UK: Stylish Design of Dolls' Houses
They're tiny houses big on design and collectors are prepared to hand over thousands of dollars to own them. It seems the craft of making dolls' houses - with everything from gilded four poster beds to platters of petite food - is a seemingly recession-proof cottage industry.

France: Dior's Legendary Designs For Movie Stars On Show
Dior's designs for legendary movie stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Marlene Dietrich have gone on show at a special exhibition in France. Held at the childhood home of Christian Dior, the collection reveals how he dressed some of the world's most famous faces both on and off screen, for over 50 years.

Japan: Futuristic Prototpe of Hands-Free Mobility Scooter Revealed
Looking like a floating office chair, this could be the future of personal transport. Honda's latest Uni-Cub scooter might look odd but this hi-tech concept can carry up to 100kg and buzzes along at 6.4 kilometres per hour (four miles per hour). What's more, anybody can jump straight on and start driving.

USA: Ethereal Met Sculpture Enables Visitors To Touch The Sky
An ethereal steel and acrylic sculpture resembling a cloud formation is on view at the rooftop of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Arts. The sculpture - called Cloud City - allows visitors to reach out to the city's sky.