Design
100% Inspiration: William Smith
London Design Festival 09: William Smith selects an automatic wire-bending machine as an example of an object that represents the spirit of 100% Design. More about 100% Inspiration: William Smith
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Furniture
At One by Charlotte Kingsnorth
New designers 09: graduate designer Charlotte Kingsnorth presented a sofa inspired by obesity at New Designers in London earlier this month. More about At One by Charlotte Kingsnorth
Design
100% Inspiration: Phil Nutley
Video
100% Inspiration: Phil Nutley, William Smith, Dominic McCausland and Andy Martin
London Design Festival 09: In this third installment of movies for 100% Design and JAM, Phil Nutley (above), William Smith, Dominic McCausland and Andy Martin present objects they feel best represent 100% Design. More about 100% Inspiration: Phil Nutley, William Smith, Dominic McCausland and Andy Martin
Design
100% Inspiration: Andy Martin
London Design Festival 09: in this third installment of movies for 100% Design and JAM, Andy Martin presents a brick. More about 100% Inspiration: Andy Martin
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Design
100% Inspiration: Dominic McCausland
London Design Festival 09: In this third installment of movies for 100% Design andJAM, Dominic McCausland of Wilder Creative talks about the pencil sharpener. More about 100% Inspiration: Dominic McCausland
Interiors
Dinahosting Offices by O Antídoto
Antonia Maio and Javier Quinteiro of architecture practice O Antídoto have designed an office interior in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, that incorporates industrial containers. More about Dinahosting Offices by O Antídoto
Lighting
Object of Sound by NOCC
Paris based design studio NOCC have produced a range of objects whose forms are generated according to the shape of sound waves recorded when their names are pronounced. More about Object of Sound by NOCC
Furniture
Tube Chair by Plant&Moss
New Designers 09: British designers Plant&Moss exhibited a chair that comes packaged within a standard-sized poster tube at New Designers in London this month. More about Tube Chair by Plant&Moss
Architecture
Gimme Shelter by Rojkind Arquitectos for Ordos 100
Mexican practice Rojkind Arquitectos have designed a house for Inner Mongolia, China, based on traditional cave dwellings. More about Gimme Shelter by Rojkind Arquitectos for Ordos 100
Competition: five copies of EcoMasterplanning to be won
Dezeen are giving readers the chance to win five signed copies of EcoMasterplanning, a new book by architect and urban planner Ken Yeang, published by John Wiley & Sons. More about Competition: five copies of EcoMasterplanning to be won
Architecture
Mizoe House by Takashi Seisho and Akinari Tanaka
Architects Takashi Seisho and Akinari Tanaka have completed a house in Hakodate, Japan, where triangular, concrete slabs in the facade mask views of neighbouring houses. More about Mizoe House by Takashi Seisho and Akinari Tanaka
Architecture
Hot Links Duplex by Atelier Hitoshi Abe for Make it Right
Los Angeles architects Atelier Hitoshi Abe have sent images of their duplex home to be built in New Orleans for actor Brad Pitt's charity Make it Right. More about Hot Links Duplex by Atelier Hitoshi Abe for Make it Right
Architecture
Casa Leanza by Sergio Calatroni Artroom
Italian designer Sergio Calatroni has converted the interior of an attic room in Milan for a group of musicians. More about Casa Leanza by Sergio Calatroni Artroom
Furniture
To Become One by Erwin Zwiers
Dutch design graduate Erwin Zwiers has designed a set of seats and a table inspired by the imprints that people leave behind in the sand on a beach. More about To Become One by Erwin Zwiers
Furniture
Table B by Konstantin Grcic for BD Barcelona Design
Designer Konstantin Grcic has designed a series of tables with extruded-aluminium tops for BD Barcelona Design. More about Table B by Konstantin Grcic for BD Barcelona Design
News
Stirling prize leaves me feeling cold - The Guardian
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Dezeenwire: Jonathan Glancey reflects on this year's Stirling Prize shortlist - The Guardian. Related: see our story announcing the shortlisted buildings.
Architecture
Afterparty by MOS at P.S.1
A pavilion consisting of thatched, conical towers designed by MOS architects has opened outside the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. More about Afterparty by MOS at P.S.1
Design
VC1 Cufflinks by VOID Watches
Hong Kong-based designer David Ericsson of VOID Watches has created a range cufflinks made on a CNC lathe and designed to fit standard industrial tools. More about VC1 Cufflinks by VOID Watches