Dezeen Wire: design journalists are divided by the announcement that the Olympic Torch by British designers BarberOsgerby has won the overall prize at the Design of the Year awards, presented by the Design Museum in London. More »
Monthly archives: April 2012
Critics' reactions to "cheese grater" Olympic
Dezeen Music Project: Sweet Cow (remix)
by Kid Circus
We used this remix by Kid Circus as the soundtrack on the final show from our TV studio at MOST, which you can watch here if you haven't already. Upbeat, funky, and a little bit crazy, it seemed like a fitting track to round off our week in Milan with.
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Special edition ultra black MY03 Hacker
at Dezeen Watch Store
Dezeen Watch Store: we've now got a special 'ultra black' edition of the MY03 Hacker designed by Michael Young available at Dezeen Watch Store. You can order yours online or over the phone on +44 20 7503 7319. You can also try one on at our office in north London.
MY03 Hacker differs from the conventional timepiece, featuring a concave face with a central disk that supports the hands while protecting the lens from the knocks and bumps of an active everyday life.
Magnetic Bike Lights by Copenhagen Parts
These magnetic bicycle lights by Copenhagen Parts turn on as soon as they come into contact with the steel frame. More »
Cutty Sark by Grimshaw
Deskbox by Raw Edges for Arco
Report highlights positivity in
UK office furniture market
Dezeen Wire: a report that contradicts our earlier story about the UK entering a double-dip recession claims there is cautious optimism among companies in the UK office furniture market, who are anticipating increased sales in 2012. More »
Construction output blamed as
UK faces double-dip recession
Sauna Huginn&Muginn by AtelierFORTE
Milan studio AtelierFORTE have built a sauna in the northern Italian countryside that has wings like a bird. More »
MAXXI museum in
financial meltdown
Dezeen Wire: Zaha Hadid's MAXXI National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Rome could be closed after Italian culture and heritage minister Lorenzo Ornaghi began proceedings to have it placed under special administration – The Guardian
The museum has been severely hit by a 43% cut in government funding, with accounts for 2011 showing losses of €800,000 and losses over the next three years predicted at up to €11m.
See our previous story about MAXXI winning the 2010 Stirling Prize here and all of our stories about Zaha Hadid here.
Technology and design: our digitally
enabled future
In this second instalment in our series of articles on technology and design supported by computing brand Intel, we look at how our online lives and physical environments will become increasingly entwined. More »
Clouds and Birds by Benedetta Mori Ubaldini
for Magis
Milan 2012: Italian furniture brand Magis presented these hanging sculptures made of wire mesh by sculptor Benedetta Mori Ubaldini at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More »
Hooke Park Big Shed by AA Design & Make
Students from London's Architectural Association have designed and built a faceted wooden workshop in the woods in Dorset, England. More »
Competition: five copies of
Maharam Agenda to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with textiles brand Maharam to give away five copies of Maharam Agenda, an illustrated overview of the company's history including collaborations with the likes of Konstantin Grcic, Hella Jongerius, Nike and Paul Smith. More »
The Swiss Art of Expression
by Laufen in Milan
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Dezeen promotion: in this podcast recorded in Milan, Aurel Aebi of multidisciplinary design practice atelier oï describes the scenography they created for Swiss bathroom brand Laufen, while designers Roberto Palomba and Toan Nguyen talk about their latest products. More »