Design
Snow Vases by Maxim Velčovský
London Design Festival 2013: Czech designer Maxim Velčovský presents a series of porcelain vases cast from snow at the London Design Festival, which starts today. More about Snow Vases by Maxim Velčovský
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Design
Moke by Michael Young
The first batch of designer Michael Young's updated Moke beach buggy has been produced, ahead of the car's launch later this year (+ slideshow). More about Moke by Michael Young
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
We published a series of plant-covered buildings this week, including a living facade on a five-storey Parisian block. Keep reading for more highlights and this week's Dezeen Music Project featured track. More about This week on Dezeen
Technology
SkyCall quadcopter by MIT Senseable City Lab
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have built a flying robot that can guide people around complex urban environments or aid search-and-rescue missions, in an attempt to show that drones can perform useful tasks as well as sinister ones (+ movie). More about SkyCall quadcopter by MIT Senseable City Lab
Architecture
Maggie's Aberdeen by Snøhetta
The latest Maggie's Centre for cancer care has been completed by Norwegian architects Snøhetta at the Foresterhill site of the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland. More about Maggie's Aberdeen by Snøhetta
Technology
Apple has reached "saturation" says former designer
News: technology giant Apple has lost its vision and has reached creative saturation according to Hartmut Esslinger, the industrial designer hired by Steve Jobs to help transform the brand in the 1980s. More about Apple has reached "saturation" says former designer
Promotion
Pop-ups at designjunction during the London Design Festival
Dezeen promotion: this year's designjunction exhibition opens next week from 18 to 22 September as part of the London Design Festival and will feature pop-ups including Dezeen Watch Store. More about Pop-ups at designjunction during the London Design Festival
Architecture
Jimenez Lai wins Lisbon Triennale Début Award
Lisbon Architecture Triennale: Jimenez Lai of Chicago architecture studio Bureau Spectacular has won the inaugural Lisbon Triennale Début Award, presented to an architect under 35 in recognition of an outstanding career so far. More about Jimenez Lai wins Lisbon Triennale Début Award
Architecture
Chipperfield to design photography museum for Marrakech
News: the world's largest free-standing museum dedicated to photography is set to be built in Morocco by British firm David Chipperfield Architects. More about Chipperfield to design photography museum for Marrakech
Design
Endless Stair by dRMM
London Design Festival 2013: architecture firm dRMM has combined fifteen staircases to create an Escher-style installation outside Tate Modern, ahead of the London Design Festival beginning tomorrow (+ slideshow). More about Endless Stair by dRMM
Interiors
Ace Hotel Shoreditch by Universal Design Studio
Turntables and Tokyobikes will be available to hire at the latest addition to the Ace Hotel chain, designed by London practice Universal Design Studio and opening later this month in Shoreditch. More about Ace Hotel Shoreditch by Universal Design Studio
Design
Bocci 28.280 at the V&A
London Design Festival 2013: Canadian lighting brand Bocci has installed a giant chandelier of colourful glass spheres in the main hall of the V&A museum for the London Design Festival, which kicks off on Saturday (+ slideshow). More about Bocci 28.280 at the V&A
Architecture
Gymnasium and Town Hall Esplanade in Chelles by LAN Architecture
Copper-clad panels behind the glazed facade of this gymnasium by French firm LAN Architecture produce tinted reflections of the surrounding buildings (+ slideshow). More about Gymnasium and Town Hall Esplanade in Chelles by LAN Architecture
Interiors
Pasona Urban Farm by Kono Designs
Tomato vines suspended over conference tables and broccoli fields in the reception are part of working life at this Japan office by Kono Designs (+ slideshow). More about Pasona Urban Farm by Kono Designs
Architecture
SANAA wins Taichung Cultural Centre competition
News: Japanese architecture studio SANAA has won a competition to design the Taichung Cultural Centre in Taiwan. More about SANAA wins Taichung Cultural Centre competition
Opinion
"Sinister objects demand attention just as much as beneficial ones"
Opinion: in the first of his monthly columns for Dezeen, V&A senior curator Kieran Long argues that today's obsession with authorship and celebrity "leads to serious imbalances in the way we see design in the world" and calls for an overhaul of the way design is curated in the twenty-first century. More about "Sinister objects demand attention just as much as beneficial ones"
Design
"Working for everybody is a waste of energy" - Hella Jongerius
Movie: in our final video interview with Hella Jongerius, the Dutch designer explains why she prefers to work with a small group of clients and says that building a long-term relationship with a company is a more sustainable way of working than designing collections for different brands each year. More about "Working for everybody is a waste of energy" - Hella Jongerius
Furniture
Y Chair by Tom Dixon
Designer Tom Dixon launches a flexible new chair for the contract market during the London Design Festival next week. It's made of glass-reinforced nylon and has a faceted back resembling bunny ears. More about Y Chair by Tom Dixon
Dezeen Mail #169
Dezeen Mail issue 169 includes Paul Smith's cast iron store facade (pictured) and our guide to all the best events at next week's London Design Festival, plus all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Architecture
Cabanas no Rio by Aires Mateus
Lisbon studio Aires Mateus used only reclaimed timber to construct this pair of waterfront cabins in Grândola, Portugal (+ slideshow). More about Cabanas no Rio by Aires Mateus