Library of Birmingham by Mecanoo granted planning permission
Planning permission has been granted for a library in Birmingham, UK, by Dutch architects Mecanoo. More
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Signed copies of Twenty-First Century Design by Marcus Fairs
We are now offering personalised signed copy of Twenty-First Century Design by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs by mail order. More
Urbanears by Norra Norr
Stockholm designers Norra Norr have designed a collection of coloured headphones. More
Competition: five copies of Less and More to be won
Dezeen and publisher Gestalten have got together to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of Less and More: the Design Ethos of Dieter Rams, published in conjunction with the current exhibition of the same name at the Design Museum, London. More
PXR-8 watch by Michael Young
Hong Kong designer Michael Young has launched a watch made of stainless steel and black rubber for DD-3. More
Ashmolean Museum by Rick Mather Architects
Rick Mather Architects of London have completed an extension to the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology at Oxford University in the UK. More
Aqualta by Studio Lindfors
New York designers Studio Lindfors have created a series of images imagining how New York and Tokyo might look like in a few hundred years as a result of rising sea levels. More
Wieden + Kennedy offices by Featherstone Young
London studio Featherstone Young have completed the interior of a new office for space advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy in London. More
Kranen/Gille at Gallery Fumi
An exhibition of furniture by designers Kranen/Gille of Heusden in the Netherlands is on show at Gallery Fumi in London. More
Xmas Declarations by Ctrl.Alt.Shift
Manchester designers Dorothy have designed a set of Christmas baubles shaped like hand grenades for social initiative Ctrl.Alt.Shift and British design brand Suck UK. More
Competition: three copies of Eulenspiegel Print 1 by Katrin Olina to be won
Dezeen and publisher Gestalten are offering readers the chance to win one of three copies of Eulenspiegel Print 1 by Icelandic graphic artist Katrin Olina. More
Carrasco International Airport by Rafael Viñoly
New York architects Rafael Viñoly have completed an airport with a curved roof in Montevideo, Uruguay. More
Design Real at the Serpentine Gallery
An exhibition of industrial design curated by Munich designer Konstantin Grcic opens at the Serpentine Gallery in London this week. More
KiBiSi by Kilo Design, BIG and Skibsted Ideation
Designer Lars Holme Larsen of Kilo Design, architect Bjarke Ingels of BIG and brand consultant Jens Martin Skibsted of Skibsted Ideation have collaborated to launch a new industrial design firm in Copenhagen, Denmark. More
Artikcar by Ben Wilson
British designer Ben Wilson has designed a pedal-powered vehicle inspired by a child's toy car. More
IT-Fornebu Portalbuilding by A-Lab
Oslo studio A-Lab have completed a business centre and offices at the former Oslo Airport in Norway. More
International Conference Center in Ouagadougou by CAAU
Lille office Coldefy & Associes Architectes Urbanistes (CAAU) have designed a conference centre for Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, West Africa. More
Sake Bomb by Alexander Purcell
Los Angeles designer Alexander Purcell has created a container for serving Japanese sake, inspired by blowfish and sea mines. More
Office Building VDAB by BOB361
Here are some pictures of an office building in Sint Niklaas, Belgium, by BOB361 architects of Brussels and Paris, which is supported over a sloping car park by black and yellow angled columns. More
Droog Townhouse by Atelier Bow-Wow
Dezeenwire: at Design Miami next month, products from Dutch design brand Droog will be presented in a specially-designed house by Japanese architects Atelier Bow Wow. See press release below. More