Garden By Be Area by Kazutoyo Yamamoto
Japanese designer Kazutoyo Yamamoto of Dessence has created a beauty salon featuring hanging vines in Saitama, Japan. More »
Monthly archives: September 2009
Kiwa bench by Hyung Suk Cho
Korean design graduate Hyung Suk Cho has made a wooden bench covered in panels, inspired by roof tiles. More »
Oogst 100 Community by Tjep.
Here is the second of three proposals by Dutch designers Tjep. for self-sufficient farms – this time aiming to to house and provide food for up to 100 people within a diametre of 400 metres. More »
The Termite Pavilion at Pestival
A solid timber pavilion inspired by Namibian termite mounds is installed outside the Royal Festval Hall in London as part of insect-inspired festival Pestival. More »
The Interlace by OMA
Architects Office for Metropolitan Architecture have unveiled new images of a residential project for Singapore, comprising long low apartment blocks stacked in hexagonal configurations. More »
Competition: five copies of It’s Nice That Issue #2
to be won
We’ve teamed up with creative blog It’s Nice That to give away five copies of the second edition of their bi-annual printed publication. More »
Switch Restaurant by Karim Rashid
Designer Karim Rashid has completed the interior of a restaurant in Dubai, UAE. More »
Tephra Formations by Robert Stadler
Austrian designer Robert Stadler has designed a range of furniture based on volcanic explosions. More »
Suzukake Honten by Case-Real
Japanese designers Case-Real have completed the interior of a pastry shop and tearoom in Fukuoka, Japan. More »
The Font War: Ikea Fans Fume
over Verdana – Time magazine
Dezeenwire: Time magazine reports on the backlash following IKEA’s decision to drop its customised version of Futura for all its print and online collateral in favour of Verdana. Time
Pleats Please Issey Miyake/Aoyama
by Tokujin Yoshioka
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has completed the refurbishment of Pleats Please Issey Miyake store in Aoyama, Tokyo. More »
Catcher by Joseph Joseph
Richard and Antony Joseph of London kitchenware brand Joseph Joseph have designed a lemon squeezer that has a collar to catch pips and pulp. More »
Corso Place Franz Liszt by Robert Stadler
Austrian designer Robert Stadler has completed a restaurant for the Corso brand on Place Franz Liszt in Paris. More »
Café/Bar Z am Park by Aekae
Zurich and London designers Aekae have completed the interior of a cafe in a Zurich park. More »
Oogst 1 Solo by Tjep.
Here is the first of three proposals by Dutch designers Tjep. for self-sufficient farms that provide inhabitants with everything they require, including energy, heat, oxygen, food and waste management. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »