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"Hacktivists in the frontline battle for the internet" - The Guardian

Dezeen Wire: in an interview with Guardian journalist James Ball, technological rights campaigner John Perry Barlow of Electronic Frontiers Foundation (EFF) discusses the importance of establishing peer-to-peer frameworks of power and explains why he is forming an organisation to fund information hackers - The Guardian

Hacking culture and open-source production has been one of the hottest topics at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this year. Listen to our interview about it with design critic Justic McGuirk from Thursday's Dezeen Studio TV show, or see pictures from the Hacked Lab.
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Amy Frearson | 20 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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D&AD Awards 2012 winners announced

Dezeen Wire: the winners of the fiftieth D&AD Awards have been announced. See press release below.

See all the winning projects on the D&AD website. More about D&AD Awards 2012 winners announced

Amy Frearson | 20 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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W Hotels Designers of the Future Award winners

Dezeen Wire: Design Miami/Basel have announced that Tom Foulsham, Markus Kayser and Philippe Malouin are the winners of the 2012 W Hotels Designers of the Future Award. More about W Hotels Designers of the Future Award winners

Amy Frearson | 19 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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Birkhäuser goes bankrupt

Dezeen Wire: Swiss architecture and design publisher Birkhäuser has gone into administration just over two years after being bought out by Spanish publisher ACTAR.

All business is currently on hold until a new buyer can be found for the company, which was first founded by Emil Birkhäuser back in 1879.
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Amy Frearson | 19 April 2012 | 1 comment
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World Architecture Festival headed for Singapore

Dezeen Wire: the fifth annual World Architecture Festival (WAF) will take place this year from 3-5 October at the Moshe Safdie-designed Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. More about World Architecture Festival headed for Singapore

Amy Frearson | 17 April 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

"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 - TNW

Designed 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.

If you've got a thing for watches, then check out Dezeen Watch Store for the latest designs from Ross McBride, Denis Guidone, Braun and more.
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Amy Frearson | 17 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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Dates and location announcedfor Qubique 2012

Dezeen Wire: this year's Qubique design fair will take place at a former freight train station in Berlin between the later dates of 30 November and 2 December.

The event, which launched last year, is moving from its original location at the former Tempelhof airport following the liquidation of parent company Offshow AG. This year's show will take place under the aegis of a new company, Qubique GmbH & Co KG. More about Dates and location announcedfor Qubique 2012

Amy Frearson | 16 April 2012 | 1 comment
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Hella Jongerius to design cabin interior for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Dezeen Wire: Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has revealed that she is designing a new interior for the World Business Class cabins of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Jongerius will also create new cabin seats, which will be installed inside the upgraded cabins of 22 Boeing 747-400s. More about Hella Jongerius to design cabin interior for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

Amy Frearson | 16 April 2012 | 1 comment
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Philippe Starck to design yacht for Jobs family

Dezeen Wire: the "revolutionary" new product that French designer Philippe Starck claimed in a radio interview on Friday to be designing for Apple has been revealed by online technology publication AllThingsD to be a yacht for the family of late CEO Steve Jobs - AllThingsD

A spokesperson from Apple told the magazine that the company is not working on a new product or project with Starck. However the designer was working on plans for a yacht for Jobs before his death last year, to be constructed by boatbuilders Feadship.

See more stories about Philippe Starck here.
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Amy Frearson | 16 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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EllisMiller secure planning permissionfor Hackney House

Dezeen Wire: local architects EllisMiller have been granted permission to create a series of temporary structures in the London borough of Hackney that will provide a hub for media and commerce during the upcoming Olympic games. More about EllisMiller secure planning permissionfor Hackney House

Amy Frearson | 12 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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Justin McGuirk reflects on twoColombian cities - The Guardian

Dezeen Wire: design critic Justin McGuirk examines the politically driven design and development that has taken place in Colombian capital Bogotá in recent years and reflects on the successes and failures when compared to the advancement of second city Medellín - The Guardian

Watch a movie about the Coliseos sports centre in Medellín here, which is one the buildings mentioned in the article.
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Amy Frearson | 12 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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Urban explorers climb the Shard

Dezeen Wire: urban explorer Bradley Garrett has posted photographs on his blog showing how himself and members of the group London Consolidation Crew climbed the 309-metre-high exterior of London skyscraper the Shard back in February 2011. More about Urban explorers climb the Shard

Amy Frearson | 11 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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Dezeen places sixthin YAMoPo 2012

Dezeen Wire: architecture and design blog Designitecture have published an update to YAMoPo, a list of the most popular architecture and design websites in the world, and have ranked Dezeen in sixth place. See the results in full here.

The YAMoPo (Yet Another Most Popular) list was originally created by architecture blog Archdaily but hadn't been revised since 2009.
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Amy Frearson | 11 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche1935-2012

Dezeen Wire: Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of the car firm's founder and designer of the iconic Porsche 911 model, has died at the age of 76 - The Guardian
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Rose Etherington | 9 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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Elle Decoration launches campaign toprotect the rights of UK designers

Dezeen Wire: homes and interiors publication Elle Decoration UK has announced a campaign aimed at challenging intellectual property rights in Britain, where designers are currently afforded less protection from copying than those from other creative disciplines. More about Elle Decoration launches campaign toprotect the rights of UK designers

Alyn Griffiths | 3 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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"The end of architecture criticism at The New Yorker?" – Matt Chaban

Dezeen Wire: following the news that esteemed architecture critic Paul Goldberger has left The New Yorker magazine for a position at Vanity Fair, the New York Observer's real estate correspondent Matt Chaban claims that the current lack of a replacement for Mr. Goldberger is symptomatic of a decline in quality architecture criticism throughout the printed media - New York Observer
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Alyn Griffiths | 3 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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David Chipperfield Architects to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie

Dezeen Wire: David Chipperfield Architects have won the contract to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie at the Kulturforum in Berlin – artdaily More about David Chipperfield Architects to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie

Alyn Griffiths | 2 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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"How the love affair with Apple might end"- New York Times

Dezeen Wire: New York Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn predicts that failing to address ethical and environmental issues could be the downfall of Apple, "the reigning champion of corporate design" - New York Times
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Rose Etherington | 2 April 2012 | Leave a comment
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Critics' reactions to British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age at the V&A

Dezeen Wire: here's a round up of design critics' reactions to the retrospective of British design that opens at the Victoria & Albert museum in London tomorrow. More about Critics' reactions to British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age at the V&A

Alyn Griffiths | 30 March 2012 | Leave a comment
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Google pays tribute to Mies van der Rohe

Dezeen Wire: internet giant Google have honoured eminent German architect Mies van der Rohe by changing their logo to a doodle celebrating his 126th birthday today.
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Amy Frearson | 27 March 2012 | Leave a comment