Dezeen Wire

Dates and location announced
for Qubique 2012


Dezeen Wire:
this year’s Qubique design fair will take place at a former freight train station in Berlin between the later dates of 30 November and 2 December.

The event, which launched last year, is moving from its original location at the former Tempelhof airport following the liquidation of parent company Offshow AG. This year’s show will take place under the aegis of a new company, Qubique GmbH & Co KG. More »

Hella Jongerius to design cabin interior
for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines


Dezeen Wire:
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has revealed that she is designing a new interior for the World Business Class cabins of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Jongerius will also create new cabin seats, which will be installed inside the upgraded cabins of 22 Boeing 747-400s. More »

Philippe Starck to design yacht
for Jobs family


Dezeen Wire:
 the “revolutionary” new product that French designer Philippe Starck claimed in a radio interview on Friday to be designing for Apple has been revealed by online technology publication AllThingsD to be a yacht for the family of late CEO Steve Jobs - AllThingsD

A spokesperson from Apple told the magazine that the company is not working on a new product or project with Starck. However the designer was working on plans for a yacht for Jobs before his death last year, to be constructed by boatbuilders Feadship.

See more stories about Philippe Starck here.

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 »

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.

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 »

Dezeen places sixth
in YAMoPo 2012


Dezeen Wire:
architecture and design blog Designitecture have published an update to YAMoPo, a list of the most popular architecture and design websites in the world, and have ranked Dezeen in sixth place. See the results in full here.

The YAMoPo (Yet Another Most Popular) list was originally created by architecture blog Archdaily but hadn’t been revised since 2009.

Elle Decoration launches campaign to
protect the rights of UK designers


Dezeen Wire:
homes and interiors publication Elle Decoration UK has announced a campaign aimed at challenging intellectual property rights in Britain, where designers are currently afforded less protection from copying than those from other creative disciplines. More »

“The end of architecture criticism at
The New Yorker?” – Matt Chaban


Dezeen Wire:
following the news that esteemed architecture critic Paul Goldberger has left The New Yorker magazine for a position at Vanity Fair, the New York Observer‘s real estate correspondent Matt Chaban claims that the current lack of a replacement for Mr. Goldberger is symptomatic of a decline in quality architecture criticism throughout the printed media - New York Observer

David Chipperfield Architects to renovate
Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie


Dezeen Wire:
David Chipperfield Architects have won the contract to renovate Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie at the Kulturforum in Berlin – artdaily More »

“How the love affair with Apple might end”
- New York Times


Dezeen Wire:
New York Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn predicts that failing to address ethical and environmental issues could be the downfall of Apple, “the reigning champion of corporate design” - New York Times

Critics’ reactions to British Design 1948-2012:
Innovation in the Modern Age at the V&A


Dezeen Wire:
here’s a round up of design critics’ reactions to the retrospective of British design that opens at the Victoria & Albert museum in London tomorrow. More »

Google pays tribute to
Mies van der Rohe


Dezeen Wire:
internet giant Google have honoured eminent German architect Mies van der Rohe by changing their logo to a doodle celebrating his 126th birthday today. More »