Design
Moke by Michael Young
Hong Kong-based designer Michael Young has brought the Moke beach buggy back to life more than 60 years after it first appeared as a sister vehicle to the classic Mini. More about Moke by Michael Young
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Architecture
House MJ, Novo Mesto, by Kombinat
A line of clerestory windows in the middle of the roof brings mid-morning sunshine into the north-west facing rooms of this wooden house in Slovenia by architects Kombinat (+ slideshow). More about House MJ, Novo Mesto, by Kombinat
Architecture
OMA's gallery design blamed for Rotterdam art heist
News: the architecture of OMA's Kunsthal gallery in Rotterdam has been criticised following the theft of seven major paintings by artists including Picasso, Matisse and Monet. More about OMA's gallery design blamed for Rotterdam art heist
Architecture
"Small projects are good grounding for research" - John Wardle on Shearer's Quarters
World Architecture Festival 2012: Australian architect John Wardle tells Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs how small projects can be "a good grounding for research and testing of ideas" in this movie we filmed about his award-winning Shearer's Quarters at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month. More about "Small projects are good grounding for research" - John Wardle on Shearer's Quarters
Design
Stratigraphic Manufactury by Unfold
Istanbul Design Biennial: this project by Antwerp design studio Unfold explores how 3D-printed objects created from identical digital files can be as varied and unique as hand-made objects (+ movie + slideshow). More about Stratigraphic Manufactury by Unfold
Promotion
35% off Architectural Inventions by Matt Bua and Maximilian Goldfarb
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen readers can get a 35% discount on a new book of speculative architectural drawings and designs, curated by artists Matt Bua and Maximilian Goldfarb and published by Laurence King. More about 35% off Architectural Inventions by Matt Bua and Maximilian Goldfarb
Architecture
First photographs of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum by Zaha Hadid unveiled
News: Michigan State University has unveiled the first photographs of its Zaha Hadid-designed museum of contemporary art, which opens to the public next month. More about First photographs of Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum by Zaha Hadid unveiled
Furniture
Stuck Chair by Oato
Product news: the backrest of this chair by Dutch designers Oato seems to be simply wedged between its criss-crossing legs. More about Stuck Chair by Oato
Architecture
High Speed Train Station in Logroño by Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos
A faceted wrapping of aluminium looms over the platforms at this high-speed railway station in northern Spain by Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos (+ slideshow). More about High Speed Train Station in Logroño by Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos
Architecture
Katowice Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library by HS99
A grid of red sandstone panels dominates every side of this university library in Katowice, Poland, by architects HS99 (+ slideshow). More about Katowice Scientific Information Centre and Academic Library by HS99
Architecture
"There's a very strong future for books" - Mark Dytham on Daikanyama T-Site
World Architecture Festival 2012: architect Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the future of books in the digital age in this movie we filmed at the World Architecture Festival earlier this month, where a bookstore he designed in Japan won the prize in the shopping centres category. More about "There's a very strong future for books" - Mark Dytham on Daikanyama T-Site
Architecture
Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Chartier-Corbasson Architectes
The deep-framed windows of this office building by French studio Chartier-Corbasson Architectes burst through mossy walls and piles of stone beside a 100-year old mansion in Amiens. More about Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Chartier-Corbasson Architectes
Architecture
Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio
The steps of an adjacent vineyard inspired Dutch architects UNStudio to generate the inclining profile of this house in Stuttgart (+ slideshow). More about Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio
Design
Open Source Architecture Manifesto by Carlo Ratti Associati
Visitors to the Adhocracy show at the Istanbul Design Biennial are confronted with a plotter taking the text of the Open Source Architecture Manifesto from a Wikipedia page and writing it onto a wall. (+ slideshow) More about Open Source Architecture Manifesto by Carlo Ratti Associati
Furniture
Debut collectionby Estudio Sputnik
Product news: Valencia-based Estudio Sputnik has launched its first collection, which includes a stool and table inspired by a Russian satellite (+ slideshow). More about Debut collectionby Estudio Sputnik
Design
Kelp lampshades by Julia Lohmann
Vienna Design Week: London-based designer Julia Lohmann thinks dried strips of seaweed could replace leather, paper and plastic to make everyday objects like these laser-cut kelp lampshades (+ audio + slideshow). More about Kelp lampshades by Julia Lohmann
Architecture
Tbilisi Public Service Hall by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
Towering steel mushrooms create a layered canopy over the roof of this glazed office block in Tbilisi, Georgia, by Italian architects Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas (+ slideshow). More about Tbilisi Public Service Hall by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
Design
"It’s more than a technological revolution; it's a cultural revolution" - Joseph Grima
News: new technologies are causing a "cultural revolution" that will transform the way objects are made and the way they look, according to the curator of Adhocracy, a new exhibition exploring the impact of digital networks and open-source thinking on the design world (+ interview transcript). More about "It’s more than a technological revolution; it's a cultural revolution" - Joseph Grima
Architecture
Interview: Alan Stanton on the Stirling Prize-winning Sainsbury Laboratory
"The social challenge of designing a laboratory is almost as demanding as the technical challenge," Stanton Williams' Alan Stanton told Dezeen at the 2012 RIBA Stirling Prize award ceremony this weekend, where his firm picked up the big prize for their design of the Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge, England (+ audio). More about Interview: Alan Stanton on the Stirling Prize-winning Sainsbury Laboratory
Furniture
Fishline Chair by Nendo
Product news: rather than varnish these wooden chairs to colour and protect them, Japanese designers Nendo chose to wrap them in hundreds of metres of fishing line. More about Fishline Chair by Nendo