Covington Farmers Market by design/buildLAB
Rural Studio alumni Marie and Keith Zawistowski led 17 students of the Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design in the design and assembly of a farmers market shelter in Covington, Virginia. More
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Tallest building in Beijing to break ground this month
Dezeen Wire: a 510-metre office building that will become the tallest skyscraper in the Chinese capital will break ground on 19 September - China Daily
Power of Making at the V&A
London Design Festival 2011: cakes decorated like creepily realistic babies and pencils with the alphabet painstakingly carved into their tips are among the exhibits at power of Making, which opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London yesterday. More
Duo by Oscar Diaz for Doiy
London designer Oscar Diaz will present a two-in-one candle holder at Maison&Objet in Paris this weekend. More
Design Department Store at SCP
London Design Festival 2011: British design retailer SCP will host new product launches and a seven metre-high installation by Michael Marriott at their east London store as part of Shoreditch Design Triangle during the London Design Festival this month. More
Officer House by Gayuh Budi Utomo
The first floor bedroom of this house in Java is disguised as a truck driving through the wall. More
House of Slope by FujiwaraMuro Architects
A sloping corridor coils around the inside of a house in Osaka to connect three staggered storeys. More
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Disegno magazine launches
Dezeen Wire: new fashion, design and architecture magazine Disegno launched today - www.disegnomagazine.com 
Shoreditch Design Triangle map and guide
London Design Festival 2011: over 30 east London shops, galleries and exhibitions will come together for Shoreditch Design Triangle during the London Design Festival this month, including Dezeen Space at 54 Rivington Street. Dezeen is media partner to the event, which is coordinated by SCP.
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"Is all of this design?" Gwangju Design Biennale review - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: design critic Justin McGuirk reports from Korea on the Gwangju Design Biennale - The GuardianCurated by Ai Weiwei and Seung H-Sang, the biennale runs until 23 October. Exhibits include designs for bombs, plastic surgery for fighters and blueprints for public executions, plus a series of temporary follies built around the city by renowned architects including Atelier Bow-Wow, Peter Eisenman and Dominique Perrault.
V12K0102 by Pasel Kuenzel Architects
Here's the next house in the series of eleven by Rotterdam studio Pasel Kuenzel Architects on the site of a former slaughterhouse in Leiden, Netherlands. More
Nipple lights by Naama Arbel
These lamps are turned on when you pull their nipples. More
Competition: five copies of the London Design Guide to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with Max Fraser, author of the London Design Guide, to give away five signed copies of the brand-new 2012-2013 edition. More
Review of Power of Making at the V&A - The Telegraph
Dezeen Wire: The Telegraph's deputy art critic Alastair Sooke reviews the Victoria & Albert Museum's new contemporary crafts exhibition, Power of Making, which opens today - The Telegraph
Chateau Barde-Haut by Nadau Lavergne
Paris architects Nadau Lavergne have completed a rusted steel winery on a World Heritage Site in the south of France. More
Thirty young and upcoming designers selected for Dezeen Platform exhibition
London Design Festival 2011: Dezeen has selected 30 designers to showcase their talents at Dezeen Space, Dezeen's month-long residency in Shoreditch during London Design Festival, London Fashion Week and Frieze Art Fair. More
Penthouse apartment by Lecarolimited
Wrinkly mirrored walls distort the reflection of an apartment interior in Berlin by local architects Lecarolimited. More
Hair Very by Maker
Japanese architects Maker have completed a hair salon featuring gauze partitions and booths in untreated wood. More
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National September 11 Memorial opens this week
Dezeen Wire: the completed National September 11 Memorial designed by Israeli-American architect Michael Arad opens on Sunday in New York, exactly ten years after almost 3000 people were killed in terrorist attacks across America.In anticipation of the event, Ted Loos of the New York Times describes Arad's turbulent design process, Karen Matthews writes about Arad's rapid rise in profile for Associated Press and Tina Susman of the Los Angeles Times reports on the architect's battle against controversy. More
The Banquet by Herreros Arquitectos at the ROM Gallery
Recent works by Spanish studio Herreros Arquitectos are on show at the ROM Gallery in Oslo. More
