Dezeen Guide update: January 2014
Dezeen Guide: we kick off 2014 with five design events in the diary for January, starting with the imm Cologne trade fair in Germany. More about Dezeen Guide update: January 2014
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Happy new year from Dezeen
Happy new year from the Dezeen team and best wishes for 2014!
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2013 review
Dezeen's review of the year: December 2013
We wrap up our review of this year's architecture and design news with December, when our top stories were all about wearable technology including 3D-printed shoes that could repair themselves overnight. More about Dezeen's review of the year: December 2013
Design
Zeev Aram awarded in New Year Honours 2014
News: London retailer and furniture designer Zeev Aram (pictured) is among figures from the design world awarded in the New Year Honours 2014. More about Zeev Aram awarded in New Year Honours 2014
2013 review
Dezeen's review of the year: November 2013
Things got a little weird in November, as our focus turned to synthetic biology and we featured cheese made from bacteria taken from human noses and tears (pictured) plus new creatures that could save existing species. More about Dezeen's review of the year: November 2013
2013 review
Dezeen's review of the year: October 2013
Our review of the year continues with October, during which the design of Zaha Hadid's stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was set to be scaled back after a number of high-profile architects rallied against its colossal size. More about Dezeen's review of the year: October 2013
2013 review
Dezeen's review of the year: September 2013
Rafael Viñoly's Walkie Talkie skyscraper in London stole the limelight when it reflected the September sun onto cars parked nearby and caused them to melt. More about Dezeen's review of the year: September 2013
2013 review
Dezeen's review of the year: August 2013
Comedy skyscraper stories dominated August, when a Spanish residential tower was reportedly built without a working elevator and a Chinese businessman made himself a home resembling a fake mountain on top of a Beijing housing block (pictured). More about Dezeen's review of the year: August 2013
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Dezeen's review of the year: July 2013
Moving into the second half of the year, China opened the largest building in the world in Chengdu in July but halted the construction of a 838-metre-high tower in Changsha that was planned to become the world's tallest (pictured). More about Dezeen's review of the year: July 2013
2013 review
Dezeen's review of the year: June 2013
Internships were in the spotlight when Sou Fujimoto told Dezeen that unpaid architecture work placements are a "nice opportunity", at the opening of his cloud-like Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (pictured) in June. More about Dezeen's review of the year: June 2013
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Dezeen's review of the year: May 2013
As we move into May in our review of the year, the news was filled with stories about skyscrapers including the topping out of One World Trade Center. More about Dezeen's review of the year: May 2013
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Dezeen's review of the year: April 2013
Apple hit the headlines in April, as we reported that the California firm's Foster + Partners-designed headquarters (pictured) was $2 billion over budget and its upcoming television was rumoured to be operated with a digital "iRing". More about Dezeen's review of the year: April 2013
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Dezeen's review of the year: March 2013
3D printing and scanning was hot on the agenda again in March, when a fully articulated dress was printed and worn by Dita Von Teese (pictured) and space architects planned to print a lunar base. More about Dezeen's review of the year: March 2013
2013 review
Dezeen's review of the year: February 2013
Moving on to February in our review of the year, Google was in the news as it unveiled a preview of its Google Glass headset (pictured) and revealed plans for a vast new campus in California. More about Dezeen's review of the year: February 2013
2013 review
Dezeen's review of the year: January 2013
To finish the year we're rounding up the biggest news stories and most popular projects from each month, starting with January. We kicked off 2013 with a focus on 3D printing, as the race began to 3D-print a house (pictured). More about Dezeen's review of the year: January 2013
Architecture
House in Normandy with blackened timber walls by Beckmann-N'Thépé Architectes
Black-painted timber contrasts with clean white window frames on the walls of this cube-shaped weekend home in Normandy, France, by Paris studio Beckmann-N'Thépé Architectes (+ slideshow). More about House in Normandy with blackened timber walls by Beckmann-N'Thépé Architectes
Interiors
Ryo Matsui's Hairdo salon has a transparent house-shaped facade
A glazed facade reveals the two-storey interior of a house-shaped hair salon by Japanese firm Ryo Matsui Architects in Chiba, Japan (+ slideshow). More about Ryo Matsui's Hairdo salon has a transparent house-shaped facade
Furniture
Oxymoron Desk by Anna Lotova stores stationery between cushioned layers
Russian designer Anna Lotova slotted two layers of foam beneath the surface of this wooden desk to create squishy spaces for storing stationery and other objects. More about Oxymoron Desk by Anna Lotova stores stationery between cushioned layers
Architecture
Four-storey house with tree-lined balconies by Ryo Matsui Architects
Trees line the protruding balconies of this concrete house in Tokyo by Japanese studio Ryo Matsui Architects (+ slideshow). More about Four-storey house with tree-lined balconies by Ryo Matsui Architects
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
We've reached the final week of the year and to get into the holiday spirit we've been publishing festive projects that include computer equipment and games consoles that sing Christmas carols and a series of geometric street lights in Berlin (pictured). More about This week on Dezeen