Archive for July, 2008

July 31st, 2008

Product designer Yuri Suzuki presented a collection of projects investigating physical representations of sound at the Royal College of Art Show Two in London earlier this month. More »

July 31st, 2008

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New Designers 08: here are some more pictures of Oliver Bishop-Young’s SkipWaste project, which suggests new uses for dumpsters. More »

July 31st, 2008

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Here’s a second new project by Dutch architets UNStudio: these images show a proposed flagship store for fashion house Louis Vuitton in Japan.

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July 30th, 2008

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The Toyota iQ, a compact city car that is thought to be the smallest four-seater on the market, is about to go into production. More »

July 30th, 2008

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Construction is underway on the Sinosteel International Plaza in Tinajin, China designed by Beijing-based architects MAD. More »

July 30th, 2008

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Readers have been asking for interior photos of the toy library at Bonneuil-sur-Marne, France by LAN Architecture - so here they are. More »

July 30th, 2008

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Here are a few shots of Herzog & de Meuron’s National Stadium in Beijing, China by architectural photographer Iwan Baan. More »

July 29th, 2008

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Ribbon is the title of a new candelabra by Japanese designer Shin Azumi for British homeware brand Innermost. More »

July 29th, 2008

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Dezeen has teamed up with Tent London to offer young graduate designers the chance to win one of 15 free exhibition spaces at Tent London’s Talent Zone during the London Design Festival in September. More »

July 29th, 2008

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ChargerFrame is a device that charges electrical devices in a wall-mounted frame, created by new Shanghai-based design studio Naolab. More »

July 29th, 2008

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London-based product designers PearsonLloyd designed the Siren MP3 player for Signeo, which has just been launched in Japan. More »

July 28th, 2008

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Architects UNStudio have released images of their competition-winning redevelopment of a former post office in Rotterdam.

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July 28th, 2008

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Architects Atelier Brückner of Stuttgart have designed the new BMW Museum, which opened in Munich last month. More »

July 28th, 2008

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Dezeen is curating a design exhibition at The Jones hotel in London this September and October, exploring contemporary designers’ fascination with animals. Update 09/09/08: we are disappointed to announce that this exhibition has been postponed due to a flood at The Jones. More info coming soon - for updates please check here. More »

July 27th, 2008

Motorlight is a motorised uplighter that casts a variable angle of light, designed by Jake Dyson. More »

July 27th, 2008

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Dezeen’s top ten: our latest monthly top ten rounds up the Dezeen stories that have attracted the most comments from readers since we launched: More »

July 27th, 2008

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More boats: architect John Pawson has designed the B60 sloop in collaboration with naval architect Luca Brenta (via Yatzer). More »

July 26th, 2008

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Cristiano Cora is a hairdressing salon in New York, designed by architect Avi Oster. More »

July 25th, 2008

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Architects Foster + Partners have designed the 40 Signature Series yacht for YachtPlus. More »

July 25th, 2008

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Dezeen promotion: as part of our collaboration with The Jones hotel in London, Dezeen readers can get 50% off standard room rates when booking during the London Design Festival, Frieze Art Fair or indeed at any time from September until December. More »