Interiors
Kawanishi Fam by TT Architects
The minimal interior of this collaborative office was converted from a coffee-roasting warehouse by Japanese studio TT Architects (+ slideshow). More about Kawanishi Fam by TT Architects
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Design
Form 6 G3 vibrator by Jimmyjane
Following two collaborations with designer Yves Béhar, San Francisco designer sex toy brand Jimmyjane has launched a travel-friendly vibrator, which comes with a lock to avoid accidental activation inside a suitcase. More about Form 6 G3 vibrator by Jimmyjane
Architecture
"People in Vietnam want green buildings" - Vo Trong Nghia on Binh Duong School
World Architecture Festival 2012: Vietnamese architect Vo Trong Nghia won two awards at the World Architecture Festival and in this second interview he discusses how "green buildings" that use less energy are the future of architecture in Vietnam, like his naturally ventilated Binh Duong School that won the schools category. More about "People in Vietnam want green buildings" - Vo Trong Nghia on Binh Duong School
Design
The Oscar Niemeyer Collection for Converse
Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has created a collection of sneakers and slip-ons for American shoe company Converse, featuring a handwritten poem celebrating the "sensual curve" for which his architecture is famous (+ slideshow). More about The Oscar Niemeyer Collection for Converse
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
The big news this week is Apple bringing its hardware and software design teams together under the direction of Jonathan Ive (above), a move our readers think is "long overdue" and they hope will mean the end of "that nasty skeuomorphism fetish" where software interfaces are styled to resemble leather and wood. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
Dewar Glassware by David Derksen
Dutch Design Week: a Victorian scientist's laboratory experiments inspired Dutch designer David Derksen to create these glass lamps and vases, which have double walls like a Thermos flask. More about Dewar Glassware by David Derksen
Architecture
Miami Chapel by FR-EE
Mexican firm Fernando Romero EnterprisE (FR-EE) has won a competition to design a chapel in Miami with plans modelled on the pleated fabric gown of religious figure the Lady of Guadalupe. More about Miami Chapel by FR-EE
Design
Kishu by Maya Selway
Interieur 2012: objects that seem like half-finished sketches of candle holders, vases, bowls and bottles won British designer Maya Selway second prize in the Object category of the Interieur Design Awards at the Interieur design biennale in Kortrijk, Belgium, last week (+ slideshow). More about Kishu by Maya Selway
Architecture
"I hope that Singapore doesn't have a style" - Kerry Hill on Martin No. 38
World Architecture Festival 2012: architect Kerry Hill won the award in the housing category at the World Architecture Festival with his design for an apartment building in Singapore and in this interview we filmed he discusses how he believes the nation is developing an "emerging approach to design" rather than an architectural style. More about "I hope that Singapore doesn't have a style" - Kerry Hill on Martin No. 38
Architecture
Gae Aulenti 1927-2012
News: Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti, best known for the interior design of Paris art gallery the Musée d'Orsay, has died at the age of 84. More about Gae Aulenti 1927-2012
Interiors
Durasafe Store by Ministry of Design
Hard hats and high visibility jackets are displayed as fashion items at this Singapore boutique that architects Ministry of Design designed for a safety equipment brand (+ slideshow). More about Durasafe Store by Ministry of Design
Furniture
Future Primitives by Muller Van Severen
Interieur 2012: soft leather seats hang between the colourful plastic shelves of this furniture by Belgian design duo Muller Van Severen presented at the Interieur design biennale in Kortrijk, Belgium, last week (+ slideshow). More about Future Primitives by Muller Van Severen
Architecture
"An art college should be a blank canvas" - Paul Williams on Central Saint Martins
World Architecture Festival 2012: architect Paul Williams of Stanton Williams tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs why his team designed the new campus for London art and design college Central Saint Martins as "a blank canvas" where different disciplines could "take form and ownership", in this movie we filmed at the World Architecture Festival last month. More about "An art college should be a blank canvas" - Paul Williams on Central Saint Martins
Architecture
Moscow's Mercury City overtakes The Shard as Europe's tallest skyscraper
News: Moscow skyscraper Mercury City topped out today and has overtaken Renzo Piano's The Shard as the tallest building in Europe. More about Moscow's Mercury City overtakes The Shard as Europe's tallest skyscraper
Furniture
"In the East End there are always materials to be found" - Nina Tolstrup
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, Studiomama founder Nina Tolstrup talks about the chair she modified for the Stepney Green Design Collection and how "there are always materials to be found" in east London. More about "In the East End there are always materials to be found" - Nina Tolstrup
Dezeen Mail #125
Zaha Hadid's newly completed Galaxy Soho development in Beijing (above) leads this week's issue of Dezeen Mail, which includes all the best stories and reader comments from the past seven days plus the latest news, jobs and competitions.
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Design
Futuristic Primitivism/Instinctive Override by Ross Lovegrove
Interieur 2012: British designer Ross Lovegrove presented a futuristic concept car shaped according to instinct rather than science at the Interieur design biennale in Kortrijk, Belgium, last week (+ movie). More about Futuristic Primitivism/Instinctive Override by Ross Lovegrove
Architecture
Casa Alta by AS/D Asociación de Diseño
Hundreds of perforations are dotted across the monolithic facade of this weekend house outside Mexico City by AS/D Asociación de Diseño. More about Casa Alta by AS/D Asociación de Diseño
Design
C-Fabriek curated by Itay Ohaly and Thomas Vailly
Dutch Design Week: twenty-five designers set up their own production lines inside a former textile factory in the Netherlands last week, making furniture, lighting, clothes, shoes, food, paper and more with the help of visitors. More about C-Fabriek curated by Itay Ohaly and Thomas Vailly
Architecture
Paviljoen Puur by Emma Architecten
A loosely curving wall of timber shingles spirals around this visitor centre that Dutch studio Emma Architecten has constructed beside one of the coastal batteries of Amsterdam's historic defence line (+ slideshow). More about Paviljoen Puur by Emma Architecten