redesigned the traditional English beach hut to be accessible for wheelchair users. More about Boscombe Beach Huts by ABIR Architects and Peter Lewis
Here is a complete set of photographs of the heavily criticised Museum of Liverpool by Danish architects 3XN, which opened to the public last month. More about Museum of Liverpool by 3XN
Here are some new images of the Apple campus by architects Foster + Partners, to be built in Cupertino, California. More about Apple Campus 2 by Foster + Partners
Here are some more photographs of Zaha Hadid's recently completed aquatics centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games, taken by UK photographers Hufton + Crow. More about London Aquatics Centre 2012 by Zaha Hadid photographed by Hufton + Crow
London Design Festival 2011: Hungarian studio A+Z Design will present these cute lamps with squashed heads at Tent London during the London Design Festival next month. More about Pillhead lamps by A+Z Design
Square box windows provide seating areas at a hospital unit in Bath, UK, for sick and premature babies. More about The Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Show RCA 2011: Royal College of Art graduate ShiKai Tseng has decorated a range of vases by covering them in photo-sensitive solution then exposing them inside pinhole cameras. More about PhotoGraphy by ShiKai Tseng
An unusual combination of limestone columns and concrete bands surrounds the exterior of a laboratory by UK architects Stanton Williams in the botanic gardens of Cambridge University. More about Sainsbury Laboratory by Stanton Williams
The aquatics centre designed by Zaha Hadid for the London 2012 Olympic Games is complete. More about London Aquatics Centre 2012 by Zaha Hadid
Show RCA 2011: footwear designer Victoria Spruce presented these sculptural shoes at the Royal College of Art graduate show earlier this month. More about Footwear by Victoria Spruce
Sarah Wigglesworth Architects designed this school in Wakefield, England, using red bricks and industrial building shapes that reflect the surrounding vernacular. More about Sandal Magna Community Primary School by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Hopkins’ hyperbolic paraboloid-shaped Velodrome for the London 2012 Olympics (above) is one of six projects shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize 2011. More about Stirling Prize shortlist 2011
Show RCA 2011: here's another piece of manufacturing machinery that harnesses sunlight by Markus Kayser - inventor of the Solar Sinter 3D printer in our earlier story - this time a low-tech, low-energy version of a laser cutter. More about Sun Cutter by Markus Kayser
Show RCA 2011: Royal College of Art graduate Erik de Laurens has made a pair of swimming goggles, spectacles and beakers out of fish scales. More about The Fish Feast by Erik de Laurens
A swirling labyrinth of cardboard conceals sculptures by Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto at the Serpentine Gallery in London. More about Mirror of Judgement by Michelangelo Pistoletto at the Serpentine Gallery
Clouds of mist erupt from the base of two trees in this London water feature designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. More about Silence by Tadao Ando and Blair Associates
London Design Festival 2011: Dezeen is looking for 30 young and upcoming designers to showcase their work at Dezeen Space, a project we're hosting at a gallery in Shoreditch, London this autumn. More about Dezeen seeks designers for London exhibition
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London has published a report promoting the social and economic benefits of well-designed buildings. More about "Good Design: it all adds up" - RIBA report on benefits of good architecture
Here's another set of photographs of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Peter Zumthor, this time by photographer Julien Lanoo. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 by Peter Zumthor photographed by Julien Lanoo