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Central Saint Martins appoints Jeremy Till as head of college

Dezen Wire: London art and design college Central Saint Martins has appointed Jeremy Till as head of college. Till will leave his role as dean of the school of architecture at the University of Westminster to take up his new position, which includes joining the executive board of the University of the Arts London.

Central Saint Martins moved to a new campus in Kings Cross, designed by Stanton Williams, in October 2012. See photos and our story about the campus here. More about Central Saint Martins appoints Jeremy Till as head of college

Rose Etherington | 27 January 2012 | Leave a comment
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William Knight appointed as event director of 100% Design

Dezeen Wire: William Knight has been appointed as event director of trade show 100% Design by its new owners Media 10, who bought the show from Reed Exhibitions last week as reported in Dezeen Wire. More about William Knight appointed as event director of 100% Design

Rose Etherington | 27 January 2012 | Leave a comment
Interiors

Bukiya by Archiee

The display system at this Japanese souvenir shop in Paris is just key rings hung on screws in the walls. More about Bukiya by Archiee

Amy Frearson | 27 January 2012 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Wood Old House by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects

Japanese architect Tadashi Yoshimura created a living room lined with mud during the renovation of this 200-year-old family house in Nara. More about Wood Old House by Tadashi Yoshimura Architects

Amy Frearson | 27 January 2012 | 6 comments
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

Rose Etherington | 26 January 2012 | 13 comments
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

Rose Etherington | 26 January 2012 | 4 comments
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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

Rose Etherington | 26 January 2012 | Leave a comment
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 Times

Store 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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Amy Frearson | 26 January 2012 | Leave a comment
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

Amy Frearson | 26 January 2012 | 1 comment
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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Amy Frearson | 26 January 2012 | Leave a comment
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

Rose Etherington | 26 January 2012 | Leave a comment
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

Amy Frearson | 26 January 2012 | 9 comments
Design

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

Rose Etherington | 25 January 2012 | 1 comment
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

Rose Etherington | 25 January 2012 | 4 comments
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

Rose Etherington | 25 January 2012 | 4 comments
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

Amy Frearson | 25 January 2012 | 5 comments
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

Amy Frearson | 25 January 2012 | 18 comments
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

Rose Etherington | 25 January 2012 | 69 comments
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

Amy Frearson | 25 January 2012 | 7 comments
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

Mushit Fidelman | 25 January 2012 | Leave a comment