Design
Hydrogenase by Vincent Callebaut
Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut has designed a conceptual transport system that would involve airships powered by seaweed. More about Hydrogenase by Vincent Callebaut
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Design
Reversed Volumes by Mischer’Traxler
Milan 2010: Viennese designers Mischer'Traxler presented a collection of bowls cast from vegetables in Milan last month. More about Reversed Volumes by Mischer’Traxler
Furniture
Tailored Wood by Raw Edges for Cappellini
Milan 2010: at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last month London designers Shay Alkalay and Yael Mer of Raw Edges launched a collection of seats for Cappellini made of wooden veneer filled with expanding foam. More about Tailored Wood by Raw Edges for Cappellini
Design
Rainbow Church by Tokujin Yoshioka
A window made of glass prisms by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka is on show at MUSEUM. beyond museum in Seoul. More about Rainbow Church by Tokujin Yoshioka
Architecture
Composting Shed by Groves-Raines Architects
Scottish studio Groves-Raines Architects have completed a composting shed in Edinburgh made of the bars normally used to reinforce concrete. More about Composting Shed by Groves-Raines Architects
Architecture
Grompies
Brendon Carlin and fellow students at the Architectural Association Design Research Laboratory have experimented with liquid plaster set in stitched lycra moulds. More about Grompies
Architecture
House of Stone by John Pawson
Milan 2010: British architect John Pawson exhibited a pavilion made of stone in Milan last month. More about House of Stone by John Pawson
Design
Ruhrsteine by Formfjord
Berlin designers Formfjord have made concrete pebbles for stone-skipping across water. More about Ruhrsteine by Formfjord
Furniture
Down Side Up by Fabrica
Designer Sam Baron of Fabrica will present a modular collection of furniture full of holes at ICFF in New York later this month. More about Down Side Up by Fabrica
Architecture
Museo del Agua by MID Estudio
Spanish architects MID Estudio have converted a grain store in Palencia, Spain, into a museum by blocking up windows and door with metallic and wood boxes. More about Museo del Agua by MID Estudio
Architecture
Trestles Beach footbridge by Dan Brill Architects
Dan Brill Architects of the UK are among 12 international practices shortlisted to design a pedestrian footbridge for Trestles Beach, a surf spot in southern California. More about Trestles Beach footbridge by Dan Brill Architects
Architecture
Paul Eluard Cultural Centre by OFF Architecture and Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture
Paris studio OFF Architecture in collaboration with Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture, have won a competition to design a cultural centre in Cugnaux, France, with their design featuring a woven wooden façade. More about Paul Eluard Cultural Centre by OFF Architecture and Duncan Lewis Scape Architecture
Architecture
Netherlands Pavilion by John Kormeling for Shanghai Expo 2010
Shanghai Expo 2010: here are some photographs of the Dutch pavilion by John Kormeling at Shanghai Expo 2010, taken by photographer Montse Zamorano. More about Netherlands Pavilion by John Kormeling for Shanghai Expo 2010
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Video
Bar Basso owner Maurizio Stocchetto tells the story of the legendary Milan bar
In this movie, owner Maurizio Stocchetto tells the history of Bar Basso and how it became a design-world institution during Milan Design Week.
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Architecture
OMA Book Machine at the Architectural Association
A 40,000-page book binding together 35 years of writing by architects OMA is on show at the Architectural Association in London. More about OMA Book Machine at the Architectural Association
Promotion
25% off a Togo sofa by Michel Ducaroy at Ligne Roset
Dezeen promotion: to celebrate their 150th anniversary French brand Ligne Roset are offering a 25% discount on their classic Togo seating range by Michel Ducaroy. More about 25% off a Togo sofa by Michel Ducaroy at Ligne Roset
Design
AIR3 by USIN-e
Lyon designers USIN-e have designed an aquarium in the shape of a test tube. More about AIR3 by USIN-e
Architecture
Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum by KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten
German studio KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten have completed an art museum in Nanjing, China, with a series of narrow rectangular slits across the facade. More about Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum by KSP Jürgen Engel Architekten
Architecture
Zierikzee Apartment Buildings by Kingma Roorda Architecten
Rotterdam studio Kingma Roorda Architecten have completed two apartment blocks on the quayside in Zierikzee, the Netherlands. More about Zierikzee Apartment Buildings by Kingma Roorda Architecten