Hairchitecture by FAHR 021.3 and Gijo
Portuguese architects and hairdressers have collaborated on these coiffures inspired by architectural structures. More about Hairchitecture by FAHR 021.3 and Gijo
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This week on Dezeen
There's been a bit of a re-use theme on Dezeen this week with seats made of hair, bowls made of money and buildings made of skips. More about This week on Dezeen
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on his design for the Olympic cauldron
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about his top-secret design for the cauldron that will hold the London 2012 Olympic flame in this interview filmed at his ongoing exhibition at the V&A museum in London. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on his design for the Olympic cauldron
Singapore Subordinate Courts by Serie Architects and Multiply Architects
London-based architects Serie and Singapore architects Multiply have designed an extension to a law court in Singapore with terracotta-clad courtrooms stacked up inside a giant cage. More about Singapore Subordinate Courts by Serie Architects and Multiply Architects
Manhattan Loft Gardens by SOM
Next up in our coverage of London 2012 Olympic design is a 135-metre skyscraper by architects SOM full of apartments overlooking the Olympic park. More about Manhattan Loft Gardens by SOM
A-Frame by Ron Arad for pq
London designer Ron Arad has created a range of sunglasses and spectacle frames that can be adjusted to fit any face by sliding the lenses along an A-shaped wire over the nose. More about A-Frame by Ron Arad for pq
House in Kyobate by Naoko Horibe
This family house by architect Naoko Horibe features a traditional Japanese-style room with tatami mats inside a protruding, timber-clad mezzanine. More about House in Kyobate by Naoko Horibe
Velo Towers by Asymptote
Skyscrapers in Seoul: New Yorkers Asymptote Architecture are the latest firm to reveal designs for the Yongsan International Business District of Seoul and have proposed two skyscrapers connected by a bridge 125 metres up. More about Velo Towers by Asymptote
Dezeen Mail #105
The latest issue of our weekly Dezeen Mail newsletter includes a building covered in suckers, water bottles implanted in the body and headgear based on animal horns (above).
There’re also new jobs, competitions, interviews and music.
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Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on designing a boat for the Loire
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick talks to Dezeen about his design for a riverboat in France in this interview filmed by Dezeen at Heatherwick's ongoing exhibition at the V&A museum in London. More about Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on designing a boat for the Loire
Docklands by PearsonLloyd for Bene
Hackney designers PearsonLloyd preview their workstations for office furniture brand Bene at Hackney House in Shoreditch tonight, with music by Dezeen Music Project. More about Docklands by PearsonLloyd for Bene
The Bare Hair Project by Ola Giertz
Clumps of human hair are recycled as stuffing for two plastic pouffes by Swedish furniture and product designer Ola Giertz. More about The Bare Hair Project by Ola Giertz
Casa Besares by Arquinoma
This house in Argentina by local architects Arquinoma has a front door tall enough to let in a giraffe. More about Casa Besares by Arquinoma
Money bowls by Arthur Analts and Rudolph Strelis
London-based Latvian designers Arthur Analts and Rudolph Strelis have made a series of bowls from shredded money. More about Money bowls by Arthur Analts and Rudolph Strelis
New Pinterest board: courtyards
Warmer weather is beckoning us outdoors so our latest Pinterest board features all the best courtyards from the pages of Dezeen. We’ve got over 10,000 followers on Pinterest now and you can follow us here.
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Architects vote to find Britain's worst building of the year
Dezeen Wire: British architecture magazine Building Design has invited the public to nominate the worst buildings constructed in the UK in the last year for the seventh annual Carbuncle Cup award.Already on the list is restored tea clipper the Cutty Sark, which was widely criticised when it was completed back in April, but the favourite is the ArcelorMittal Orbit, the 115 metre-high bright red sculpture at the London 2012 Olympic park. More about Architects vote to find Britain's worst building of the year
Bøler Church by Hansen/Bjørndal Architects
This brick and copper church near Oslo by Norwegian studio Hansen/Bjørndal Architects has one end buried in a hillside and the other sticking in the air (+ slideshow). More about Bøler Church by Hansen/Bjørndal Architects
Huludao Beach Exhibit Centre by META-Project
Beijing architects META-Project have completed an exhibition centre at the beach of a former fishing village in China that is now developing into a summer holiday destination (+ slideshow). More about Huludao Beach Exhibit Centre by META-Project
Dezeen Music Project: By the Pool by Krusht
This hazy house track by Krusht is taken from his EP of the same name, self-released only last week. It's a great tune in it's own right, but the three tracks on the EP really compliment each other well, so make sure you check it out in full here.
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Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on his studio's Christmas cards
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick talks about his studio's tradition of sending unusual handmade Christmas cards in this interview filmed by Dezeen at Heatherwick's exhibition at the V&A museum in London. More about Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on his studio's Christmas cards