Interview
Dezeen Book of Interviews
Dezeen Book of Interviews: our new book featuring conversations with 45 of the most talented and inspiring people from the global design scene.
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Design
New Airbnb logo: "someone didn't do their homework"
News: Airbnb has come under fire from designers for the similarity between its new logo and existing branding for other companies, while social media users have been quick to draw comparisons with human genitalia. More about New Airbnb logo: "someone didn't do their homework"
Interiors
Thomas Kröger Architekt suspends copper cuboids from Berlin restaurant ceiling
Berlin studio Thomas Kröger Architekt has installed copper-clad boxes to sit above diners at this newly opened Italian bistro in the heart of Potsdamer Platz. More about Thomas Kröger Architekt suspends copper cuboids from Berlin restaurant ceiling
Design
Marlène Huissoud creates products with the help of insects
Graduate designer Marlène Huissoud has used materials made by bees and silkworms to craft a series of vessels and furniture (+ movie). More about Marlène Huissoud creates products with the help of insects
Lighting
Jaime Hayón designs ceramic lights for Parachilna
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has paired a ceramic urn-shaped body with a frosted glass shade to create these lamps for design brand Parachilna (+ slideshow). More about Jaime Hayón designs ceramic lights for Parachilna
Architecture
RIBA Stirling Prize 2014 shortlist announced
News: the six buildings shortlisted for this year's Stirling Prize have been announced, including The Shard by Renzo Piano, Zaha Hadid's Olympic Aquatics Centre, and Europe's largest public library by Mecanoo (+ slideshow). More about RIBA Stirling Prize 2014 shortlist announced
Architecture
Studio Octopi sets the scene for Greek tragedies with revived school amphitheatre
Greek tragedies will be staged every three years at this traditional amphitheatre that Studio Octopi has restored on the grounds of a college in the south of England (+ slideshow). More about Studio Octopi sets the scene for Greek tragedies with revived school amphitheatre
Design
Airbus files patent for folding airplane seats
News: plane manufacturer Airbus has applied for a patent on folding chairs for commercial aircraft with saddles instead of seat cushions. More about Airbus files patent for folding airplane seats
Design
Airbnb rebrand by DesignStudio aims for visual consistency
News: London branding agency DesignStudio has created a new identity for home-rental website Airbnb, including a logo "that can be drawn by anyone". More about Airbnb rebrand by DesignStudio aims for visual consistency
Architecture
Bamboo "will replace other materials" in architecture says Vo Trong Nghia
Bamboo architects: bamboo is the "green steel of the 21st century," according to Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia, one of the leading exponents of bamboo architecture (+ interview + slideshow). More about Bamboo "will replace other materials" in architecture says Vo Trong Nghia
Design
Tobias Rehberger covers HMS President in "dazzle camouflage"
German artist Tobias Rehberger has patterned a British warship with distorting black and white graphics to mark the centenary of the First World War (+ slideshow). More about Tobias Rehberger covers HMS President in "dazzle camouflage"
Architecture
Foster + Partners adds First World War galleries to London's Imperial War Museum
Foster + Partners has overhauled the interior of the Imperial War Museum in London, creating new First World War galleries and a grand atrium that suspends planes over the heads of visitors. More about Foster + Partners adds First World War galleries to London's Imperial War Museum
Architecture
Angular windows create glass shards across Plasma Studio's Schäfer Roofscape
Shards of glazing frame views of the distant mountains from the apartments inside this angular attic extension in northern Italy, designed by Plasma Studio (+ slideshow). More about Angular windows create glass shards across Plasma Studio's Schäfer Roofscape
Architecture
Lengths of bamboo create the giant petals of Penda's Blossom Gate
This sculptural bamboo entrance designed for a Chinese flower garden was the first-ever project by architecture studio Penda, who this week unveiled a concept for a modular bamboo hotel (+ slideshow). More about Lengths of bamboo create the giant petals of Penda's Blossom Gate
Airbnb rebrand redirect
Architecture
New York's Museum of Modern Art names new head of architecture and design
News: modern architecture professor Martino Stierli has been announced as MoMA's chief curator of architecture and design, the latest in a spate of appointments at New York institutions. More about New York's Museum of Modern Art names new head of architecture and design
Design
Daniel Buren installs mirrors and coloured glass on Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse rooftop
A year after opening as an art space, the rooftop of Modernist architect Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse building in Marseille is hosting an installation of mirrors and coloured glass by French artist Daniel Buren (+ slideshow). More about Daniel Buren installs mirrors and coloured glass on Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse rooftop
Architecture
Steven Holl awarded Praemium Imperiale arts prize
News: Steven Holl has been named as the architecture laureate for the 2014 Praemium Imperiale arts prize from the Japan Art Association. More about Steven Holl awarded Praemium Imperiale arts prize
Architecture
Sinuous ESO headquarters by Auer Weber curves around courtyards and over gardens
German architecture office Auer Weber has extended an astronomic research facility near Munich by adding interconnected cylinders with hollow centres and curvy corridors raised up on stilts (+ slideshow). More about Sinuous ESO headquarters by Auer Weber curves around courtyards and over gardens
Furniture
Patricia Urquiola designs Mesh outdoor furniture collection for Kettal
Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola has used expanded metal mesh to create the furniture in this collection for Spanish brand Kettal (+ slideshow). More about Patricia Urquiola designs Mesh outdoor furniture collection for Kettal