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Design Museum move will "help nurture a new generation of creative talent"- Deyan Sudjic

Dezeen Wire: the director of London's Design Museum Deyan Sudjic claims the museum's new home at the former Commonwealth Institute will offer a platform for future designers and that Britain can regain its reputation as creative power, "provided we go on investing in design" – The Guardian

Sudjic describes the Design Museum's original incarnation at the Victoria & Albert museum as "a little like an upmarket squatter in the V&A basement," but suggests that "contemporary design is now firmly on the cultural agenda." He claims that Britain must support design education in order to stay ahead of emerging economies, adding that "design is a way to create or safeguard jobs."

James Dyson also recently wrote an article on the importance of design to the British economy and we previously reported on the Design Museum's current building being up for sale.

Sarpi Border Checkpoint by J Mayer H

Drivers crossing the coastal border between Turkey and Georgia will now pass below a knobbly observation tower by Berlin architect J Mayer H. More about Sarpi Border Checkpoint by J Mayer H

Indulgi by Nendo

This boutique by Japanese designers Nendo is full of fake doors. More about Indulgi by Nendo

The Shadow House by Liddicoat & Goldhill

British architects Liddicoat & Goldhill constructed their own north London home using black engineering bricks and slabs of white marble. More about The Shadow House by Liddicoat & Goldhill

TOR by Lambie & Van Hengel for Montis

Handles on the tops of these pastel-coloured side tables let you easily move them around. More about TOR by Lambie & Van Hengel for Montis

Jointed Jewels by Alissia Melka-Teichroew

Qubique 2011: New York designer Alissia Melka-Teichroew of byAMT has added new designs to her collection of 3D-printed jewellery. More about Jointed Jewels by Alissia Melka-Teichroew

One year ago...

One year ago Zaha Hadid Architects unveiled designs for an enormous undulating arts centre in Chengdu, China and Michael Graves & Associates completed a building for the Dutch national automobile museum inspired by a traditional carriage house. More about One year ago...

This week on Dezeen

This week on Dezeen Thomas Heatherwick designed an interior for an abbey with curving walnut and ash choir stalls and Dutch architects MVRDV unveiled proposals for a hotel covered in flowers inside a giant greenhouse. More about This week on Dezeen

Campaigners petition to save design and technology in UK schools

Dezeen Wire: the Design and Technology Association is urging people to complete an online petition to retain design and technology as a compulsory part of the UK's National Curriculum.

Design and technology is one of the subjects that could become optional in schools following the government's announcement in January that it intends to slim down the curriculum. The petition is supported by key members of the creative and manufacturing industries, who believe the subject to be vital to the UK's economic development.

Anyone wishing to support the campaign should visit the the Design and Technology Campaign website to sign the online petition or contact their local MP.

The Culture Yard by AART Architects

A faceted glass shroud cloaks these former shipbuilding warehouses in Elsinore, Denmark, which architects AART have converted into a cultural centre. More about The Culture Yard by AART Architects