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Dezeen Mail #96

There's so much to tell you in each issue of Dezeen Mail that we've decided to send it more often, so from now on you'll get all the latest stories and comments from Dezeen plus new jobs, competitions and updates from Dezeen Wire and Dezeen Screen delivered to your inbox every week.

We've just sent out the latest issue and you can check it out here for interviews with Tom Dixon, an "utterly jaw-dropping" concert hall and a museum of the RMS Titanic with four hulls.

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Rose Etherington | 5 April 2012 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Mini-Studio in Mexico City by FRENTEarquitectura

This artist's studio by Mexican practice FRENTEarquitectura is folded into a small space between three existing buildings in Mexico City. More about Mini-Studio in Mexico City by FRENTEarquitectura

Alyn Griffiths | 5 April 2012 | 3 comments
Design

Designed in Hackney: Non-lethal mousetrapsby Roger Arquer

Designed in Hackney: next up in our showcase of local designers is Roger Arquer and his non-lethal mousetraps, first published on Dezeen in 2007 and still one of our most-clicked stories of all time. More about Designed in Hackney: Non-lethal mousetrapsby Roger Arquer

Rose Etherington | 4 April 2012 | 20 comments
Design

Interview: Tom Dixonon MOST

Milan 2012: in this interview filmed by Dezeen at Tom Dixon's London studio he introduces MOST, the new design epicentre that he's instigated at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia in Milan during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile from 17 to 22 April. More about Interview: Tom Dixonon MOST

Rose Etherington | 4 April 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

Competition: five Turnkey pencil sharpeners from Monkey Business to be won

Competition: we've teamed up with Israeli design brand Monkey Business to offer readers the chance to win one of five silver pencil sharpeners by Noam Bar Yochai that resemble clockwork keys. More about Competition: five Turnkey pencil sharpeners from Monkey Business to be won

Alyn Griffiths | 4 April 2012 | 4 comments
Design

FABRIKAAT exhibition at Ventura Lambrate

Dezeen promotion: an exhibition of products for the garden designed by students from Rotterdam's Piet Zwart Institute will take place at the Ventura Lambrate design district in Milan later this month. More about FABRIKAAT exhibition at Ventura Lambrate

Alyn Griffiths | 4 April 2012 | 2 comments
Architecture

Storage House byRyuji Fujimura Architects

Slideshow: a wooden library climbs the walls of this four-storey house in Kanagawa, Japan. More about Storage House byRyuji Fujimura Architects

Amy Frearson | 4 April 2012 | 21 comments
Furniture

Designed in Hackney: Puck Systemby International

Designed in Hackney: next up in our selection of creative talent from the London borough of Hackney is up-and-coming design studio International, who have designed a lightweight transportable desk that accommodates all of the facilities needed by a printmaker. More about Designed in Hackney: Puck Systemby International

Amy Frearson | 3 April 2012 | 1 comment
Design

Antenna by Neil Poulton for Vertigo Bird

This telescopic desk lamp by Scottish designer Neil Poulton mimics the look of an analogue radio aerial. More about Antenna by Neil Poulton for Vertigo Bird

Alyn Griffiths | 3 April 2012 | 4 comments
Download the MOST map and guide

Milan 2012: we're online media partners for MOST in Milan and readers can now download a map of the exhibition spaces at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia, which will host MOST from 17-22 April. More about Download the MOST map and guide

Alyn Griffiths | 3 April 2012 | 2 comments
Architecture

Plantahof Auditorium by Valerio Olgiati

Behind the sheer concrete walls of this agricultural school building in eastern Switzerland is an auditorium with an exposed timber frame. More about Plantahof Auditorium by Valerio Olgiati

Amy Frearson | 3 April 2012 | 25 comments
News

Elle Decoration launches campaign toprotect the rights of UK designers

Dezeen Wire: homes and interiors publication Elle Decoration UK has announced a campaign aimed at challenging intellectual property rights in Britain, where designers are currently afforded less protection from copying than those from other creative disciplines. More about Elle Decoration launches campaign toprotect the rights of UK designers

Alyn Griffiths | 3 April 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

Intimacy 2.0by Studio Roosegaarde

Dezeen Screen: beware of getting excited or embarrassed when wearing one of these dresses, as an increased heart rate will cause it to become transparent. More about Intimacy 2.0by Studio Roosegaarde

Amy Frearson | 3 April 2012 | 8 comments
News

"The end of architecture criticism at The New Yorker?" – Matt Chaban

Dezeen Wire: following the news that esteemed architecture critic Paul Goldberger has left The New Yorker magazine for a position at Vanity Fair, the New York Observer's real estate correspondent Matt Chaban claims that the current lack of a replacement for Mr. Goldberger is symptomatic of a decline in quality architecture criticism throughout the printed media - New York Observer
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Alyn Griffiths | 3 April 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

Flashlight by Joseph Guerra

Rhode Island School of Design student Joseph Guerra has designed a flashlight made from CNC-cut cork. More about Flashlight by Joseph Guerra

Alyn Griffiths | 3 April 2012 | 24 comments
Architecture

Branched Offices by Projectiles

This cluster of offices in northern France are raised above the ground like treehouses, supported by a forest of roughly sawn wooden columns. More about Branched Offices by Projectiles

Amy Frearson | 3 April 2012 | 3 comments
Architecture

Designed in Hackney: The Hackney Shedby Office Sian

Designed in Hackney: today's project from the London borough of Hackney is the Hackney Shed, a low-budget garden office designed by architects Office Sian. More about Designed in Hackney: The Hackney Shedby Office Sian

Amy Frearson | 2 April 2012 | 9 comments
Design

New Pinterest board: watches

We've added a new board to Pinterest today that showcases all the timepieces in our Dezeen Watch Store collection. Check them out on Pinterest here and shop online here.

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Rose Etherington | 2 April 2012 | Leave a comment
News

David Chipperfield Architects to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie

Dezeen Wire: David Chipperfield Architects have won the contract to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie at the Kulturforum in Berlin – artdaily More about David Chipperfield Architects to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie

Alyn Griffiths | 2 April 2012 | Leave a comment
Design

SodaStream Source by Yves Béhar at MOST

Milan 2012: San Francisco designer Yves Béhar has updated the SodaStream system for making fizzy drinks at home and will present the new product as part of an installation at MOST in Milan this month. More about SodaStream Source by Yves Béhar at MOST

Alyn Griffiths | 2 April 2012 | 1 comment