What used to be the reception at the former doctor's surgery is now an area for Dezeen Watch Store customers to come and look at, try and buy timepieces from the curated selection available at our online store.

Watches are caged behind black metal-mesh doors in back-lit plywood storage units, and peg board has been added to hang tools for packing and distributing products including our Dezeen Book of Ideas.

Post-Office founder Philippe Malouin and his team divided the waiting room with a patchwork of reclaimed windows, creating separate meeting and work spaces.

"It made immediate sense to create a wall of glass as a barrier," Malouin told us. "We sourced most of the Victorian windows from eBay, but had to do a lot of research to find windows the right size that could be cut and pasted into the space."

Plants now hang below the skylight in the meeting room and cacti are mounted on the wall.

"The main features in the space that caught our interest were the windows in the roof," said Malouin. "They reminded us of a greenhouse, so we filled the space with live plants."

A red sofa obtained at a local market sits below the cacti and a mix of old and new Stool 60s by Alvar Aalto for Artek stand among more foliage around a traditional Berber rug.

"We wanted to use vintage items to make the space less formal and more homely," he said.

Molded plastic Eames chairs from Vitra and bespoke plywood tables furnish the workspace, along with a display of our heads that were scanned and 3D printed for our print-on-demand publication Print Shift.

Mounted on the walls in both spaces are Malouin's LED lamps that emanate light through shutter-like slats, which he designed as one of last year's W Hotels Designers of the Future award winners.

Outside, the facade has been given a fresh lick of white paint and a relief of our logo has been added above the letterbox.

When Post-Office originally designed the Dezeen office in 2011 they added a gold curtain, which has been replaced by light grey fabric, and kitted-out the space with Malouin's Market Table and Hanger Chairs. An exhibition of new work by Malouin is currently on show at an exhibition in Milan.

Photography above is by Luke Hayes.

Dezeen is based at 100a Stoke Newington Church Street, London N16 0AP - stop by and take a look at our watches.

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The 60-page, advert-free magazine explores the fast changing world of additive manufacturing and examines how it is transforming architecture, design, fashion and other disciplines. It is one of the first ever magazines to be printed on demand and can only be bought online via the Blurb bookstore.

Written by the Dezeen editorial team, Print Shift is the result of extensive research into a technology that is developing at exhilarating speed. We have spoken to architects, designers, scientists and researchers around the world, travelled across Europe and visited some of the leading studios and factories at the cutting edge of a technological revolution.

The printing of the magazine is equally revolutionary and uses Blurb's print-on-demand technology, meaning that the magazine is only printed when a customer buys a copy.

Features in the magazine include a report on the race to build the world's first printed house; an investigation into the impact additive manufacturing is having on the fashion industry; and a look into the future of printed food.

Other subjects being transformed by 3D printing that are covered in Print Shift include archaeology, the medical industry and weaponry. The magazine also features a guide to buying a desktop 3D printer, a roundup of online printing services for designers and an explanation of how the Dezeen team got their heads scanned and printed.

“We’re incredibly honoured to be partnering with Dezeen on their first foray into print-on-demand," said Charles Davies, Blurb’s MD for Europe. "Creating a distinctive publication used to mean printing thousands of copies and take weeks to turnaround. Print Shift was printed-on-demand at our state-of-the-art print facility in Eindhoven in the Netherlands in a matter of days."

He added: "By linking together new developments in both 3D and book and magazine publishing, we hope to showcase the potential of on-demand-printing and inspire people to create their own high-quality books and magazines using Blurb."

Dezeen editor in chief Marcus Fairs said:  “It struck us that there was a strong synergy between 3D printing, which has become one of the most popular topics on Dezeen, and what Blurb is doing. Both are democratising their respective industries by putting advanced technology in the hands of ordinary people at an affordable price; both are facilitating the production of high-quality, customised products, in low production runs with short lead times."

The magazine is available to buy now from the Blurb bookstore at £8.95 plus postage and packing.

For more details about Print Shift and to read additional content, visit www.dezeen.com/printshift.

Below is a press release from Blurb about the project:

Blurb and leading design blog Dezeen partner to create print-on-demand magazine: Print Shift

Limited edition magazine uncovers the fascinating future of 3D printing

London, UK — 16 April, 2013 — Blurb, the global creative publishing platform, has teamed up with one of the world’s most influential architecture, interiors and design blogs, Dezeen, to create Print Shift, a print-on-demand magazine, that showcases how technology is transforming both the publishing industry and the design world. The magazine, launched today, is available to buy now from the Blurb online bookstore priced at £8.95.

Combining Blurb’s print-on-demand technology with Dezeen’s industry insight and expertise, Print Shift is the first magazine to explore the exciting world of 3D printing, examining the revolutionary developments in architecture, fashion, weaponry, food and health, and featuring interviews with the key pioneers driving this strategic shift, including fashion designer Iris van Herpen and Belgium-based Materialise, through to Janne Kyttanen, co-founder of Freedom of Creation.

Until now, those looking to create high-quality magazines and brochures have been limited by minimum order requirements, long lead times and unattainable upfront costs. Blurb’s on-demand creative publishing platform enables creative professionals to make high-quality business publications from as little as one copy, and fast.

Print Shift has been created using Blurb’s plug-in for Adobe® InDesign® and uploaded to Blurb’s online bookshop. It will be printed only when ordered, using the latest digital presses, then collated, packaged and mailed directly to the customer within a week.

Charles Davies, Blurb’s MD for Europe said:

“We’re incredibly honoured to be partnering with Dezeen on their first foray into print-on-demand. Creating a distinctive publication used to mean printing thousands of copies and take weeks to turnaround. Print Shift was printed-on-demand at our state-of-the-art print facility in Eindhoven in the Netherlands in a matter of days. By linking together new developments in both 3D and book and magazine publishing, we hope to showcase the potential of on-demand-printing and inspire people to create their own high-quality books and magazines using Blurb.

“Whether you’re a creative individual who is looking for a way to monetize their content or a business who wants to create a portfolio, an elegant product catalogue or your very own monthly publication – with Blurb cost and time are no longer a barrier to producing something that is worthy of being displayed on a newsstand or bookshelf.”

Marcus Fairs, Dezeen and Print Shift’s Editor-in-Chief said:

“It struck us that there was a strong synergy between 3D printing, which has become one of the most popular topics on dezeen.com, and what Blurb is doing. Both are democratising their respective industries by putting advanced technology in the hands of ordinary people at an affordable price; both are facilitating the production of high-quality, customised products, in low production runs with short lead times.

“We’re proud to be working with a cutting-edge company like Blurb to produce our first printed-on-demand publication.”

Blurb Magazines are affordable, lighter-weight, perfect-bound, 20- to 240- page publications ideal for creative and editorial content, priced from just £6.99.

For more information on how you can get started with creating your own Blurb book or magazine, please visit www.Blurb.co.uk.

About Blurb®

Blurb® is a creative publishing platform that unleashes the creative genius inside everyone. Blurb’s platform makes it easy to design, publish, market, and sell professional-quality books, catalogs, and magazines in both print and digital forms. Through its bookstore and online marketing tools, Blurb enables its book-makers to sell their work and keep 100% of their profit, while its social and community features allow customers to create and share Blurb books aamong friends and colleagues cross social channels with ease.

Founded by Eileen Gittins in 2005, Blurb includes a team of design, Internet, and software veterans who share a passion for helping people bring their stories to life. To date, Blurb has shipped over 6.5 million books to 70 countries. In 2010, Blurb was ranked the fastest growing media company on the Inc. 500. Blurb is based in San Francisco with offices in London. For more info, visit www.blurb.com.

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Our movie about Philips' Lumiblade OLED lighting is shortlisted in the Technology category of the Webby Awards! Vote for us to win the People's Voice award.

Our movie with Philips Lumiblade (below) explores how glowing walls, windows and furniture will replace light bulbs in homes as OLED technology advances - read more and watch a larger version of the movie here.

Cast your vote to help us win the People's Voice award »

We've also been selected as an Official Honoree in both the Variety category for our Dezeen Studio in Milan project and the Blog - Business category.

The Webby Awards are the leading international awards honouring excellence on the internet. The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences selects the winners of the Webby Awards, while the public votes for the Webby People's Voice Awards.

Voting closes on 25 April. All Webby Award winners will be announced on 30 April and awarded at the 17th Annual Webby Awards in New York City on 21 May. Wish us luck!

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We've added a calendar to our World Design Guide, which you can add to your own calendar to keep up with the best international architecture and design events throughout the year.

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Stockholm 2013: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will moderate a talk about the future of designers and commerce at the Form Us With Love market tomorrow evening as part of Stockholm Design Week.

Form Us With Love will host the panel discussion at their exhibition at Birger Jarlsgatan 15, Stockholm from 6pm - 6:45pm on 5 February.

Fairs will lead the discussion titled Commerce, Communication and Inspiration, between Form Us With Love, Tictail co-founder Siavash Ghorbani, One Nordic CEO Joel Roos, designer Karin Wallenbeck and Residence editor-in-chief Hanna Nova Beatrice.

Nova Beatrice's new book Behind the Scenes - Stories from the Design Industry will be launched the same day and includes contributions from Fairs and other established design writers.

Themes from the book will also be discussed by Nova Beatrice, Fairs and Strelka Press director Justin McGuirk in a talk moderated by Disegno editor-in-chief Johanna Agerman Ross called Designology - the art of communicating design, at 2:45pm on 5 February during The Hello! Show at Stockholm Furniture Fair.

Form Us With Love will launch tiered spun-metal lamps during Stockholm Design Week, which takes place until 10 February - see all our coverage of the event so far here.

Photography is by Jonas Lindström.

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