Monthly archives: January 2011

Ploum by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec
for Ligne Roset

Ploum sofa by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset

Cologne 2011: French design brand Ligne Roset have launched a sponge-like sofa by designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec at the imm cologne fair in Germany this week. More »

Possibility of Guggenheim Museum
in Finland to be explored


Dezeenwire:
the City of Helsinki has commissioned the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to conduct a study exploring the possibility of creating a new Guggenheim Museum in Finland, to be completed by the end of this year. See press release below.

See also: Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo to lead World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 committee

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Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: day 2


Dezeenwire:
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview designers Werner Aisslinger, Mathias Hahn and the [D3] Contest winners live on stage from 12.30 in the The Ramazzotti D3 Lounge at imm Cologne today, as part of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents series.

The interviews will be broadcast on Dezeen at a later date. More info plus the full schedule in our earlier story.

See films of all the Dezeentalks at last year’s fair here.

Water Storage Tower by Mendaro Corsini,
Isasi Zaragozá and Gutiérrez Rodríguez

Water Storage Tower by GRG Arquitectos

Here are some images of a water tower in Spain by Spanish architects Ignacio Mendaro Corsini, Ignacio Isasi Zaragozá and Blanca Rosa Gutiérrez Rodríguez, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the female form.  More »

Pressed Chair by Harry Thaler

Pressed Chair by Harry Thaler

Cologne 2011: London designer Harry Thaler‘s Pressed Chair is one of two joint winning projects in this year’s [D3] Contest, an international competition for young designers organised by imm cologne. More »

Competition: five copies of Ridiculous Typography
Rules to be won

Dezeen and Anneloes van Gaalen, author of Never Use More Than Two Different Typefaces And 50 Other Ridiculous Typography Rules, have teamed up to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies. More »