Monthly archives: July 2011

This week on Dezeen

This week on Dezeen

Zaha Hadid’s aquatics centre for the London 2012 Olympics opened this week, exactly one year ahead of the opening ceremony, while new aerial photos of all the venues were released and the Olympic medal design failed to impress. See all our stories about the London 2012 Olympics hereMore »

Dezeen Screen: interview with Andre Fu

Andre Fu

In this interview filmed by Dezeen at the Tai Ping carpet showroom in London, Hong Kong designer Andre Fu talks about creating his new collection for the Chinese brand. Watch the movie »

Competition: five copies of Geometry
of the Unconscious to be won

Competition: five copies of Geometry of the Unconscious to be won

Competition: we’ve teamed up with Page One Publishing to give away five copies of Jyanzi Kong’s new architecture book, Geometry of the Unconscious. More »

Auditorium and Congress Palace Infanta
Doña Elena by Estudio Barozzi Veiga

Auditorium and Congress Palace Infanta Doña Elena by Estudio Barozzi Veiga

A seafront auditorium in southern Spain has concave walls that resemble the deflated cheeks of someone taking a deep breath (photographs by Julien Lanoo). More »

Robot Cleaner by Jeongmi Lee

Robot Cleaner by Jeongmi Lee

Seoul designer Jeongmi Lee has designed a conceptual domestic robot that steals your duvet in the morning and poos all over the floor. Watch the movie on Dezeen Screen. Update 31/07/11: see Dezeen’s top ten stories about robotsMore »