Monthly archives: November 2011
Dezeen Wire: designer Philippe Starck says that not being able to save lives and tackle key global issues in his work leaves him feeling “impotent”- The Independent
The designer has created a new photobooth that meets his aims of designing democratic and affordable products. Starck claims they offer a solution for those who can’t afford a camera, adding that photos help us to “exist.” He also laments the modern propensity for vandalism that threatens the booths, saying: “Twenty years ago it was possible to design something pretty and people to respect it. Not now.”
Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed at the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna, German projection artists Urbanscreen transform the surface of the Leopold Museum into a three-dimensional film canvas. Watch the movie »
Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana and architects SuperLimão Studio have covered the facade of a São Paulo furniture showroom with thousands of plant-filled vases. More »
Dezeen Wire: in her latest article for The New York Times, design critic Alice Rawsthorn analyses the career of influential graphic designer and filmmaker Saul Bass.
Rawsthorn explains that the designer’s bold style “reflected his fascination with constructivism, modernism and surrealism,” adding that his work with some of the most important directors in history ”transformed what were once cursory lists of the cast and crew into thrilling complements to the movies.”
See more articles by Alice Rawsthorn here.
Designers including Jaime Hayon, Paul Cocksedge and Dominic Wilcox will create unique products and curate displays of their work at The Temporium, our Christmas shop taking place at 65 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London from 1-24 December. More »
Dezeen Wire: a system that extracts moisture from air like a desert-dwelling beetle has won this year’s James Dyson Award for students working on innovative engineering solutions. More »
Following the controversy surrounding the release of the official London 2012 posters last week, graphic designer Sarah Hyndman has come up with a set of alternatives. More »
Competition: we’ve teamed up with the American Hardwood Export Council to give away ten copies of Timber Wave, a book documenting the installation of the same name by architects AL_A and engineers Arup at the V&A museum in London. More »
Tokyo 2011: French designer Emmanuelle Moureaux presented a wedding dress made from 500 snowflake-like baubles at this year’s DesignTide Tokyo. More »
Dezeen Wire: architectural theorist Charles Jencks has written a new article for Blueprint magazine about the resurgence of postmodern architecture over the past twenty years, during which time other commentators claim it has become defunct.
Jencks points to projects from the likes of Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron and Santiago Calatrava as demonstrative of the continuing influence of postmodern ideas, which he claims have led to “the explosive growth in iconic buildings and landmark sculptures.”
The V&A is currently hosting an exhibition of postmodern architecture and design and you can see all of our stories on postmodernism here.
Traditional Japanese toys inspired this modular furniture by architects Kengo Kuma and Associates for the East Japan Project. More »
Dezeen Wire: art and design critics have questioned whether the posters unveiled on Friday to celebrate next year’s London Olympics truly represent the best of British creativity. More »
Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed by Dezeen at new Berlin design fair Qubique 2011 last month, Ulrich Weingärtner, architect for organisers Offshow, discusses the design and spatial planning of the former city airport where the show was held. Watch the movie »
A plant-filled stack of timber beams forms the reception desk of an environmental association’s headquarters in San Francisco. More »
Australian architects Edwards Moore have completed this glowing art studio in a car park. More »