"A Font of Ideas From a ‘Nomadic’ Humanitarian Architect"
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn interviews humanitarian architect Nathaniel Corum, who designed the cabin of the Plastiki boat made of plastic bottles (see our earlier story) - New York TimesDezeen’s top ten: primitive designs
There's a bit of a primitive vibe going on at the moment so for this month's top ten we've compiled our ten most-read stories about caves, rocks and sticks. More
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate by Rafael Viñoly Architects
Rafael Viñoly Architects have unveiled their design for the new Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston. More
MDBC Totem by Boym Partners for Ghostly International
These models by New York studio Boym Partners are used to unlock and download DJ Matthew Dear's latest album, entitled Black City, and you can download a free track from the album here. More
Chin Chin Laboratorists by Shai Akram and Andrew Haythornthwaite
Ice cream is frozen with liquid nitrogen in front of customers at this ice cream parlour designed by designers Shai Akram and Andrew Haythornthwaite in Camden, north London. More
Trimmer, Razor and Shaving Brush by Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron
Graduate designer Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron's shaving set is made of stainles steel with a black PVD coating, normally applied to enhance the durability of industrial tools. More
Aerogenerator X by Grimshaw and Arup
London architects Grimshaw and engineers Arup have unveiled this design for an offshore wind turbine. More
Comme des Garcons Aoyama installation by Studio Toogood
London interior designers Studio Toogood have installed a pile of boxes decorated with multi-coloured electrical tape at the Comme des Garcons Aoyama flagship store in Tokyo. More
Secret Friend Family by Tithi Kutchamuch
London designer Tithi Kutchamuch has added new pieces to her Secret Friend collection of jewellery, including this wooden necklace with a deer-shaped base to keep it on. More
"Boris Johnson's London Cycle Hire scheme flogs our birthright to Barclays"
Dezeenwire: Justin McGuirk on London's new Barclays Cycle Superhighways - Guardian20 litre Coat Stand by Peter Marigold
This coat stand made from a ready-made 20 litre liquid container by London designer Peter Marigold is now in production with design brand Skitsch. More
The Cross-Gate by Ivo Pavlik
Architect Ivo Pavlik created this gateway overlooking a nuclear power station in the Czech Republic by casting concrete between hay bales then setting them on fire. More
The Snow by Tokujin Yoshioka
Feathers fly around this 15 metre-long tank installed by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. More
London Gate by Donis
This 100 metre-tall glass elevator is the winning entry by Rotterdam studio Donis in a competition to design a temporary landmark for Aldgate, east London. More
"As usual, the committee has missed some of the best candidates"
Dezeewire: Rowan Moore on the projects that didn't make this year's RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist - ObserverSee also: our story announcing the RIBA Stirling Prize Shortlist 2010
Angela Brady elected next president of the RIBA
Dezeenwire: Angela Brady has been elected the next president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. See press release below. MorePlastiki arrives in Sydney
Dezeenwire: the Plastiki boat made entirely from plastic bottles (see our earlier story) has arrived in Sydney after a 130-day voyage across the Pacific from San Francisco. More information on the Plastiki blog.See also: our story about the boat's design.
The Bent Hands by Giha Woo and Shingoeun
Here's another clock designed by Giha Woo and Shingoeun (see their clock with a battery for hands in our earlier story), this time with a single spiralling arm to indicate the time in different countries around the world. More
Design Museum at New Designers
Here's a movie filmed by the Design Museum at London graduate show New Designers. More
Bru 1.25 by SoHo Architektur
Stuttgart photographer Zooey Braun has sent us his images of this corrugated house in Bavaria, designed by German firm SoHo Architektur. More