Milan 2012: London designers Doshi Levien have designed an armchair and sofa for Italian brand Moroso that's inspired by Modernist architect Le Corbusier and the Indian city of Chandigarh that he masterplanned in the 1950s. More »
Monthly archives: May 2012
Logan Offices by SO-IL
Movie: Batemans Row by
Theis and Khan Architects
Movie: in this movie produced by Dezeen Studio, Hackney architects Patrick Theis and Soraya Khan explain the ideas behind the forms and detailing of their combined home, studio and gallery and discuss how they feel the building responds to its location in Shoreditch, the "naughty relative" of the City of London. More »
The Clerkenwell Archway by Giles Miller
Clerkenwell Design Week 2012: Clerkenwell Design Week is underway and visitors to the main venue arrive through an archway clad in 20,000 wooden hexagons by London designer Giles Miller. More »
Designer arrested for "planting false bombs"
in New York
Dezeen Wire: Japanese designer Takeshi Miyakawa has been accused of planting false bombs and arrested while installing his work in a New York street during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. More »
Cover collection by Daphna Laurens
Dutch designers Daphna Laurens have created a series of storage containers that partially conceal their contents behind metal grilles. More »
Dezeen Music Project: Dirty Robot
by Metamechanics
We love getting original tracks from unexpected places on Dezeen Music Project. This track made up of layers of electronic loops is by Metamechanics, a design and construction consultancy firm by trade. You can listen to some of their other tracks here.
We'll be playing Dezeen Music Project tracks like this one all week at our Dezeen Watch store pop-up at Clerkenwell Design Week, so make sure you drop by.
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Centro Multiusos de Lamego
by Barbosa & Guimarães
Slideshow: granite bleachers climb the exterior of this sports centre in Portugal by architects Barbosa & Guimarães, while a cantilevered, rusted-steel cafe looms over its entrance (photographs by José Campos). More »
Call for entries to the Hackney
Design Awards
Dezeen Wire: Hackney Council have announced the call for entries to this year's Hackney Design Awards. More »
"World's tallest tower 'Sky Tree' opens
in Tokyo" - The Independent
Dezeen Wire: the world's tallest broadcast tower opened to the public for the first time today in Tokyo - The Independent
The 634-metre-high structure, named the Sky Tree, overtakes the Canton Tower in China, which is 34 metres shorter. More »
Bicycle Club by NL Architects
When asked to draw up plans for a cycle-hire shop in southern China, Dutch studio NL Architects thought it would be fun to put a velodrome on the roof. More »
House S by Suga Atelier
This house in Osaka by architects Suga Atelier has a faceted concrete exterior that looks like a rockface. More »
WA|HH by Philippe Starck and David Edwards
French designer Philippe Starck has created an aerosol spray that lets users enjoy alcohol without getting drunk or hungover. More »
Interview: Johanna Agerman-Ross
at Dezeen Studio
Milan 2012: when Johanna Agerman-Ross from Disegno magazine came into Dezeen Studio in Milan, she spoke to us about the future of print magazines and current design trends. More »
Designed in Hackney: TN29 by Le Gun
and Tracey Neuls
Designed in Hackney: illustration collective Le Gun have collaborated with footwear designer Tracey Neuls to create a range of shoes inspired by items discovered inside a suitcase in a Hackney basement. More »