Design
Spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
A golden cape woven from the silk of over a million wild spiders is on show at the V&A museum in London. More about Spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
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Design
Stone Angels wallpaper by Young & Battaglia for Mineheart
Transform your bare office into an Italian palazzo with this wallpaper by UK designers Young & Battaglia that lets you pretend to be surrounded by Renaissance-style angels carved in stone. More about Stone Angels wallpaper by Young & Battaglia for Mineheart
News
Habitat appoint Polly Dickens as creative director
Dezeen Wire: retailers Habitat have appointed Polly Dickens as their new creative director. Dickens was previously creative director at the Conran Shop and design director at Anthropologie.Habitat was bought by Home Retail Group and closed all but three of its UK stores in June last year, as reported on Dezeen Wire. More about Habitat appoint Polly Dickens as creative director
Design
Moss design store to close
Dezeen Wire: influential New York design store Moss is to close its Soho space on 17 Feb after 18 years of business, due to lagging sales - New York TimesStore owners Murray Moss and Franklin Getchell, whose shop launched the careers of designers such as Maarten Baas and Hella Jongerius, intend to move from the Soho shop to a smaller space where they hope to continue exhibiting and selling new design.
Read our 2007 interview with Murray Moss here.
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Architecture
Tiered Lodge by Naoi Architecture & Design Office
Tokyo architects Naoi have completed a three-tiered woodland summerhouse at Japanese holiday spot Nasu Kogen. More about Tiered Lodge by Naoi Architecture & Design Office
Architecture
Flight Assembled Architecture - preview
In this movie filmed at the FRAC Centre in Orléans, flying robots created by Swiss architects Gramazio & Kohler and Raffaello D’Andrea assemble a six metre-high tower from polystyrene bricks.
Read our earlier story about the project on Dezeen | See more stories about robots
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Design
Woonling Collection by Karoline Fesser
Cologne 2012: this range of seating by product designer Karoline Fesser can be extended by attaching extra components between the segments of the cushions. More about Woonling Collection by Karoline Fesser
Interiors
An Urban Refuge by Sergi Pons
A room dedicated to ironing is at the centre of a renovated Barcelona apartment with yellow doors and a spinning mirror. More about An Urban Refuge by Sergi Pons
Furniture
Sezz Collection by Christophe Pillet for Emeco
Paris 2012: chair brand Emeco presented a new collection of seating by French designer Christophe Pillet at Maison & Objet in Paris this week. More about Sezz Collection by Christophe Pillet for Emeco
Design
Disney T-shirt mimics Joy Division album cover
Dezeen Wire: Disney have released a T-shirt that mimics the 1979 album cover of Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division, altering the diagram of pulses from a star to resolve into Mickey Mouse's head. More about Disney T-shirt mimics Joy Division album cover
Design
Das Haus – Interiors on Stage by Doshi Levien at imm cologne
Cologne 2012: London designers Doshi Levien installed a vision of their dream home at trade fair imm cologne in Germany last week. More about Das Haus – Interiors on Stage by Doshi Levien at imm cologne
Architecture
Fobe House by Guilhem Eustache
A Belgian film director resides in one of the four white boxy structures of this residence near Marrakech by Guilhem Eustache. More about Fobe House by Guilhem Eustache
Interiors
Union Jacks by Blacksheep for Jamie Oliver
London studio Blacksheep have completed a pizzeria for celebrity chef Jamie Oliver where a cinema listings board displays the menu and diners can watch chefs at work on vintage televisions. More about Union Jacks by Blacksheep for Jamie Oliver
Architecture
Alain de Botton plans temples for atheists
Dezeen Wire: writer Alain de Botton has announced plans to build a series of temples for atheists in the UK. The first will be a 46 metre-tall black tower designed by architects Tom Greenall and Jordan Hodgson, constructed in London to represent the idea of perspective. More about Alain de Botton plans temples for atheists
Architecture
Wind-dyed House by Kazuhiko Kishimoto/acaa
The rear facade of this hillside house by Japanese architect Kazuhiko Kishimoto slides opens to reveal a graduated terrace with a sweeping view of the sea. More about Wind-dyed House by Kazuhiko Kishimoto/acaa
Interiors
Maison boutique by Sybarite
London designers Sybarite have fitted out this boutique in Bengaluru, India, with a modular system of hourglass-shaped shelves More about Maison boutique by Sybarite
Architecture
Sur Mesure by FREAKS freearchitects
This movie shows how French studio FREAKS freearchitects stuck huge dimension arrows onto the facade of the French Communist Party Headquarters in Paris in a bid to educate the general public about the importance of architecture. More about Sur Mesure by FREAKS freearchitects
Furniture
Tie-break by Bertjan Pot for Richard Lampert
Cologne 2012: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot showed this chair made of a tennis net at imm cologne last week. More about Tie-break by Bertjan Pot for Richard Lampert
Architecture
Museo ABC by Aranguren + Gallegos
This movie by Spanish agency impresiones [de arquitectura] shows Museo ABC, a brewery in Madrid that's been converted into a museum by Spanish architects Arranguren & Gallegos. Read more about the project in our story on Dezeen. More about Museo ABC by Aranguren + Gallegos
Architecture
Grimshaw to design new masterplan for Wimbledon
Grimshaw has been selected by the All England Lawn Tennis Club to design a new masterplan for Wimbledon, home to the annual tennis championships. More about Grimshaw to design new masterplan for Wimbledon