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CONST lamp by THINKK studio at Ventura Lambrate
Milan 2012: Bangkok designers THINKK studio have created a lamp that slots together like a children's toy. More about CONST lamp by THINKK studio at Ventura Lambrate
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Dezeen Studio: Saturdayat MOST
Milan 2012: today’s edition of our daily TV show from Dezeen Studio at MOST is all about performance. First up Faye Toogood tells us how she's curing visitors with clay in a soothing pavilion called La Cura, then Sheridan Coakley of London design brand SCP shows us round their stand where one chair is upholstered using traditional methods each day. More about Dezeen Studio: Saturdayat MOST
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Balanced by Mischer’Traxler at Wait and See
Milan 2012: process and outcome are literally given equal weighting in this installation of work by Vienna designers Mischer’Traxler, shown on weighing scales at Wait and See shop in Milan this week. More about Balanced by Mischer’Traxler at Wait and See
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The Front Room: Geometry and Colour
Milan 2012: 14 young designers come together to create an ideal living space for an exhibition called The Front Room: Geometry and Colour inside a listed Milanese house this week. More about The Front Room: Geometry and Colour
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La Cura by Studio Toogood at MOST
Milan 2012: weary fair-goers in Milan can relax and recharge at an installation by Studio Toogood at MOST this week, guided through a healing performance by mysterious helpers dressed in white. More about La Cura by Studio Toogood at MOST
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Fan Table by Mauricio Affonso at Ventura Lambrate
Milan 2012: the 400 wooden slats of this table top by Mauricio Affonso allow it to expand, contract and fan out into a full circle. More about Fan Table by Mauricio Affonso at Ventura Lambrate
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Surface Tension Lamp by Front
Milan 2012: this lamp by Swedish designers Front blows a bubble every few seconds to form a transparent shade round an LED. More about Surface Tension Lamp by Front
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Designed in Hackney: Scan Mobile by Jason Bruges Studio
Designed in Hackney: Shoreditch-based interactive designers Jason Bruges Studio are presenting a lighting mobile that moves around to map its surroundings at Light+ Building in Frankfurt this week. More about Designed in Hackney: Scan Mobile by Jason Bruges Studio
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Discipline launches in Milan
Milan 2012: new Italian brand Discipline launch their inaugural collection in Milan this week. More about Discipline launches in Milan
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The Future in The Making: Open Design Archipelago
Milan 2012: in a Milanese palazzo this week Italian design magazine Domus presents an exhibition of open design and digital manufacture that puts control of production processes in the hands of designers and consumers. More about The Future in The Making: Open Design Archipelago
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Hacked Lab at La Rinascente
Milan 2012: this week visitors to La Rinascente department store in Milan have been trading souvenirs from the moon, making plastic from plants and learning how to download a house, courtesy of Hacked Lab curated by Beatrice Galilee. More about Hacked Lab at La Rinascente
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Bertha by Donna Wilson for SCP at MOST
Milan 2012: this cabinet that looks like scaled-up dolls' house furniture by London designer Donna Wilson is on show with design brand SCP at MOST this week. More about Bertha by Donna Wilson for SCP at MOST
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Mutation by Maarten De Ceulaer
Milan 2012: these knobbly seats by Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer are on show at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan this week. More about Mutation by Maarten De Ceulaer
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La Chance launches at MOST
Milan 2012: new French brand La Chance launches at MOST in Milan this week. More about La Chance launches at MOST
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Technology and design: makingthe world around us
This first article in a series on technology and design supported by computing brand Intel takes us inside university workshops and studios to investigate how digital technology is radically transforming design education. More about Technology and design: makingthe world around us
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Gifu by María del Pilar Velasco and Pau Stephens
Milan 2012: these table lamps styled like long-necked animals by Pilar Velasco and Pau Stephens are on show as part of Salone Satellite at Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More about Gifu by María del Pilar Velasco and Pau Stephens
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"Pebble smartwatch breaks Kickstarter’s $3.3 million record with a month still to go" - TNW
Dezeen Wire: a concept for a watch that syncs up to an iPhone or Android device has received over $3.4 million worth of funding on internet platform Kickstarter, breaking the site's existing record with a month still to go - TNWDesigned by Californian start-up company Pebble Technology, the Pebble E-Paper Watch will discreetly alert you to incoming calls, emails and messages on your phone with a gentle vibration and has currently received backing from over 23,000 people.
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Competition: five AERO wallets by Dosh to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with Sydney design brand Dosh to give away five of their new AERO flame money clip wallets. More about Competition: five AERO wallets by Dosh to be won
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Designed in Hackney: Cricket by Kay + Stemmer
Designed in Hackney: Dalston designers Kay + Stemmer present this collection of benches, side tables and stools for Shoreditch design brand SCP at MOST in Milan this week. More about Designed in Hackney: Cricket by Kay + Stemmer
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Furniture by Residentat MOST
Milan 2012: Auckland company Resident show their new collection of furniture at MOST in Milan this week, including their Bing pendant lamp that's made of white clay from Matauri Bay in New Zealand. More about Furniture by Residentat MOST