"Built environment more beautiful than nature" – UK planning minister
News: buildings can be "more beautiful than nature" according to the UK's planning minister, who is calling for an area of countryside twice the size of Greater London to be built on in order to solve the housing crisis. More
Valentine by Marcel Wanders for Moooi
Product news: this lamp by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders for his design brand Moooi looks like a car headlamp but with floral patterns in the glass. More
Tube Tank TRIWA pop-up shop by Mode:lina Architekci
Polish studio Mode:lina Architekci built a tank out of cardboard tubes to make this pop-up shop for Swedish watch brand TRIWA (+ slideshow). More
"I wanted to capture the beauty of 1950s engineering" – Michael Young
Hong Kong-based designer Michael Young talks about his MY03 Hacker watch, designed for watch brand ODM and available from Dezeen Watch Store, in this movie filmed by Dezeen. More
Nebula 12 by Micasa LAB
This weather-forecasting lamp creates an indoor cloud to warn of grey skies outside (+ movie). More
Sidekick Stool by Timothy John for Thanks
Product news: New Zealand design studio Timothy John has created a cork and steel stool inspired by the glass beakers used in science experiments. More
"Social responsibility has been forgotten" - author of book on Ulm School of Design
News: social responsibility has fallen down the agenda of today's designers and design schools, according to the author of a new history of Ulm School of Design, the German institution that reshaped design education in the 1950s and 1960s. More
"The second hand is a real piece of sculpture moving around the watch" – Benjamin Hubert
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, British designer Benjamin Hubert explains why he placed a double-length second hand over the pleated face of Plicate, his first watch for Italian accessories brand NAVA. More
Nonsystem by Su Jung-Cheng
ECAL graduate Su Jung-Cheng has designed a collection of boxes and flat surfaces that clip together to make stools, shelves or whatever's needed at the time. More
Calvert Brody typeface by Margaret Calvert, Neville Brody and Henrik Kubel
Graphic designer Neville Brody has reworked the Royal College of Art's house font by Margaret Calvert as part of the London institution's rebrand. More
Strand installation by Stuart Haygarth
Combs, lighters and babies' dummies are among the hundreds of objects found washed up on British beaches and then hung in the atrium of a new London cancer centre by designer Stuart Haygarth. More
Black Tree by Miloš Milivojevic
Serbian designer Miloš Milivojevic has installed a tree-like mobile phone charger powered by the sun in a park in Belgrade. More
Stencil furniture by Julien Carretero
This aluminium furniture and lighting was cast inside sheets of heat-resistant fabric in a process developed by French designer Julien Carretero. More
Shivering Bowls by Nendo
These delicate bowls by Japanese design studio Nendo are so thin they quiver in the wind (+ movie). More
Park Life by Jasper Morrison for Kettal
Product news: British designer Jasper Morrison has created a family of outdoor furniture for Spanish design brand Kettal. More
Speedshop Type One by Torafu Architects
Japanese firm Torafu Architects renovated this auto repair shop in Tokyo to make it look as sleek as a car showroom (+ slideshow). More
World's tallest building will be constructed in 90 days
News: construction is set to begin next month on the world's tallest building in Changsha, China, which will be completed in just 90 days. More
Makerbot photo booth prints 3D models of faces
News: 3D printer manufacturer Makerbot has opened a photo booth in its New York City store offering customers the chance to print out a model of their own face. More
Home Shelves by Artem Zigert
A house-shaped metal frame surrounds the objects on these tall display tables by Kazakhstan designer Artem Zigert. More
Wall of Flame by Frederik Roijé
Product news: Dutch designer Frederik Roijé has added to his series of candle holders with a design that looks like a bent pipe poking through a wall. More