February 2013

Dezeen Music Project: Byrds in Heaven by Human Machine

This track by Human Machine is a tribute to the late, great trumpet player Donald Byrd, who passed away last week. Byrds in Heaven is a gentle electronica track, which features a mournful sample of Byrd's playing.

The track was sent to us by Love Our Records, a UK-based online record label that releases a free download each week. Check them out here.

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Benedict Hobson | 13 February 2013 | Leave a comment
Messe Basel New Hall by Herzog & de Meuron

Herzog & de Meuron has added three new halls to the Messe Basel exhibition centre in the north of the Swiss city where the architects are based (+ slideshow). More about Messe Basel New Hall by Herzog & de Meuron

Amy Frearson | 13 February 2013 | 10 comments
David Adjaye announced as headline speaker at Design Indaba Conference

Design Indaba 2013: architect David Adjaye has been confirmed as one of the speakers at the Design Indaba Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, later this month. More about David Adjaye announced as headline speaker at Design Indaba Conference

Dan Howarth | 13 February 2013 | 1 comment
The Exhibition Hall by OMA

OMA has revealed designs for a department store in Kuwait City that draws inspiration from the galleries of a traditional Arab market. More about The Exhibition Hall by OMA

Amy Frearson | 13 February 2013 | 15 comments
Logo Chairs by Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong

Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong have created a collection of chairs that wouldn't seem out of place in a cartoon. More about Logo Chairs by Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong

Dan Howarth | 13 February 2013 | 7 comments
3D printed plastic house will be assembled "in a day"

News: London architecture collective Softkill Design has joined the race to build the world's first 3D printed house, announcing plans for a plastic dwelling that could be built off-site in three weeks and assembled in a single day. More about 3D printed plastic house will be assembled "in a day"

Amy Frearson | 13 February 2013 | 30 comments
Paper Vase by Pepe Heykoop

Product news: Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has created a paper cover to turn any glass jar or bottle into a faceted vase, sold to help impoverished women in Mumbai make a living. More about Paper Vase by Pepe Heykoop

Rose Etherington | 13 February 2013 | 5 comments
Deskontalia store in Donostia by Vaumm

Internet shoppers in San Sebastian can now pick up their purchases from a shop that appears to be furnished with nothing but cardboard boxes (+ slideshow). More about Deskontalia store in Donostia by Vaumm

Amy Frearson | 13 February 2013 | 5 comments
Cathedral of the Northern Lights by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Link Arkitektur

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has paid homage to the northern lights by constructing a titanium-clad cathedral that spirals up towards the sky (+ slideshow). More about Cathedral of the Northern Lights by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Link Arkitektur

Amy Frearson | 12 February 2013 | 16 comments
"We're a haberdashery for technology and education" - Technology Will Save Us

Bethany Koby and Daniel Hirshmann of Technology Will Save Us explain how their DIY technology kits and workshops help people "understand what goes into the stuff in our lives" in the penultimate movie filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day. More about "We're a haberdashery for technology and education" - Technology Will Save Us

Dan Howarth | 12 February 2013 | 2 comments
Competition: five Saunders Architecture books to be won

Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win one of five copies of Todd Saunders' new monograph of architecture, including artists' studio on remote islands and lookout points over Nordic fjords (+ slideshow). More about Competition: five Saunders Architecture books to be won

Dan Howarth | 12 February 2013 | 1 comment
Binissalem School Complex by RipollTizon

Bold blocks of colour at ground level contrast with the white upper storeys of this school in Mallorca by Spanish architects RipollTizon (+ slideshow). More about Binissalem School Complex by RipollTizon

Amy Frearson | 12 February 2013 | 2 comments
Tilt furniture by Tina Schmid

These graphic shapes on the wall can be pulled outwards to form a clothes rail and occasional table. More about Tilt furniture by Tina Schmid

Rose Etherington | 12 February 2013 | 4 comments
Scope by mA-style architects

A concrete wall supports the weight of this elevated house in southern Japan that points out like a giant rectangular telescope (+ slideshow). More about Scope by mA-style architects

Amy Frearson | 12 February 2013 | 4 comments
Bikers Rest by Marcus Abrahamsson for Nola

Stockholm 2013: Swedish designer Marcus Abrahamsson devised this bollard with a foot rest and handle to help cyclists keep their balance at traffic lights. More about Bikers Rest by Marcus Abrahamsson for Nola

Dan Howarth | 12 February 2013 | 39 comments
Stockholm Furniture Fair installation by Gert Wingårdh and Kustaa Saksi

Stockholm 2013: talks at last week's Stockholm Furniture Fair were held beneath an installation of 11,000 patterned paper sheets by Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh and Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi. More about Stockholm Furniture Fair installation by Gert Wingårdh and Kustaa Saksi

Dan Howarth | 12 February 2013 | 4 comments
Lift by Staffan Holm for One Nordic

Stockholm 2013: Swedish designer Staffan Holm has created a shelving unit that concertinas flat for Scandinavian brand One Nordic. More about Lift by Staffan Holm for One Nordic

Dan Howarth | 12 February 2013 | 2 comments
Stone House by Vo Trong Nghia

This spiralling stone house in Vietnam by architect Vo Trong Nghia has grass on its roof and an oval courtyard at its centre (+ slideshow). More about Stone House by Vo Trong Nghia

Amy Frearson | 11 February 2013 | 13 comments
Pretty in Prison mirror by The Practice of Everyday Design

The panel behind this stark matte steel sink has a patch in the centre that's been polished to shine like a mirror. More about Pretty in Prison mirror by The Practice of Everyday Design

Rose Etherington | 11 February 2013 | 5 comments
Cafe Cross by FORM/ Kouichi Kimura Architects

Japanese studio FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects references ecclesiastical architecture with this cafe in Hyogo, Japan, which has a concrete steeple (+ slideshow). More about Cafe Cross by FORM/ Kouichi Kimura Architects

Amy Frearson | 11 February 2013 | 1 comment