Movie: Batemans Row by
Theis and Khan Architects

Movie: in this movie produced by Dezeen Studio, Hackney architects Patrick Theis and Soraya Khan explain the ideas behind the forms and detailing of their combined home, studio and gallery and discuss how they feel the building responds to its location in Shoreditch, the “naughty relative” of the City of London. More »

The Clerkenwell Archway by Giles Miller

The Clerkenwell Archway by Giles Miller

Clerkenwell Design Week 2012: Clerkenwell Design Week is underway and visitors to the main venue arrive through an archway clad in 20,000 wooden hexagons by London designer Giles Miller. More »

New York designer arrested for
“planting false bombs”

New York designer arrested for planting false bombs

Dezeen Wire: Japanese designer Takeshi Miyakawa has been accused of planting false bombs and arrested while installing his work in a New York street during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. More »

Centro Multiusos de Lamego
by Barbosa & Guimarães

Slideshow: granite bleachers climb the exterior of this sports centre in Portugal by architects Barbosa & Guimarães, while a cantilevered, rusted-steel cafe looms over its entrance (photographs by José Campos). More »

Interview: Johanna Agerman-Ross
at Dezeen Studio

Milan 2012: when Johanna Agerman-Ross from Disegno magazine came into Dezeen Studio in Milan, she spoke to us about the future of print magazines and current design trends. More »

Designed in Hackney: TN29 by Le Gun
and Tracey Neuls

LE GUN and Tracey Neuls

Designed in Hackney: illustration collective Le Gun have collaborated with footwear designer Tracey Neuls to create a range of shoes inspired by items discovered inside a suitcase in a Hackney basement. More »

Pecha Kucha at Clerkenwell Design Week
on Thursday 24 May

Pecha Kucha at Clerkenwell Design Week

Clerkenwell Design Week 2012: Dezeen are media partners for the London series of Pecha Kucha talks, and the next one takes place on Thursday 24 May at Clerkenwell Design Week with speakers including architect Nigel Coates, architecture publisher Peter Murray and designer Benjamin HubertMore »

Pentominium by Murphy/Jahn

Pentominium by Murphy Jahn

Skyscrapers in Seoul: Chicago architects Murphy/Jahn have designed two towers under one roof for the western side of South Korea’s new commercial centre, the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul. More »

Dezeen Watch Store: Iconograph
chronograph by Werner Aisslinger

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Dezeen Watch Store: new to Dezeen Watch Store this week is this chronograph addition to the Iconograph range  by Berlin industrial designer Werner Aisslinger for Italian brand Lorenz. The watch is available to buy online or at our Dezeen Watch Store pop-up shop at Clerkenwell Design Week from 22 to 24 May. More »