Dezeenwire: an aluminum Lockheed Lounge chair by designer Marc Newson sold today at Phillips de Pury in London for 1.1 million pounds ($1.6 million), an auction record for a piece of contemporary design art. Bloomberg
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London architects Glowacka Rennie have completed the interior of the ladies toilets at the V&A museum in London.
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Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn reflects on this year’s Milan furniture fair. New York Times
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Milan 09: Danish brand Normann Copenhagen presented furniture by Danish designers including Ole Jensen (above) and Jesper K. Thomsen at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More about New Danish Modern by Normann Copenhagen
Milan 09: Italian lighting brand Foscarini launched Le Soleil by Spanish designer Vicente García Jiménez at Euroluce in Milan last week. More about Le Soleil by Vicente García Jiménez
Milan 09: designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec launched a range of upholstered seating called Quilt for furniture brand Established & Sons in Milan last week. More about Quilt by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Portuguese architects Camarim have completed Casa Tropical, a holiday home in a fishing village in northern Brazil. More about Casa Tropical by Camarim Architects