Monthly archives: September 2011
Dezeen Wire: ahead of the opening of Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990 at the Victoria & Albert Museum next week, design critic Alice Rawsthorn describes the hype and controversy that surrounded the movement and its influence on subsequent designers - The New York Times
See a previous article discussing the definition of postmodernism by The Observer’s architecture critic Rowan Moore here.

Russian architects Arch Group have completed the first of their tiny hotel rooms for napping at airports. More »
Dezeen Wire: Dutch architect Alex de Rijke of dRMM has been appointed as dean of the School of Architecture at the Royal College of Art in London. More »

Dezeen Watch Store: check out Dezeen Watch Store‘s ranges from VOID, Uniform Wares and Ziiiro at our latest pop-up, which is now open at Ligne Roset Westend, 23/25 Mortimer St, London W1T 3JE until 25 September. Go to Dezeen Watch Store »
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore reviews Europe’s largest urban shopping centre ahead of its opening tomorrow - The Observer

Stockholm designer David Taylor combines concrete, wood, silver, tin and DIY components in his latest collection of candle holders, dishes, mirrors and lighting. More »

A mosaic rainbow of glazed ceramic tiles lines an egg-shaped dome at the heart of a library in Pécs, Hungary. More »

Here are some photographs of a renovated fortress in northern Italy that now features patinated steel bridges, an extended underground tunnel and concrete towers. More »

Dezeen promotion: Italian brand 3D Surface have launched their inaugural collection of relief wall panels. More »

Dezeen promotion: Scenario by Italian brand MCZ is a combined TV and fireplace. More »

Dezeen archive: this week we featured a winery in the south of France and a see-through church in Belgium that are both made of Corten, so here’s a roundup of all our stories featuring weathered steel. See all the stories »
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German architects Astoc have completed a monastery extension in Duisberg Duisburg with walls that fold around the entrance like origami sculptures. More »

Each of these vases by London designer Pia Wüstenberg combines turned wood, blown glass and thrown pottery. More »

Timber baton screens surround the new ground and first floor decks of a renovated house in Seoul by Korean studio Moohoi Architecture. More »