Lighting
Plain Lighting and Rock Vase by Jin Kuramoto
Milan 09: Japanese designer Jin Kuramoto presents two new projects in Milan this week, at the Complimentary Colors exhibition. More about Plain Lighting and Rock Vase by Jin Kuramoto
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Dezeen stickers in Milan - this time in black
We're in Milan and ready to go: following the huge success of our Dezeen stickers last year - modelled below by Tokujin Yoshioka, Arik Levy, Stephen Burks and Ben van Berkel - we've printed 1,000 black sticker sets to give away this year. More about Dezeen stickers in Milan - this time in black
Design
Fabriano by Riccardo Nannini, Domenico Orefice and Emanuele Pizzolorusso
Milan 09: young designers Riccardo Nannini, Domenico Orefice and Emanuele Pizzolorusso present a waste paper basket made of recycled paper at exhibition Dismettiamola! in Milan this week. More about Fabriano by Riccardo Nannini, Domenico Orefice and Emanuele Pizzolorusso
News
Architecture in recession
Business Week presents a series of features comparing architects' struggling fortunes in the UK, Germany, Spain, India and the UAE. Business Week
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BD free no more
UK architecture weekly Building Design is to become a paid-for title after being free to architects for 40 years. "The web, and particularly the blogging community, have changed things," explains editor Amanda Baillieu. "The old business model is over... the web is disrupting not just BD’s but all print titles’ business models by providing content for free." Building Design
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Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward opens at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York next month. More about Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Design
A Tribute to Camper by Hella Jongerius
Milan 09: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created two collections of shoes for footwear brand Camper. More about A Tribute to Camper by Hella Jongerius
Interiors
Villa Moda by Marcel Wanders
Designer Marcel Wanders has completed the interior of fashion store Villa Moda in Bahrain. More about Villa Moda by Marcel Wanders
Design
This&That by Fabrica
Milan 09: design research centre Fabrica presents a series of everyday items incorporated into hand-blown glass domes in Milan this week. More about This&That by Fabrica
Design
Flower eruption vases by Jón Björnsson
Icelandic designer Jón Björnsson has designed a range of vases made of volcanic sand. More about Flower eruption vases by Jón Björnsson
Furniture
Modular by Marina Bautier
Milan 09: Belgian designer Marina Bautier presents Modular, a seating system with integrated lighting, in Milan next week. More about Modular by Marina Bautier
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News
Milan Report: Design’s Most Valuable Player
Michael Cannell on why Tom Dixon is design's Barack Obama. Fast Company
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For Architects, Less May Have to Be More
Amy Cortese on big architectural projects, including Santiago Calatrava's Chicago Spire and Foster + Partner's Russian Tower, put on ice due to the credit crunch. New York Times
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"It is evolving into a marketing fest"
Alice Rawsthorn previews this year's Milan furniture fair (above quote from Tom Dixon) New York Times
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Elite architects attack Prince Charles
Architects including Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Herzog & de Mueron attack Prince Charles' attempts to stop fellow architect Richard Rogers' redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks in London. Sunday Times
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Furniture
Web Chair by Junio Design
Milan 09: Jun Hashimoto of Junio Design will present a chair made of stainless steel wire at SaloneSatellite in Milan next week. More about Web Chair by Junio Design
Furniture
Tuyomyo by Frank Gehry for Emeco
Milan 09: Aluminium furniture brand Emeco will show Tuyomyo, a one-of-a-kind bench by architect Frank Gehry, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. More about Tuyomyo by Frank Gehry for Emeco
Furniture
Soft Parcel by TAF
Milan 09: Swedish architects and designers TAF will present Soft Parcel, a furniture range wrapped in fabric like parcels, in Milan next week. More about Soft Parcel by TAF
Design
Brooches by Yurina Kira
Japanese designer Yurina Kira has designed a range of wooden brooches for manufacturers Time&Style. More about Brooches by Yurina Kira
Architecture
Key projects by Peter Zumthor
Here's a selection of projects by architect Peter Zumthor, who was named 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate earlier this week (see our previous story). Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Key projects by Peter Zumthor