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Former Airside co-founder and MD launch new design company

Dezeen Wire: Alex Maclean and Caroline Matthews, formerly co-founder and MD of acclaimed design firm Airside, have announced the launch of their new studio, to be called Rupert Ray.

Airside are to close next month - more details in our earlier Dezeen Wire story.

The new company will open in April working on branding, graphic design, illustration, animation and live action in London. Rupert Ray is named after a historical figure who happens to be distantly related to both Maclean and Matthews. More about Former Airside co-founder and MD launch new design company

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Damien Hirst plans 500 eco-homes for Devon - North Devon Journal

Dezeen Wire: London architect Mike Rundell of MRJ Rundell + Associates has revealed in a local meeting that he is working with artist Damien Hirst on proposals to build over 500 sustainable homes in Devon, England - North Devon Journal

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Moby launches architecture blog

Dezeen Wire: American musician Moby has started a personal blog documenting architecture in Los Angeles. The artist says it's "a daily (or weekly) collection of some of the random and strange and banal and beautiful architecture I see" - see it for yourself here.

Other musicians interested in architecture and design include Ice Cube, who was filmed explaining how architects Charles and Ray Eames inspire him, and Kanye West, who announced plans to launch a design collaborative earlier this year.

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Architecture

Cité Radieuse by Le Corbusier damaged by fire

Dezeen Wire: the Cité Radieuse housing estate in Marseille, one of the most famous works by Swiss architect Le Corbusier and the first building in his influential Unité d'Habitation project, has been damaged by fire in a blaze that began in a first floor apartment yesterday afternoon - Guardian

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Architecture

Zaha Hadid to design headquarters for Central Bank of Iraq

Dezeen Wire: architect Zaha Hadid is to design new headquarters for the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad. More about Zaha Hadid to design headquarters for Central Bank of Iraq

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Designjunction 2012 - call for exhibitors

Dezeen Wire: design show Designjunction 2012 will take place at the Sorting Office, 21-31 New Oxford Street, London WC1 from 19 to 23 September during the London Design Festival and the organisers are now accepting applications from exhibitors. More about Designjunction 2012 - call for exhibitors

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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 Times

Nendo 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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Central Saint Martins appoints Jeremy Till as head of college

Dezen Wire: London art and design college Central Saint Martins has appointed Jeremy Till as head of college. Till will leave his role as dean of the school of architecture at the University of Westminster to take up his new position, which includes joining the executive board of the University of the Arts London.

Central Saint Martins moved to a new campus in Kings Cross, designed by Stanton Williams, in October 2012. See photos and our story about the campus here. More about Central Saint Martins appoints Jeremy Till as head of college

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Habitat appoint Polly Dickens as creative director

Dezeen Wire: retailers Habitat have appointed Polly Dickens as their new creative director. Dickens was previously creative director at the Conran Shop and design director at Anthropologie.

Habitat was bought by Home Retail Group and closed all but three of its UK stores in June last year, as reported on Dezeen Wire. More about Habitat appoint Polly Dickens as creative director

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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