The French couturier filed for bankruptcy. "The sharp downturn of the luxury market has significantly hurt our revenues.” NYT View full entry

The Armadillo Chair, designed by University of Philadelphia student Aodh O Donnel, was on show at ICFF this past weekend. The chair is the winning entry in a laminate design competition sponsored by Wilsonart. Previously posted to TC page 301. Images etc. @ designboomThe Armadillo Chair uses... View full entry

This July, Lacoste will finally release its new collaboration with London-based Zaha Hadid Architects. Men's and Women's styles to launch in London, Paris and Milan. A lower-price diffusion line will hit stores in September. designboom | prev. | discuss View full entry

At the new Porsche Museum, outside Stuttgart, there are many clever displays, such as the overlapped silhouettes of iconic 911 models through the years, the empty fiberglass shell of a 356 America hung from wires to show its lightness and the racecar attached to the ceiling. But my favorite mode... View full entry

'It' object is the glossy black Dutch bicycle, its design unchanged since WW II. Increasingly imported to the US and visible on the streets of New York. nyt View full entry

A cheap solar cooker has won first prize in a contest for green ideas. BBC View full entry

Well it is leather... More insane bids from the YSL auction. Bloomberg View full entry

Gary Hustwit, director of the documentary Helvetica has a new film coming out called Objectified, about industrial design. Check out an extended interview with Hustwit here. View full entry

Philippe Starck says, "products don't show the intelligence of the people who design them, they show the stupidity of the people who design them." More fairly accurate words of wisdom and lemon squeezing from Mr. DM (Design Machine) Fast Co. View full entry

Koolhand is a typeface based on the architecture of Rem Koolhaas, designed by Chris Papasadero. Fwis | SpaceInvaded View full entry

Rob Forbes, the founder of Design Within Reach, shows a gallery of snapshots that inform his way of seeing the world. Charming juxtapositions, found art, urban patterns -- this slideshow will open your eyes to the world around you.Watch View full entry

Objectified is a feature-length independent documentary about industrial design. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis... View full entry

The joint submission by Foster + Partners and Aston Martin has won first prize, alongside Capoco Design, in Transport for London’s competition to design a new bus for the capital. Bustler View full entry

In Big Lots Hollywood, he fills the cart with $25. Story @ L.A Times. "That's easy stylin' Philippe, I see your 25 and raise it to 99..." View full entry

A five-year-old girl from Prince Edward Island in Canada is the winner of a $25,000 prize for her design of a tissue box. CBC View full entry