Five years ago Dezeen was gaining momentum and we were pleased to have been named as one of the ten most popular architecture blogs in the world by eikongraphia.com. A couple of weeks ago we were named #01 in the Best Blogs list of top 50 design blogs. More about Five years ago...
Here are some photos from a walking architectural tour of Reykjavik in Iceland, taken while we were visiting for DesignMarch last month. More about DesignMarch 2012: architecture tour
Milan 2012: French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte has designed a hob and oven system that looks more akin to furniture than electrical appliances. More about La Cornue W by Jean-Michel Wilmotte
This time last year Dezeen headed off to Milan for the 50th Salone Internazionale del Mobile where we curated an audio installation playing tracks sent in by readers with Jawbone and Yves Béhar of fuseproject. Twelve months later we've launched Dezeen Music Project to promote new, original music by young and upcoming musicians. More about One year ago...
This week a sharp-sided museum dedicated to ill-fated ship the RMS Titanic reminded readers of an iceberg and a Japanese house with a bookcase covering an entire wall raised concerns about the danger of falling books during an earthquake. More about This week on Dezeen
Last month Dezeen visited a selection of Icelandic design studios as part of DesignMarch in Reykjavik. Here are some photos from the tour taken with the Pentax K-01 camera designed by Marc Newson, which was kindly given to us by Pentax for the trip. More about DesignMarch 2012: studio tours
These plates by Polish designer Boguslaw Sliwinski turn your meals into hairstyles for the faces they depict. More about FaceOn by Boguslaw Sliwiński
Dezeen promotion: this week saw the launch of Llustre.com, a new design blog and flash-sales site offering its members a mixture of exclusives, limited editions, new launches and discounts on products by new and established designers. More about Launch of Llustre.com
Designed in Hackney: these crochet pendant lamps by Dalston designer Naomi Paul are made of mercerised cotton and surplus silk from the fashion industry. More about Designed in Hackney: Omi pendant Lightsby Naomi Paul
Milan 2012: this table with folding trestle legs by Spanish designer Tomás Alonso is one of nine new products that Japanese furniture brand Karimoku New Standard will present at Erastudio Apartment Gallery in Milan later this month. More about Karimoku New Standard at ErastudioApartment Gallery
Dezeen promotion: Austrian brick manufacturer Wienerberger will reward the most innovative contemporary brick architecture at the fifth biennial Wienerberger Brick Award ceremony in Vienna next month. More about Wienerberger Brick Award 2012
There's so much to tell you in each issue of Dezeen Mail that we've decided to send it more often, so from now on you'll get all the latest stories and comments from Dezeen plus new jobs, competitions and updates from Dezeen Wire and Dezeen Screen delivered to your inbox every week.
We've just sent out the latest issue and you can check it out here for interviews with Tom Dixon, an "utterly jaw-dropping" concert hall and a museum of the RMS Titanic with four hulls.
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This artist's studio by Mexican practice FRENTEarquitectura is folded into a small space between three existing buildings in Mexico City. More about Mini-Studio in Mexico City by FRENTEarquitectura
Designed in Hackney: next up in our showcase of local designers is Roger Arquer and his non-lethal mousetraps, first published on Dezeen in 2007 and still one of our most-clicked stories of all time. More about Designed in Hackney: Non-lethal mousetrapsby Roger Arquer
Milan 2012: in this interview filmed by Dezeen at Tom Dixon's London studio he introduces MOST, the new design epicentre that he's instigated at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia in Milan during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile from 17 to 22 April. More about Interview: Tom Dixonon MOST
Competition: we've teamed up with Israeli design brand Monkey Business to offer readers the chance to win one of five silver pencil sharpeners by Noam Bar Yochai that resemble clockwork keys. More about Competition: five Turnkey pencil sharpeners from Monkey Business to be won
Dezeen promotion: an exhibition of products for the garden designed by students from Rotterdam's Piet Zwart Institute will take place at the Ventura Lambrate design district in Milan later this month. More about FABRIKAAT exhibition at Ventura Lambrate
Slideshow: a wooden library climbs the walls of this four-storey house in Kanagawa, Japan. More about Storage House byRyuji Fujimura Architects
Designed in Hackney: next up in our selection of creative talent from the London borough of Hackney is up-and-coming design studio International, who have designed a lightweight transportable desk that accommodates all of the facilities needed by a printmaker. More about Designed in Hackney: Puck Systemby International
This telescopic desk lamp by Scottish designer Neil Poulton mimics the look of an analogue radio aerial. More about Antenna by Neil Poulton for Vertigo Bird