materialicio.us covered the Joshua Tree prefab:
steel skinned prefab with a wooden interior described as a ‘mountain refuge’, presented at the recent Milan Furniture Fair.
A number of blogs covered the EvolutiV House. Archinect saw it first. MoCo Loco picked up the trail. Treehugger added some details:
The 70 square meter Maison evolutiV was [...]

This wooden structure is amazing; it seems that if a small bird should accidentally decide to nest on this architectural creature’s side, the whole thing would crash.
I cant help myself but remember Hayao Miyazaki Howl’s Moving Castle, which is an amazing film by an even greater creator. Assembled from multiple units, this looks like a [...]

KitHAUS prefab homes provide you with modern modular homes built solid with a patented MHS, lightweight aluminum frame and clamping system.These modular prefabs can be assembled within days on site at hard-to-reach destinations without ultra heavy equipment.KitHAUS lets you choose from several modules, such as a single unit for a weekend retreat or a backyard [...]

Milan 08: Designer Philippe Malouin will exhibit his Hanger Chair at Still, the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition at Spazio Rossanna Orlandi in Milan during the furniture fair this month.
As you may have guessed, Hanger Chair is a folding chair that doubles as a clothes hanger.Here are some of Molouin’s other projects, with text:–
Everyday Beautiful [...]

Milan 08: textile and wallpaper designers Timorous Beasties will launch a collection printed with images of “contemporary urban life”, including skateboarders, tramps and CCTV cameras, and another design based on the conflict in the Middle East.

The Decouper Toile Collection (top, above and below) is based on 18th Century chinioserie and toiles de jouey patterns.Bloody Hell [...]

German designers Maigrau have won the Blickfang Design Prize, awarded at the Blickfang design show in Stuttgart last week, for two new products launched at the fair.
Line (top image) is a shelf, or “wall installation”, while Line (above) is a presentation bowl.
Maigrau is a new design brand headed by designers Alex Stamminger and Nik Back.
Here’s [...]

Five architects, including Studio Daniel Libeskind (above and below), Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Foster + Partners, have been shortlisted to design Tour Signal, a high-rise building at La Défense business district in Paris.
French architects Jacques Ferrier Architectures and Wilmotte et Associés SA are also shortlisted.
The shortlist was announced at the MIPIM property fair in Cannes [...]