Tornados would pose no threat to this conceptual house by architects 10 Design, which can tuck itself beneath the ground just like a turtle retracts its vulnerable head away from danger (+ movie). More about Tornado Proof House by 10 Design
Austrian architects WG3 have designed a mobile hotel room that could be delivered to all kinds of outdoor locations. More about Hypercubus by WG3
Dezeen Wire: German broadcaster Deutsche Welle have featured our pop-up design shop Dezeen Super Store in a feature on temporary shops in London during the Olympics, including an interview with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. It also shows the nearby Opening Ceremony shop furnished by Faye Toogood, Boxpark in east London and temporary boutiques at Selfridges department store, where the Nike+ House of Innovation hosts our event tonight.
Watch the program on the Deutsche Welle website »
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1 July – 30 September 2012
Movie: digital graphics company Crystal CG created this animated video to accompany the Chemical Brothers' specially commissioned song, which is played before each session in the Velodrome during the London 2012 Olympics. More about Movie: Velodrome animation by Crystal CG
Zaha Hadid's streamlined glass and concrete government building in Montpellier (above) heads up the lastest issue of Dezeen Mail, along with new jobs, competitions, movies and music.
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Birds' nests inspired the facade of this Singapore cafe by designers Outofstock, where eggs are served all day. More about Hatched at Holland Avenue by Outofstock
Movie: the base and sock lining of these lightweight football boots by Nike are made of castor beans, as explained in our next movie with the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti ahead of this evening’s exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges. More about Movie: Nike GS Football Boot
Prints of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre by photographer Luke Hayes are now on display in The Changing Room, a space at Dezeen Super Store that is regularly given over to different creatives to showcase their products or artwork. More about Luke Hayes photography in The Changing Room at Dezeen Super Store
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen has covered pieces of furniture in a fine web of steel rings before destroying them with fire to make functioning objects that resemble fuzzy fading memories of the originals (+movie). More about Engineering Temporality by Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen
These offices for the Dutch Football Association in Zeist by interior designers Hollandse Nieuwe are concealed behind the classical facade of a reconstructed mansion (+ slideshow). More about Villa Sonnehaert by Hollandse Nieuwe