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Monthly archives: May 2012
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This week's highlights include starchitects excavating a London park, a movie involving Dita Von Teese and a stiletto and a chocolate penis... read on for full details of the week on Dezeen. More »
Interview: Paola Antonelli
at Dezeen Studio
Milan 2012: when MoMA curator Paola Antonelli visited Dezeen Studio she spoke to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about shows in Milan that addressed the making process, rather than the finished products normally shown at the fair. In this movie she discusses the new focus on experimentation and performance in design as technology becomes more accessible and a new wave of creativity takes hold. More »
Dezeen Music Project: Anthem (Idea)
by Klaus Funk
We finish the week on Dezeen Music Project with an instrumental track by Klaus Funk called Anthem (Idea). It’s just a demo at the moment, but it’s got a real intensity to it and we’re looking forward to seeing where the track ends up.
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Designed in Hackney: Frank, Ernest and Henry
Pouffes by Donna Wilson
Designed in Hackney: Donna Wilson's Frank, Ernest and Henry Pouffes conclude our week focussed on designs that were developed in studios above SCP's Shoreditch shop. More »
Dora by Jeong Yong
South Korean designer Jeong Yong has created a round CD-player that's mounted like a globe on a tilted axis. More »
Camper store in Lyon by
Studio Makkink & Bey
Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have completed a store for shoe brand Camper in Lyon with staircases that seem to go on forever. More »
Future Self by rAndom International,
Wayne McGregor and Max Richter
Interactive designers rAndom International have created a lighting installation that can map and replicate human movement. More »
Frieze Art Fair NYC by SO-IL
The first New York Frieze Art Fair took place last weekend inside a 450 metre-long snaking white tent designed by Brooklyn architects SO-IL. More »
Vidal Sassoon
(1928-2012)
Dezeen Wire: British hair stylist Vidal Sassoon, famous for introducing simple geometric hairstyles in the 1960's, has passed away aged 84.
Designed in Hackney: Josiah pendant light
by Terence Woodgate
Designed in Hackney: continuing this week's focus on Shoreditch design company SCP, here's the Josiah pendant lamp by Terence Woodgate, first created in 2008. More »
Movie: Dita Von Teese hologram by Musion
for Christian Louboutin at the Design Museum
Movie: burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese morphs into a stiletto shoe every fifteen minutes in a holographic performance that was created by London company Musion for the Design Museum's exhibition on iconic shoe designer Christian Louboutin. More »
Dezeen Mail #100
The 100th issue of Dezeen Mail features an interview with David Chipperfield and Sou Fujimoto's house with hardly any walls and the first story we've ever had to censor, plus all the latest jobs, competitions and music. Check it out here.
Dezeen Music Project: MyDinamo
by Seeds in Helmet
We thought it was time for a different vibe after all the dubby tracks we started the week with on Dezeen Music Project. This ambient track by Hungarian group Seeds in Helmet is dark and brooding, with haunting, whispered vocals and a delicate keyboard line that bubbles underneath.
MyDinamo is part of an album called LoveBox, which you can download for free here.
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Chandlo by Doshi Levien for BD Barcelona Design
Milan 2012: London designers Doshi Levien presented this dressing table for BD Barcelona Design at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in April. More »