Twin'Z concept car by Ross Lovegrove for Renault
Milan 2013: following a teaser movie, British designer Ross Lovegrove unveils his concept car for French car brand Renault at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan (+ slideshow). More
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China Wood Sculpture Museum by MAD
Chinese studio MAD has unveiled the first photographs of its icicle-shaped museum for wooden sculptures in Harbin, northeast China (+ slideshow). More
Paolo Soleri 1919-2013
News: Italian architect Paolo Soleri, whose vision of an environmentally conscious form of architecture led to the founding of an experimental eco-town in Arizona, has died at the age of 93. More
Dezeen's pick of Milan 2013: Salone
Milan 2013: Dezeen editor Rose Etherington has rounded up her choice of new furniture and lighting at the Salone in Milan. More
Designs of the Year Awards category winners announced
News: a folding wheel (above) and the UK Government's redesigned website are among the seven category winners of the Designs of the Year Awards announced today by London's Design Museum. More
Coach Omotesando by OMA
OMA's new Tokyo store for American accessories brand Coach is a glazed cube with a herringbone-patterned display system (+ slideshow). More
Springs 3D-printed glasses by Ron Arad for pq
Milan 2013: London designer Ron Arad has created a range of 3D-printed spectacles and sunglasses for eyewear brand pq. More
Statoil regional and international offices by A-Lab
Five aluminium-clad volumes are stacked up like a pile of horizontal skyscrapers at this office complex outside Oslo by Norwegian studio A-Lab (+ slideshow). More
Kelly by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Tacchini
Milan 2013: top-heavy chairs by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune are currently on show at Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile. More
Medici collection by Konstantin Grcic for Mattiazzi
Milan 2013: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic is showing angular wooden stools and tables for Italian brand Mattiazzi at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile. More
IJburg Villa by Marc Prosman Architecten
This timber-clad house by Dutch office Marc Prosman Architecten was one of the first to be constructed on an artificial island in IJburg, Amsterdam (+ slideshow). More
UNStudio to relaunch as "open source" architecture studio
News: UNStudio will in June relaunch as an "open-source architecture studio" inspired by technology start-ups, the Dutch firm announced today. More
Chest of Suitcases by Maarten de Ceulaer
Milan 2013: Belgian designer Maarten de Ceulaer presents the latest piece from his collection of furniture made from piled-up suitcases in Milan this week. More
Gardenias by Jaime Hayón for BD Barcelona Design
Milan 2013: Spanish designer Jaime Hayón presents aluminium and terracotta outdoor furniture designed for BD Barcelona Design in this movie. The collection went on show at Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan earlier today. More
Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse rooftop to open as art space
News: the rooftop of Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse housing block in Marseille is to open to the public this summer as a contemporary art space masterminded by French designer Ora-Ïto. More
Heel chair by Nendo for Moroso
Milan 2013: Japanese design studio Nendo presents a chair inspired by the spike heels on a pair of stilettos at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. More
The La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science by Lyons
This science facility in Melbourne by Australian firm Lyons has a tessellated facade based on the hexagonal geometry of a molecular structure (+ slideshow). More
Riya office chair by PearsonLloyd for Bene
Milan 2013: London studio PearsonLloyd is presenting a chair with orange adjustment controls for office brand Bene at the Austrian Design Details exhibition in Milan today. More
Work starts on Herzog & de Meuron's Naturbad Riehen swimming pool
News: construction is underway on an outdoor bathing lake in Riehen, Switzerland, by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. More
Job Office collection by Studio Job for Lensvelt
Milan 2013: Belgian artists Studio Job will present a desk with a golden nose for a drawer handle as part of a collection for Dutch furniture brand Lensvelt at MOST in Milan this week. More