Furniture
Discipline launches in Milan
Milan 2012: new Italian brand Discipline launch their inaugural collection in Milan this week. More about Discipline launches in Milan
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News
Birkhäuser goes bankrupt
Dezeen Wire: Swiss architecture and design publisher Birkhäuser has gone into administration just over two years after being bought out by Spanish publisher ACTAR.
All business is currently on hold until a new buyer can be found for the company, which was first founded by Emil Birkhäuser back in 1879.
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Dezeen Studio: Thursday at MOST
Milan 2012: in the fourth episode of our daily TV show from Dezeen Studio in Milan Zaha Hadid drops by to chat to us about what she's installed at a secret garden elsewhere in the city and to give an architect's take on the design fair, plus Yves Béhar demonstrates his redesigned SodaStream system for making fizzy drinks at home. More about Dezeen Studio: Thursday at MOST
Architecture
Easter Sculpture Museum by Exit Architects
Slideshow: Madrid studio Exit Architects designed this concrete sculpture museum behind the retained facade of an old house in southern Spain. More about Easter Sculpture Museum by Exit Architects
Interiors
Chers Voisins by Maison Martin Margiela
Milan 2012: wonky curtains, a disco ball and framed X-ray photographs can be found at the temporary apartment in Milan where design brand Maison Martin Margiela are presenting new furniture this week. More about Chers Voisins by Maison Martin Margiela
Design
The Future in The Making: Open Design Archipelago
Milan 2012: in a Milanese palazzo this week Italian design magazine Domus presents an exhibition of open design and digital manufacture that puts control of production processes in the hands of designers and consumers. More about The Future in The Making: Open Design Archipelago
Architecture
Designed in Hackney: the Orangery by Spacelab
Designed in Hackney: next up in our Hackney design showcase is a conservatory with a five fingered roof that Shoreditch architects Spacelab installed at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2004. More about Designed in Hackney: the Orangery by Spacelab
Design
Hacked Lab at La Rinascente
Milan 2012: this week visitors to La Rinascente department store in Milan have been trading souvenirs from the moon, making plastic from plants and learning how to download a house, courtesy of Hacked Lab curated by Beatrice Galilee. More about Hacked Lab at La Rinascente
Architecture
Small house in Shinjuku by Junpei Nousaku Architects
Steel crossbeams divide the triple-height living room of this Tokyo townhouse into modular sections. More about Small house in Shinjuku by Junpei Nousaku Architects
Furniture
Bertha by Donna Wilson for SCP at MOST
Milan 2012: this cabinet that looks like scaled-up dolls' house furniture by London designer Donna Wilson is on show with design brand SCP at MOST this week. More about Bertha by Donna Wilson for SCP at MOST
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Dezeen Studio: Wednesday at MOST
Milan 2012: our third daily TV show from Dezeen Studio in Milan features Tom Dixon showing us the mini-factory he's set up at MOST to make furniture that will be given away to the public, while Paola Antonelli, design curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, gives us her tips for the key shows at Milan this year.
We also have a report from the Hacked Milan show at La Rinascente and Hanna Nova Beatrice of Form magazine tells us about the vibrant design scene in Scandinavia. There's also a chance to win a Jambox as well as our latest (highly inaccurate as it turns out) weather report. More about Dezeen Studio: Wednesday at MOST
Architecture
Cultural Campus Frankfurt by Adjaye Associates
Architect David Adjaye has revealed plans to group nine of Frankfurt's existing cultural institutions onto a combined campus in the heart of the city. More about Cultural Campus Frankfurt by Adjaye Associates
Architecture
House in Senriby Shogo Iwata
Slideshow: the cantilevered upper storeys of this house in Osaka by Japanese architect Shogo Iwata hover above a driveway. More about House in Senriby Shogo Iwata
Furniture
Mutation by Maarten De Ceulaer
Milan 2012: these knobbly seats by Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer are on show at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan this week. More about Mutation by Maarten De Ceulaer
Furniture
La Chance launches at MOST
Milan 2012: new French brand La Chance launches at MOST in Milan this week. More about La Chance launches at MOST
Architecture
Designed in Hackney: The Sunday Stuga by Liddicoat & Goldhill
Designed in Hackney: London borough of Hackney architects Liddicoat & Goldhill have completed a garden cabin with a zigzagging facade that angles south towards the sun. More about Designed in Hackney: The Sunday Stuga by Liddicoat & Goldhill
Design
Technology and design: makingthe world around us
This first article in a series on technology and design supported by computing brand Intel takes us inside university workshops and studios to investigate how digital technology is radically transforming design education. More about Technology and design: makingthe world around us
Lighting
Gifu by María del Pilar Velasco and Pau Stephens
Milan 2012: these table lamps styled like long-necked animals by Pilar Velasco and Pau Stephens are on show as part of Salone Satellite at Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week. More about Gifu by María del Pilar Velasco and Pau Stephens
Architecture
World Architecture Festival headed for Singapore
Dezeen Wire: the fifth annual World Architecture Festival (WAF) will take place this year from 3-5 October at the Moshe Safdie-designed Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. More about World Architecture Festival headed for Singapore
Design
"Pebble smartwatch breaks Kickstarter’s $3.3 million record with a month still to go" - TNW
Dezeen Wire: a concept for a watch that syncs up to an iPhone or Android device has received over $3.4 million worth of funding on internet platform Kickstarter, breaking the site's existing record with a month still to go - TNWDesigned by Californian start-up company Pebble Technology, the Pebble E-Paper Watch will discreetly alert you to incoming calls, emails and messages on your phone with a gentle vibration and has currently received backing from over 23,000 people.
If you've got a thing for watches, then check out Dezeen Watch Store for the latest designs from Ross McBride, Denis Guidone, Braun and more.
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