Beaugrenelle Shopping Mall by Agence Search
French architects Agence Search have won a competition to design a Paris shopping mall with proposals involving giant elliptical lattices. More about Beaugrenelle Shopping Mall by Agence Search
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Dezeen Platform: Sarah Colson
Dezeen Platform: in this movie Royal College of Art graduate Sarah Colson presents her Portrait Machine, an interactive tool which allows her to create layered portraits using a sheet of glass, acetate and a distortion lens, which we filmed during our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space. Read the full story here. More about Dezeen Platform: Sarah Colson
Moby launches architecture blog
Dezeen Wire: American musician Moby has started a personal blog documenting architecture in Los Angeles. The artist says it's "a daily (or weekly) collection of some of the random and strange and banal and beautiful architecture I see" - see it for yourself here.Other musicians interested in architecture and design include Ice Cube, who was filmed explaining how architects Charles and Ray Eames inspire him, and Kanye West, who announced plans to launch a design collaborative earlier this year.
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Jonathan Glancey leaves the Guardian
Dezeen Wire: British architecture critic Jonathan Glancey has announced his departure from newspaper the Guardian to pursue a freelance career. In a departing article published on Sunday the writer summarises his favourite buildings and stories from a fifteen-year stint with the publication - the Guardian.You can see our pick of Glancey's most interesting articles here.
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Denizen Sauna by Denizen Works + Friends
In the freezing winter months this wooden sauna on a Finnish island can be towed like a sledge over a frozen lake to find the right spot for a plunge pool. More about Denizen Sauna by Denizen Works + Friends
A' Design Award winners 2011
Dezeen promotion: entries are now being accepted for this year's A' Design Award. Here are some of the winning projects from last year, including this Belgian water tower converted into a residence by Mauro Brigham. More about A' Design Award winners 2011
University of Warwick Student Union by MJP Architects
The triangular roof above the cafe-bar at Warwick University’s renovated student union features a tessellated underside of polished copper. More about University of Warwick Student Union by MJP Architects
B&B Italia Showroom by Pitsou Kedem
Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem has completed a showroom for furniture brand B&B Italia inside an industrial warehouse by the harbour in Tel Aviv. More about B&B Italia Showroom by Pitsou Kedem
Five years ago...
This time five years ago Dezeen visited Stockholm Furniture Fair for the very first time, where we saw an artificial garden created by designer and guest of honour Konstantin Grcic, as well as installations by up and coming designers at the Greenhouse show. More about Five years ago...
Dezeen archive: outdoor furniture
Dezeen archive: this week we featured a set of chairs that join together like shopping trolleys to encourage park visitors to tidy them away when they leave (top right) so we thought we'd look ahead to warmer weather by grouping together all our stories about outdoor furniture. See all the stories »
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iGuzzini Illuminazione España SA Headquarters by MiAS Architects
A fabric cloak stretched across the glass facade of this golf ball-shaped office and showroom shades it from direct sunlight. More about iGuzzini Illuminazione España SA Headquarters by MiAS Architects
Finger Farm and Finger Fairytale by Héctor Serrano
Spanish designer Héctor Serrano expands his range of children's temporary tattoo puppets with these finger transfers. More about Finger Farm and Finger Fairytale by Héctor Serrano
One year ago...
This time last year French designer Matali Crasset completed a village of quirky hotel rooms in the Tunisian desert and Italian silversmith Gianfranco Pampaloni shocked both Dezeen readers and Florence residents by hanging a pierced animal's heart in his shop window for Valentine's day. More about One year ago...
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen we published an interview with industrial designer Marc Newson about his new camera for Pentax. You can also watch highlights from Fabio Novembre's talk about his work and inspirations plus changes in the Italian design scene on Dezeen Screen. More about This week on Dezeen
Dezeen Platform: AT.AW.
Dezeen Platform: Canadian designer Eric Cheung of AT.AW. presents his range of Orphans Plush toys in this movie we filmed at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space. The stuffed toys evolved from an earlier mass produced street-art series called The Orphans. Read the full story here. More about Dezeen Platform: AT.AW.
Cité Radieuse by Le Corbusier damaged by fire
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Dezeen Wire: the Cité Radieuse housing estate in Marseille, one of the most famous works by Swiss architect Le Corbusier and the first building in his influential Unité d'Habitation project, has been damaged by fire in a blaze that began in a first floor apartment yesterday afternoon - Guardian
Marginal Notes 2012 by Note Design Studio
Stockholm 2012: Note Design Studio present a collection of furniture inspired by camping and field trips at Stockholm Design Week this week. More about Marginal Notes 2012 by Note Design Studio
Stealth Barn by Carl Turner Architects
Oriented strand board lines every wall, floor and ceiling inside this residential barn extension in Norfolk, England, by London studio Carl Turner Architects. More about Stealth Barn by Carl Turner Architects
Reel Cabinet and Tie Desk by Carlsten Thostrup
Stockholm 2012: designers Elin Carlsten and Elisabeth Thostrup show this cabinet with sliding metal doors suspended from wheels on a rail as part of the Greenhouse exhibition of young designers at Stockholm Furniture Fair this week. More about Reel Cabinet and Tie Desk by Carlsten Thostrup
Cabello by a2rhitektura
Threads of plastic hang like hair from the ceiling of this dark beauty salon in Belgrade, Serbia. More about Cabello by a2rhitektura