Dezeen’s top ten: primitive designs
There's a bit of a primitive vibe going on at the moment so for this month's top ten we've compiled our ten most-read stories about caves, rocks and sticks. More about Dezeen’s top ten: primitive designs
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Furniture
Products of Silviculture by Sebastian Cox
University of Lincoln graduate Sebastian Cox has made a range of furniture from unseasoned coppiced hazel wood. More about Products of Silviculture by Sebastian Cox
Interiors
Rolls by Sinato
Japanese designer Chikara Ohno of Sinato has installed coils of aluminium sheeting at the Diesel Denim Gallery Aoyama in Tokyo. More about Rolls by Sinato
Competition: five copies of HGW: Hakobo Graphic World to be won
Dezeen and publishers Juice are giving away five copies of HGW: Hakobo Graphic World, a monograph about the work of Polish graphic designer Jakub Stepien, aka Hakobo. More about Competition: five copies of HGW: Hakobo Graphic World to be won
Lighting
Drawing Lamp by Thomas Feichtner
Designer Thomas Feichtner of Vienna, Austria, has made this task lamp that can be balanced in two different positions to vary the light intensity. More about Drawing Lamp by Thomas Feichtner
Interview
Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Eric Degenhardt
DezeenTV: Cologne designer Eric Degenhardt rounded off the second day of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents, discussing his move from architecture to design and his love of Castiglioni's Primate kneeling stool. More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: Eric Degenhardt
Architecture
MAK Gallery by Space International
American architects Space International have completed this gallery cantilevered over a row of existing garages at the MAK Centre for Art & Architecture, Los Angeles. More about MAK Gallery by Space International
Architecture
Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate by Rafael Viñoly Architects
Rafael Viñoly Architects have unveiled their design for the new Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston. More about Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate by Rafael Viñoly Architects
Design
MDBC Totem by Boym Partners for Ghostly International
These models by New York studio Boym Partners are used to unlock and download DJ Matthew Dear's latest album, entitled Black City, and you can download a free track from the album here. More about MDBC Totem by Boym Partners for Ghostly International
Architecture
Catholic Church of the Transfiguration by DOS Architects
London studio DOS Architects have won a competition to design a 2000-seat church in Lagos, Nigeria with this design featuring an undulating roof. More about Catholic Church of the Transfiguration by DOS Architects
Interiors
Chin Chin Laboratorists by Shai Akram and Andrew Haythornthwaite
Ice cream is frozen with liquid nitrogen in front of customers at this ice cream parlour designed by designers Shai Akram and Andrew Haythornthwaite in Camden, north London. More about Chin Chin Laboratorists by Shai Akram and Andrew Haythornthwaite
Design
Skeleton by Roger Arquer
London designer Roger Arquer’s Skeleton project allows several shirts to be held on the same clothes hanger. More about Skeleton by Roger Arquer
Architecture
The Horse on the Ceiling by Zauberscho[e]n
This glass library by new studio Zauberscho[e]n stands in a former stable yard in Münster, Germany. More about The Horse on the Ceiling by Zauberscho[e]n
Architecture
Women at War by Charlotte Wilson at Free Range
London Metropolitan UniversityLeeds Metropolitan University graduate Charlotte Wilson was awarded Best in Show at London graduate show Free Range this year for her proposal to convert a bunker into a museum. More about Women at War by Charlotte Wilson at Free Range
Design
Espresso Solo by Shmuel Linski
Here's a concrete espresso machine by Shenkar College of Engineering and Design student Shmuel Linski. More about Espresso Solo by Shmuel Linski
Architecture
House in Hamadera by Coo Planning
Japanese architects Coo Planning have created this house in Osaka, Japan, with an interior on stepped levels entirely finished in timber boards. More about House in Hamadera by Coo Planning
Design
Trimmer, Razor and Shaving Brush by Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron
Graduate designer Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron's shaving set is made of stainles steel with a black PVD coating, normally applied to enhance the durability of industrial tools. More about Trimmer, Razor and Shaving Brush by Jacques-Elie Craig Ribeyron
Architecture
Movie by Cristobal Palma: Flor del Campo by Giancarlo Mazzanti and Felipe Mesa
DezeenTV: here is architectural photographer Cristobal Palma's second video featuring collaborations between architects Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos and Felipe Mesa of Plan B (see the first in our earlier post), this time the Flor del Campo school in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. More about Movie by Cristobal Palma: Flor del Campo by Giancarlo Mazzanti and Felipe Mesa
Architecture
House Shimouma by Kazuya Saito Architects
Japanese studio Kazuya Saito Architects have completed this wood-framed house on a narrow site in Tokyo, Japan. More about House Shimouma by Kazuya Saito Architects
Architecture
Aerogenerator X by Grimshaw and Arup
London architects Grimshaw and engineers Arup have unveiled this design for an offshore wind turbine. More about Aerogenerator X by Grimshaw and Arup