Designed in Hackney: Pigeon Light by Ed Carpenter
Designed in Hackney: the Pigeon Light by Ed Carpenter is next up in our Designed in Hackney showcase of design talent from the London borough that Dezeen calls home. More
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This week on Dezeen
This week we launched our Designed in Hackney initiative to highlight design talent in the east London borough of Hackney, one of the five host boroughs for the London 2012 Olympic Games and home to Dezeen’s offices. More details here. More
Peroni Collaborazioni Talk: Fabio Novembre transcript
Here's the full transcript from the first Peroni Collaborazioni Talk in which Italian designer Fabio Novembre talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about his work, his influences, what it means to be Italian and how to lead by example. More
Moooi founders regain majority ownership of brand
Dezeen Wire: Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers, the founders of Dutch design brand Moooi, have bought back shares from investors to become majority owners of the company they started in 2001.Wanders and Vissers have acquired the 10% stake owned by Hans Lensvelt and half of the 50% stake owned by Italian brand B&B Italia, to take their combined holdings to 75%. More
Staedel Museum extension by Schneider+Schumacher
Slideshow: German architects Schneider+Schumacher have completed an underground gallery that creates a bulge beneath the lawn of the Staedel Museum in Frankfurt. More
The Golden Age: Somewhere by Paul Nicholls
In this movie by Paul Nicholls of architectural animation studio Factory Fifteen, the world is conceptualised as a series of virtual interfaces, where people visit places and meet each other without leaving the room. Going to a party? You'll need the IP address. Want to go to the park? Just download a template and build it.
Called Somewhere, the film is the follow-up to Nicholls' award-winning movie The Simulation. You can see all the movies we've featured by Factory Fifteen here. More
Maggie's to auction OMA model
Dezeen Wire: cancer care charity Maggie’s are hosting a silent online auction to sell a unique model of the OMA-designed Maggie’s Centre in Glasgow signed by Rem Koolhaas.Bids can be made by following this link from now until Saturday 17 March. More
Tom Dixon announces highlights of MOST in Milan next month
Dezeen Wire: designer Tom Dixon has announced the highlights of MOST at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next month, including Dezeen Studio powered by Jambox, where we'll be recording and broadcasting interviews all week. More
LuvOwl by Craig Alun Smith
Milan 2012: the design world flocks to Milan next month and designer Craig Alun Smith plans to splatter the city with bird poo in every colour of the rainbow by planting dyed bird feeders around the Piazza del Duomo. More
Tea House by Archi-Union
Concrete walls twist up through the interior of this tea house and library that Shanghai architects Archi-Union have constructed in the backyard of their studio. More