Archive for December, 2008

December 31st, 2008

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Here are the five most popular Dezeen stories from September 2008, kicking off with vases made from unwanted books by graduate designer Laura Cahill. More »

December 31st, 2008

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Our most popular post in August 2008 was the RAK Gateway project by Norwegian architects Snøhetta. Scroll on for the rest of August’s top five… More »

December 31st, 2008

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Moving on to our top five Dezeen stories from July: design graduate Oliver Bishop-Young’s SkipWaste project was the most-viewed story of the month. More »

December 30th, 2008

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Continuing our review of the most popular Dezeen stories from each month during 2008, here are the five most-viewed posts from June, starting with Dubai Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects. More »

December 30th, 2008

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The five most popular Dezeen stories from May were rather heavy on the architecture. The most-viewed post was Strata Tower by New York-based architects Asymptote. More »

December 30th, 2008

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Here are the five most popular Dezeen stories from April 2008. Firstly, a tea house made out of paper and cardboard by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. More »

December 29th, 2008

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Next up: our top five most clicked-on stories from March this year. In pole position was Newton Virus, a computer virus designed by London collective Troika, that causes icons on your computer desktop to fall towards the ground as if affected by gravity. More »

December 29th, 2008

Here’s a roundup of the most popular Dezeen stories published in February this year. In first place was a house by Schemata Architecture Office in Tokyo, built at 63.02° to the road. More »

December 29th, 2008

Over the next few days we’re going to present the five most popular Dezeen stories from each month this year. Number one in January was Manned-Cloud, Jean-Marie Massaud’s speculative design for a luxury airship. More »

December 29th, 2008

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Spanish designers Luzinterruptus have completed a guerrilla lighting installation in a Madrid street. More »

December 28th, 2008

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The Traveller, an installation by Belgian artist/designer Arne Quinze, opened in Munich, Germany last month. More »

December 28th, 2008

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Spanish designer Ferran Lajara has designed Pinxo, a wooden clothes peg with a hook on one side. More »

December 28th, 2008

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Estonian interior architect Ville Lausmäe of VLS Interior Architecture has completed the interior of clothing store 2.MOOD in Tallinn, Estonia. More »

December 27th, 2008

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More from Isolation Unit: this vase is sliced into layers than can be rotated and rearranged. More »

December 26th, 2008

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Japanese architect Teruhiro Yanagihara of Isolation Unit has completed a hair salon in Osaka. More »

December 25th, 2008

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December 24th, 2008

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Here’s another entry from the New Bus for London competition, this time by London-based architect Matthew Heywood. More »

December 24th, 2008

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Car brand Aston Martin and architects Foster + Partners have sent us more images of their joint first-place design for the New Bus for London competition. More »

December 24th, 2008

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Dezeen’s top ten: have you noticed how designers are using female models to promote their wares? In this month’s top ten, we present the most popular stories from Dezeen that feature pictures of girls. More »

December 23rd, 2008

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Architects Coop Himmelb(l)au have completed a visual and performing arts high school in Los Angeles, USA. More »