Black Pearl, a modern reinterpretation of an old property in Rotterdam, was awarded the Public Award at the Dutch Design Awards recently. >

From stir stick to super-sized sculptures. Artist Jonathan Brilliant takes coffee stirrers and turns them into awe-inspiring installations. >

A single-storey house in Japan is built with bricks made using the local soil and magnesium oxide. It explores the use of regional building solutions. >

Diamond magnate Laurence Graff has marked the maturation of the Delaire Graff Estate with an art installation of birds. >

An exhibition designed by Nendo at the Canadian Museum of Innovation explores the relationship between Japanese culture and design. >

The largest wooden structure in the world, in the city of Seville, serves as a museum and community centre. >

Sidelines at Experimentadesign 2011 is a curated exhibition of collections from a variety of sources, ranging from curators to children. >

Holding a mirror up to human nature, Decadent Pigeons asks whether the quest for prosperity and freedom is making us like grey, bored and scandalous birds. >

Not Tom's Dyed In The Wool installation in London is a colourful demonstration of the wool dyeing process. >

Ron Arad is the 2011 winner of the coveted London Design Medal. >