Design
The Vamp by Paul Cocksedge
Product news: London designer Paul Cocksedge has launched a gadget on Kickstarter that plays music wirelessly through vintage speakers (+ movie). More about The Vamp by Paul Cocksedge
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Design
MakerBot reveals prototype desktop 3D scanner
News: American 3D printing company MakerBot has unveiled a prototype of a desktop scanner that will allow users to digitally scan objects they want to replicate with a 3D printer at home. More about MakerBot reveals prototype desktop 3D scanner
Promotion
Mosa launches Mosa Murals tile collection
Dezeen promotion: Dutch tile company Mosa has launched three ranges of ceramic wall tiles that use graduated colour, contrasting textures and embossed surfaces to modulate light falling across a wall. More about Mosa launches Mosa Murals tile collection
Design
David Bowie is at the V&A
Here are some photos from an exhibition of David Bowie memorabilia that opens this week at London's V&A museum, featuring costumes, album artwork and set designs from his personal archive. More about David Bowie is at the V&A
Architecture
OMA wins planning to convert Venice palazzo into department store
News: Rem Koolhaas' OMA has been granted planning permission to transform a building on Venice's Grand Canal into a department store and public event space. More about OMA wins planning to convert Venice palazzo into department store
Architecture
House in Sanbonmatsu by Hironaka Ogawa
Chunks missing from the sloping roof of this house in Kagawa by Japanese architect Hironaka Ogawa reveal an open-air courtyard at the centre (+ slideshow). More about House in Sanbonmatsu by Hironaka Ogawa
Design
Seal Pelt Remix by Eley Kishimoto and Vík Prjónsdóttir
Product news: London print designers Eley Kishimoto teamed up with Icelandic design collective Vík Prjónsdóttir for DesignMarch in Reykjavík last week, where they presented a seal-shaped blanket inspired by an Icelandic folk tale. More about Seal Pelt Remix by Eley Kishimoto and Vík Prjónsdóttir
Architecture
The West Village Building by Doojin Hwang Architects
A towering wall of perforated brickwork lets light filter gently into the rooms of this house, cafe and gallery building in Seoul, South Korea (+ slideshow). More about The West Village Building by Doojin Hwang Architects
Design
World Business Class cabin by Hella Jongerius for KLM
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a new cabin interior for Dutch airline KLM, including textiles inspired by the Milky Way and carpets made from recycled uniforms. More about World Business Class cabin by Hella Jongerius for KLM
Design
Totemism: Memphis meets Africa at Design Indaba Expo
Design Indaba 2013: Dutch trend forecaster Li Edelkoort curated an exhibition drawing parallels between the Italian Memphis movement of the 1980s and contemporary South African design at Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town earlier this month. More about Totemism: Memphis meets Africa at Design Indaba Expo
Design
Designs of the Year 2013 exhibition at the Design Museum
An exhibition of projects nominated for Designs of the Year including Zaha Hadid's table inspired by a glacier and a stool made on a fishing trawler (above) opens tomorrow at London's Design Museum. More about Designs of the Year 2013 exhibition at the Design Museum
Architecture
Carnivan House, Fethard on Sea by Aughey O'Flaherty Architects
Rough walls of locally sourced rubble surround this house on the south coast of Ireland by Dublin studio Aughey O'Flaherty Architects (+ slideshow). More about Carnivan House, Fethard on Sea by Aughey O'Flaherty Architects
Interiors
Paper Chandeliers by Cristina Parreño Architecture and MIT
An undulating canopy of cardboard tubes by American studio Cristina Parreño Architecture and students from MIT hovered over visitors at the ARCOMadrid art fair in Spain last month (+ slideshow). More about Paper Chandeliers by Cristina Parreño Architecture and MIT
Design
Heavy Metal at the Woodstock Foundry
Design Indaba 2013: South African designers presented a wide range of pieces made from metals at this exhibition in Cape Town during Design Indaba earlier this month (+ slideshow). More about Heavy Metal at the Woodstock Foundry
Competition: five copies of Inside Smartgeometry to be won
Competition: we’ve teamed up with publisher Wiley to give away five copies of their new book Inside Smartgeometry, about advances in parametric design. More about Competition: five copies of Inside Smartgeometry to be won
Architecture
Coal Mill by Atelier Hoffman
Czech architecture studio Atelier Hoffman has converted a riverside coal mill near Prague into a studio, workshop and exhibition space (+ slideshow). More about Coal Mill by Atelier Hoffman
Architecture
National Convention and Exhibition Centre, Tianjin by GMP Architekten
GMP Architekten has won a competition to design a 1.2 million-square-metre exhibition centre for Tianjin, China (+ slideshow). More about National Convention and Exhibition Centre, Tianjin by GMP Architekten
Design
New Design Academy Eindhoven creative director announced
News: graphic designer Thomas Widdershoven of Amsterdam studio Thonik has been appointed creative director of Design Academy Eindhoven after a turbulent period for the Dutch institution. More about New Design Academy Eindhoven creative director announced
Interiors
Dental Clinic in Porto by Paulo Merlini
A house-shaped white box seems to float above the dark grey reception of this dental clinic in Porto by Portugese architect Paulo Merlini (+ slideshow). More about Dental Clinic in Porto by Paulo Merlini
Architecture
Key projects by Toyo Ito
Slideshow feature: here is a selection of key buildings by Japanese architect Toyo Ito, who was announced as 2013 Pritzker Prize winner yesterday. More about Key projects by Toyo Ito