Dezeen Wire: British architect David Chipperfield is to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal for architecture. More about David Chipperfield to receive the Royal Gold Medal for architecture
The MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts by Zaha Hadid Architects has won this year's RIBA Stirling Prize for the greatest contribution to British architecture in the past year. More about MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts by Zaha Hadid wins RIBA Stirling Prize
London Design Festival 2010: at Variability in London last week designer Simon Donald presented new additions to his Stanley collection, which includes this candle holder with sandpaper for striking matches on. More about Stanley Series by Simon Donald
London Design Festival 2010: British designer Jasper Morrison and Swiss watchmaker Rado have launched this timepiece with yellow detailing and a platinum shell and strap. More about The r5.5 Platinum Chronograph by Jasper Morrison for Rado
The Victoria and Albert Museum have announced the six proposals for a building to house the V&A on the Dundee waterfront in Scotland, including designs by Steven Holl Architects, Snøhetta and Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (above). More about V&A at Dundee proposals unveiled
This cantilevered house in Suffolk, England, by MVDRV of Rotterdam and British firm Mole Architects is nearing completion and will be the first of five homes from Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture project available for rent on 22 October. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Balancing Barn by MVRDV and Mole Architects nears completion
London Design Festival 2010: British designer Jasper Morrison unveiled his design for footwear brand Camper at his east London shop last week. More about The Country Trainer by Jasper Morrison for Camper
London Design Festival 2010: the Design Products department at the Royal College of Art in London have launched a collection of pieces for sale, designed by the course's graduates. More about First Hand by Design Products Collection
London Design Festival 2010: designer Paul Cocksedge installed sheets of Corian as though fluttering around a hallway at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London for one day during the London Design Festival last week. More about A Gust of Wind by Paul Cocksedge
London Design Festival 2010: at his shop in London this week Jasper Morrison presents this telephone he's designed for Swiss brand Punkt. More about Punkt. DP 01 by Jasper Morrison
London Design Festival 2010: London brand Uniform Wares have launched their second collection of watches - come and try one on at our Dezeen Watch Store pop-up at the The Tramshed in east London this week. More about 200 Series Calendar Wristwatch by Uniform Wares
London Design Festival 2010: Mark Holmes of Minimalux has launched a new collection of products including a stainless steel knife and spork, a silver and cork pill container (above) and an aluminium mobile. More about Part 1 collection by Minimalux
London interior designers and stylists Studio Toogood launch their inaugural furniture and lighting lighting collection made from a mixture of stone, wood and brass inside a west London garage this week. More about Assemblage 1 by Toogood
London Design Festival 2010: this electric scooter (above) is one of three concept scooters unveiled by car brand MINI in London yesterday. More about MINI Scooter E Concept
Dezeen podcast: in this podcast British architect John Pawson recounts how he began his career, his only use of colour in an interior and talks us through his exhibition Plain Space, which opened yesterday at the Design Museum in London. More about Dezeen podcast: John Pawson at the Design Museum
The Sperone Westwater gallery by Foster + Partners architects opened in New York earlier this week, featuring a moving exhibition space that connects the floors of the gallery. More about Sperone Westwater gallery by Foster + Partners
London Design Festival 2010: designer David Weatherhead presents a collection of desktop items made of folded steel at Variability in west London this week. More about Standard Stationery by David Weatherhead
London Design Festival 2010: designer Paul Cocksedge has installed a large buckled disc outside the Southbank Centre in London. More about Drop by Paul Cocksedge
London Design Festival 2010: this multilevel bench formed of plywood wedges is by Brussels firm JDS Architects and one of ten benches exhibited by The Lollipop Shoppe during the London Design Festival this month. More about Stair by JDS Architects for Bench 10
London Design Festival: designer Stuart Haygarth has installed picture-frame offcuts in stripes either side of a marble staircase at the Victoria & Albert Museum for the London Design Festival. More about Framed by Stuart Haygarth