The Indemann Watchtower is a 118-foot high robot-shaped viewing platform in the former mining district of Inden in Germany.

Whilst the use of mixed materials in furniture design is not a new idea, we do like the unexpected juxtapositions of contrasting materials and the stories which they tell.

 Calvin Klein is famous for his slick, minimalist look and his waterfront retreat in Miami Beach is no exception.

In the metropolis of Hong Kong, food and eating out is such an ingrained part of the culture it is almost close to religion.

For most people Scandinavian design conjures images of flat-packed furniture, pale wood and a monochrome palette.

This exceptional house in Sonoma, California was designed by WOJR for two artists who use the house as their residence as well as their studios.

Now that mobile phones have become virtually ubiquitous, watches are increasingly seen more as decorative accessories than functional time-telling devices.

It is Design Miami time and the city of cruise ships and art deco style hotels is fast becoming a must-visit design destination. At this year's event one exhibition that has caught our eye is the Railing Series of furniture currently on show at Gallery ALL.

Some may say marble has been suffering from overexposure in recent years as designers have embraced the material for a whole host of unexpected uses, from lighting to jewellery.

The Mass project is an ingenious installation by photographer Carson Davis Brown, who takes items from supermarkets and other large stores and arrange them artfully in the middle of the aisles.

The completion of the Millennium bridge in 2000 seems to have kicked off a renaissance of bridge-building across the Thames in London.

The Do team is based in London, where getting around on public transport can be challenging (the colour scheme inside some tube carriages are so garish).