1. This before-and-after look at a full home renovation (check out those kitchen chairs) at Design Sponge.

2. This article about design and innovation by Continuum’s Gianfranco Zaccai — subject of one of our recent “Why Design” videos — at Co.Design.

3. Dwell and City Modern’s recent tour of Brooklyn homes.

4. This smile-inducing photo at the Be Inspired Tumblr.

5. The home of Italian architects Marcello and Maria Pia Zappador spotted at emmas designblogg.

6. Inc’s advice on how to stay inspired at work.

7. 10 emerging architecture firms to watch, per Flavorwire.

8. Artist Junya Ishigami’s helium-filled Cuboid Balloon in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo (via The Fox Is Black).

9. Contemporary Taiwanese style showcased at Freshome.

10. The amazingly playful concept of an “urban moon bounce” across the Seine in Paris via Architzer.

In above photo: Eames Aluminum Group Executive Chair, Nelson Pedestal Table, Eames Sofa, and Eames Elliptical Table.

1. The new studio of Don Chadwick, the subject of the latest installment in our “Why Design” series, at donchadwick.com.

2. 10 of the best at the London Design Festival 2012 according to The Guardian.

3. Yves Béhar speaking to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at the 100% Design event, also in London.

4. This exploration of mid-century modern design at the library at the University of Colorado Boulder.

5. “The Rise of Coworking Office Spaces” from Harvard Business Review.

6. A look inside the always-hip ACE Hotel Portland at Thisispaper.

7. Liking how this home in Sydney, Australia, by CplusC architects spotlights the Eames Elliptical Table (via Habitus Living).

8. The Ochre Barn by Carl Turner Architects in Norfolk, England, at Inhabitat.

9. “50 Designers Shaping the Future,” including our own Executive Creative Director Ben Watson, from Co.Design.

10. Get a glimpse of our limited-edition Eames Wire Base Low Tables in honor of the 100th anniversary of Ray Eames’ birth at Design Milk.