i3 Concept and i8 Concept by BMW
Car brand BMW will present two sustainable concept cars under their new BMW i sub-brand at the Frankfurt Motor Show later this month. More »
Monthly archives: September 2011
Silencio by David Lynch
American movie director David Lynch has completed a nightclub in Paris that’s inspired by and named after Club Silencio from his 2001 film Mulholland Drive. More »
“Has the architectural media
lost its backbone?”
Dezeen Wire: a panel of experts and an enthusiastic audience discussed the relationship between journalism and architecture at an event hosted last night by RIBA think tank Building Futures.
The debate put forward the motion: “This house believe the architectural profession has been let down by its press. Has the architectural media lost its backbone?” More »
UK James Dyson Award
winner announced
Dezeen Wire: a retractable room divider for hospital wards by Royal College of Art graduate Michael Korn has won the UK James Dyson Award.
KwickScreen is a portable, retractable screen that enables hospital staff to quickly isolate infected patients, provide privacy or reconfigure the ward. More »
New Hotel by the Campana brothers
Brazilian designers Humberto and Fernando Campana have completed their first hotel interior. More »
Decorex International 2011 preview
Dezeen promotion: here’s a preview of work by young and upcoming designers at trade show Decorex International 2011, which takes place 25-28 September in London, including furniture by Gareth Neal (above). More »
Covington Farmers Market by design/buildLAB
Rural Studio alumni Marie and Keith Zawistowski led 17 students of the Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design in the design and assembly of a farmers market shelter in Covington, Virginia. More »
Tallest building in Beijing
to break ground this month
Dezeen Wire: a 510-metre office building that will become the tallest skyscraper in the Chinese capital will break ground on 19 September - China Daily
Power of Making at the V&A
London Design Festival 2011: cakes decorated like creepily realistic babies and pencils with the alphabet painstakingly carved into their tips are among the exhibits at power of Making, which opened at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London yesterday. More »
Duo by Oscar Diaz for Doiy
London designer Oscar Diaz will present a two-in-one candle holder at Maison&Objet in Paris this weekend. More »
Design Department Store at SCP
London Design Festival 2011: British design retailer SCP will host new product launches and a seven metre-high installation by Michael Marriott at their east London store as part of Shoreditch Design Triangle during the London Design Festival this month. More »
Officer House by Gayuh Budi Utomo
The first floor bedroom of this house in Java is disguised as a truck driving through the wall. More »
House of Slope by Fujiwaramuro Architects
A sloping corridor coils around the inside of a house in Osaka to connect three staggered storeys. More »
Disegno magazine
launches
Dezeen Wire: new fashion, design and architecture magazine Disegno launched today - www.disegnomagazine.com
Shoreditch Design Triangle map and guide
London Design Festival 2011: over 30 east London shops, galleries and exhibitions will come together for Shoreditch Design Triangle during the London Design Festival this month, including Dezeen Space at 54 Rivington Street. Dezeen is media partner to the event, which is coordinated by SCP. Download a free map and guide to the area here.