Furniture
Maisonnette by Simone Simonelli
Italian designer Simone Simonelli presented three little mobile storage units in Milan last month. More about Maisonnette by Simone Simonelli
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This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week's highlights include starchitects excavating a London park, a movie involving Dita Von Teese and a stiletto and a chocolate penis... read on for full details of the week on Dezeen. More about This week on Dezeen
Furniture
Designed in Hackney: Frank, Ernest and Henry Pouffes by Donna Wilson
Designed in Hackney: Donna Wilson's Frank, Ernest and Henry Pouffes conclude our week focussed on designs that were developed in studios above SCP's Shoreditch shop. More about Designed in Hackney: Frank, Ernest and Henry Pouffes by Donna Wilson
Design
Dora by Jeong Yong
South Korean designer Jeong Yong has created a round CD-player that's mounted like a globe on a tilted axis. More about Dora by Jeong Yong
Interiors
Camper store in Lyon by Studio Makkink & Bey
Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have completed a store for shoe brand Camper in Lyon with staircases that seem to go on forever. More about Camper store in Lyon by Studio Makkink & Bey
Design
Future Self by rAndom International, Wayne McGregor and Max Richter
Interactive designers rAndom International have created a lighting installation that can map and replicate human movement. More about Future Self by rAndom International, Wayne McGregor and Max Richter
Architecture
Frieze Art Fair NYC by SO-IL
The first New York Frieze Art Fair took place last weekend inside a 450 metre-long snaking white tent designed by Brooklyn architects SO-IL. More about Frieze Art Fair NYC by SO-IL
Design
Vidal Sassoon (1928-2012)
Dezeen Wire: British hair stylist Vidal Sassoon, famous for introducing simple geometric hairstyles in the 1960's, has passed away aged 84.See all our stories about hair »
More about Vidal Sassoon (1928-2012)
Lighting
Designed in Hackney: Josiah pendant light by Terence Woodgate
Designed in Hackney: continuing this week's focus on Shoreditch design company SCP, here's the Josiah pendant lamp by Terence Woodgate, first created in 2008. More about Designed in Hackney: Josiah pendant light by Terence Woodgate
Design
Movie: Dita Von Teese hologram by Musion for Christian Louboutin at the Design Museum
Movie: burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese morphs into a stiletto shoe every fifteen minutes in a holographic performance that was created by London company Musion for the Design Museum's exhibition on iconic shoe designer Christian Louboutin. More about Movie: Dita Von Teese hologram by Musion for Christian Louboutin at the Design Museum
Dezeen Mail #100
The 100th issue of Dezeen Mail features an interview with David Chipperfield and Sou Fujimoto's house with hardly any walls and the first story we've ever had to censor, plus all the latest jobs, competitions and music. Check it out here.
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Furniture
Chandlo by Doshi Levien for BD Barcelona Design
Milan 2012: London designers Doshi Levien presented this dressing table for BD Barcelona Design at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in April. More about Chandlo by Doshi Levien for BD Barcelona Design
News
Dezeen shortlisted for AOP Awards 2012
More about Dezeen shortlisted for AOP Awards 2012
Dezeen Wire: Dezeen has been shortlisted for this year's Association of Online Publishers Awards in the Website - Business 2012 and Digital Publisher - Business 2012 categories. Winners will be announced on 19 July. See the full shortlist here.
Design
Big Bloom by Charlie Guda for The Cottage Industry
This vase by Charlie Guda for Rotterdam company The Cottage Industry combines a test-tube with a magnifying lens to show off tiny single blooms. More about Big Bloom by Charlie Guda for The Cottage Industry
Architecture
Shelf Hotel by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
Rather than design a run-of-the-mill skyscraper for a new hotel in Xi'an, China, architects 3Gatti decided to put lots of smaller buildings on a gigantic set of shelves. More about Shelf Hotel by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
Architecture
Slideshow feature: J Mayer H in Georgia
Slideshow feature: infrastructure projects by German architects J Mayer H have been popping up all over Georgia in the last year - buildings completed so far include an airport, a police station, a civic centre, a border checkpoint and two roadside service stations. Here's a slideshow to bring them all together. More about Slideshow feature: J Mayer H in Georgia
Design
Designed in Hackney: Tom Tom & Tam Tam by Konstantin Grcic for SCP
Designed in Hackney: next up in our series of stories on Shoreditch design brand SCP is Tom Tom & Tam Tam by Konstantin Grcic, the first of his designs to be put into production back in 1992. More about Designed in Hackney: Tom Tom & Tam Tam by Konstantin Grcic for SCP
Architecture
The Photographers’ Gallery by O’Donnell + Tuomey
Irish architects O’Donnell + Tuomey have extended a red brick warehouse in central London to provide a new home for The Photographers’ Gallery. More about The Photographers’ Gallery by O’Donnell + Tuomey
Interview
Interview: Michelle Ogundehin at Dezeen Studio part 2
Milan 2012: in part 2 of our interview with Elle Decoration UK editor Michelle Ogundehin she talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the Equal Rights for Design campaign she's spearheading to demand changes in UK copyright law that will put design on a level with literature and art. More about Interview: Michelle Ogundehin at Dezeen Studio part 2
Competition: five copies of Brick'12 to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with Wienerberger to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies of Brick'12, the accompanying book for the Wienerbeger Brick Awards 2012 that took place last week. More about Competition: five copies of Brick'12 to be won