Zaha Hadid crowned Veuve Clicquot businesswoman of the year
News: Zaha Hadid was named businesswoman of the year at the Veuve Clicquot awards in London last night. More
Bloom by Raw Edges
Milan 2013: London design duo Raw Edges came up with a bookcase shaped like a weaving loom to display novels by young British writers. More
Grimshaw submits plans for Australian skyscraper
News: London firm Grimshaw has submitted plans for a 90-storey skyscraper in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. More
Rick Mather 1937-2013
News: American architect Rick Mather, whose projects included the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK, and the masterplan for London's Southbank, has died aged 75. More
Dutch Design Week announces new director
News: Dutch Design Week has announced its new director as business manager and consultant Martijn Paulen. More
Makr Shakr by Carlo Ratti and MIT Senseable City Lab
Milan 2013: Italian architect Carlo Ratti and his team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology installed three robotic bartenders in Milan last week (+ movie). More
Storm Thorgerson 1944-2013
News: Storm Thorgerson, the British graphic designer who created the iconic album sleeve for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died aged 69. More
Libeskind's peace centre at former Belfast prison given go-ahead
News: planning permission has been granted for Daniel Libeskind's proposed peace centre on the site of the notorious former Maze prison in Belfast. More
BIG to design leisure district on Paris outskirts
News: Danish firm BIG has been selected to design an 80-hectare shopping and leisure complex with a park on its roof to serve a business district between two Paris airports. More
OMA hired for Bordeaux masterplan
News: Dutch firm OMA is to masterplan a new urban development south of Bordeaux based around the extension of the local tram system. More
Calatrava "must pay" to replace leaking winery roof
News: the owners of the Santiago Calatrava-designed Ysios winery in Spain have launched legal action against the Spanish architect demanding he pays part of the £1.7 million needed to fix the building's leaky roof. More
Tea with Georg by Scholten & Baijings for Georg Jensen
Milan 2013: this silver serving set for tea and cake was designed by Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings for Danish silverware and jewellery company Georg Jensen and launched at Spazio Rossana Orlandi last week. More
UK government website wins Designs of the Year 2013
News: the UK government's redesigned website has been named the Design of the Year in a ceremony at the Design Museum in London this evening (+ movie). More
This That Other by Stefan Diez for e15
Milan 2013: German designer Stefan Diez unveiled a trio of chairs for German furniture brand e15 at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week. More
Kit Yamoyo by ColaLife and PI Global
This aid kit is designed to nestle between Coca-Cola bottles to bring medicine to remote locations through the drinks company's vast distribution channels. More
OK lamp by Konstantin Grcic for Flos
Milan 2013: Achille Castiglioni's iconic Parentesi lamp has been updated with a flat LED light source by designer Konstantin Grcic, who presented his redesign at Euroluce in Milan last week. More
Construction begins on Bordeaux stadium by Herzog & de Meuron
News: work has started on a football stadium in Bordeaux, France, by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. More
Arup unveils world's first algae-powered building
News: the world's first building to be powered entirely by algae is being piloted in Hamburg, Germany, by engineering firm Arup. More
Pure by Jean Nouvel for Ruco Line
Milan 2013: French architect Jean Nouvel unveiled a pair of leather and rubber boots for Italian shoe brand Ruco Line at the Interni Hybrid Architecture and Design exhibition in Milan this week. More
Studio seating by UNStudio for Offecct
Milan 2013: these seats with curvy backrests by Dutch architects UNStudio are on show at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile this week. More