Design
Designer Christmas cards 2012
Here's a selection of our favourite Christmas cards and movies we've received this year, including this one by photographer Luke Hayes, taken in Sheffield, UK (above). More about Designer Christmas cards 2012
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Design
"There's a real sense of urgency for a more critical design" - Beatrice Galilee at Dezeen Live
Curator and writer Beatrice Galilee proposes that architecture and design exhibitions need to be about more than just "sticking furniture on plinths" in this movie we filmed at Dezeen Live during 100% Design. "It's just not good enough anymore," she says. More about "There's a real sense of urgency for a more critical design" - Beatrice Galilee at Dezeen Live
Architecture
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Z-house by Hohyun Park and Hyunjoo Kim
A house named after its Z-shaped roof, designed by Hohyun Park and Hyunjoo Kim for the top of a steep hill near Seoul, is behind the last door on our Christmas A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about Z-house »
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Architecture
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar:Y House by TOFU
Our second A-Zdvent calendar treat of the day is Y House by Japanese architects TOFU, with a staggered façade clad in an aluminium-zinc alloy. Read more about Y House »
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Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: (X) for Ordos 100 by Multiplicities
We're racing towards the end of our A-Zdvent calendar of houses, so in the first of three final posts today here's a house in Inner Mongolia, China, by Multiplicities that's named after its X-shaped central void. Read more about (X) »
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Design
Dezeen archive: candle holders
Dezeen archive: we've compiled a selection of candle holders from Dezeen for dark winter nights. See all our stories about candle holders »
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Furniture
Little Triple Chair by Frederik Roijé
Dutch designer Frederik Roijé has designed a piece of furniture for children combining a chair, table and lamp. More about Little Triple Chair by Frederik Roijé
Architecture
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Haus W by Kraus Schoenberg
A painted-timber skin that skirts around the top storey reveals the heights of staggered floors inside this Hamburg house. Designed by Kraus Schoenberg, it's the W in our A-Zdvent calendar. Read more about Haus W »
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Interiors
HITGallery Hong Kong by Fabio Novembre
Two giant blue busts face each other across this Hong Kong boutique by Italian designer Fabio Novembre (+ slideshow). More about HITGallery Hong Kong by Fabio Novembre
Architecture
Haus Bergé by KHBT
KHBT of London and Berlin has doubled the size a 1970s family house in Offenbach, Germany, by wrapping a timber-clad extension around the walls and over the roof (+ slideshow). More about Haus Bergé by KHBT
Design
Drawing Machine by All Lovely Stuff
Product news: this wind-up toy by British design brand All Lovely Stuff creates abstract art when let loose on a sheet of paper. More about Drawing Machine by All Lovely Stuff
Architecture
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: V-House by GAAGA
Next up in our A-Zdvent calendar series is V-House in Leiden, the Netherlands. Architects GAAGA named the building after its roof, which pitches inwards to create a V-shaped profile. Read more about V-House »
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen has been all about twisted buildings, as BIG released designs for twisting skyscrapers in Miami (below) and a spiralling observation tower shaped like a honey-dipper for Phoenix (above) plus here's our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
News
Design Academy Eindhoven advertises for creative director
News: Design Academy Eindhoven is looking for a creative director following a period of turmoil that has seen the resignation of the heads of the three masters courses, their subsequent return to the school and the departure of school's chair. More about Design Academy Eindhoven advertises for creative director
Design
"It's all about brand – a designer's name is powerful" – Benjamin Hubert at Dezeen Live
In the next of our movies filmed at Dezeen Live during 100% Design, British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert argues that designers should focus on building their own name as a brand. More about "It's all about brand – a designer's name is powerful" – Benjamin Hubert at Dezeen Live
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Steve Jobs yacht seized over unpaid Philippe Starck design bill
News: a yacht built for Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs has been impounded in Amsterdam following a dispute over an unpaid bill to French designer Philippe Starck. Update 27/12/12: the boat is now free to sail again following a temporary agreement between Starck and Jobs' heirs. More about Steve Jobs yacht seized over unpaid Philippe Starck design bill
Architecture
Chengdu Tianfu Cultural and Performance Centre by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas have won a competition to build a cultural complex in Chengdu, China, with designs for spiralling buildings inspired by the city's ancient emblem. More about Chengdu Tianfu Cultural and Performance Centre by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
Dezeen Mail #132
Our movie for Philips Lumiblade about how OLED lighting technology will change interior design leads the lastest issue of Dezeen Mail, which also includes sex toys, twisting skyscrapers and all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Interiors
The Boathouse by Alex Cochrane Architects
London-based studio Alex Cochrane Architects added a timber balcony and an open-plan interior to this Victorian boathouse in a deer park in the south of England. More about The Boathouse by Alex Cochrane Architects
Design
Snug Vases by snug.studio
Product news: These jewel-like vases from German design duo snug.studio are assembled from flat sheets of cardboard. More about Snug Vases by snug.studio