Stuck Chair by Oato
Product news: the backrest of this chair by Dutch designers Oato seems to be simply wedged between its criss-crossing legs. More about Stuck Chair by Oato
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High Speed Train Station in Logroño by Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos
A faceted wrapping of aluminium looms over the platforms at this high-speed railway station in northern Spain by Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about High Speed Train Station in Logroño by Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos
Katowice Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library by HS99
A grid of red sandstone panels dominates every side of this university library in Katowice, Poland, by architects HS99 (+ slideshow). More about Katowice Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library by HS99
"There's a very strong future for books" - Mark Dytham on Daikanyama T-Site
World Architecture Festival 2012: architect Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the future of books in the digital age in this movie we filmed at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month, where a bookstore he designed in Japan won the prize in the shopping centres category. More about "There's a very strong future for books" - Mark Dytham on Daikanyama T-Site
Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Chartier-Corbasson Architectes
The deep-framed windows of this office building by French studio Chartier-Corbasson Architectes burst through mossy walls and piles of stone beside a 100-year old mansion in Amiens. More about Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Chartier-Corbasson Architectes
Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio
The steps of an adjacent vineyard inspired Dutch architects UNStudio to generate the inclining profile of this house in Stuttgart (+ slideshow). More about Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio
Open Source Architecture Manifesto by Carlo Ratti Associati
Visitors to the Adhocracy show at the Istanbul Design Biennial are confronted with a plotter taking the text of the Open Source Architecture Manifesto from a Wikipedia page and writing it onto a wall. (+ slideshow) More about Open Source Architecture Manifesto by Carlo Ratti Associati
Debut collectionby Estudio Sputnik
Product news: Valencia-based Estudio Sputnik has launched its first collection, which includes a stool and table inspired by a Russian satellite (+ slideshow). More about Debut collectionby Estudio Sputnik
Kelp lampshades by Julia Lohmann
Vienna Design Week: London-based designer Julia Lohmann thinks dried strips of seaweed could replace leather, paper and plastic to make everyday objects like these laser-cut kelp lampshades (+ audio + slideshow). More about Kelp lampshades by Julia Lohmann
Tbilisi Public Service Hall by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
Towering steel mushrooms create a layered canopy over the roof of this glazed office block in Tbilisi, Georgia, by Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas (+ slideshow). More about Tbilisi Public Service Hall by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
"It’s more than a technological revolution; it's a cultural revolution" - Joseph Grima
News: new technologies are causing a "cultural revolution" that will transform the way objects are made and the way they look, according to the curator of Adhocracy, a new exhibition exploring the impact of digital networks and open-source thinking on the design world (+ interview transcript). More about "It’s more than a technological revolution; it's a cultural revolution" - Joseph Grima
Interview: Alan Stanton on the Stirling Prize-winning Sainsbury Laboratory
"The social challenge of designing a laboratory is almost as demanding as the technical challenge," Stanton Williams' Alan Stanton told Dezeen at the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize award ceremony this weekend, where his firm picked up the big prize for their design of the Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge, England (+ audio). More about Interview: Alan Stanton on the Stirling Prize-winning Sainsbury Laboratory
Fishline Chair by Nendo
Product news: rather than varnish these wooden chairs to colour and protect them, Japanese designers Nendo chose to wrap them in hundreds of metres of fishing line. More about Fishline Chair by Nendo
Movie: Chris Wilkinson on Gardens by the Bay
World Architecture Festival 2012: "No one's ever seen anything like it before," director of Wilkinson Eyre Architects Chris Wilkinson tells Dezeen in this movie we filmed overlooking the Gardens by the Bay tropical garden in Singapore, which was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month. More about Movie: Chris Wilkinson on Gardens by the Bay
Apple pays up for using Swiss rail operator's clock design – Bloomberg
News: Apple has agreed to pay Swiss railway operator SBB an undisclosed amount for copying its trademark station clock design (above) in the new iPad, reports Bloomberg. More about Apple pays up for using Swiss rail operator's clock design – Bloomberg
Bianco Nero by NI&Co. Architects
Garments and accessories are sparingly displayed in a three-dimensional grid of white steel cubes at this boutique in Osaka by NI&Co. Architects (+ slideshow). More about Bianco Nero by NI&Co. Architects
Isle of Man House by Gort Scott
Hackney studio Gort Scott used locally quarried stone for the rugged grey walls of this house on the Isle of Man, UK (+ slideshow). More about Isle of Man House by Gort Scott
PenJet printer by Jaan Evart, Julian Hagen and Daniël Maarleveld
Design students Jaan Evart, Julian Hagen and Daniël Maarleveld took an old inkjet printer apart and replaced its ink cartridge with felt pens to create an experimental printer, which they presented at Vienna Design Week. More about PenJet printer by Jaan Evart, Julian Hagen and Daniël Maarleveld
Loop by Oscar Diaz for Field
Product news: London-based designer Oscar Diaz launched this industrial looking stainless steel bottle opener at the Project No. 8 shop in New York this week. More about Loop by Oscar Diaz for Field
Painted Rug by Martí Guixé for Nanimarquina
Product news: Spanish designer Martí Guixé squeezed bottles of paint over this white rug from Spanish brand Nanimarquina as part of an exhibition at Vienna Design Week (+ movie). More about Painted Rug by Martí Guixé for Nanimarquina