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Making a Silk Screen by Nina Levett
Austrian designer Nina Levett mixes imagery from punk and pop culture into her designs for textiles, wallpaper and ceramics. More about Making a Silk Screen by Nina Levett
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FuelBand by Nike+
This wristband by sports brand Nike tracks your movement throughout the day and gives you points for being more active. More about FuelBand by Nike+
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"Nendo hones its unusual charm" - New York Times
Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn interviews Japanese designer Oki Sato of Nendo about how the company got its name, the humour and stories behind their work and his current preoccupation with glass-blowing - New York TimesNendo presented two exhibitions of their work in Paris last week: furniture that's only stable when objects are placed on it and another collection at Carpernters Workshop Gallery that includes containers made of agricultural netting, tables with glass tops that have been allowed to flow outside their frames and huge blown-glass bubbles trapped in steel coffee tables.
See all our stories about Nendo here and watch our interview with Oki Sato on Dezeen Screen.
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Plissè by Hay
Paris 2012: get yourself organised with these colourful accordion-pleated document wallets by Copenhagen brand Hay, presented at Maison & Objet in Paris last week. More about Plissè by Hay
Furniture
Breeze by HawaSoo
Seoul designers HawaSoo have designed a clothes rail, a lamp and a stool that are styled like components of a bicycle. More about Breeze by HawaSoo
Furniture
Object Dependencies Collection by Nendo for Specimen Editions
Paris 2012: this collection of furniture by Japanese designers Nendo is stable only when objects are placed on it. More about Object Dependencies Collection by Nendo for Specimen Editions
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Fervency Series by Asaf Weinbroom
The joints of this handcrafted task light by Israeli industrial designer Asaf Weinbroom comprise strips of walnut veneer clamped round the oak base and head. More about Fervency Series by Asaf Weinbroom
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Spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
A golden cape woven from the silk of over a million wild spiders is on show at the V&A museum in London. More about Spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
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Stone Angels wallpaper by Young & Battaglia for Mineheart
Transform your bare office into an Italian palazzo with this wallpaper by UK designers Young & Battaglia that lets you pretend to be surrounded by Renaissance-style angels carved in stone. More about Stone Angels wallpaper by Young & Battaglia for Mineheart
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Moss design store to close
Dezeen Wire: influential New York design store Moss is to close its Soho space on 17 Feb after 18 years of business, due to lagging sales - New York TimesStore owners Murray Moss and Franklin Getchell, whose shop launched the careers of designers such as Maarten Baas and Hella Jongerius, intend to move from the Soho shop to a smaller space where they hope to continue exhibiting and selling new design.
Read our 2007 interview with Murray Moss here.
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Furniture
Woonling Collection by Karoline Fesser
Cologne 2012: this range of seating by product designer Karoline Fesser can be extended by attaching extra components between the segments of the cushions. More about Woonling Collection by Karoline Fesser
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Sezz Collection by Christophe Pillet for Emeco
Paris 2012: chair brand Emeco presented a new collection of seating by French designer Christophe Pillet at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about Sezz Collection by Christophe Pillet for Emeco
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Disney T-shirt mimics Joy Division album cover
Dezeen Wire: Disney have released a T-shirt that mimics the 1979 album cover of Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, altering the diagram of pulses from a star to resolve into Mickey Mouse's head. More about Disney T-shirt mimics Joy Division album cover
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Das Haus – Interiors on Stage by Doshi Levien at imm cologne
Cologne 2012: London designers Doshi Levien installed a vision of their dream home at trade fair imm cologne in Germany last week. More about Das Haus – Interiors on Stage by Doshi Levien at imm cologne
Furniture
Tie-break by Bertjan Pot for Richard Lampert
Cologne 2012: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot showed this chair made of a tennis net at imm cologne last week. More about Tie-break by Bertjan Pot for Richard Lampert
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CT09 Enoki side tables by Philipp Mainzer for e15
Cologne 2012: German brand e15 presented these side tables that combine marble tops with coloured steel bases at trade fair imm cologne last week. More about CT09 Enoki side tables by Philipp Mainzer for e15
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Competition: six wooden boats by Papafoxtrot to be won
Competition: Dezeen and toy company Papafoxtrot have teamed up to offer readers the chance to win one of six hand crafted wooden boats, each worth more than £100. More about Competition: six wooden boats by Papafoxtrot to be won
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Gradation and Cube Air Vases by Torafu Architects for Ligne Roset
Paris 2012: more from Maison & Objet in Paris this week - Japanese studio Torafu Architects present two new versions of their paper containers that can be stretched into bowls or vases for French brand Ligne Roset. More about Gradation and Cube Air Vases by Torafu Architects for Ligne Roset
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XYZ note by KAMKAM
This animation by Studio Yog and LOBOTOMY was drawn on the isometric grid of XYZ Note, a sketchbook designed by Seoul studio KAMKAM. Each drawing in the animation responds to the rhythm of the music. More about XYZ note by KAMKAM
Furniture
Isola by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Tacchini
Paris 2012: Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune present this lounge chair with a little work table attached at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about Isola by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Tacchini