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Oslo-based design studio OlssønBarbieri has created the visual identity and bottle for water brand Snåsa, which is made from materials that are easy to recycle. Read more

This school in Cambodia by Finish architects Rudanko + Kankkunen was built by the local community from hand-dried blocks of the surrounding soil. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

An apartment shortlisted for Dezeen Awards has been disqualified after an eagle-eyed commenter noticed that the images submitted were computer renders rather than photos. Read more

Reception desks, carpets and mid-century furniture found in Midtown Manhattan lobbies informed the design of menswear brand Jack Erwin's flagship store in New York. Read more

This time last year Zaha Hadid Architects completed a south London school with a running track through the middle, which went on to win this year’s Stirling Prize. Konstantin Grcic was announced as the recipient of the 2010 Designer of the Year Award at Design Miami and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) was forced to close due to funding cuts. Universal Design Studio designed a pleated facade for an H&M store in Seoul, while one of our readers called the 8 House residential complex by BIG “a seductive three dimensional diagram designed to be inhabited by robots.” Tokujin Yoshioka created a see-through mobile phone, Nemawor…

Austrian architect Chris Precht speaks to Dezeen in this live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. Watch the conversation live from 2pm UK time. Read more View the full article

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an urban designer to join London-based Weston Williamson + Partners, which recently revealed a housing concept that aims to resolve the lack of affordable housing in Palestine. More › View the full article

CetraRuddy has designed a chevron-patterned tower for the developers of New York's Rockefeller Center, which draws on the art deco architecture of the complex. Read more

Dezeen is looking for ten upcoming designers and brands to present their products at Home, a new design-led homewares and interiors trade show that takes place in London in January. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Brooklyn ceramics studio Object and Totem has launched a wearable ring-shaped vessel, based on a circular 19th-century flask (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

London product design firm Seymourpowell has revealed a concept for a commercial first-class aircraft cabin with private rooms that feature full-size beds (+ slideshow). (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: London watch brand Uniform Wares has launched the 104 Series, which is available now in black, blue and orange. (more...) View the full article

Here are some images of an extremely pointy pavilion in Tianjin, China, by Singapore studio Ministry of Design. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Following a recent spell of weather-related projects, we’ve compiled a new Pinterest board featuring all the sun, rain, snow and fog from the pages of Dezeen. Over 21,000 people now follow us on Pinterest – join them here. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest » See more stories featuring weather on Dezeen » View the full article

At a time when everything in the UK looks bleak, an environmentally conscious social housing scheme winning the Stirling Prize is a rare moment of hope, writes Piers Taylor. Read more

California company Dvele has designed prefabricated, off-grid houses with solar panels that allow people to stop relying on "antiquated power grids". Read more View the full article

Oki Sato explains how Nendo's chair for Republic of Fritz Hansen follows circular design principles, in this exclusive video filmed by Dezeen at the Japanese design studio's office in Milan. Read more View the full article

Dezeen Wire: Australian industrial designer Marc Newson has been announced as the recipient of the Lucky Strike Designer Award 2011, which includes a prize of €50,000. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

As Milan design week draws to a close, take a look back through Dezeen's extensive coverage of the world's biggest design fair via our new Pinterest board. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest ›

Beatrice Galilee has curated an online design symposium for Virtual Design Festival, which will be broadcast from 1:00pm UK time later today. In this video message, she questions the role of the creative industries during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more View the full article

Comments update: Zaha Hadid Architects' new headquarters for Antwerp's Port Authority is the controversial talking point this week, with readers both decrying and praising the building's visual impact on its surroundings. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen promotion: Brooklyn creative space A/D/O is inviting architects and designers to submit proposals that tackle issues facing urban drinking water. Read more View the full article

Inside 2011: Bar Code Office by Singapore studio Ministry of Design has just been announced as the winner of the offices category at the inaugural Inside awards in Barcelona. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Mexican design studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica and architects Rodrigo Valenzuela Jerez, and Camilo Moreno have completed this concrete business school on a lush site near Mexican city Aguascalientes. Read more

London studio Farshid Moussavi Architecture has won a competition to design a housing complex for the western outskirts of Paris. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article