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Monthly archives: April 2012
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Too Beautiful To Be True by Meike Harde
These masks by German designer Meike Harde cover just the eyes and mouth, replacing the wearer's features with idealised ones from the media. More »
Designed in Hackney: Crystal Bulb
by Lee Broom
Designed in Hackney: Hackney designer Lee Broom will launch crystal light bulbs cut like whiskey decanters at Ventura Lambrate in Milan next week. More »
House of Justice and Police Station, Mestia
by J. Mayer H.
The surrounding mountains were the inspiration behind the textured concrete forms of a civic centre and police station in Mestia, Georgia, by German firm J. Mayer H. Architects. More »
Luminous by Tokujin Yoshioka
for Glas Italia
Milan 2012: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will present a table that's almost invisible at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. More »
EllisMiller secure planning permission
for Hackney House
Dezeen Wire: local architects EllisMiller have been granted permission to create a series of temporary structures in the London borough of Hackney that will provide a hub for media and commerce during the upcoming Olympic games. More »
Dezeen Mail #97
Dezeen Mail has gone weekly and this issue includes our plans for Milan next week, stories and comments from readers plus new jobs, competitions and updates from Dezeen Wire and Dezeen Screen. Check it out here.
Hanare by Schemata
Architecture Office
Slideshow: Japanese firm Schemata Architecture Office have perched a cabin on top of a small woodland cliff in Chiba, Japan. More »
Justin McGuirk reflects on two
Colombian cities - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: design critic Justin McGuirk examines the politically driven design and development that has taken place in Colombian capital Bogotá in recent years and reflects on the successes and failures when compared to the advancement of second city Medellín - The Guardian
Watch a movie about the Coliseos sports centre in Medellín here, which is one the buildings mentioned in the article.
New Pinterest board: living rooms
This week we've added a new board to Pinterest compiling all the best photos of living rooms from the pages of Dezeen. We now have over 1000 followers on Pinterest - join in here.
The Hive by Feilden Clegg
Bradley Studios
Slideshow: just like the museum we published yesterday, this library in Worcester, England, by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios is covered with shimmering squares of golden metal. More »
Furniture from Greece at Salone
Internazionale del Mobile
Dezeen promotion: here's a roundup of Furniture from Greece that will be on show at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan from 17 to 22 April. More »
Origin part III - Contrast by BCXSY
Milan 2012: Eindhoven designers BCXSY worked with traditional Irish boat builders to develop this collection of stools, tables and bowls, which they'll present at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan next week. More »
Dezeen Music Project: Disappointed
by Klaus Funk, featuring Billy Bear
We love the fuzzy, murky bass-line underpinning this track by British musician Klaus Funk. But the highlight of Disappointed has to be the extended acoustic guitar outro that takes over around three minutes in and provides an unexpected, gently uplifting end to the track.
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Urban explorers
climb the Shard
Dezeen Wire: urban explorer Bradley Garrett has posted photographs on his blog showing how himself and members of the group London Consolidation Crew climbed the 309-metre-high exterior of London skyscraper the Shard back in February 2011. More »







