X-Federation by Victor Vetterlein
This stacking chair by New York designer Victor Vetterlein has an x-shaped frame and razor-thin legs. More about X-Federation by Victor Vetterlein
House in Motoyawata by Naya Architects
This house by Japanese firm Naya Architects is so closely surrounded by apartment blocks that its walls have to lean away from them. More about House in Motoyawata by Naya Architects
Milk Brother by Po-Chih Lai at Show RCA 2012
Royal College of Art graduate Po-Chih Lai has invented an add-on for a stove-top coffee pot that uses pressurised steam to froth up the milk (+ movie). More about Milk Brother by Po-Chih Lai at Show RCA 2012
SeaOrbiter by Jacques Rougerie
French architect Jacques Rougerie has designed a cross between a skyscraper and a boat for exploring the unchartered territories of the earth's oceans. More about SeaOrbiter by Jacques Rougerie
Dezeen Music Project: Settle Down (remix) by It Takes Two to Tango
We've been getting a lot of great remixes submitted to Dezeen Music Project recently, and this one by It Takes Two to Tango is no exception. The track is a competition entry in an Indaba Music contest to remix Settle Down by New Zealand singer-songwriter Kimbra, a voice you'll recognise from Gotye's 2011 hit Somebody That I Used to Know.
If you like the track, you can vote for it on the Indaba Music website, as well as listen to the many other entries. You can listen Kimbra's original track here too.
Make sure you check out all the other great remixes that have been submitted to Dezeen Music Project so far.
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Seacliff House by Chris Elliott Architects
The walls of this house in Sydney by Australian studio Chris Elliott Architects feature curved openings that look like gills. More about Seacliff House by Chris Elliott Architects
British Gymnastics logo by Bear London
Creative agency Bear London have created a new logo for sporting body British Gymnastics that's designed to capture the movement of somersaulting gymnasts. More about British Gymnastics logo by Bear London
Competition: five subscriptions to Disegno magazine to be won
Competition: in the first in a series of features on new publishing ventures, Dezeen are offering readers a chance to win a one of five one-year subscriptions to Disegno magazine. More about Competition: five subscriptions to Disegno magazine to be won
Big Ben's tower to be renamed Elizabeth Tower
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Dezeen Wire: the famous tower nicknamed Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament, which is officially called the Palace of Westminster, in London is to be renamed Elizabeth Tower in honour of the queen's 60 year-reign. - BBC
Ring by Hotzu River Cheng at Show RCA 2012
When Royal College of Art graduate Hotzu River Cheng found out that cooking fumes were a bigger cause of lung cancer than cigarettes among Chinese women, he set out to design a better extractor fan to protect them. More about Ring by Hotzu River Cheng at Show RCA 2012
Four World Trade Center tops out
Dezeen Wire: the final steel beam has been put in place at Four World Trade Center, the first rebuilt tower on the site of the September 11 attacks in New York City. The 298-metre, 72-storey tower was designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki and has been under construction since 2008.Ground Zero is also home to two fountains sunk into the site of the former Twin Towers, designed by architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker. Watch an animation of the the fountains here.
The unfinished Freedom Tower nearby is already the tallest building in the city, set to reach 1,776 feet on completion.
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Technology and Design: the digital industrial revolution
Digital manufacturing and open-source design are revolutionising the way designers make their products, reports Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs in this latest article from our series on technology and design supported by computing brand Intel. More about Technology and Design: the digital industrial revolution
Another Chair by Mathias Hahn for Another Country
Hackney designer Mathias Hahn has created this oak chair referencing traditional alpine furniture for London company Another Country. More about Another Chair by Mathias Hahn for Another Country
Movie: tour of Innovation Design Engineering at Show RCA 2012 with Miles Pennington
Movie: the third tour we filmed at the Royal College of Art graduate show features work from the Innovation Design Engineering course, including a candyfloss machine for recycling plastic and a bicycle for recycling copper from electrical wires. More about Movie: tour of Innovation Design Engineering at Show RCA 2012 with Miles Pennington
Call for submissions: Designed in Hackney Market
Calling creative businesses in the London borough of Hackney! As part of our Designed in Hackney Day on 1 August, we're offering twelve FREE stalls at an indoor market at Hackney House on Shoreditch High Street. More about Call for submissions: Designed in Hackney Market
Maruma House by Fernanda Canales
Rectilinear blocks of glass and concrete overlap one another at this house in Mexico City by architect Fernanda Canales (+ slideshow). More about Maruma House by Fernanda Canales
Based on a Grid by Esther Stocker
Artist Esther Stocker has built a disjointed grid of black blocks across the floor, walls and ceiling of Z33 – House for Contemporary Art in Hasselt, Belgium. More about Based on a Grid by Esther Stocker
Terrace Step House by HUG
The floors of this house by Tokyo studio HUG are connected by the steps of a courtyard that climbs over a roof (+ slideshow). More about Terrace Step House by HUG
Dezeen in The Sunday Times
More about Dezeen in The Sunday Times
Dezeen Wire: this weekend The Sunday Times featured us in their Home section's top-ten interior sites, describing Dezeen as "indispensable". Read the full article here.