UNStudio's Chinese shopping centre is covered in silver balls
Dutch firm UNStudio has completed a shopping centre in Wuhan, China, with over 42,000 shiny silver balls attached to its facade (+ slideshow). More
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Gehry presents new proposal for site opposite his Walt Disney Concert Hall
News: architect Frank Gehry has submitted new plans for a hotel and apartment complex to be located across the road from his Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. More
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Ross Lovegrove designs 3D-printed gold jewellery
Design Miami 2013: designer Ross Lovegrove will present a series of 3D-printed 18 carat gold rings at Design Miami next week. More
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Ventura Lambrate 2014 call for entries
Dezeen promotion: Dutch company Organisation in Design is calling for designers and brands to show at the Ventura Lambrate 2014 exhibition during the Salone del Mobile design event in Milan next April. More
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"No-one has realised" that most homeware catalogue images are renderings
News: the images in most kitchen, bathroom and bedroom catalogues are computer-generated but "no-one has realised", according to a leading CGI artist (+ slideshow). More
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De Rotterdam represents "a new ambition in architecture" says Rem Koolhaas
At the launch of his giant De Rotterdam building last week, architect Rem Koolhaas discussed his home city and his latest contribution to it. "This building is not the same from any angle," he said. "We consider that not so much an innovation but a new ambition in architecture" (+ transcript). More
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Dezeen Watch Store Christmas pop-up
Dezeen Watch Store: we're setting up a Christmas pop-up watch store in our north London showroom on two weekends next month. More
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Robot tractors to farm crops on sloping roof of Milan expo pavilion
Milan Expo 2015: robotic tractors will create patterns across a field of crops on the roof of this pavilion that Italian architect Carlo Ratti has designed for the World Expo 2015 in Milan. More
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Ippolito Fleitz Group installs metal trees in natural foods restaurant
Undulating branches emerge from the centre of a dining table at this Swiss natural foods restaurant by Ippolito Fleitz Group (+ slideshow + photographs by Zooey Braun). More
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Studio Toogood creates a blood red installation for Hermès
Blood appears to drip from display units and garments hang from meat hooks in this installation at the London flagship store of French fashion house Hermès by designers Studio Toogood (+ slideshow). More
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Rome apartment modernised with faceted ceilings and minimalist staircase
Italian architects Scape have modernised an apartment in one of Rome's oldest neighbourhoods by adding faceted ceilings and a boxy wooden staircase. More
