This week on Dezeen
This week 3D printing has been high on the agenda with projects exploring the technology's cultural impact at the Istanbul Design Biennial and a fair showcasing the equipment in London. More about This week on Dezeen
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
This week on Dezeen
This week the UK government's new guidelines preventing any curved or glass walls on new schools in a bid to cut costs caused a furious reaction from our readers, who called the idea "idiotic", a "very false economy" and "an absolute insult to the architecture, design and construction industry." More about This week on Dezeen
Movie: Wilkinson Eyre Architects on winning World Building of the Year
World Architecture Festival 2012: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Wilkinson Eyre Architects' Paul Baker in this interview filmed just moments after the firm's Gardens by the Bay project in Singapore was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival today. More about Movie: Wilkinson Eyre Architects on winning World Building of the Year
Mobile kitchen wins the first NWW Design Award
News: a mobile kitchen designed by Anna Rosinke and Maciej Chmara has won the top prize at the inaugural NWW Design Awards at Vienna Design Week. More about Mobile kitchen wins the first NWW Design Award
Pelt by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
Industrial designer Benjamin Hubert's latest chair features a T-shirt-shaped piece of plywood curled smoothly into its solid ash frame. More about Pelt by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
3D printers could "print ammunition for an army"
News: advances in 3D printing could allow people to "print ammunition for an army", according to Ronen Kadushin (pictured above), one of the pioneers of the open design movement. More about 3D printers could "print ammunition for an army"
"The internet has escaped out into the street" - James Bridle at Designed in Hackney Day
In this second movie from our series filmed at the Designed in Hackney Day of talks and discussions we hosted in August, technologist James Bridle talks about his recent projects including a series of animations on top of bus shelters that were designed to look "like the internet has escaped out into the street". More about "The internet has escaped out into the street" - James Bridle at Designed in Hackney Day
"I’m a passionate architect... I do not work for money" - Peter Zumthor
As Peter Zumthor has this week been named as the recipient of this year’s Royal Gold Medal for architecture, here's another chance to watch the movie interview Dezeen filmed with him last summer, in which he told us "I'm a passionate architect and I think it's a beautiful profession." Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "I’m a passionate architect... I do not work for money" - Peter Zumthor
This week on Dezeen
This week Peter Zumthor was named as winner of the Royal Gold Medal for architecture, an undulating golden extension to the Louvre (above) opened in Paris and open-source blueprints for 3D-printed guns were released. More about This week on Dezeen
Tenda by Benjamin Hubert at designjunction
London Design Festival: London designer Benjamin Hubert has launched a lighting collection made of underwear fabric (+ audio). More about Tenda by Benjamin Hubert at designjunction
Ed Annink 1956-2012
News: Dutch designer Ed Annink, known for his work forging links between design and government in Europe, has died aged 55. More about Ed Annink 1956-2012
Dezeen Mail #120
The latest issue of Dezeen Mail leads with a pair of GPS shoes that show you the way home no matter where you are, which was our most popular story from the London Design Festival last week, plus all the latest news, jobs and reader comments from Dezeen.
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London Design Festival 2012 photographs by Barbara Chandler
London Design Festival: London design journalist and photographer Barbara Chandler has selected ten of her favourite photographs from this year's London Design Festival, including portraits of Martino Gamper, Industrial Facility (above) and Tord Boontje. More about London Design Festival 2012 photographs by Barbara Chandler
Dezeen's London Design Festival audio guide
London Design Festival: this week we've been recording short interviews with designers and critics at the top shows of the London Design Festival, and we've now compiled them in a handy audio guide to the festival. More about Dezeen's London Design Festival audio guide
This week on Dezeen
This week Dezeen has been at the London Design Festival, where our most popular story has been the Prism installation displaying digital data from all over the city inside a secret tower at the V&A museum (above). More about This week on Dezeen
Seven Designers for Seven Dials audio guide
London Design Festival: we've recorded each of the Seven Designers for Seven Dials explaining their aerial installations curated by Dezeen and compiled them on an interactive map of the area. More about Seven Designers for Seven Dials audio guide
Yves Behar on skeuomorphic design and Apple
Developing hardware and software at the same time is design's "new frontier", according to industrial designer Yves Behar, who added that "Apple is actually a little bit behind in that area". More about Yves Behar on skeuomorphic design and Apple
Crystal Bulb Shop by Lee Broom
London Design Festival: Hackney designer Lee Broom has transformed his studio into an old-fashioned grocery store for the London Design Festival (+ interactive image). More about Crystal Bulb Shop by Lee Broom
Yves Behar in conversation with Marcus Fairs at 100% Design
London Design Festival: industrial designer Yves Behar will be in conversation with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at midday today as part of the seminar program at trade fair 100% Design. More about Yves Behar in conversation with Marcus Fairs at 100% Design