Artist Retreat by 0 to 1
Guest artists will be invited to live and work inside this shard-like timber hut. More about Artist Retreat by 0 to 1
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Cantina de Comida Mexicana by Taller Tiliche
Following our recent feature about projects that intentionally look as though the builders haven’t left yet, here’s a restaurant in Mexico City with lumps of plaster and holes on its ceiling. More about Cantina de Comida Mexicana by Taller Tiliche
Dezeen Mail #84
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Outrage at gardens for Aberdeen by Snøhetta, Foster + Partners and Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Dezeen Wire: architects including Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Foster + Partners and Snøhetta have submitted plans to a controversial competition that proposes the transformation of a Victorian public gardens in Aberdeen, Scotland.Models of the six shortlisted entries were unveiled at a public exhibition yesterday but Andrew MacGregor, secretary of the protest group Friends of Union Terrace Gardens, condemned the designs as an “absolute abomination” and said there would be rolling public protests by supporters who want to keep the gardens as they are - The Scotsman
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Design is Dead Pencil by Studiolav
London designers Studiolav have declared the pencil redundant and redesigned it for life in a pencil-pot graveyard. More about Design is Dead Pencil by Studiolav
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Design Museum building for sale
Dezeen Wire: the Design Museum has announced that the building at Butler's Wharf in London, which has been its home since 1989, is up for sale. More about Design Museum building for sale 
Tales of the Hunt: Tom Price
British designer Tom Price talks about his Meltdown series of furniture while he melts a big ball of nylon rope into a chair in this movie from the Tales of the Hunt interview series made by Brussels gallerist Victor Hunt. More about Tales of the Hunt: Tom Price
Les Grandes Tables de L'île by 1024 Architecture
Paris studio 1024 Architecture have completed a cafe made from scaffolding and shipping containers on an island on the Seine in Paris. More about Les Grandes Tables de L'île by 1024 Architecture