Monthly archives: December 2011

Kaos by Denis Guidone at Dezeen Watch Store

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Dezeen Watch Store: Kaos is the first of two new watches by Milan designer Denis Guidone now available from Dezeen Watch Store, both online and at our Christmas shop The Temporium. More »

Dezeen Screen: Strelein Warehouse by Ian Moore

Strelein Warehouse by Ian Moore Architects

Dezeen Screen: in this next movie from our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Australian architect Ian Moore, whose monochrome conversion of a former grocery warehouse in Sydney won the residential category. Watch the movie »

All Lovely Stuff at The Temporium

All Lovely Stuff at The Temporium

The Temporium: behind the fourteenth window of our Advent calendar of products on sale at The Temporium are quirky homewares by British design brand All Lovely Stuff, including these salad servers shaped like smiling dinosaurs. More »

The Portas Review investigates
the future of high streets


Dezeen Wire:
retail expert Mary Portas has published a report on the future of the high street. The review was commissioned by the British government. Read the full report here or check a summary of Portas’ 28 recommendations here.

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“Exploding” twin towers by MVRDV
cause outrage


Dezeen Wire:
Dutch architects MVRDV have received threatening emails and angry phone calls after revealing proposals for skyscrapers that resemble the exploding World Trade Centre on 9/11.

We published the project first on Dezeen, prompting outrage from many of our readers. One declared the images “insensitive and offensive” while another claimed “this is like 9/11 freeze framed”. More »

Dezeen Screen: Architecting the Future
at Miami Design District

Architecting the Future at Miami Design District

Dezeen Screen: Norman Foster discusses the significance of two of Buckminster Fuller’s most iconic designs in this movie filmed at the Architecting the Future: Buckminster Fuller & Lord Norman Foster exhibition in the Miami Design District. His consideration of the Fly’s Eye Dome and the Dymaxion car leads to a description of Fuller’s architectural relevance in today’s society. Watch the movie »

Photography by Nigel Young, courtesy of Dacra.

Empty Memory by Logical Art at The Temporium

Empty Memory by Logical Art at The Temporium

The Temporium: each piece in this jewellery collection by London designers Logical Art conceals a USB memory stick. They’re on sale at our Christmas shop The Temporium until 24 December.  More »

Competition: five copies of the Dubai Graphic
Encyclopedia to be won

Five copies of the Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia to be won

Competition: we’ve teamed up with publishers Brusselssprout to give readers the chance to win five copies of their new Dubai Graphic Encyclopedia.  More »