Dezeen in Israel: here are some images of the recently opened new wing at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, which has a dramatically faceted atrium piercing its centre. More »
Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed by Dezeen at the Qubique 2011 design fair in Berlin last month, designer Jerszy Seymour talks about his series of chairs where components are joined with blobs of wax. Watch the movie »
Dezeen Wire: design critic Justin McGuirk says that a kitchen concept by Dutch electrical company Philips that uses decomposition to generate methane gas for cooking is an example of how we may “have to get more comfortable with bacteria and with putrefaction’s role in our ecosystem” – The Guardian
McGuirk claims the Microbial kitchen concept‘s “steampunk” aesthetic offers “an alternative vision to the clinical kitchen,” and also mentions the trend for low-tech kitchen appliances, such as designer Christoph Thetard’s pedal-powered devices, which he says represent a reaction to the impending energy crisis.
Last year Dezeen published a report on Food and Design, including examples of low-tech gadgets for preserving and preparing ingredients and concepts for growing food in the kitchen.
Imagine if every discarded disposable cup grew into a beautiful plant. More »
Our Christmas shop, The Temporium, opens next week and we’re excited to announce more participants – including British brands Established & Sons and Another Country, and Spanish textile designer Cristian Zuzunaga… as well as chocolate moustaches by Diego Ramos for Chocolat Factory (above).
We’ll also have flying Christmas cards, USB stick necklaces, diamond-shaped lights and much more…
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Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Design Council have expressed support for a new housing strategy announced by the UK government that aims to deliver high quality homes rather than a higher volume of poor standard properties. More »
The raised corner of this house in Hiroshima by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office allows light to creep into the interior. More »
Dutch studio Daphna Laurens‘s latest collection of furniture includes this floor lamp that leans against the wall as if it is peaking through to the other side. More »
Paris architects Béal & Blanckaert have completed a Corten-clad library in the grounds of a monastery in northern France (photos by Julien Lanoo). More »
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore says that a housing development built by the UK architecture show presenter Kevin McCloud’s company Hab is a positive attempt at reversing the trend for “unimaginative, overpriced, undersized” properties in the UK – The Guardian
Moore describes the scheme in Swindon, England, as “imaginative and well-designed,” whilst cautioning that it will take time to determine whether McCloud’s goals of creating a community and “making people happy” have been achieved. He adds that the houses themselves are ”very plain-looking” and far removed from the aspirational properties that feature on McCloud’s show, Grand Designs.
The third completed house in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture series has a faceted black upper storey that sits on top of the glass-walled ground floor like a big hat. More »
Dezeen Wire: supporters of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have been posting photos of themselves naked on a website as a protest against the Beijing police’s decision to question his assistant, who had taken nude pictures of the artist and four women – The Telegraph
Ai was detained for 81 days earlier this year by the Chinese government on charges of tax evasion, during which time he was also asked about the photographs that he says have no deeper political meaning.
Dezeen Watch Store: the BN0035, another classic timepiece made under the name of iconic German product design brand Braun, is now available at Dezeen Watch Store and will also be on sale at our Christmas pop-up The Temporium from 1 December. More »
As part of Peroni Nastro Azzurro‘s series of talks on Italian design at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will chair a discussion with Milan designer Fabio Novembre on 29 November. Update 29/11/11: watch this talk via a live stream on Dezeen Screen. More »
Dezeen in Israel: artist and designer Ehud Oren presents furniture disguised as buildings in an exhibition at the Braverman Gallery in Tel Aviv. More »