Lighting
Runaway lamp by Nika Zupanc
Milan 2013: Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc will present folding lamps powered by little wind-up keys at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan next week. More about Runaway lamp by Nika Zupanc
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Architecture
Rijksmuseum by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos and Jean-Michel Wilmotte
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is set to reopen next week following a ten-year restoration and extension programme led by Spanish office Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about Rijksmuseum by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos and Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Dezeen and MINI World Tour Studio in Milan
Dezeen takes over a car wash in Milan next week! We're relocating to the MINI Paceman Garage in Via Tortona, where we'll set up a video studio as part of our Dezeen and MINI World Tour. More about Dezeen and MINI World Tour Studio in Milan
Design
Apple's new television rumoured to come with "iRing" controller
News: the highly anticipated Apple television is set to launch later this year and will be operated with a digital "iRing" worn on the finger, according to an industry insider. More about Apple's new television rumoured to come with "iRing" controller
Dezeen Mail #146
Calls for Denise Scott Brown to be recognised by Pritzker and a library with a robotic book-retrieval system (above) and wearable technology head-up this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which also features all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Architecture
Robert Venturi joins call for Pritzker to recognise Denise Scott Brown
News: Pritzker Prize-winning architect Robert Venturi is backing a campaign calling for his 1991 accolade to be retrospectively shared with his wife and partner Denise Scott Brown. More about Robert Venturi joins call for Pritzker to recognise Denise Scott Brown
Design
"Extending copyright for design condemns us to mid-century modernism"
Opinion: in his latest Opinion column, Sam Jacob argues that the UK government's plans to extend the copyright term for design "protect existing interests instead of promoting innovation". More about "Extending copyright for design condemns us to mid-century modernism"
Design
Nichetto=Nendo collection in Milan
Milan 2013: Italian designer Luca Nichetto has teamed up with Japanese studio Nendo to create a range of products including a knitted room-divider and a scaly carpet, which will be presented in Milan next week (+ slideshow). More about Nichetto=Nendo collection in Milan
Architecture
Sundial House by Hironaka Ogawa
Japanese architect Hironaka Ogawa designed this rural house in Kagawa like a sundial, with a south-facing tower that casts shadows across a grassy courtyard (+ slideshow). More about Sundial House by Hironaka Ogawa
Furniture
BERG by Thorunn Arnadottir
Product news: these hexagonal storage boxes by Icelandic designer Thorunn Arnadottir use varying shades of grey to distort perspective. More about BERG by Thorunn Arnadottir
Architecture
James B. Hunt Jr. Library by Snøhetta
Architecture firm Snøhetta has completed a library at North Carolina State University that features a robotic book retrieval system and a 3D printing workshop (+ slideshow). More about James B. Hunt Jr. Library by Snøhetta
Countdown to Milan design week
As we count down to Milan next week, we take a quick look back at the key themes and Dezeen's projects from the last three years at the design world's most important festival. More about Countdown to Milan design week
Architecture
House T by Tsukano Architect Office
A narrow vertical slice at one corner is the only interruption to the monolithic facade of this plain white house in Miyazaki, Japan, by Hiroshima studio Tsukano Architect Office (+ slideshow). More about House T by Tsukano Architect Office
Design
New logo for Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson
News: British graphic design studio IDO has redesigned the logo and website for the estate of Gerry Anderson, the creator of classic puppet television series Thunderbirds and Stingray (+ movie). More about New logo for Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson
Architecture
OLS House by J Mayer H
The rounded forms of this house near Stuttgart by German studio J Mayer H conjure up images of a dinosaur's head with big eyes and bared teeth (+ slideshow). More about OLS House by J Mayer H
Design
Shepard Fairey designs badge for International Space Station
News: Shepard Fairey, the American graphic designer who created the iconic HOPE image for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, has designed a badge for astronauts on the International Space Station (+ movie). More about Shepard Fairey designs badge for International Space Station
World Design Guide update: April 2013
In the first of a new series of monthly reports on upcoming design events from World Design Guide, April's focus is on the hundreds of exhibitions, talks and parties across Milan next week. We've also added eleven new events to this year's guide. More about World Design Guide update: April 2013
Furniture
Fold by Nendo for Conde House
Japanese studio Nendo have designed a zig-zagging wooden bookshelf (+ slideshow). More about Fold by Nendo for Conde House
Design
Afrofuture at La Rinascente
Milan 2013: Congolese music performed with mobile phones, carpentry workshops making fantasy coffins and a photo-documentary inspired by the failed Zambian space programme are all part of an exhibition of African design and culture in a Milanese department store next week (+ slideshow). More about Afrofuture at La Rinascente
Promotion
Caution Architects at Play at Ceramiche Refin
Dezeen promotion: visitors to the Milan showroom of Italian tile company Ceramiche Refin can play a board game developed using ceramic tiles next week. More about Caution Architects at Play at Ceramiche Refin