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Seven Designers for Seven Dials: aerial installations curated by Dezeen

London Design Festival: Seven aerial installations by young designers Faye Toogood (above), Vic Lee, Paul Cocksedge, Philippe Malouin, Aberrant Architecture, Gitta Gschwendtner and Dominic Wilcox will be installed above the streets of Seven Dials in London during the London Design Festival next month, as part of a project curated by Dezeen. More about Seven Designers for Seven Dials: aerial installations curated by Dezeen

Benedict Hobson | 31 August 2012 | 1 comment
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"I don't really believe in instruction manuals" - Marc Newson

In this third movie Dezeen filmed with industrial designer Marc Newson at his London studio, he talks about his designs for transport and how a car should have as few controls as possible, saying "I don't really believe in instruction manuals. I tend to throw them away." Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "I don't really believe in instruction manuals" - Marc Newson

Rose Etherington | 31 August 2012 | 1 comment
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Paralympic design: Draft Mistral racing wheelchairs

Bespoke racing wheelchairs designed and manufactured by UK firm Draft will be used by a number of medal hopefuls during the London 2012 Paralympics, including Beijing gold medalist David Weir and London Marathon winner Shelly Woods (below). More about Paralympic design: Draft Mistral racing wheelchairs

Dan Howarth | 30 August 2012 | Leave a comment
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Bloom lamps by Kristine Five Melvær

Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær has designed a series of lamps that look like buds about to burst into bloom. More about Bloom lamps by Kristine Five Melvær

Rose Etherington | 30 August 2012 | 1 comment
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Paralympic design: Nike Spike Pad for Oscar Pistorius

The London 2012 Paralympics begin tonight and over the coming days we'll be featuring a selection of cutting-edge sportswear designed for the competing athletes, starting with the Nike Spike Pad as worn by "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius. More about Paralympic design: Nike Spike Pad for Oscar Pistorius

Rose Etherington | 29 August 2012 | Leave a comment
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Movie: Marc Newson on designing nearly everything

Industrial designer Marc Newson has famously tried his hand at designing pretty much everything. In the second of five movies Dezeen filmed to coincide with the publication of a major book on his work by Taschen, Newson talks us though a range of his projects that takes in mobile phones, knives, beds, clothes, packaging and a surf board so slick it was sold as a sculpture. More about Movie: Marc Newson on designing nearly everything

Dan Howarth | 29 August 2012 | 2 comments
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"I was obsessed by the idea of making things myself" - Marc Newson

In the first of five movies Dezeen filmed with industrial designer Marc Newson to coincide with the publication of a major book on his work by Taschen, he talks about the early days of his career when he made everything himself - including one of his most famous pieces of work, the Lockheed Lounge chaise longue. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "I was obsessed by the idea of making things myself" - Marc Newson

Dan Howarth | 28 August 2012 | 3 comments
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UNITEA by Fionn Tynan O'Mahony in The Changing Room at Dezeen Super Store

Interlinking ceramic cups with spouts that allow tea to flow from one to the other are on display in The Changing Room, a former changing space at Dezeen Super Store. More about UNITEA by Fionn Tynan O'Mahony in The Changing Room at Dezeen Super Store

Dan Howarth | 28 August 2012 | Leave a comment
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Friends of Steel and Miklimeir by Katrin Olina

Reykjavik designer Katrin Olina has created a range of furniture made of bent steel tubes and a rug depicting a fictional magician. More about Friends of Steel and Miklimeir by Katrin Olina

Rose Etherington | 28 August 2012 | 1 comment
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Design Museum Collection App: kitchenware

In the next movie in our series of interviews we filmed for the Design Museum Collection App for iPad, Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic talks about iconic kitchenware products in their collection. More about Design Museum Collection App: kitchenware

Dan Howarth | 28 August 2012 | Leave a comment
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Fish packaging by PostlerFerguson

If carrying a wet papery packet home puts you off fresh fish from the counter at your local supermarket, London designers PostlerFerguson have designed a series of sleek sleeves to promote the less endangered types. More about Fish packaging by PostlerFerguson

Rose Etherington | 27 August 2012 | 4 comments
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Cages by Jorge Diego Etienne

Mexican industrial designer Jorge Diego Etienne has created a series of small tables that look like cages. More about Cages by Jorge Diego Etienne

Emilia Kalyvides | 27 August 2012 | 2 comments
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Blastfurnace at Carpenters Workshop Gallery by Atelier Van Lieshout

Rotterdam-based design studio Atelier Van Lieshout will present new sculptures in bronze at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London this autumn. More about Blastfurnace at Carpenters Workshop Gallery by Atelier Van Lieshout

Emilie Chalcraft | 27 August 2012 | Leave a comment
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Invader Storage System by Maria Bruun

Danish designer Maria Bruun has created a trio of modular cabinets on spindly legs that nestle together to resemble an alien from Space Invaders. More about Invader Storage System by Maria Bruun

Emilia Kalyvides | 26 August 2012 | 2 comments
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Hide & Seek by THINKK Studio

Ploypan Theerachai of THINKK Studio has designed a series of three upholstered space dividers weighted down with marble slabs. More about Hide & Seek by THINKK Studio

Rose Etherington | 25 August 2012 | Leave a comment
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John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever suit rediscovered

Dezeen Wire: the famous white suit worn by John Travolta in 1977 film Saturday Night Fever has been rediscovered and will be on show at the V&A museum in London from October. More about John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever suit rediscovered

Rose Etherington | 24 August 2012 | Leave a comment
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Prints by Dominic Wilcox at Dezeen Super Store

Prints of drawings by London designer Dominic Wilcox are available at Dezeen Super Store as part of London design month. More about Prints by Dominic Wilcox at Dezeen Super Store

Dan Howarth | 24 August 2012 | 1 comment
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Landscape Abbreviated by Nova Jiang

New York artist Nova Jiang has created a mechanical maze that rearranges itself as you move through it (+movie). More about Landscape Abbreviated by Nova Jiang

Rose Etherington | 24 August 2012 | 1 comment
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Microsoft launches new logo

Dezeen Wire: Microsoft launched a new logo yesterday, its first redesign since 1987 - Reuters
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Rose Etherington | 24 August 2012 | 6 comments
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Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

An exhibition of paintings, furniture and installations by Zaha Hadid goes on show at the Ivorypress Space gallery in Madrid this September. More about Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Amy Frearson | 23 August 2012 | 8 comments