Italian carmaker Fiat has relaunched the iconic Fiat 500 model, 50 years after it was first introduced.
Monthly archives: July 2007
Erick van Egeraat in Tatarstan

Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat has won a competition for the new National Library and Bank in Kazan in the Russian republic of Tatarstan. More »
UNMADE 07 by Karen Ryan
In her latest project, designer Karen Ryan takes unwanted porcelain vases and re-brands them by grinding off the surfaces but leaving her own "UNMADE 07" logo. More »
Pencil Jewellery by Gemma Holt

RCA summer show: the Royal College of Art's summer show has been taken down now, but we still have a few more students' work to show. More »
Wall House by FAR frohn&rojas architects 4

In our final post on Wall House by FAR frohn&rojas, here is a full description of the project from the architects plus drawings, plans and models (plus some of Cristobal Palma's photos again to help make sense of it): More »
Wall House by FAR frohn&rojas architects 3

Here is the third and final set of photographs of Wall House in Chile by FAR frohn&rojas architects, this time showing the interior of the dwelling (we'll be showing plans, drawings and models in the following post). More »
Glacier modules by Ralston & Bau

Norwegian designers Ralston & Bau have designed an outdoor information display system for a glacier. Made of a bespoke plastic made by recycled plastics company Durat, the "glacier modules" are dotted around the Jostedal Glacier National Park in Norway. More »
Wall House by FAR frohn&rojas architects 2
Here are more of photographer Cristobal Palma's images of Wall House by architects FAR frohn&rojas. More »
Synapsis by Jean-Marie Massaud for Porro
Here are some photos of Synapsis, a table designed by Jean-Marie Massaud for Italian furniture brand Porro. More »
Wall House by FAR frohn&rojas architects

Architectural photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us another set of photos from South America, this time of a project in Chile that is a mixture of cave, house and tent. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12.
Ross Lovegrove for KnollStudio

Ross Lovegrove's office has sent us some snaps of the designer's new collection for KnollStudio, which was launched at NeoCon in Chicago last month. More »
dezeen traffic report

Dezeen's visitor traffic grew by 50% in the second quarter of 2007, with almost half a million visitors in the period from April to June. More »
Tropism: Commonwealth vs. Joshua Davis
Design studio Commonwealth and digital artist Joshua Davis have come together for a new exhibition in New York that combines stereolithography, porcelain and graphic design. More »
Plastic Polo for Lacoste by Michael Young
Industrial designer Michael Young has launched Plastic Polo, a range of collectible polo shirts for fashion brand Lacoste. More »
Myto chair by Konstantin Grcic
Here are the first images of Myto - a new cantilever chair designed by industrial designer Konstantin Grcic for Italian furniture brand Plank. More »






