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Joseph Grima to curate Biennale Interieur 2014
News: British writer and editor Joseph Grima will curate the cultural programme at this year's Biennale Interieur in Kortrijk, Belgium. More about Joseph Grima to curate Biennale Interieur 2014
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Architecture
Central America's largest museum of Mayan culture to be built in Guatemala
News: Swiss firm Harry Gugger Studio and Boston office over,under have teamed up to design Central America's largest museum of Mayan history and culture for a site in Guatemala City. More about Central America's largest museum of Mayan culture to be built in Guatemala
Design
Carl Hansen & Son adopts logo designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1950
News: Danish design brand Carl Hansen & Søn has changed its logo back to one originally created by legendary furniture designer Hans J. Wegner in 1950, in honour of the 100th anniversary of his birth. More about Carl Hansen & Son adopts logo designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1950
Design
Squarespace rejects claims its online logo design tool is "a replacement for professional designers"
News: New York technology firm Squarespace has published a statement slamming criticism that its new service for creating logos demeans the role of the graphic designer. More about Squarespace rejects claims its online logo design tool is "a replacement for professional designers"
Architecture
Football stadium by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners planned for Venezuela
News: London firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has unveiled designs for a major new football stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. More about Football stadium by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners planned for Venezuela
Technology
Google unveils collection of Google Glass spectacles and sunglasses
News: spectacle-wearing tech fans will soon be able to use Google Glass for the first time after the tech giant today unveiled four designs for frames to hold prescription lenses (+ slideshow). More about Google unveils collection of Google Glass spectacles and sunglasses
Architecture
BIG designs honeycomb housing block for the Bahamas
News: architecture firm BIG has unveiled a proposal for an apartment block in the Bahamas featuring a honeycomb facade where every balcony contains a swimming pool (+ slideshow). More about BIG designs honeycomb housing block for the Bahamas
Design
B&B Italia founder Piero Ambrogio Busnelli dies aged 87
News: Piero Ambrogio Busnelli, founder of Italian furniture brand B&B Italia, has died aged 87. More about B&B Italia founder Piero Ambrogio Busnelli dies aged 87
Design
Cannes Lions festival introduces product design category
News: advertising festival Cannes Lions has added product design to the list of creative disciplines awarded at this year's event. More about Cannes Lions festival introduces product design category
Architecture
"Emergency security measures" called for after vandals sack Le Corbusier's Ronchamp
News: Le Corbusier's Notre Dame du Haut chapel at Ronchamp has been vandalised, prompting calls for urgent security measures to prevent further damage to one of the Modernist architect's finest works. More about "Emergency security measures" called for after vandals sack Le Corbusier's Ronchamp
Architecture
Herzog & de Meuron unveil first buildings of Lyon masterplan
News: Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron have revealed designs for the first eight buildings of their 35-hectare masterplan for La Confluence, an extension of the city centre in Lyon, France (+ slideshow). More about Herzog & de Meuron unveil first buildings of Lyon masterplan
Furniture
Russian gallerist sparks race row over "overtly degrading" chair
News: Russian socialite and gallerist Dasha Zukhova has sparked a racism row after a photograph of her sitting on a chair in the form of an inverted semi-naked black woman appeared alongside an interview on a Russian website. More about Russian gallerist sparks race row over "overtly degrading" chair
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Fab's ex design chief and Tom Dixon to start a rock band
News: three months after leaving online retailer Fab, its co-founder and ex design chief Bradford Shellhammer has announced that his next career step will be to form a rock band with British designer Tom Dixon. More about Fab's ex design chief and Tom Dixon to start a rock band
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Abitare design magazine to cease publication
News: Italian architecture and design magazine Abitare is to end the publication of its monthly print edition. More about Abitare design magazine to cease publication
Architecture
JDS Architects designs fictional museum for Danish television drama
News: architect Julien de Smedt has designed a museum to feature at the centre of a plot line in popular Danish television series The Legacy. More about JDS Architects designs fictional museum for Danish television drama
Technology
Google's "smart contact lenses" could help diabetics monitor blood sugar levels
News: scientists at the Google[x] research facility in California are working on contact lenses containing tiny electronics that could constantly monitor glucose levels in the tears of people with diabetes. More about Google's "smart contact lenses" could help diabetics monitor blood sugar levels
Technology
"Cyborg scenario" will see computers in the brain replace wearable tech
News: surgically implanted chips that feed digital information directly into the brain will supersede wearable technology, according to the co-founder of a leading 3D imaging studio. More about "Cyborg scenario" will see computers in the brain replace wearable tech
Architecture
Asia dominates skyscraper construction with three quarters of 2013's tallest buildings
News: a record-breaking 53 skyscrapers over 200 metres high were completed in Asia in 2013, accounting for three-quarters of the year's tallest new buildings, according to the latest industry report. More about Asia dominates skyscraper construction with three quarters of 2013's tallest buildings
Architecture
Shard architect Renzo Piano to design residential tower next door
News: Italian architect Renzo Piano has been commissioned to design a 27-storey residential tower beside his London skyscraper The Shard. More about Shard architect Renzo Piano to design residential tower next door
Technology
"First 3D-printed book cover" created with a MakerBot
News: US publisher Riverhead has collaborated with 3D-printing firm MakerBot to create the first printed book sleeve. More about "First 3D-printed book cover" created with a MakerBot