Design
Crockery by Max Lamb for 1882 Ltd.
London designer Max Lamb used stonemasonry tools to hand-carve the models for this crockery collection from lumps of plaster. More about Crockery by Max Lamb for 1882 Ltd.
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Design
BERG's Little Printer goes into production
Dezeen Wire: Little Printer, the web-connected gadget we featured earlier this year that prints out personalised messages, news, birthdays and to-do lists collected from the internet on a till-roll, is now going into production. More about BERG's Little Printer goes into production
Design
Game On by Tom Chung
For those still craving more sport in their life, Vancouver-based design graduate Tom Chung has come up with a countdown clock to speed up daily tasks. More about Game On by Tom Chung
Furniture
Design Museum Collection App: chairs
Dezeen filmed a series of interviews with Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic about 59 objects from their collection for the Design Museum Collection App for iPad, which is available to download free from the app store here. More about Design Museum Collection App: chairs
Design
Wooden Toys by Permafrost
When asked to represent Nordic identity, Norwegian studio Permafrost created wooden toys based on an oil rig and tanker. More about Wooden Toys by Permafrost
Design
Cryptographer & Encoded Textiles by Raw Color
Coded messages have been bleached into these scarves with a customised printer invented by Dutch graphic designers Raw Color. More about Cryptographer & Encoded Textiles by Raw Color
Design
Movie: Julian Hakes on the Mojito shoe with no footplate
Nearly three years after first revealing his concept for a shoe with no foot-plate on Dezeen, architect and shoe designer Julian Hakes talks about designing the Mojito shoe as the first collection goes into production. More about Movie: Julian Hakes on the Mojito shoe with no footplate
Design
Daphne by 24° Studio
Design practice 24° Studio linked together hundreds of hollow paper stars to line a tunnel and stairway in Santorini, Greece. More about Daphne by 24° Studio
Design
Pixel animations at London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony by Crystal CG
Digital graphics company Crystal CG created animations on a 360 degree screen comprising 70,500 paddles held by the audience at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics last night. More about Pixel animations at London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony by Crystal CG
Design
Curious Vase by Mianne de Vries
Don't worry if you smash this vase by Dutch designer Mianne de Vries – a back-up vase is waiting inside. More about Curious Vase by Mianne de Vries
Design
Druida barbecue by Mermeladaestudio
This barbecue by Barcelona designers Mermeladaestudio will char your food with geometric patterns. More about Druida barbecue by Mermeladaestudio
Design
Movie: Nike Zoom Victory Elite
Movie: Nike Flywire cables that tighten on impact are built into these shoes specifically designed by Nike for running the 1500m track event, as described by the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti in the last movie of our Nike+ House of Innovation series commissioned by Nike. More about Movie: Nike Zoom Victory Elite
Design
Psychology "absolutely critical" to sports design - Nike's creative director for the Olympics
Psychology is on an equal footing with technological advances when designing sportswear to improve an athlete's performance, Nike's creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti told the audience at a talk hosted by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges last night. More about Psychology "absolutely critical" to sports design - Nike's creative director for the Olympics
Design
BMW i Pedelec Concept
Car brand BMW has designed a folding electric bicycle. More about BMW i Pedelec Concept
Design
Movie: Velodrome animation by Crystal CG
Movie: digital graphics company Crystal CG created this animated video to accompany the Chemical Brothers' specially commissioned song, which is played before each session in the Velodrome during the London 2012 Olympics. More about Movie: Velodrome animation by Crystal CG
Design
Movie: Nike GS Football Boot
Movie: the base and sock lining of these lightweight football boots by Nike are made of castor beans, as explained in our next movie with the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti ahead of this evening’s exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges. More about Movie: Nike GS Football Boot
Design
Engineering Temporality by Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen has covered pieces of furniture in a fine web of steel rings before destroying them with fire to make functioning objects that resemble fuzzy fading memories of the originals (+movie). More about Engineering Temporality by Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen
Design
Designed to Win at the Design Museum
An exhibition of design for sports is on show at the Design Museum in London to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics. More about Designed to Win at the Design Museum
Design
Movie: Nike Basketball Hyper Elite Uniform
Movie: basketball games have become so aggressive that sports brand Nike decided to include combat pads in its latest kit, explains the brand's global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti in the next Dezeen movie in anticipation of tomorrow’s exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation. More about Movie: Nike Basketball Hyper Elite Uniform
Furniture
Curt deck chair by Bernhard Burkard
Swiss studio Bernhard Burkard assures us this deck chair with no back legs is perfectly safe. More about Curt deck chair by Bernhard Burkard