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Movie: Biennale Interieur 2012 highlights announced by curator Lowie Vermeersch

Interieur 2012: in this interview filmed at Dezeen Studio in Milan, curator Lowie Vermeersch talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the programme of events for this year's Interieur Biennale, which will take place in Kortrijk, Belgium, from 20-28 October and feature projects from the likes of Ross Lovegrove, Troika and Jurgen Bey. More about Movie: Biennale Interieur 2012 highlights announced by curator Lowie Vermeersch

Amy Frearson | 3 July 2012 | 1 comment
Design

Orbea Grow by Álex Fernández Camps

This bicycle that's designed to grow with your child by Spanish designer Álex Fernández Camps has been awarded the top prize at the Delta Awards for industrial design at FADfest in Barcelona. More about Orbea Grow by Álex Fernández Camps

Rose Etherington | 3 July 2012 | 2 comments
Get 10% off any product at Dezeen Super Store

Our Dezeen Super Store is now open at 38 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, London WC2 and readers can get 10% off any purchase in the store* by downloading this special flyer and presenting it at the store.

Check out our 2012 summer special issue of Dezeen Mail for an invitation to a party, tickets for a special FREE event and details of how to get up to 40% off in our watch store sale. Subscribe to Dezeen Mail.

* excluding sale stock and Jambox
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Marcus Fairs | 3 July 2012 | Leave a comment
Interiors

Papabubble by Yusuke Seki and Jaime Hayón

Japanese designer Yusuke Seki and Spanish designer Jaime Hayón have designed a sweet shop in Yokohama where colourful liquids are displayed inside glass decanters, ready to be made into confectionary before customers' eyes. More about Papabubble by Yusuke Seki and Jaime Hayón

Amy Frearson | 3 July 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

Afteroom Chair by Afteroom Studio

Afteroom Studio of Sweden have designed a chair that looks like a three-legged stool with a backrest reaching out from underneath. More about Afteroom Chair by Afteroom Studio

Rose Etherington | 3 July 2012 | 2 comments
Architecture

Wakefield Street Townhouses by Piercy & Company

These London townhouses by architects Piercy & Company have chunky banisters formed from thickly layered birch plywood. More about Wakefield Street Townhouses by Piercy & Company

Amy Frearson | 3 July 2012 | 12 comments
News

"Dutch construction market still worsening; France and UK quite stable" - Arch-Vision

Dezeen Wire: the latest report from Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision shows that the construction industries in Spain, Italy and the Netherlands remain in decline, but that markets remain stable in France and the UK, and have improved in Germany. More about "Dutch construction market still worsening; France and UK quite stable" - Arch-Vision

Amy Frearson | 2 July 2012 | Leave a comment
Architecture

House in Futako-Shinchi by Tato Architects

Wooden stairs climb up through a narrow lightwell inside this house by Japanese studio Tato Architects. More about House in Futako-Shinchi by Tato Architects

Amy Frearson | 2 July 2012 | 8 comments
Design

"When cliché grows out of distinction" - New York Times

Dezeen Wire: design critic Alice Rawsthorn describes how the famous Arco lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni has become a cliché for precisely the reasons that made it great - New York Times
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Rose Etherington | 2 July 2012 | Leave a comment
Slideshows

Alternate Perspectives by Randy Scott Slavin

New York photographer Randy Scott Slavin has joined hundreds of photographs to create distorted views of American cities and landscapes (+ slideshow). More about Alternate Perspectives by Randy Scott Slavin

Amy Frearson | 2 July 2012 | 11 comments
Design

Odette by Massproductions

This range of tables by Swedish company Massproductions features simple poles on circular bases with interchangeable tops. More about Odette by Massproductions

Rose Etherington | 2 July 2012 | Leave a comment
Designed in Hackney

Designed in Hackney Day line-up announced - register now for FREE!

Here's the line-up for our Designed in Hackney Day on 1 August. This event is FREE! Click here to register now and read on for more details... Update: additional tickets have now been made available after initial allocation sold out in less than 24 hours. More about Designed in Hackney Day line-up announced - register now for FREE!

Marcus Fairs | 2 July 2012 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Campanules by EXAR Architecture

Belgian studio EXAR Architecture have replaced walls of brick and plaster with glass and Corten steel on this extension to a suburban house outside Brussels. More about Campanules by EXAR Architecture

Amy Frearson | 2 July 2012 | 6 comments
Architecture

House of Cedar by Suga Atelier

The timber-framed rooms of this house in Osaka prefacture by Japanese architects Suga Atelier are on show to the street though a transparent facade. More about House of Cedar by Suga Atelier

Amy Frearson | 2 July 2012 | 6 comments
Architecture

Stöðin Roadside Stop by KRADS

Drivers along a coastal road in Iceland can now stop at a curved concrete service station styled like an American diner by architects KRADS of Iceland and Denmark. More about Stöðin Roadside Stop by KRADS

Amy Frearson | 2 July 2012 | 6 comments
Architecture

Lichtstroeme by Loop.pH

Illuminated installations inspired by the structures of microorganisms were created for the BUGA festival in Germany by Stoke Newington design studio Loop.pH. More about Lichtstroeme by Loop.pH

Dan Howarth | 2 July 2012 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Fábrica Moritz by Jean Nouvel

French architect Jean Nouvel has renovated a nineteenth century brewery in Barcelona to make way for restaurants, bars, a bakery and a museum. More about Fábrica Moritz by Jean Nouvel

Amy Frearson | 2 July 2012 | 6 comments
Interiors

Folklore by Danielle and Rob Reid

Wall panels and shelves in this north London design shop are made from reclaimed floorboards and scaffolding planks. More about Folklore by Danielle and Rob Reid

Amy Frearson | 1 July 2012 | 3 comments
Design

Scraplights by Graypants

These ceiling lights by Seattle design studio Graypants are made from salvaged remnants of corrugated cardboard. More about Scraplights by Graypants

Holly Rogers | 1 July 2012 | 2 comments
Architecture

RCA architecture course to move away from "paper architecture" - new dean

Dezeen Wire: new Royal College of Art dean of architecture Alex de Rijke will steer students away from proposing unrealisable "paper architecture" and instead focus on how their ideas could be built (+ movie). More about RCA architecture course to move away from "paper architecture" - new dean

Dan Howarth | 1 July 2012 | 19 comments