Design
Berlin stove tiles by Daniel Becker Design Studio
Cologne 2013: Berlin-based product designer Daniel Becker has created a set of ceramic tiles that let stoves give off more heat. More about Berlin stove tiles by Daniel Becker Design Studio
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Design
"We were fascinated by what to do with all these coins" - Aberrant Architecture
In this movie we filmed, Aberrant Architecture director David Chambers tells the story of a Covent Garden tradesman whose collection of pennies inspired their aerial installation for Seven Designers for Seven Dials curated by Dezeen. More about "We were fascinated by what to do with all these coins" - Aberrant Architecture
Lighting
Egg of Columbus by Valentina Carretta of Fabrica for Seletti
Maison&Objet 2013: Italian designer Valentina Carretta of Fabrica made these hanging lamps for Italian brand Seletti from coarse paper like the kind used in egg boxes. More about Egg of Columbus by Valentina Carretta of Fabrica for Seletti
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week 3D printing has been in the spotlight on Dezeen, with a boom in demand for 3D-printed sex toys (above) and the race to be first to print an entire building (below). Scroll on for more 3D printing news and our Dezeen Music Project track of the week. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
Pez Hacking by Hot Pop Factory
Toronto studio Hot Pop Factory has customised Pez sweet dispensers with 3D-printed heads of customers to replace the usual cartoon characters. More about Pez Hacking by Hot Pop Factory
Architecture
Four Freedoms Park by Louis Kahn
These new shots by photographer Ty Cole document the scene at Louis Kahn's Four Freedoms Park in New York, which opened to the public in autumn 2012 almost 40 years after it was designed (+ slideshow). More about Four Freedoms Park by Louis Kahn
Interiors
Apple trade marks "distinctive design" of its stores
News: Apple has trademarked the design and layout of its retail stores, nine years after the first Apple Store opened in Virginia, USA. More about Apple trade marks "distinctive design" of its stores
Architecture
Rem Koolhaas reveals title for Venice Architecture Biennale 2014
Venice Architecture Biennale 2014: the Venice Architecture Biennale 2014 will be called Fundamentals and will chart the emergence of "a single modern language" in global architecture, its director Rem Koolhaas has announced. More about Rem Koolhaas reveals title for Venice Architecture Biennale 2014
Design
Cheap 3D printers fuel home-printed sex toy "phenomenon"
News: the rise of affordable 3D printers is sparking a boom in demand for personalised sex toys that can be ordered online or printed at home. More about Cheap 3D printers fuel home-printed sex toy "phenomenon"
Design
"Victorian Seven Dials was known for shady characters and wayward ladies" - Vic Lee
Illustrator Vic Lee tells us how his banners depicting the former names of Covent Garden streets hark back to the area's sordid past in the next of our Seven Designers for Seven Dials movies about aerial installations curated by Dezeen. More about "Victorian Seven Dials was known for shady characters and wayward ladies" - Vic Lee
Furniture
Objects for the Neighbour at Passagen
Cologne 2013: squishy stools shaped like animals and a family of multi-storey glass jars are among the objects designed for an exhibition during last week's interior design event Passagen in Cologne (+ slideshow). More about Objects for the Neighbour at Passagen
Architecture
Ciné 32 by Encore Heureux
This timber-clad cinema in the south of France was designed by architects Encore Heureux to evoke both the arched facades of art deco picture houses and the chevron-patterned walls of local tobacco-drying sheds (+ slideshow). More about Ciné 32 by Encore Heureux
Furniture
Water Lily by Ryuji Nakamura
Japanese designer Ryuji Nakamura used crayons to draw thin lines of colour along the rods of these gridded benches (+ slideshow). More about Water Lily by Ryuji Nakamura
Architecture
Songwon Art Centre by Mass Studies
This ridged steel art gallery by South Korean studio Mass Studies has half of its floors buried underground while others balance on a pair of triangular pilotis (+ slideshow). More about Songwon Art Centre by Mass Studies
Architecture
Architect explains how he will 3D print a "whole building in one go"
Following our story about plans for a 3D-printed house, Universe Architecture's Janjaap Ruijssenaars tells us about the race to be first to print an entire building (+ interview + slideshow). More about Architect explains how he will 3D print a "whole building in one go"
Design
"We didn't want to take over the neighbourhood" - Philippe Malouin
Designer Philippe Malouin explains why he hung transparent bunting above the street in the next of our Seven Designers for Seven Dials movies about the aerial installations curated by Dezeen. More about "We didn't want to take over the neighbourhood" - Philippe Malouin
Architecture
Kenyan silicon city under construction
News: the Kenyan government has commenced work on Konza Technology City, a £9.1 billion IT and business hub dubbed "Africa's Silicon Savannah". More about Kenyan silicon city under construction
Opinion
"How can culture exist in a stream of Photoshopped incontinence?"
Opinion: in the first of his bi-weekly columns for our new Opinion section, Sam Jacob describes the way that sites like Dezeen have unleashed a "design tsunami" and discusses how "the endless spewing of design imagery" is affecting design culture. More about "How can culture exist in a stream of Photoshopped incontinence?"
Design
Colour Glass by Scholten & Baijings for Hay
Maison&Objet 2013: Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings has created a range of glassware for Danish brand Hay featuring swatches of colour, graduated tints and grid lines (+ slideshow). More about Colour Glass by Scholten & Baijings for Hay
Dezeen Mail #136
Plans to 3D-print a house and Dezeen's new opinion column lead the latest issue of Dezeen Mail, which also includes all the latest news, jobs, competitions and reader comments from Dezeen.
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