Design
Boston invites designs for new public transport map
News: Boston's public transport authority has launched a competition to redesign the city's subway map. More about Boston invites designs for new public transport map
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Design
"To visit Milan is to experience the antithesis of design"
Opinion: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs reports from Milan design week, where he finds a city seemingly determined to make life unbearable for visitors. More about "To visit Milan is to experience the antithesis of design"
Design
The Capsule by Tom Dixon for Adidas
Milan 2013: tracking along conveyer belts at MOST in Milan, British designer Tom Dixon's collection for Adidas includes garments that convert into luggage and camping equipment (+ slideshow). More about The Capsule by Tom Dixon for Adidas
Software and web design
Gehry shares digital system for "paperless buildings"
News: Frank Gehry has launched his studio's paperless system for sharing and collaborating on drawings as a scaled-up product for the architecture industry. More about Gehry shares digital system for "paperless buildings"
Design
Patchwork Glass Vases by Nendo
Milan 2013: Japanese design studio Nendo has unveiled a collection of glass vases inspired by patchwork quilts at the Dilmos Gallery in Milan this week. More about Patchwork Glass Vases by Nendo
Architecture
Melnikov House at risk of collapse, warn architects and heritage experts
News: the iconic 1920s Moscow home of Russian avant-garde architect Konstantin Melnikov is showing signs of serious structural damage as work continues on a large complex next door, warn heritage experts and international architects including Rem Koolhaas and Álvaro Siza. More about Melnikov House at risk of collapse, warn architects and heritage experts
Architecture
House N by Maxwan
Dutch studio Maxwan has renovated a thatched house in the seaside town of Noordwijk in the Netherlands and added concrete and glass protrusions to the front and back (+ slideshow). More about House N by Maxwan
Furniture
DNA furniture by Tjep and Dutch DNA
Milan 2013: a map of genetic code generated the forms of a table and sculpture on show at Dutch studio Tjep.'s stand at Ventura Lambrate in Milan. More about DNA furniture by Tjep and Dutch DNA
Architecture
Museu de Arte do Rio by Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitetura
With all eyes on Rio ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, Brazilian firm Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitetura has grouped three disused buildings under an undulating roof to create a new art museum and art school (+ slideshow + photographs by Leonardo Finotti). More about Museu de Arte do Rio by Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitetura
Architecture
MoMA to demolish Williams and Tsien folk art museum
News: the Museum of Modern Art in New York is to raze the former American Folk Art Museum next door just 12 years after its completion by US architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. More about MoMA to demolish Williams and Tsien folk art museum
Dezeen Mail #147
Zaha Hadid's glacier-inspired benches (above) and more new products from Milan feature in Dezeen Mail issue 147, which also includes the lastest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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Design
Altered Appliances by Piet Zwart Institute students
Milan 2013: patterned rolling pins that make edible plates and a meat grinder that squeezes out biodegradable bowls are among a set of kitchen products on show at Ventura Lambrate in Milan this week (+ slideshow + movies). More about Altered Appliances by Piet Zwart Institute students
Design
SmokeStack by Frederik Roijé
Milan 2013: Dutch designer Frederik Roijé presents a tall outdoor heater shaped like a factory chimney in the Tortona district of Milan this week. More about SmokeStack by Frederik Roijé
Competition: five Ma Yansong monographs to be won
Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win one of five copies of a new book of projects by Ma Yansong, director at Beijing architecture studio MAD, including the recently completed China Wood Sculpture Museum in Harbin. More about Competition: five Ma Yansong monographs to be won
News
Internet more important than water, say householders
News: the internet has become a more vital resource in the home than water, heating or television, according to a survey of Londoners. More about Internet more important than water, say householders
Architecture
AIA Small Project Awards winners announced
News: the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named the ten winners of its annual Small Project Awards, including a concept for a house in the desert with four bedroom towers (above) and a concrete playground pavilion with hidden chimneys (below). More about AIA Small Project Awards winners announced
Design
W Hotels Designers of the Future Award 2013 winners announced
News: designers Seung-Yong Song, Jon Stam and Bethan Laura Wood have been announced as the winners of this year's W Hotels Designers of the Future Award. More about W Hotels Designers of the Future Award 2013 winners announced
Furniture
Serac Bench by Zaha Hadid for Lab23
Milan 2013: Zaha Hadid imagined a block of ice formed in the crevasses of a glacier for the design of this bench, launching this week in the Tortona district of Milan. More about Serac Bench by Zaha Hadid for Lab23
Design
Ambra Medda launches online store for collectible design
News: Ambra Medda, the director and co-founder of Design Miami/Basel, has announced the launch of L'ArcoBaleno, a website offering unique and limited edition pieces for sale alongside reports from the design world. More about Ambra Medda launches online store for collectible design
Furniture
Sofa Collection by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby for Knoll
Milan 2013: London designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby have unveiled a collection of sofas for American furniture brand Knoll at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. More about Sofa Collection by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby for Knoll