Today at Dezeen Platform: AT.AW.
Dezeen Platform: Canadian studio AT.AW. will be exhibiting their range of Orphans Plush toys at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: AT.AW.
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A Path in the Forest by Tetsuo Kondo Architects
A walkway by Tetsuo Kondo Architects winds its way around tree trunks and up into the canopy at a park in Tallinn, Estonia. More about A Path in the Forest by Tetsuo Kondo Architects
Apartment by Pedro Varela & Renata Pinho
A yellow wall of storage divides this Portuguese apartment by architects Pedro Varela & Renata Pinho (photographs by José Campos). More about Apartment by Pedro Varela & Renata Pinho
Shanghai to ban glass curtain walls on many new buildings
Dezeen Wire: safety concerns have led local officials in Shanghai to propose the introduction of a regulation banning the use of glass curtain walls on new schools, hospitals and residential buildings - China DailyA number of recent incidents involving falling glass in the city, which has the highest number of glass-clad buildings in China, have led to concerns that poor installation and maintenance are increasing the chances of injury to the public.
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Today at Dezeen Platform: Merel Slootheer, Liat Azulay and Pieter Frank de Jong
Dezeen Platform: Dutch designers Merel Sloother, Liat Azulay and Pieter Frank de Jong unveal a prototype of their Feats per Minute project, a bicycle that allows you to play records on its wheels as you cruise through the city, at our our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Merel Slootheer, Liat Azulay and Pieter Frank de Jong
Webguerillas Toilets by TULP Design
German studio TULP Design have designed new loos for Munich based advertising agency Webguerillas that encourage doodlers, narcissists and greedy toilet-roll users. More about Webguerillas Toilets by TULP Design
Vertical Village exhibition by MVRDV and The Why Factory
Computer software generates endless possible architectural configurations from standardised components at an exhibition in Taipei designed by architects MVRDV. More about Vertical Village exhibition by MVRDV and The Why Factory
Cafe Sonja by PostlerFerguson
Vienna Design Week 2011: London designers PostlerFerguson have created a temporary Viennese coffee house for Vienna Design Week, which continues until Sunday. More about Cafe Sonja by PostlerFerguson
Today at Dezeen Platform: Brendan Magennis
Dezeen Platform: Brendan Magennis will be running a micro workshop demonstrating his range of Whackpack Furniture at Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Brendan Magennis
One year ago...
This time last year Ai Weiwei covered the floor of the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall with porcelain sunflower seeds and graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister talked to us about his work at Vienna Design Week. More about One year ago...
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The V&A announces plans for a major exhibition of British design
Dezeen Wire: the Victoria & Albert museum has released details of a major exhibition showcasing the best of British design from the period following the 1948 ‘Austerity Olympics’ to the summer of 2012. More about The V&A announces plans for a major exhibition of British design -
Design student's tribute to Steve Jobs becomes online hit
Dezeen Wire: a teenage design student's simple and poignant graphic reworking of Apple's logo that replaces the bite out of the apple with a silhouette of Steve Jobs has generated a huge amount of online interest as well as a job offer for its designer. More about Design student's tribute to Steve Jobs becomes online hit
Touch! Touch! Nothing will Happen by Luzinterruptus
Guerilla lighting designers Luzinterruptus snuck out in the dead of night to stick 400 illuminated silicone nipples all over statues outside the Public Art Museum in Madrid. More about Touch! Touch! Nothing will Happen by Luzinterruptus
This week on Dezeen
This week OMA were in the news with the opening of a new exhibition of their work at the Barbican in London and the completion of their Maggie's cancer caring centre in Glasgow. We were given an private guided tour of the exhibition by Rem Koolhaas and interviews with other OMA partners will appear soon on Dezeen Screen. More about This week on Dezeen
Sugru pop-up and giveaway at 13:00 this Sunday at Dezeen Space
Dezeen Space: the inventors of Sugru are bringing their pop-up hack-station to Dezeen Space on Sunday 9 October to do a demo and giveaway of their plastic modelling clay. More about Sugru pop-up and giveaway at 13:00 this Sunday at Dezeen Space
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Taj Mahal in danger of collapsing within five years
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Dezeen Wire: historians and campaigners are warning that the 358-year-old Taj Mahal near the city of Agra in northern India will collapse in two to five years if urgent action is not taken to maintain rotting wooden foundations - The Daily Mail 
Rem Koolhaas on OMA/Progress
In the first of a series of movies filmed by Dezeen at the opening of OMA/Progress at the Barbican in London earlier this week, OMA co-founder Rem Koolhaas gives us a private tour of the show.
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Today at Dezeen Platform: Clinton Sheldon
Dezeen Platform: design graduate Clinton Sheldon brings a series of products made of components salvaged from the factory of British furniture company Ercol to our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Clinton Sheldon
Wool Modern Installation by Not Tom
Designers Not Tom have created an installation where coloured dye rises by capillary action out of paint tins and along tree branches wrapped in wool. More about Wool Modern Installation by Not Tom
Time Elapsed by Philippe Malouin and Lobmeyr
Vienna Design Week 2011: a rotating arm deposits spirals of quartz sand on the showroom floor at crystal company Lobmeyr in Vienna this week, thanks to Canadian designer Philippe Malouin. More about Time Elapsed by Philippe Malouin and Lobmeyr