Architecture
Atelier Bardill by Valerio Olgiati
This dark red concrete enclosure in Scharans, Switzerland, contains a work studio for a poet and musician. More about Atelier Bardill by Valerio Olgiati
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Design
Bits of Wood by Pepe Heykoop
Dutch designer Pepe Heykoop has made a series of furniture by casting recycled tin around wooden offcuts. More about Bits of Wood by Pepe Heykoop
Five years ago...
Richard Rogers scooped the Pritzker Prize five years ago this week. More about Five years ago...
Dezeen archive: copper
Dezeen archive: this week we've featured both floating islands made of crumpled copper (bottom right) and a copper-clad house extension (bottom left) so we thought we'd round up all our stories about projects that were made using the metal. See all the stories »
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Architecture
ESGE Ecole Secondaire de Genolierby ipas
Slideshow: the modular fenestration of this school building in western Switzerland was inspired by shapes from 1980s computer game Tetris. More about ESGE Ecole Secondaire de Genolierby ipas
Design
Vigoo by Wilda Wongso
These gift boxes shaped like little characters by design student Wilda Wongso were on show at Platform 2012 during the International Furniture Fair Singapore earlier this month. More about Vigoo by Wilda Wongso
One year ago...
This week last year architects Populous completed the London 2012 Olympic stadium and it was announced that Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura would be awarded the 2011 Pritkzer Prize. We subsequently published a few of his key projects, as well as a red concrete museum he'd just completed. More about One year ago...
Architecture
Coca-Cola Beatbox by Pernilla & Asif
London architects Pernilla & Asif have unveiled designs for a pavilion that can be played like a musical instrument for the London 2012 Olympic Park. More about Coca-Cola Beatbox by Pernilla & Asif
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week we launched Dezeen Music Project, a new initiative to promote new, original music by upcoming musicians. We were also named #01 in the Best Blogs list of top 50 design blogs. More about This week on Dezeen
Design
Designed in Hackney: Luminous Lace by Loop.pH
Designed in Hackney: next up in our showcase of design talent from Olympic host borough Hackney is Stoke Newington studio Loop.pH, who have installed this umbrella-like canopy of illuminated lace at the entrance to London's Kensington Palace. More about Designed in Hackney: Luminous Lace by Loop.pH
Architecture
Xinjin Zhi Museum by Kengo Kumaand Associates
Slideshow: this museum in Xinjin, China, by Japanese architects Kengo Kuma and Associates appears to be screened by rows of floating tiles. More about Xinjin Zhi Museum by Kengo Kumaand Associates
Interiors
Beerd by Simple Simon Design
This refurbished pub and pizzeria in Bristol, England, features wallpaper decorated with beermat motifs and a bar clad with recycled wood including a door found in a skip. More about Beerd by Simple Simon Design
Design
Smári McCarthy at Me Craft/You Industry
In this second talk from our short series filmed by Dutch design organisation Premsela during their January symposium Me Craft/You Industry, software developer and hacker Smári McCarthy uses music sharing platform Napster as an example to explain how in the near future he believes craft productions will move away from centralised industries and challenge their existing authority. More about Smári McCarthy at Me Craft/You Industry
Design
The Chicken Project by Kieren Jones
In this movie filmed by Dutch design organisation Premsela during their symposium Me Craft/You Industry in January, Welsh designer Kieren Jones explains how he constructed a miniature factory to transform the uneaten parts of a chicken into a gold leather flying jacket and a bone china eggcup and spoon. More about The Chicken Project by Kieren Jones
Architecture
Designed in Hackney: Shoreditch Roomsby Archer Architects
Designed in Hackney: today's featured designers in our London borough of Hackney showcase are Archer Architects, who inserted a Corten steel-clad hotel behind the facade of a derelict pub in Shoreditch. More about Designed in Hackney: Shoreditch Roomsby Archer Architects
Design
Official Team GB Olympic Kitby Stella McCartney
Here are some photos of the kit created by fashion designer Stella McCartney for British athletes at the London 2012 Olympics, unveiled today. More about Official Team GB Olympic Kitby Stella McCartney
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Dezeen Music Project
Today we're launching Dezeen Music Project, a new initiative to promote new, original music by young and upcoming musicians. More about Dezeen Music Project
Design
Program Your 808 by Rob Ricketts
These posters by Birmingham graphic designer Rob Ricketts show how to recreate
basslinepercussion sequences from classic dance tracks on the iconic 1980s Roland TR-808 drum machine. More about Program Your 808 by Rob Ricketts
Interiors
The Blocks by Studio Toogood
London designers Studio Toogood have created a temporary wine bar in Sydney where guests are invited to select their vintage by smelling scented totem poles. More about The Blocks by Studio Toogood