Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our first movie from the German capital, DMY Berlin founder Joerg Suermann shows us around his favourite neighbourhood of Kreuzberg and tells us why he believes the relaxed atmosphere and low cost of living that attracts many designers to the city can also trap them there. More about "It's easy for young designers to get stuck in Berlin"
This renovated apartment in Berlin features raw concrete ceilings and floors that combine oak parquet with decorative tiles (+ slideshow). More about Box 117 by Marc Benjamin Drewes and Thomas Schneider
Architectural sketches and motifs are etched across the concrete walls of the Museum for Architectural Drawing in Berlin by Russian architecture collective SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov. More about Museum for Architectural Drawing by SPEECH Tchoban & Kuznetsov
Mirrors curve down from the ceiling on thick steel frames at this hair salon in Berlin by German studio Karhard Architektur + Design (+ slideshow). More about Viktor Leske International by Karhard Architektur + Design
Daniel Libeskind has completed an education centre at the Jewish Museum Berlin, twelve years after the American architect completed his widely acclaimed extension (+ slideshow). More about The Academy of the Jewish Museum Berlin by Daniel Libeskind
This tower with a rippling facade of faceted concrete piers is the new Berlin headquarters for French oil giant Total, designed by German architects Barkow Leibinger. More about Tour Total in Berlin by Barkow Leibinger
Slideshow: this all-grey apartment block in Berlin by German studio BCO Architekten has five skewed bay windows that twist away from its facade. More about Linienstr. 23 by BCO Architekten
Dezeen Wire: a documentary about controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei filmed by American journalist Alison Klayman is now screening at the Berlin International Film Festival. The movie follows the artist from 2009, when he was preparing for the Sunflower Seeds installation at Tate Modern, up until his release from 81 days of detention. More about Ai Weiwei documentary screening in Berlin
A chunky timber shell wraps over the north facade and roof of a woodland retreat near Berlin by German architects Scheidt Kasprusch. More about Minimumhouse by Scheidt Kasprusch Architekten
Wrinkly mirrored walls distort the reflection of an apartment interior in Berlin by local architects Lecarolimited. More about Penthouse apartment by Lecarolimited
German studio Winkens Architekten have completed a kindergarten in Berlin that has sheltered terraces at each end. More about Forscherkindergarten Apfelbäumchen by Winkens Architekten
Extreme cantilever alert! A four-storey block with a mirrored underside juts out from the top of a Berlin hotel, 25 metres above the ground (photos by Roland Halbe). More about NHow Hotel Berlin by NPS Tchoban Voss
These photographs by Roland Halbe show a mixed-use building by German architects NPS Tchoban Voss, which cantilevers over a neighbouring rooftop in Berlin. More about Hamburger Hof by NPS Tchoban Voss
DMY Berlin 2011: here are some photos of an exhibition presenting work by London designer Benjamin Hubert at the Direktorenhaus in Berlin. More about Materiality by Benjamin Hubert
Johannsen Gallery in Berlin present an exhibition of wallpapers by Milanese collective Carnovsky that change under different lighting conditions. More about RGB by Carnovsky
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have completed a new restaurant for shoe brand Camper in Berlin, Germany. More about Restaurant Dos Palillos by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
London Design Festival 09: Berlin design studio Osko+Deichmann will present a range of seating inspired by a pebble at The Dock in London next week. More about Pebble by Osko+Deichmann
Berlin designer Ronen Kadushin has created a chair made of a single sheet of metal and published the design so that it can be downloaded, manipulated and produced by anyone. More about Hack Chair by Ronen Kadushin
German designer Hermann August Weizenegger presents his latest project, Digital Couture, at Appel Design Gallery in Berlin later this month. More about Digital Couture by Hermann August Weizenegger
Berlin-based Mashallah Design & Linda Kostowski have created items of clothing by scanning human bodies and using the data to create sewing patterns. More about The T-shirt Issue by Mashallah Design & Linda Kostowski