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Kanye West to launch design company

Dezeen Wire: rapper Kanye West has announced via his Twitter feed - @kanyewest - that he is to launch a design company named DONDA, which will be formed of creative thinkers from different industries.

The musician claims to be assembling a team that will include architects, designers and directors and has appealed for anyone interested to contact him at [email protected].

Click here to see more stories about Kanye West, including renders of his apartment from five years ago.

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Design

Hybrid Collection by CTRLZAK studio for Seletti

Art and design studio CTRLZAK have launched a collection of tableware where half of each piece resembles traditional Chinese porcelain and the other side features a European design. More about Hybrid Collection by CTRLZAK studio for Seletti

Furniture

Furniture

Homage to Karl by Patrycja Domanska and Felix Gieselmann

This high chair by Vienna designers Patrycja Domanska and Felix Gieselmann gives coffeehouse patrons a view over the heads of others. More about Homage to Karl by Patrycja Domanska and Felix Gieselmann

Dezeen Space

Dezeen Space

Dezeen Platform: Thomas Feichtner

Dezeen Platform: in this movie filmed at Dezeen Space, Viennese designer Thomas Feichtner talks about One Crystal Chandelier and Drawing Lamp, the two lighting designs he exhibited as part of our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform. The first is a chandelier with a single crystal, while the second is a task lamp that can be balanced in two different positions. Read more about this project here »

Design

Design

Gridlock 2 by Philippe Malouin

The latest collection by London designer Philippe Malouin combines concrete with a complex brass grid. More about Gridlock 2 by Philippe Malouin

Design

Design

Bourrasque by Paul Cocksedge

London designer Paul Cocksedge recently completed another sculpture resembling pieces of paper caught in the breeze, although this time the leaves glow like a swarm of fireflies. More about Bourrasque by Paul Cocksedge

Design

Design

Lisbon Christmas Lights by Pedro Sottomayor, José Adrião and ADOC

Fallen stars, glowing red dominoes and a vine-covered tree are some of the lights installed by artists, designers and architects in Lisbon this Christmas (photographs by Fernando Guerra). More about Lisbon Christmas Lights by Pedro Sottomayor, José Adrião and ADOC

Design

Design

Little Shining Man by Heather and Ivan Morison

This deceptively hefty-looking cube is actually designed to fly like a kite.  More about Little Shining Man by Heather and Ivan Morison

Dezeen Space

Dezeen Space

Dezeen Platform: Denis Guidone

Dezeen Platform: in this interview filmed at Dezeen Space, Milan designer Denis Guidone talks about two of the watch prototypes he presented at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform: Sometimes, which is now available at Dezeen Watch Store and at our Christmas shop The Temporium, and Remember, which is due to be released next year. More about Dezeen Platform: Denis Guidone

Design

Design

A New Bus for London by Heatherwick Studios

Here are some more photos of the prototype of Thomas Heatherwick's redesign of the iconic routemaster bus for London, unveiled last week as reported on Dezeen Wire.  More about A New Bus for London by Heatherwick Studios