Min-Kyu Choi wins Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award 2010
London designer Min-Kyu Choi was awarded the Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award 2010 for his Folding Plug at a ceremony at the Design Museum in London last night. More
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Grip by Marco Dessi for Lobmeyr
Italian designer Marco Dessi has created a set of glasses and decanters for Austrian brand Lobmeyr. More
Barceló Temporary Market by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photos of a temporary market in Madrid designed by Spanish office Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos. More
Tampa Museum of Art by Stanley Saitowitz
San Francisco architect Stanley Saitowitz has completed a museum in Florida, USA, which is wrapped in a perforated metal skin and cantilevers out from its glazed base. More
The Tank by Pharrell Williams
A chair designed by American recording artist and producer Pharrell Williams will be on show at Gallerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris next week. More
W+W by Gabriele and Oscar Buratti with Roca Innovation Lab
Milan designers Gabriele and Oscar Buratti have collaborated with bathroom brand Roca to create a combined toilet and wash basin, where waste water from the sink is used to fill the toilet cistern. More
Holmenkollen ski jump by JDS Architects opens
The Holmenkollen ski jump by JDS Architects has opened in Oslo, Norway. More
Built to Resi(s)t by Quinze & Milan and Eastpak
Milan 2010: Belgian design brand Quinze & Milan will present a sofa covered in pockets for backpack company Eastpak at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next month. More
A3 Animals by Michael Schoner
Amsterdam designer Michael Schoner has designed a series of paper masks without eye holes that look a bit like animals. More
Modern Art Museum of Medellin by 51-1 Arquitectos
Peru studio 51-1 Arquitectos and Colombian architects Ctrl G have won a competition to design an extension to the Modern Art Museum of Medellin, Colombia. More
Competition: three special editions of Heligoland by Massive Attack to be won
We've teamed up with music and arts enterprise The Vinyl Factory to give away three deluxe triple-gatefold vinyl box-sets of UK band Massive Attack's latest album Heligoland, with artwork by band member Robert del Naja. More
Porta Volta Fondazione Feltrinelli by Herzog & de Meuron
Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have unveiled plans for a new headquarters for the Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli in Milan. More
Meals from Scratch packaging by Jeremy Innes-Hopkins
Central Saint Martins College of Art student Jeremy Innes-Hopkins has developed new packaging for these kits, designed for throwing together meals from ready-prepared raw ingredients. More
Citizen Architect world premiere at SXSW
Dezeenwire: Citizen Architect, a 60-minute documentary about late architect Samuel Mockbee of pioneering American undergraduate programme Rural Studio, premieres at the SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas on Wednesday 17 March. www.citizenarchitectfilm.com
Glamour Factory by Studio Job and Viktor & Rolf
Dutch artists Studio Job designed the scenography for the Fall/Winter 2010 collection by fashion designers Viktor & Rolf, premiered earlier this month in Paris. More
Curve Frame Sofa Set by Hyung Suk Cho
Korean designer Hyung Suk Cho has designed a collection of upholstered furniture trapped in metal cages. More
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"Brad the builder" - The Observer
Dezeenwire: Observer architecture critic Rowan Moore reports on Make It Right, actor Brad Pitt's project to rebuilt a district of New Orleans destroyed by Hurricane Katrina - The Observer
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Smokey Town by Judd Lysenko Marshall Architects
Judd Lysenko Marshall Architects of Melbourne have completed a Corten steel-clad house in Smokey Town, Australia. More
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"Dyson could clean up with career in politics" - Sunday Times
Dezeenwire: in an interview with the Sunday Times, engineer and inventor James Dyson reveals he is to stand down as chairman of Dyson and talks about the Ingenious Britain report commissioned by the Conservative Party, in which Dyson sets out ways to make Britain a leading high-tech exporter - Sunday Times
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Game of Trust by Yiannis Ghikas
Athens designer Yiannis Ghikas has designed a coat rack comprising three Y-shaped components leaning against each other. More