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
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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
Lighting
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
Architecture
House N by Sharon Neuman and Oded Stern-Meiraz
Architects Sharon Neuman and Oded Stern-Meiraz have concealed a modern rectangular residence near Tel Aviv behind a brick wall shaped like a vernacular house with a chimney. More about House N by Sharon Neuman and Oded Stern-Meiraz
Architecture
City Hall Harelbeke by Dehullu & Partners
This asymmetric white building bridges the two existing halves of a town hall in the Belgian municipality of Harelbeke. More about City Hall Harelbeke by Dehullu & Partners
Design
Body Paintingby Tenas
Paint takes on a life of its own and snakes across the human body in this stop-motion animation by French graphics studio Tenas. The project took three people five days and incorporates 1500 photos. More about Body Paintingby Tenas
Furniture
Designed in Hackney: East London Furniture
Designed in Hackney: our pick of design talent in the London borough of Hackney today is East London Furniture, a company that makes all its products from scrap materials found in the local area surrounding its shop on Hoxton Street. More about Designed in Hackney: East London Furniture
Design
Tuft Pula byNumen/For Use
Slideshow: Croatian-Austrian design collective Numen/For Use have suspended carpet-lined cocoons from the ceiling of a former church in Pula, Croatia. More about Tuft Pula byNumen/For Use
Design
Ground Barware by Michael Antrobus
UK designer Michael Antrobus has created a corkscrew and bottle opener by making just a few twists in flat stainless steel bars. More about Ground Barware by Michael Antrobus
News
Dezeen named #01 design blog- Best Blogs
More about Dezeen named #01 design blog- Best Blogs
Dezeen Wire: Dezeen has been named #01 in the Best Blogs list of top 50 design blogs. See the full list here.