Design
Im Blanky by Studio NMinusOne and Rodolphe el-Khoury
This blanket is embroidered with tiny sensors so it can watch you sleeping. More about Im Blanky by Studio NMinusOne and Rodolphe el-Khoury
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New Pinterest board: food
This week we’ve added a new board to Pinterest compiling all the best photos of food from the pages of Dezeen. We now have over 2000 followers on Pinterest – join in here.
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Interiors
Level Apartment by OFIS Arhitekti
Slovenian firm OFIS Arhitekti have created an apartment in Ljubljana where rooms are separated by staggered floors rather than walls, with storage areas located underneath. More about Level Apartment by OFIS Arhitekti
Architecture
Squish Studio by Saunders Architecture
Slideshow: here's another of the six artists' studios that Norwegian firm Saunders Architecture designed for an island off the coast of Canada, this time a white angular cabin (photographs by Bent René Synnevåg). More about Squish Studio by Saunders Architecture
Interiors
Private Residence by Garcia Tamjidi
Slideshow: Californian architects Garcia Tamjidi have completed a studio apartment in San Francisco that looks more like an art gallery or showroom. More about Private Residence by Garcia Tamjidi
Design
Arab Seasons by Bokja
Lebanese design duo Bokja have created embroidered maps of the Arab world that present a tapestry of changing politics and traditions. More about Arab Seasons by Bokja
Architecture
Dream Downtown Hotel by Handel Architects
American firm Handel Architects have completed a New York hotel with porthole windows that give it an uncanny resemblance to children's game Connect Four. More about Dream Downtown Hotel by Handel Architects
Five years ago...
Five years ago this week we published images of the six finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2007, including the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart by Ben van Berkel of UNStudio. More about Five years ago...
Architecture
SIP Panel House by Alejandro Soffia and Gabriel Rudolphy
Chilean architects Alejandro Soffia and Gabriel Rudolphy designed this house in Santo Domingo as a cluster of prefabricated modules made from structural insulated panels. More about SIP Panel House by Alejandro Soffia and Gabriel Rudolphy
Architecture
Le Temps Machine by Moussafir Architectes
Paris firm Moussafir Architectes have blanketed the roof of this concert hall in Tours, France, with a synthetic material that looks like a quilt. More about Le Temps Machine by Moussafir Architectes
One year ago...
One year ago a proposal for 47 lodges carved into the side of a sandstone cliff in Jordan sparked a furious debate about the project's "ecological" credentials and London designer Dominic Wilcox created a provocative stylus for using a touch-screen phone in the bath. More about One year ago...
Architecture
Movie: Rem Koolhaas on Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by OMA
Movie: Rem Koolhaas was at the ICA in London this morning to launch OMA's design for the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow. He gave Dezeen a quick introduction to the new gallery, which will be built in Gorky Park in the Russian capital for gallerist Dasha Zukhova. More about Movie: Rem Koolhaas on Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by OMA
Design
Colour Porcelain by Scholten & Baijings for 1616 Arita Japan
Milan 2012: Dutch designers Scholten & Baijings showed a tableware set based on the archives of hand-painted porcelain company 1616 Arita Japan at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last week. More about Colour Porcelain by Scholten & Baijings for 1616 Arita Japan
Design
Cacophony Bell by Tord Boontje with Laikingland
Milan 2012: more about Hackney designers in Milan last week - this tangle of bent rods and random objects is actually a doorbell by Dutch Shoreditch-based designer Tord Boontje that was shown at the Ventura Lambrate design district. More about Cacophony Bell by Tord Boontje with Laikingland
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen...
This week the Olympic torch by BarberOsbery won the top prize at the Design Museum's Designs of the Year awards, a decision that divided Dezeen readers and provoked some design critics to question the validity of the awards. More about This week on Dezeen...
Architecture
Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by OMA
In the second announcement from Rem Koolhaas' office today, OMA have unveiled their designs to convert a 5400 square metre 1960s pavilion in Stalinist-era Gorky Park in Moscow into a new venue for the Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture. Update: watch Rem Koolhaas give a quick introduction to the gallery in Dezeen's movie here. More about Garage Centre for Contemporary Culture by OMA
News
OMA wins first round of competition for Moscow expansion
Dezeen Wire: Rem Koolhaas' architecture and urban planning practice OMA scored highest in a competition between ten firms seeking to win the right to oversee an ambitious expansion of Moscow. More about OMA wins first round of competition for Moscow expansion
Furniture
Garment by Benjamin Hubert for Cappellini
Milan 2012: a single piece of fabric folds around the moulded polyurethane foam seat of this club chair by London designer Benjamin Hubert. More about Garment by Benjamin Hubert for Cappellini
Architecture
Tower Studio by Saunders Architecture
Slideshow: this small twisted tower is one of the six artists' studios that Saunders Architecture of Norway are constructing on Fogo Island off the coast of Canada (photographs by Bent René Synnevåg). More about Tower Studio by Saunders Architecture
Design
Wilcox vs 3D Printer at Hacked Lab
Milan 2012: last week at the Hacked Lab in Milan, Hackney-based designer Dominic Wilcox battled a 3D printer in a competition to build a model of the nearby Duomo cathedral. More about Wilcox vs 3D Printer at Hacked Lab