Design
Download issues four to eight of experimental Milan newspaper FOMO
Milan 2014: futurist and writer Bruce Sterling was among this week's visitors to the FOMObile in Milan – the first mobile press room for an algorithmic publishing experiment led by Joseph Grima (+ download). More about Download issues four to eight of experimental Milan newspaper FOMO
Design
Theatre box-shaped shelves by Cecilie Manz feature in Iittala's latest collection
Milan 2014: Finnish design brand Iittala is showing a collection of boxy shelves, plywood furniture and glass lamps in Milan this week (+ slideshow). More about Theatre box-shaped shelves by Cecilie Manz feature in Iittala's latest collection
Architecture
Architectural culture is "moving in two directions" says Shigeru Ban
News: young architects are becoming disillusioned with commercial work and instead turning to humanitarian projects, according to 2014 Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban (+ interview). More about Architectural culture is "moving in two directions" says Shigeru Ban
Design
Jordi Bernadó removes doors from Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion
Over the last few years Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion has been loaded with junk, and had its pools filled with coffee and milk. Now photographer Jordi Bernadó has taken the doors out and mounted them onto the facade. More about Jordi Bernadó removes doors from Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion
News
Archizoom co-founder Massimo Morozzi dies aged 73
News: Italian architect and designer Massimo Morozzi, co-founder of influential architecture studio Archizoom Associati and later art director for furniture brand Edra, has died aged 73. More about Archizoom co-founder Massimo Morozzi dies aged 73
Design
Chineasy illustrated characters designed to make learning Chinese easy
This system of illustrated characters and animations was developed to help people learn to read Chinese, and is one of the 76 projects nominated for Designs of the Year 2014 (+ slideshow). More about Chineasy illustrated characters designed to make learning Chinese easy
Architecture
Archium gives rugged stone walls to a radio broadcasting station in Nepal
Thick walls made from locally sourced stone frame courtyards and corridors at this radio broadcasting station in the Nepalese town of Jomsom, designed by Korean studio Archium (+ slideshow). More about Archium gives rugged stone walls to a radio broadcasting station in Nepal
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
We've been reporting from Milan all this week, where highlights included Lasvit's sculptural glass lamps and Studio Job's illustrated wallpaper. Philippe Starck named this year's "only acceptable" trend as "choice" and Marcel Wanders complained about how computer-rendered concepts are making products "look extremely boring". Read on for more news, plus our Dezeen Music Project featured track. More about This week on Dezeen
Interiors
Sou Fujimoto suspends trees above Cassina's Milan display space
Milan 2014: trees appear to float within this forest-like installation by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, at Cassina's stand at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week (+ slideshow). More about Sou Fujimoto suspends trees above Cassina's Milan display space
Interiors
Zigzags dominate in Zeller & Moye's Berlin boutique for ODEEH
This Berlin clothing store by Mexican design studio Zeller & Moye is filled with concertina-shaped display stands made from raw cement boards (+ slideshow). More about Zigzags dominate in Zeller & Moye's Berlin boutique for ODEEH
Design
David Adjaye shows Washington Collection for Knoll in new colours
Milan 2014: architect David Adjaye is showing his debut furniture collection for Knoll in Milan this week, which is now available in new colours. More about David Adjaye shows Washington Collection for Knoll in new colours
Design
Lasvit's new lighting collections "combine craftsmanship with advanced technology"
Milan 2014: designers including Maarten Baas, Arik Levy and Maxim Velčovský introduce their new pieces for Lasvit in this movie filmed at the Czech lighting company's Emotions show in Milan earlier this week. More about Lasvit's new lighting collections "combine craftsmanship with advanced technology"
Design
3D-woven fabric creates organically shaped lamps that glow in the dark
Milan 2014: Dutch studio Bernotat & Co created 3D-knitted fabric lamps that emulate microscopic organisms to show in the Ventura Lambrate district in Milan this week (+ slideshow). More about 3D-woven fabric creates organically shaped lamps that glow in the dark
Architecture
Kicking Horse Residence provides a holiday home at a Canadian ski resort
American firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designed this wooden lodge as the holiday home for a family at the Kicking Horse Mountain ski resort in Canada (+ slideshow). More about Kicking Horse Residence provides a holiday home at a Canadian ski resort
Job of the week: urban designer at UNStudio
This week's job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for an urban designer at Dutch firm UNStudio, whose concept design for a new business district at Tongzhou in Beijing is pictured. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
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Architecture
Ignore the critics – Beethoven was "a failure" in their eyes too, says Daniel Libeskind
News: architect Daniel Libeskind has hit back at his critics, comparing his own work to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and saying that he doesn't try to be liked, at the launch of an exhibition in Milan this week. More about Ignore the critics – Beethoven was "a failure" in their eyes too, says Daniel Libeskind
Design
Radar chairs by Claesson Koivisto Rune channel conversation
Milan 2014: Swedish design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has launched a range of chairs with winged backrests designed to create a "room within a room" in Milan this week. More about Radar chairs by Claesson Koivisto Rune channel conversation
Architecture
Sunken house by De Matos Ryan nestles in a secret garden
This house in London by local studio De Matos Ryan sits within a sunken courtyard, surrounded by a secret flower garden (+ slideshow). More about Sunken house by De Matos Ryan nestles in a secret garden
Design
Carrara marble furniture for Marsotto Edizioni presented in Milan
Milan 2014: Konstantin Grcic, Naoto Fukasawa and Jasper Morrison are among the six designers who have created objects from Carrara marble for design brand Marsotto Edizioni, showing in Milan this week (+ slideshow). More about Carrara marble furniture for Marsotto Edizioni presented in Milan