Night & Day by Patricia Urquiola for Molteni&C
Milan 09: Italian brand Molteni&C presented Night & Day, a seating system by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month. More
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Veuve Clicquot Out of the Box in Milan
Dezeen movie: this film we made in Milan last month features designers Tom Dixon, Front and 5.5 Designers talking about the pieces they designed for Veuve Clicquot's Out of the Box exhibition. More
Bibliothek Luckenwalde by FF Architekten and Martina Wronna
Berlin architects Ralf Fleckenstein and Katharina Feldhusen of FF Architekten in collaboration with Martina Wronna have completed a new public library in Luckenwalde, Germany. More
The Yas Hotel by Asymptote
The Yas Hotel by Asymptote architects is nearing completion in Abu Dhabi, UAE. More
Houdini Chair by Stefan Diez for e15
Milan 09: German designer Stefan Diez launched Houdini, a plywood chair for German brand e15 in Milan last month. More
"Ive, Apple’s Design Chief, Loses Fight to Stop Use of His Name"
Dezeenwire: The World Intellectual Property Organization has rejected a bid by Jonathan Ive, Apple's vice president of industrial design, to prevent a London fan exploiting jonathanive.com, jonyive.com and other domain names. Bloomberg
Chicle objects by Hella Jongerius
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has produced a series of objects using chicle, a natural latex from the Yucatán Peninsula similar to chewing gum. More
Il Fiore di Novembre by Fabio Novembre
Milan 09: an installation by Italian designer Fabio Novembre, containing a retrospective of his furniture designs plus two new pieces, is on show at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan. More
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Prince Charles spurns demolition job in bid to build bridges with architects
Dezeenwire: The Guardian's architecture critic Jonathan Glancey reviews Prince Charles' speech at the RIBA last night. The Guardian
Euro Condom by Ingo Maurer
Milan 09: German lighting designer Ingo Maurer launched Euro Condom, a protest against new European guidelines banning frosted incandescent bulbs, at the Euroluce lighting fair in Milan last month. More
James Cameron store, Melbourne by Universal Design Studio
Interior designers Universal Design Studio have completed a 'pop-up' store in Melbourne for Australian menswear designer James Cameron. More
Longgang City Centre by Mecanoo architecten
Dutch architects Mecanoo have unveiled their masterplan for a new business centre in the Longgang district of Shenzhen, China. More
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Prince Charles Says New Buildings Must Respect History, Scale
Dezeenwire: Bloomberg reports Prince Charles' speech at the RIBA in London tonight, quoting: “In the world as it is now, there seems to be an awful lot more arrogance than reverence... a great deal more of the ego than humility, and a surfeit of abstracted ideology over the practical realities linked to people’s lives and the grain of their culture and identity.” Bloomberg.com
Martin the Mule by Ibride
Milan 09: French designers Ibride presented a writing desk in the form of a life-sized mule at Zona Tortona in Milan last month. More
Crate Cabinets by Pieke Bergmans
Milan 09: Dutch designer Pieke Bergmans launched a range of cabinets comprising antique items of furniture mounted inside rough wooden crates. More
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Charles Tells Architects: Put People First
Dezeenwire: in his speech at the Royal Institute of British Architects in London tonight, Prince Charles will tell that "communities should be key to their work with the needs of locals put first." Sky News Background to this story: Elite architects attack Prince Charles
Marni New York by Sybarite
London architecture and design practice Sybarite have completed the interior of a new flagship store for fashion brand Marni in New York. More
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Architecture: fears for British Ground Zero designs
Dezeenwire: Norman Foster and Richard Rogers' skyscraper designs for Ground Zero in New York could be scuppered by the credit crunch. The Guardian
Competition: five tickets to our Milan trends briefing to be won
Dezeen has teamed up with Ligne Roset to give a presentation in London next week of key trends emerging from last month's Salone Internazionale del Mobile and Fuori Salone events in Milan - and we have five tickets (worth £15 each) to give away to Dezeen readers. More
Soft Oak chair by Pepe Heykoop
Milan 09: Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop presented Soft Oak chair as part of Dutch Invertuals in Milan last month. More