Dezeen Wire: Guus Beumer has been named director of a new institute for architecture, design and electronic culture that is due to launch in January in the Netherlands. More about Guus Beumer appointed director of new Netherlands design institute
Digital data is visualised as kinks in a piece of thread to make an analogue, wall-mounted graph by design students Christian Ferrara and Jon McTaggart (+movie). More about Pulse by Christian Ferrara and Jon McTaggart
Dezeen Wire: the seminar programme for 100% Design in London this September has been announced and features a series of live shows curated by Dezeen and talks by designers including Ross Lovegrove and Yves Behar (above). More about 100% Design 2012 seminar programme announced
Plastic carrier bags glow like lamps from within two skips that Spanish lighting designers Luzinterruptus have placed at the entrance to the Gewerbemuseum in northern Switzerland. More about Plastic Garbage Guarding the Museum by Luzinterruptus
Japanese designer Morie Nishimura has made a series of hinged brass mirrors that look like butterflies when mounted on a wall. More about A Quiet Celebration by Morie Nishimura
Thomas Heatherwick's design for the Olympic Cauldron stole the show at the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night. Here's a round-up of all our stories about Heatherwick; highlights include our video interviews with him about the cauldron, about his "hairy" UK pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010; and the new London double-decker bus.
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Dezeen archive: we've featured a couple of stories about unusual maps recently, so here is a compilation of all the different maps we've published on Dezeen. See all the stories »
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Dezeen Wire: here are the first images of the London 2012 Olympic Cauldron designed by Thomas Heatherwick, unveiled at the opening ceremony of the games tonight. More about London 2012 Olympic Cauldron by Thomas Heatherwick
London based graphic designer Sarah Hyndman has completed her year-long project photographing objects arranged in groups of five to look like the Olympic rings (+ movie). More about Olympic Logo a Day by Sarah Hyndman
Dezeen Wire: despite being one of the most significant scientific events of the past decade, the recent discovery of the Higgs boson particle was announced using Comic Sans, the most hated, informal typeface - HUH
Street artist Banksy has created two new works to mark the London 2012 Olympics. More about London 2012 Olympic street art by Banksy
Dezeen Wire: Spanish lighting brand Santa & Cole has launched a lawsuit accusing the state of Qatar of copying street lighting devised for Barcelona by Catalan designer Beth Galí in 1996. More about Qatar accused of "counterfeiting 1000 street lamps"
This lamp by Barcelona studio Crous & Calogero for Spanish brand Estiluz is shaped like a helium balloon floating against the ceiling or wall. More about Balloon by Crous & Calogero for Estiluz
This table lamp by Royal College of Art graduate Amanda Buckley has a ring of LEDs tucked under the rim of the shade to reflect a diffused glow from the empty shade. More about Empty Light by Amanda Buckley
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn asks whether the London 2012 Olympic logo has won over the public since it's launch in 2007 when Wolff Olins, creators of the mark, assured an outraged public that they would learn to love it - New York Times
Read more about the logo here and see all our stories about the London 2012 Olympics here.
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Hans Toft Hornemann and Terkel Skou Steffensen of Danish design studio MadeByWho have designed these desk lamps combining a simple maple base with painted ceramic shades. More about Snøvsen by Hans Toft Hornemann and Terkel Skou Steffensen
This cutlery by Italian designer Gio Tirotto looks more like a set of workshop tools. More about No Pause by Gio Tirotto
This combined champagne and canapé holder by Belgian designer Vincent Olm can be inverted to stand upright on a table top. More about Lilobul by Vincent Olm
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn writes about design that balances desirability with ethical credibility for the New York Times, citing Mathieu Lehanneur's Wi-Fi stations across Paris and Something & Son's temporary spa the Barking Bathhouse as good examples to follow - New York Times