Design
Pornhub's Wankband "creates dirty energy"
Pornhub has revealed a tongue-in-cheek concept design for a wearable device that would generate energy from masturbation (+ movie). More about Pornhub's Wankband "creates dirty energy"
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Design
"We understand how to bring design products to market" says PCH founder
Interview: PCH is the $1 billion manufacturing company you've never heard of. With its acquisition of Fab.com, that could be about to change. Dezeen spoke to founder and CEO Liam Casey about his plans to do for design what Zara did for fashion. More about "We understand how to bring design products to market" says PCH founder
Architecture
Jean Nouvel takes legal action to distance himself from "unfinished" Philharmonie de Paris
News: French architect Jean Nouvel has applied for a court order to disassociate himself from the Paris concert hall, which he says is "non-compliant" with his original design. More about Jean Nouvel takes legal action to distance himself from "unfinished" Philharmonie de Paris
Architecture
Drones can "weave structures in space in just a few minutes"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in the second part of our video interview with Ammar Mirjan, the architect explains how drones with cable dispensers attached can be used to quickly build lightweight architectural structures. More about Drones can "weave structures in space in just a few minutes"
Architecture
House and art studio by Alphaville features a diamond-shaped plan and a pointed roof
A wooden spine extends beneath the diagonally pitched roof of this diamond-shaped house and artist's studio in Japan (+ slideshow). More about House and art studio by Alphaville features a diamond-shaped plan and a pointed roof
Architecture
OFIS Arhitekti creates grid of crosses on the facade of Villa Criss-Cross Envelope
Perforated metal panels create a grid of Xs on the outer walls of this family house in Ljubljana by Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti (+ slideshow). More about OFIS Arhitekti creates grid of crosses on the facade of Villa Criss-Cross Envelope
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Ryan Jongwoo Choi's Crumpled Chair is moulded over wrinkled metal
The shell of this chair by Royal College of Art student Ryan Jongwoo Choi is created by moulding resin over a crumpled aluminium sheet. More about Ryan Jongwoo Choi's Crumpled Chair is moulded over wrinkled metal
Architecture
Andrew Maynard's "anti-monolith" house is made up of seven small blocks
Australian architect Andrew Maynard has doubled the size of a house in Victoria by adding a row of skinny gabled blocks, intended to make the building look like a small village rather than a monolithic block (+ slideshow). More about Andrew Maynard's "anti-monolith" house is made up of seven small blocks
Architecture
Drones can "collaborate to build architectural structures"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: architect and researcher Ammar Mirjan explains how drones could be programmed to construct buildings in the first of two movies about the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in architecture. More about Drones can "collaborate to build architectural structures"
Architecture
Jan Kaplický's futuristic drawings go on show at London's Architectural Association
Collages and sketches of designs by the late architect and Future Systems founder Jan Kaplický have been collected together for an exhibition at the Architectural Association in London (+ slideshow). More about Jan Kaplický's futuristic drawings go on show at London's Architectural Association
Comments
"Fashion is not dead. Mainstream fashion is dead"
Comments update: trend forecaster Li Edelkoort's declaration of the death of fashion led the debate this week. More about "Fashion is not dead. Mainstream fashion is dead"
Design
Fab acquired by PCH to create "the Netflix of design"
Business news: design e-commerce platform Fab.com has been bought by manufacturing company PCH, which plans to sell unique products alongside the website's existing offering of furniture and accessories. More about Fab acquired by PCH to create "the Netflix of design"
Architecture
Takanobu Kishimoto's Platform is a home built around a train carriage
An old train carriage forms one half of this family home in Takasago, Japan, while the other half looks like it could be a railway station (+ slideshow). More about Takanobu Kishimoto's Platform is a home built around a train carriage
Interiors
Nendo fills Camper's Stockholm store with paper-thin spirals
Shoes appear to rest on huge rolls of white paper inside this Camper store in Stockholm – the third interior design concept that Japanese studio Nendo has developed for the Spanish shoe brand (+ slideshow). More about Nendo fills Camper's Stockholm store with paper-thin spirals
Architecture
Mihaly Slocombe extends vineyard home in Australia with wooden nursery
Australian studio Mihaly Slocombe has returned to a Melbourne home it completed almost a decade ago to add a timber nursery annex patterned with circular cutouts (+ slideshow). More about Mihaly Slocombe extends vineyard home in Australia with wooden nursery
Design
Färg & Blanche adds Elsa and Jack stools to Gärsnäs furniture family
Stockholm 2015: design studio Färg & Blanche has launched a collection of upholstered stools for Gärsnäs, the Swedish furniture brand that already produces its Emma and Emily chairs. More about Färg & Blanche adds Elsa and Jack stools to Gärsnäs furniture family
Architecture
Designers convert lifeguard towers into winter pavilions for Toronto's frozen beaches
Lifeguard outposts along Toronto's frozen waterfront have been converted into a series of installations and pavilions, including a set of bright red swings and a spiky timber folly (+ slideshow). More about Designers convert lifeguard towers into winter pavilions for Toronto's frozen beaches
Interiors
Restored Adolf Loos-designed interiors open to the public in Pilsen
News: from April visitors to the Czech city of Pilsen will be able to visit three restored interiors designed by influential Modernist architect Adolf Loos in the early 20th century (+ slideshow). More about Restored Adolf Loos-designed interiors open to the public in Pilsen
Design
Moreno Ratti's marble vase stacks like a mathematical puzzle
Italian designer Moreno Ratti has created a vase from rings of marble offcuts that are piled up like the pieces in a Tower of Hanoi mathematical puzzle. More about Moreno Ratti's marble vase stacks like a mathematical puzzle
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Design
Li Edelkoort publishes manifesto explaining why "fashion is obsolete"
News: trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has published her Anti_Fashion manifesto, outlining why she believes the fashion industry "is going to implode". More about Li Edelkoort publishes manifesto explaining why "fashion is obsolete"