The Serpentine Gallery in London has unveiled designs for this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion: a walled garden by Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. 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
Dezeenwire: Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has been commissioned to design this year's Serpentine Pavilion in Kensington Gardens, London, according to publications including The Independent, confirming earlier rumours. Zumthor will be the 11th architect to design a temporary summer structure in front of the Serpentine Gallery.
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Dezeen interviewed Dutch graphic designer Wim Crouwel last week on the eve of the opening of the exhibition Wim Crouwel – A Graphic Design Odyssey at the Design Museum in London. Here are some pictures of 6a Architects' exhibition design for Wim Crouwel - A Graphic Odyssey.
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Milan 2011: Italian design company Alessi will present this folding chair by British architect David Chipperfield in Milan next month. More about Piana by David Chipperfield for Alessi
London interior architects Universal Design Studio have completed the interior of a new store in Manchester, UK, for fashion brand Mulberry. More about Mulberry Manchester store by Universal Design Studio
Dezeenwire: London firm AL_A have won a competition to design an extension to the Victoria and Albert museum in London. More about AL_A win V&A Exhibition Road project
Foster + Partners have completed two modular headquarters for Moroccan bank BMCE in Rabat and Casablanca, Morocco. More about BMCE headquarters by Foster + Partners
Dezeen filmed this interview with the team behind the Plumen 001 light bulb, winner of this year's Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award, during the ceremony at the Design Museum in London on Tuesday. More about Interview: Brit Insurance Design of the Year winners 2011
An exhibition of work by Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto has opened at the V&A museum in London. More about Yohji Yamamoto at the V&A
The Plumen 001 light bulb, created by design brand Hulger and designed by Samuel Wilkinson, has been awarded the Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award at a ceremony at the Design Museum in London today. More about Hulger and Samuel Wilkinson win Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award 2011
Dezeenwire: the Kingkey Finance Tower by architects Farrells, the tallest tower in Shenzhen, China, topped out today. More details below. More about Farrells tops out Kingkey Finance Tower
Architects Foster + Partners' City Park proposal has been selected as the preferred option for the masterplan for the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong, beating designs by OMA and Rocco Design Architects. More about Foster + Partners win bid for West Kowloon Cultural District
London designer Tomás Alonso used ceramic tiles to create optical illusions in this store he designed for Spanish shoe brand Camper in London. More about Camper store in London by Tomás Alonso
The Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects has opened in Guangdong province, China. More about Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects
London firm Hopkins Architects have completed the Velodrome, the first of the five permanent venues on the Olympic Park for the London 2012 Olympic Games. More about London 2012 Velodrome by Hopkins Architects
This house cantilevered over a river in Wales is by London studio Featherstone Young. More about Ty Hedfan by Featherstone Young
Dezeen podcast: in this recording for the Design Museum in London, design commentator and one of the founders of the museum Stephen Bayley talks about the Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2011, on show at the museum until 7 August. More about Dezeen podcast: Stephen Bayley on Designs of the Year 2011
Dezeenwire: British designer Thomas Heatherwick has been appointed to design the Olympic Cauldron, which will house the torch for the London 2012 Olympic Games. More details on the London 2012 website »
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Designers Studio XAG have created a window installation in London for French fashion designer Christian Louboutin, spelling out the brand name in bright neon lettering. More about Christian Louboutin Mount Street Window by Studio XAG
Slate roof tiles extend down the exposed north facade of this house in Wales by London studio Feilden Fowles. More about Ty Pren by Feilden Fowles