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Featured event: Design Miami 2012

Design Miami: Dezeen is in Miami Beach this week for Design Miami 2012, which opens to the public today and runs until 9 December.

See our photos from the press day on Facebook or see all our stories about this year's edition of the design fair, including artist and architect Vito Acconci's plans for a playground in the Miami Design District after receiving the Designer of the Year Award.

Above image: Glithero's installation for Perrier-Jouët at Design Miami
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Emilie Chalcraft | 5 December 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

UK designers fight plans to "smash" creative education

News: over 150 UK designers, brands and organisations have joined a campaign to get the government to rethink plans to remove design and other creative subjects from the school curriculum. More about UK designers fight plans to "smash" creative education

Marcus Fairs | 5 December 2012 | 2 comments
Furniture

Tour Eiffel and Taj Mahal by Studio Job

Design Miami: the Eiffel Tower is reimagined as a bronze table lamp by Belgian artists Studio Job, who also present an upside-down Taj Mahal table at Design Miami this week. More about Tour Eiffel and Taj Mahal by Studio Job

Emilie Chalcraft | 5 December 2012 | 17 comments
Furniture

Flip Series by Daisuke Motogi Architecture for Sixinch Japan

Product news: items of furniture in this collection by Daisuke Motogi Architecture are shaped so that they can still be used when flipped upside-down (+ slideshow). More about Flip Series by Daisuke Motogi Architecture for Sixinch Japan

Dan Howarth | 5 December 2012 | 2 comments
Design

TAM First Class Cabin by Priestmangoode

Industrial design studio Priestmangoode drew inspiration from domestic interiors to design a first-class cabin with sofas and wardrobes for Brazilian airline TAM. More about TAM First Class Cabin by Priestmangoode

Amy Frearson | 4 December 2012 | 5 comments
Design

Competition: Stackable Snowmen and Happy Little Trees to be won

Competition: Dezeen is giving readers the chance to win a set of Stackable Snowmen or Happy Little Trees Christmas decorations, both designed by Fruitsuper Design (+ movie). More about Competition: Stackable Snowmen and Happy Little Trees to be won

Jessica Marcellus | 4 December 2012 | Leave a comment
Architecture

"For us, Asia is in the centre" - Aric Chen

News: Aric Chen, curator of design and architecture for the new M+ museum for visual culture in Hong Kong, says the museum will take an unprecedented stance in "placing Asia at the centre" of design history, rather than on the periphery as western curators have done (+ audio + transcript). More about "For us, Asia is in the centre" - Aric Chen

Rose Etherington | 4 December 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

ONE calendar by Jeong Yong

Product news: three magnetic rings can be joined in different configurations to display the date on this table calendar by South Korean designer Jeong Yong. More about ONE calendar by Jeong Yong

Jessica Marcellus | 3 December 2012 | 5 comments
Design

Sneaker Speaker by Ray Kingston Inc.

New York studio Ray Kingston Inc. has developed a wireless speaker that you wear over your sneakers. More about Sneaker Speaker by Ray Kingston Inc.

Amy Frearson | 3 December 2012 | 53 comments
Furniture

Fading Desk by Thijmen van der Steen

Work at home with fewer distractions behind the misty screen of this desk by Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Thijmen van der Steen. More about Fading Desk by Thijmen van der Steen

Emilie Chalcraft | 3 December 2012 | 4 comments
Design

Silverware by Glithero

Design Miami: strips of seaweed have left their mark on the photosensitive surfaces of these vases by Anglo-Dutch design duo Glithero, who will present the collection at Design Miami this week. More about Silverware by Glithero

Emilie Chalcraft | 2 December 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

Bunad Blankets by Andreas Engesvik

Product news: Oslo designer Andreas Engesvik has created a series of blankets inspired by the textiles of Norwegian folk costumes. More about Bunad Blankets by Andreas Engesvik

Kaiyil Gnanakumaran | 2 December 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

Christmas lights in Madrid by Teresa Sapey

Christmas shoppers in Madrid can stroll under glittering circles of LEDs designed by Italian architect Teresa Sapey (+ slideshow). More about Christmas lights in Madrid by Teresa Sapey

Emilie Chalcraft | 1 December 2012 | 11 comments
Design

Dezeen Book of Ideas: Sweeper Clock by Maarten Baas

The final extract from our Book of Ideas selected by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs this week is a 24-hour performance involving two janitors constantly sweeping lines of rubbish to represent the hand of a clock. More about Dezeen Book of Ideas: Sweeper Clock by Maarten Baas

Dan Howarth | 30 November 2012 | Leave a comment
Furniture

Bunny chair by Slap Studio for Curio

Product news: tapered legs support the curved seat and backrest of this wooden chair by Bangkok designers Slap Studio for Thai design brand Curio. More about Bunny chair by Slap Studio for Curio

Emilie Chalcraft | 30 November 2012 | 16 comments
Design talks

"It's not what you'd expect a particle accelerator to look like" - Chris Hatherill of Super/Collider

In this movie filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, Chris Hatherill from Hackney company Super/Collider speaks about how his team handcrafted a particle accelerator from hand-blown glass. More about "It's not what you'd expect a particle accelerator to look like" - Chris Hatherill of Super/Collider

Dan Howarth | 30 November 2012 | 1 comment
Design

Workaholic by THINKK Studio

Product news: Bangkok-based design firm THINKK Studio has launched a collection that includes hanging lamps made from concrete and wood, concrete vases with wire frames and a little truck to hold your pens and paper clips. More about Workaholic by THINKK Studio

Emilie Chalcraft | 29 November 2012 | 4 comments
Furniture

V&A museum opens new furniture gallery

News: this Saturday the V&A museum opens its new permanent gallery for furniture, displaying objects from the middle ages to the present day by designers including Thomas Chippendale, Charles and Ray Eames and Ron Arad. More about V&A museum opens new furniture gallery

Emilie Chalcraft | 28 November 2012 | Leave a comment
Furniture

Dezeen Book of Ideas: Pewter Stool by Max Lamb

The next extract chosen by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs from our Book of Ideas is a pewter stool cast in sand on a Cornish beach. More about Dezeen Book of Ideas: Pewter Stool by Max Lamb

Dan Howarth | 28 November 2012 | 5 comments
Design

"We're not too far away from driverless cars" - MINI head of design Anders Warming

MINI's head of design Anders Warming predicts that "we're not too far away" from driverless cars in this interview with Dezeen, recorded at the launch of the new MINI Paceman in Mallorca (+ audio + transcript). More about "We're not too far away from driverless cars" - MINI head of design Anders Warming

Dan Howarth | 28 November 2012 | 5 comments