Monthly archives: June 2009

Competition: win a Cappellini S-Chair
by Tom Dixon

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Furniture brands Poltrona Frau and Cappellini are holding sales at their Clerkenwell and Chelsea Harbour showrooms in London starting this week (details below) and to mark the events they have teamed up with Dezeen to offer readers the chance to win a Cappellini S-Chair (above) designed by Tom Dixon. More »

Darcons Headquarters by
Arquitectura en Proceso

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Young Mexican architects Arquitectura en Proceso have completed the headquarters of developers Darcons in the suburbs of Delicias City in the Chihuahua state of Mexico. More »

Greece urges return of sculptures – BBC

Dezeenwire: the New Acropolis Museum designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects has opened in Athens, with the Greek president Karolos Papoulias calling on Britain to return sculptures from the Parthenon held at the British Museum. BBC News Related: New Acropolis Museum by Bernard Tschumi (Dezeen)

Memory Stücks by Beta Tank

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DMY Berlin 09: Memory Stücks is a project by Berlin- and London-based design studio Beta Tank that was exhibited at the DMY Allstars exhibition in Berlin earlier this month. More »

Architecture stories competition: share your
inspiration, win an iPod Touch

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Dezeen has teamed up with iPhone application 29GPS to offer readers the chance to win an iPod Touch. More »

Tord Boontje appointed Professor and Head of Design Products at the Royal College of Art

Dezeenwire: the Royal College of Art has confirmed the appointment of Dutch Designer Tord Boontje as head of the Design Products course, replacing Ron Arad. More »

U.F.O at NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft

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An exhibition of work by designers including Marcel Wanders, Ettore Sottsass, David Adjaye and Marc Newson is on show at the NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft in Düsseldorf, Germany. More »

Leggenada Ice Cream and Yogurt
by SO Architecture

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Israeli architects SO have completed an ice cream and yogurt parlour in an old carpentry shop in Ramat Ishay. More »

Urban Camping by import.export

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Belgian architects import.export have created a mobile multi-storey structure that allows people to camp in urban areas. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »