Alex Cochrane Architects has created a space for shoppers at London department store Selfridges to find peace and quiet amid the bustling emporium (+ slideshow). More »
Monthly archives: January 2013
The Silence Room at Selfridges
Tianjin Ecocity Ecology and Planning
Museums by Steven Holl Architects
One building is the inverse of another at this pair of museums that architect Steven Holl has designed for a new city quarter of Tianjin, China. More »
This week on Dezeen
This week MVRDV disguised a glass building as a brick farmhouse (above) and a team of Danish architects disguised a housing complex as a group of icebergs (below). Our track of the week from Dezeen Music Project is also below, plus a roundup of our top stories from this week. More »
Nokia releases files for 3D printing
mobile phone cases
Dezeen Music Project: A Case of the Yesterdays
by Darko and You Haven't Heard of Him
This nostalgic hip hop track by rapper Darko and producer You Haven't Heard of Him features soulful samples from I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross. The track comes from the duo's Used Heart Salesmen EP that will be released this month on the Curious Absurdities online record label.
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"A lot of what we do is about testing public
space"– Suzanne O'Connell of The Decorators
Suzanne O'Connell of Hackney studio The Decorators introduces a temporary restaurant in a local market and a community event on top of a multi-storey car park in this movie filmed by Dezeen at our Designed in Hackney Day. More »
Wall of skateboard offcuts wins MoMA/PS1
Young Architects Program 2013
Smart Forjeremy
by Jeremy Scott
American fashion designer Jeremy Scott has designed a special edition for car brand Smart, with wings that shoot out from the back to form the rear and brake lights (+ slideshow). More »
Forget Me Knot
by Sruli Recht
Iceland-based fashion designer Sruli Recht had a slice of skin surgically removed from his own belly to make this ring. More »
Pots by Benjamin Hubert
for Menu
Maison&Objet 2013: London designer Benjamin Hubert has created a range of terracotta pots with rubber lids for Danish homeware brand Menu. More »
House H by
Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
Y-shaped wooden columns support rooms and lofts at different levels inside this family house in Matsudo, Japan, by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects (+ slideshow). More »
Beams Chair by Eric and Johnny
Design Studio
Cologne 2013: the structure of this lightweight plywood chair by Eric and Johnny Design Studio of Berlin was inspired by I-beams used in the construction industry (+ slideshow). More »
MU Cutlery by Toyo Ito
for Alessi
Maison&Objet 2013: Japanese architect Toyo Ito will present a set of cutlery with slim handles like chopsticks at Maison&Objet design fair in Paris, which opens tomorrow. More »
Dezeen Mail #135
A housing block shaped like icebergs (above) and our World Design Guide feature in this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, along with all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
Glass Farm
by MVRDV
This shop and office complex by Dutch architects MVRDV is disguised as an old farmhouse, but its walls and roof are actually made from glass. More »




