Monthly archives: October 2011

“Pay minimum wage to all interns”
- British Institute of Interior Design


Dezeen Wire:
the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has recommended that all interior design interns are paid at least the statutory minimum wage. More »

Dezeen Screen: Rem Koolhaas
on OMA’s current preoccupations

Dezeen Screen: Rem Koolhaas

Dezeen Screen: in the second instalment of our video interview with Rem Koolhaas, the OMA co-founder discusses two of his current preoccupations: the countryside, which he is addressing for the first time; and generic architecture, which could result in neutral, copyright-free building forms. Watch the movie »

Shanghai to ban glass curtain walls
on many new buildings


Dezeen Wire
: safety concerns have led local officials in Shanghai to propose the introduction of a regulation banning the use of glass curtain walls on new schools, hospitals and residential buildings - China Daily

A number of recent incidents involving falling glass in the city, which has the highest number of glass-clad buildings in China, have led to concerns that poor installation and maintenance are increasing the chances of injury to the public.

Today at Dezeen Platform: Merel Slootheer,
Liat Azulay and Pieter Frank de Jong

Feats per Minute

Dezeen Space: Dutch designers Merel Sloother, Liat Azulay and Pieter Frank de Jong unveal a prototype of their Feats per Minute project, a bicycle that allows you to play records on its wheels as you cruise through the city, at our our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. More »

Vertical Village exhibition by MVRDV
and The Why Factory

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Computer software generates endless possible architectural configurations from standardised components at an exhibition in Taipei designed by architects MVRDV. More »

The V&A announces plans for a major
exhibition of British design


Dezeen Wire
: the Victoria & Albert museum has released details of a major exhibition showcasing the best of British design from the period following the 1948 ‘Austerity Olympics’ to the summer of 2012. More »

Design student’s tribute to Steve Jobs
becomes online hit

Dezeen Wire: a teenage design student’s simple and poignant graphic reworking of Apple’s logo that replaces the bite out of the apple with a silhouette of Steve Jobs has generated a huge amount of online interest as well as a job offer for its designer. More »

Touch! Touch! Nothing will HappenŠ
by Luzinterruptus

Touch! Touch! Nothing will happenŠ by Luzinterruptus

Guerilla lighting designers Luzinterruptus snuck out in the dead of night to stick 400 illuminated silicone nipples all over statues outside the Public Art Museum in Madrid. More »