New Pinterest board: scary design
Happy Halloween! We've added all of the most frightening designs featured on Dezeen onto our latest Pinterest board.
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The May Design Series: call for exhibitors
Dezeen promotion: four design trade shows will take place as part of The May Design Series at exhibition centre ExCel London in May 2013 and the organisers are now accepting applications from exhibitors. More about The May Design Series: call for exhibitors
Design
Building Bytes 3D printed bricks by Brian Peters
Dutch Design Week: architect Brian Peters has adapted a desktop 3D printer to produce ceramic bricks for building architectural structures (+ movie). More about Building Bytes 3D printed bricks by Brian Peters
Architecture
World's narrowest house by Jakub Szczesny
Polish architect Jakub Szczesny claims to have built the world's narrowest house, just 122 centimetres across at its widest point. More about World's narrowest house by Jakub Szczesny
Architecture
Lebbeus Woods 1940-2012
News: experimental architect and artist Lebbeus Woods has died at the age of 72. More about Lebbeus Woods 1940-2012
Architecture
Biosciences Research Building by Lyons
A louvred wooden X-shape filled with staircases connects the two laboratory wings of this scientific research centre by architects Lyons at the Australian National University in Canberra (photos by Dianna Snape + slideshow). More about Biosciences Research Building by Lyons
Furniture
Swing Sofa by Studio Aisslinger for Vitra
Product news: this swinging sofa by Berlin-based Studio Aisslinger for design brand Vitra isn't meant for the garden or conservatory but for weary workers in the office. More about Swing Sofa by Studio Aisslinger for Vitra
Lighting
"Street culture is synonymous with east London" - Lee Broom
East London designer Lee Broom talks about making lamps from crystal decanters and how east London's history and street culture make it an important creative hub in this movie we filmed for the Stepney Green Design Collection. More about "Street culture is synonymous with east London" - Lee Broom
Design
RV Prototype (RV = Room Vehicle) by Greg Lynn
Interieur 2012: American architect and designer Greg Lynn has created a prototype for a motorised compact-living cocoon that rotates to provide space for relaxing, sleeping and bathing (+ movie). More about RV Prototype (RV = Room Vehicle) by Greg Lynn
Furniture
The Thread Wrapping Machine by Anton Alvarez
Threads and glue replace joints and screws in the furniture that emerges from a custom-made machine designed by Royal College of Art graduate Anton Alvarez (+ movie). More about The Thread Wrapping Machine by Anton Alvarez
Architecture
Mascara House by mA-style architects
Part of this wooden house in Japan by mA-style architects is lifted off the ground and curved like the hull of a boat (+ slideshow). More about Mascara House by mA-style architects
Design
Competition: five sets of Balancing Blocks by Fort Standard to give away
Competition: Dezeen and Areaware have teamed up to give readers the chance to win one of five white Balancing Blocks sets of wooden toys, signed by the designers Fort Standard. More about Competition: five sets of Balancing Blocks by Fort Standard to give away
Design
Jonathan Ive to lead both hardware and software design at Apple
News: Apple is to bring its hardware and software design teams closer together as part of a major shake-up of its management team. The move follows claims that the company is "a little bit behind" in integrating industrial and digital design and criticism of its attachment to skeuomorphic design. More about Jonathan Ive to lead both hardware and software design at Apple
Architecture
House at Goleen by Niall McLaughlin Architects
A simple uniform of Irish blue limestone dresses these four mono-pitched extensions to a rural cottage on the south coast of Ireland by London firm Niall McLaughlin Architects (+ slideshow). More about House at Goleen by Niall McLaughlin Architects
Architecture
Buddhist Meditation Centre Metta Vihara by Bureau SLA
Dozens of square windows puncture the corrugated steel shell of this barn-like Buddhist meditation centre in a rural part of the Netherlands by Dutch architects Bureau SLA (+ slideshow). More about Buddhist Meditation Centre Metta Vihara by Bureau SLA
Architecture
Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
London firm Zaha Hadid Architects has completed a 330,000-square-metre retail, office and entertainment complex in Beijing (+ slideshow). More about Galaxy Soho by Zaha Hadid Architects
Architecture
"In Vietnam we have problems with energy" - Vo Trong Nghia on Stacking Green
World Architecture Festival: in this movie we filmed, architect Vo Trong Nghia explains how the house he designed with a vertical garden on its facade incorporates natural daylighting and ventilation systems that are invaluable in Vietnam, which experiences heavy rain and high temperatures, but often suffers day-long power shortages. More about "In Vietnam we have problems with energy" - Vo Trong Nghia on Stacking Green
Design
Donna Wilson on her knitted tree for the Stepney Green Design Collection
In the next movie filmed for the Stepney Green Design Collection we curated, east London designer Donna Wilson talks about the knitted tree with creatures nestled inside it that she contributed. More about Donna Wilson on her knitted tree for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Interiors
Papabubble at Tokyo Daimaru by Schemata Architecture Office
Japanese studio Schemata Architecture Office cast concrete in a fabric bag to give the counter of this confectionary kiosk in Tokyo the texture of a boiled sweet (+ slideshow). More about Papabubble at Tokyo Daimaru by Schemata Architecture Office
Design
Steve Jobs' yacht completed
News: the yacht that Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs designed for himself before he died this time last year with interiors by French designer Philippe Starck is now complete and has been unveiled at the Dutch shipyard where it was built. More about Steve Jobs' yacht completed