Dezeen Wire: 41 projects have been shortlisted for the inaugural Inside awards as part of Inside, the World Festival of Interiors that takes place in Barcelona from 2-4 November 2011. See the full shortlist below. More about Shortlist announced for Inside awards 2011
Dezeen Wire: Will Alsop and Scott Lawrie are to leave architects RMJM and set up a new design studio in London. More about Will Alsop to launch new design studio
Dezeen Wire: sales of air-conditioned clothing have increased tenfold in Japan this summer as the disasters that hit the country in March continue to cause power shortages - ABC News
Designed by Hiroshi Ichigaya, the Kuchofuku jackets feature a battery-operated fan in each side to draw air inside, over the skin and out through the cuffs and neck.
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Dezeen Wire: Justin McGuirk analyses the motives of designers who "make stuff themselves" and consumers' nostalgia for craftsmanship - The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: as the September 11 Memorial nears completion in New York, architecture critic Rowan Moore examines the political and professional infighting that continues to dominate the rebuilding of the World Trade Centre site - The Observer
Dezeen Wire: with 30 Habitat stores in the hands of administrators, the Guardian's Andy Beckett asks how this iconic British design retailer can be saved - Guardian
Dezeen Wire: the London 2012 Olympic medal design unveiled yesterday "fails to impress branding experts," reports Sam Jones for the Guardian. More about Olympic gold medals fail to impress
Dezeen Wire: The Telegraph shows 22 new aerial photos of the London 2012 Olympic Games venues - see the gallery here.
See all our stories about the London 2012 Olympic Games here.
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Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore has written a scathing review of the recently opened Museum of Liverpool for The Observer. Read the full article here. Update 15/08/11: see the complete set of images in our later story.
Dezeen Wire: in this movie designers pay tribute to Design Week editor Lynda Relph-Knight, following the magazine's final printed publication last month - see our earlier story. More about Designers pay tribute to Design Week editor
Dezeen Wire: the latest Future Trends Survey by the Royal Institute of British Architects reports little change confidence levels among UK architects in the last two months. More about "Little overall change in confidence levels" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: a group of Palestinian business leaders are working on a Palestinian national brand and will launch the first campaigns later this year. The move coincides with an appeal for the UN to admit Palestine as a full member state - Financial Times
Dezeen Wire: as the UK government reviews design technology's status as a compulsory school subject, industrial designers Seymourpowell have released a movie featuring Paul Smith, James Dyson and others talking about the importance of design education. More about Creative Britain in Reverse? by Seymourpowell
Dezeen Wire: Nicolai Ouroussoff, outgoing architecture critic at the New York Times, reviews the Central China Television building in Beijing by Rem Koolhaas of OMA: "The forms are a reworking of classical perspective; the irregular structure is an attack on Modernist ideas about structural purity".
Read Ouroussoff's review | Read Dezeen's August 2008 story about the CCTV building More about "Koolhaas, Delirious in Beijing" - New York Times
Dezeen Wire: the semi-detached suburban house that was home to writer JG Ballard for 49 years is for sale, the Independent reports. Ballard lived in the house in Shepperton, London until his death in 2009. The property is valued at around £320,000. The Independent
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Dezeen Wire: Organisation in Design, the Dutch company behind Ventura Lambrate design district in Milan, are taking their concept to Berlin during new trade fair Qubique from 26 to 29 October. More about Call for entries to Ventura Berlin at Qubique
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London has published a report promoting the social and economic benefits of well-designed buildings. More about "Good Design: it all adds up" - RIBA report on benefits of good architecture
Dezeen Wire: Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and British sculptor Anish Kapoor are among the five laureates of this year's Praemium Imperiale arts prize, awarded by the Japan Art Association. More about Ricardo Legorreta and Anish Kapoor awarded Praemium Imperiale
Dezeen Wire: Swedish textile designer Fanny Aronsen has died of cancer aged 55. More about Fanny Aronsen 1956-2011
Dezeen Wire: The New York Times is set to name its art critic and columnist Michael Kimmelman as its new architecture critic, following the departure last month of Nicolai Ouroussoff - Chicago Tribune.
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