Architecture
Tokyo Balconies by KINO Architects
KINO Architects of Japan have completed this four-storey timber and concrete house in Tokyo with balconies on each level. More about Tokyo Balconies by KINO Architects
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Furniture
Foliage by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell
Milan 2011: Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola presents this quilted sofa with a plastic frame at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More about Foliage by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell
Architecture
Wear House by AUAU
This house in Seto, Japan, by architects AUAU is wrapped in a faceted shell. More about Wear House by AUAU
Interiors
Twister by Sergey Makhno and Vasiliy Butenko
Ukrainian architects Sergey Makhno and Vasiliy Butenko covered the interior of this bar in Kiev with sticks. More about Twister by Sergey Makhno and Vasiliy Butenko
Design
Dezeen Screen: Ventura Lambrate
Milan 2011: in our latest movie filmed in Milan this week and published on our new video website Dezeen Screen, Margriet Vollenberg and Margo Koning of Organisation in Design take us on a tour of Ventura Lambrate, the design district they founded. Watch the movie »
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Design talks
Paola Antonelli at Design Academy Eindhoven's My Way talks
Paola Antonelli, design curator at MoMA in New York, gave us this summary of the My Way symposium at Design Academy Eindhoven's Hub in Milan on Wednesday. The symposium was chaired by Dezeen's Marcus Fairs and filmed by our video team; edited highlights will appear on Dezeen Screen soon. More about Paola Antonelli at Design Academy Eindhoven's My Way talks
Design
Interview: Margriet Vollenberg and Margo Koning
In this latest video filmed at Ventura Lambrate in Milan, the design district's founders Margriet Vollenberg and Margo Koning of Organisation in Design talk about the area and the exhibitions taking place there this week. More about Interview: Margriet Vollenberg and Margo Koning
Design
Origin part II: Balance by BCXSY
Milan 2011: Eindhoven designers BCXSY present a collection of rugs woven by Bedouin women in Israel at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan this week. More about Origin part II: Balance by BCXSY
Architecture
House with a Wall by Masao Yahagi Architects
This house in Fukuoka, Japan, by Masao Yahagi Architects snakes across its site to give every room a little sheltered garden. More about House with a Wall by Masao Yahagi Architects
Furniture
Leo, Houdini, Eugene and Dash by Stefan Diez
Milan 2011: German designer Stefan Diez presents this new upholstered version of his Houdini chair plus new pieces in the range for German brand e15 in Milan this week. More about Leo, Houdini, Eugene and Dash by Stefan Diez
Architecture
D House by Panorama
Chilean architects Panorama have completed this compact cliff-top house in Matanzas, Chile. More about D House by Panorama
Interiors
Dip in Space by Matali Crasset and the HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design
Milan 2011: visitors lower objects into pits of molten wax then hang them from the ceiling to solidify in this installation created by students of the HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design at workshops with designer Matali Crasset and curator Alexandra Midal. More about Dip in Space by Matali Crasset and the HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design
Furniture
Cabinet Bestiarium at Vertigo Bird
Milan 2011: Slovenian lighting brand Vertigo Bird present new lamps by designers including Mathias Hahn, Uli Budde and A + A Cooren as part of Tortona Design Week in Milan. More about Cabinet Bestiarium at Vertigo Bird
Interiors
Albert Reichmuth Wine Store by OOS
The interior of this Zurich wine store by Swiss architects OOS is built from crates used to transport the bottles. More about Albert Reichmuth Wine Store by OOS
Design
Interview with Benjamin Hubert
Milan 2011: in our second movie filmed at Ventura Lambrate in Milan, British designer Benjamin Hubert talks about his new Pod Chair, a pressed-felt "privacy" chair created for Dutch brand De Vorm.
Lighting
A Flip Flop Story by Diederik Schneemann
Milan 2011: Rotterdam designer Diederik Schneemann presents a series of vases and lamps made from recycled flip-flops found washed up on Kenyan beaches at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this week. More about A Flip Flop Story by Diederik Schneemann
Interiors
Maison des Maîtres by Minale Design Strategy
Faceted chocolate-brown panels line the walls of this chocolatiers’s shop in Brussels designed by Minale Design Strategy. More about Maison des Maîtres by Minale Design Strategy
Design
Pinha by Raw Edges for Materia
Milan 2011: users can pin their own paper shades onto this cork light fitting by London design studio Raw Edges for Portugese brand Materia. More about Pinha by Raw Edges for Materia
Interiors
ANZAS Dance Studio by Tsutsumi and Associates
Beijing based architects Tsutsumi and Associates have completed this dance studio in Beijing with mirrored walls covered in tiny graduated dots to create the illusion of a mist hanging in the air. More about ANZAS Dance Studio by Tsutsumi and Associates
Furniture
Capo by Doshi Levien for Cappellini
Milan 2011: London studio Doshi Levien will present this chair with a tubular base and cantilevered arms for Italian design brand Cappellini at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More about Capo by Doshi Levien for Cappellini