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British Council announce “explorers” for Venice Architecture Biennale 2012

Dezeen Wire: the British Council have revealed the names of architects, curators and researchers who will gather material about exotic places to present at an exhibition entitled Venice Takeaway in the British Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale.

The list includes London architecture studios dRMM and Aberrant Architecture, as well as London Architecture Diary editor-in-chief Elias Redstone and non-profit organisation Forum for Alternative Belfast.  More about British Council announce “explorers” for Venice Architecture Biennale 2012

Architecture

Architecture

Roses IES Cap Norfeu extension by Javier de las Heras Solé and Bosch Tarrús

Slideshow: the windows of this school extension in Girona, Spain, are concealed behind a perforated metal skin. More about Roses IES Cap Norfeu extension by Javier de las Heras Solé and Bosch Tarrús

Design

Design

I nibbled Britain out of Jaffa Cakes by Dominic Wilcox

London designer Dominic Wilcox is building up to Britain hosting the Olympic games this summer by nibbling his way through 30 boxes of McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes to build models of UK landmarks and icons. More about I nibbled Britain out of Jaffa Cakes by Dominic Wilcox

Design

Design

Plug Lamp by Form Us With Love for Ateljé Lyktan

Stockholm designers Form Us With Love have integrated an electrical socket into the base of their latest lamp so there's always a socket to hand when you want to charge a phone or laptop. More about Plug Lamp by Form Us With Love for Ateljé Lyktan

Design

Design

"Sir Jonathan Ive: the iMan cometh" - Evening Standard

Dezeen Wire: Mark Prigg of London newspaper the Evening Standard interviews Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design at Apple, about what makes a great designer, obsessing over tiny details and his dislike of "designers wagging their tails in my face" - Evening Standard

Read more about Jonathan Ive on Dezeen here.

Architecture

Architecture

Photographer's Studio over a boat house on Stoney Lake by GH3

Slideshow: this glass pavilion on the edge of a lake in Ontario, Canada, houses a studio, apartment and boathouse for a photographer and was designed by Toronto Studio GH3. More about Photographer's Studio over a boat house on Stoney Lake by GH3

Interiors

Interiors

NikeFuel Station at Boxpark

Sports brand Nike have opened an east London store where shoppers can see themselves reflected on motion-sensitive LED walls. More about NikeFuel Station at Boxpark

Design

Design

Jean Paul Gaultier appointed creative director of Diet Coke

Dezeen Wire: fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier has been appointed as creative director of Diet Coke for Europe - Design Taxi

Architecture

Architecture

Dezeen archive: underground architecture

Dezeen archive: following our story about a gallery pushing up from beneath the lawn of the Staedel Museum in Frankfurt last week, here's a roundup of all our stories about underground architecture on Dezeen. See all the stories »

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Design

Design

28 Series Desk Lamp by Omer Arbel for Bocci

Air pressure and heat are varied during the glass-blowing process to make sure every one of these lamp by Canadian architect Omer Arbel is unique. More about 28 Series Desk Lamp by Omer Arbel for Bocci