Promotion
Designjunction 2013
Dezeen promotion: design show designjunction will take place at the Sorting Office from 19 to 22 September during London Design Festival. More about Designjunction 2013
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Design
Dyson launches vacuum cleaner the size of an A4 sheet of paper
News: British industrial design firm Dyson has launched a tiny vacuum cleaner for British homes, which are the smallest in western Europe and often lack space to store a full-size cleaner. More about Dyson launches vacuum cleaner the size of an A4 sheet of paper
Architecture
Gruta do Escoural by Nuno Simões + DNSJ.arq
Lisbon architect Nuno Simões of DNSJ.arq has completed a series of staircases and walkways to allow visitors to explore a historic cave near Évora, Portugal. More about Gruta do Escoural by Nuno Simões + DNSJ.arq
Design
"Should designers look after production themselves - or sell their ideas?"
Self-production versus royalties was the hot topic at this year's Blickfang designworkshop, held at Boisbuchet in France and led by designer Sebastian Wrong (+ movie). More about "Should designers look after production themselves - or sell their ideas?"
Furniture
1/5 scale paper chair by Taiji Fujimori
Product news: Japanese designer Taiji Fujimori has designed a miniature paper chair, armchair and sofa, one-fifth the size of standard furniture pieces (+ slideshow). More about 1/5 scale paper chair by Taiji Fujimori
Architecture
JGC House by MDBA
This house outside Barcelona by Spanish studio MDBA features a glazed living room that thrusts out towards the descending landscape (+ slideshow). More about JGC House by MDBA
Interiors
"We created an interior by copying and pasting a single product" - Nendo's Oki Sato
In this movie Dezeen filmed at the opening of the new Camper store in New York, Japanese designer and Nendo founder Oki Sato explains why he covered the interior walls of the store with over a thousand white plastic shoes. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "We created an interior by copying and pasting a single product" - Nendo's Oki Sato
Architecture
RSi-studio win award for 3D architectural image
News: Parisian design agency RSi-studio have sent over the image that won them the award for Best Commissioned Architectural Image at the 2013 CGarchitect 3D Awards last month. More about RSi-studio win award for 3D architectural image
Dezeen Mail #162
A modern home inside the ruins of a crumbling castle leads the latest issue of our weekly Dezeen Mail newsletter, which also features all the best news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Architecture
Le Nuage by Zébra3/Buy-Sellf
French designers Zébra3/Buy-Sellf have designed a prefabricated holiday home in the shape of a cloud that sits next to a lake in south-west France (+ slideshow). More about Le Nuage by Zébra3/Buy-Sellf
Dezeen Daily launches
Dezeen has gone daily! Today we're launching a new email service bringing you all the headlines from Dezeen every day. And we're calling it - guess what? - Dezeen Daily! More about Dezeen Daily launches
Architecture
Jean Nouvel wins National Art Museum of China competition
News: French architect Jean Nouvel has been officially declared winner of the competition to design the prestigious National Art Museum of China in Beijing, ending months of speculation. More about Jean Nouvel wins National Art Museum of China competition
Design
Farm 432: Insect Breeding by Katharina Unger
Graduate designer Katharina Unger has designed a table-top insect breeding farm that allows people to produce edible fly larvae in their homes (+ slideshow). More about Farm 432: Insect Breeding by Katharina Unger
Architecture
Medical School and Student Residences at the University of Limerick by Grafton Architects
This group of university buildings by Irish office Grafton Architects, including a limestone-clad medical school and three red-brick student housing blocks, was one of the six projects named on the 2013 Stirling Prize shortlist last week (+ slideshow). More about Medical School and Student Residences at the University of Limerick by Grafton Architects
Furniture
Woven Furniture by AndreyAndShay
Industrial design graduate Andrey Grishko of new Tel Aviv studio AndreyAndShay has designed a machine for printing furniture and products by winding resin-soaked thread round a mould (+ movie). More about Woven Furniture by AndreyAndShay
Architecture
"As architects we have a responsibility to society" says Richard Rogers
In the first of a series of exclusive video interviews with Richard Rogers, the British architect discusses the themes of his Royal Academy of Arts retrospective and explains why a building should not just be designed for a specific client, but society as a whole. More about "As architects we have a responsibility to society" says Richard Rogers
Architecture
Caneças High School by ARX Portugal
Lisbon studio ARX Portugal has extended a secondary school in Odivelas, Portugal, by adding angular concrete structures amongst the existing classroom blocks (+ slideshow). More about Caneças High School by ARX Portugal
Design
German police test 3D-printed gun
News: police in Germany plan to 3D print a gun to test whether the weapon can pass through security checks undetected. More about German police test 3D-printed gun
Design
Honeycomb vase designer says whisky campaign "unabashedly exploits" his work
News: a designer who developed a technique for harnessing bees to create physical objects has accused a major brand of exploiting his work. More about Honeycomb vase designer says whisky campaign "unabashedly exploits" his work
Design
"We need to redesign our thinking with LED lamps" - Marcel Wanders
Dutch designer Marcel Wanders discusses how he overcame the challenges of using LED technology in his new lamp for Moooi and defends the high cost of design products in this movie Dezeen filmed in Milan. More about "We need to redesign our thinking with LED lamps" - Marcel Wanders