Design
Tube Toys by Oscar Diaz
These toy vehicles by London designer Oscar Diaz are assembled from their own packaging. More about Tube Toys by Oscar Diaz
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News
"Confidence concerning future workloads is now reasonably stable" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects' Future Trends Survey for January indicates that larger architecture practices in the UK are more confident about future workloads than medium and small-sized studios. More about "Confidence concerning future workloads is now reasonably stable" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Architecture
Folk in a Box by Cristina Monteiro
Performance venues don't get any more intimate than this. Folk in a Box provides just enough space for a single musician to play to an audience of one. More about Folk in a Box by Cristina Monteiro
Architecture
Artist Workshop by Carmody Groarke
Slideshow: one of Antony Gormley's sculptures appears to guard the entrance to the British artist's new galvanised steel workshop, designed by London architects Carmody Groarke. More about Artist Workshop by Carmody Groarke
Architecture
Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA
Slideshow: here are the latest visuals by architects OMA of their designs for a performing arts centre that broke ground today in Taipei, Taiwan. More about Taipei Performing Arts Center by OMA
Slideshows
New! Larger images on Dezeen
Those of you who've been asking us for larger images on Dezeen will be pleased to see we're now adding a slideshow of big pictures to the top of selected stories. Click here to see what we mean. More about New! Larger images on Dezeen
News
Damien Hirst plans 500 eco-homes for Devon - North Devon Journal
More about Damien Hirst plans 500 eco-homes for Devon - North Devon Journal
Dezeen Wire: London architect Mike Rundell of MRJ Rundell + Associates has revealed in a local meeting that he is working with artist Damien Hirst on proposals to build over 500 sustainable homes in Devon, England - North Devon Journal
Architecture
Pabellon Ultraligero Centrifugo by Clavel Arquitectos
Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us these photographs and an extended movie showing how children playing on roundabouts generate electrical power to illuminate three twirling parasols at an installation by Spanish studio Clavel Arquitectos in a Shenzhen public square. More about Pabellon Ultraligero Centrifugo by Clavel Arquitectos
Dezeen Mail #92
Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including interviews with Marc Newson and Fabio Novembre plus a slick skatepark, outdoor chairs joined like shopping trolleys and shoes with fangs.
There are also details of the new larger images on Dezeen, our 2012 Dezeen Watch Store collection, an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen, plus all our new competitions and jobs. Take a look at it here.
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News
Ai Weiwei documentary screening in Berlin
Dezeen Wire: a documentary about controversial Chinese artist Ai Weiwei filmed by American journalist Alison Klayman is now screening at the Berlin International Film Festival. The movie follows the artist from 2009, when he was preparing for the Sunflower Seeds installation at Tate Modern, up until his release from 81 days of detention. More about Ai Weiwei documentary screening in Berlin
Architecture
Museum of Handcraft Paper by TAO
Slideshow: this cluster of asymmetric wooden huts houses a museum dedicated to the craft of paper-making in a mountainside village in rural China. More about Museum of Handcraft Paper by TAO
Architecture
Manifest Destiny! by Mark Reigelman and Jenny Chapman
Brooklyn artist Mark Reigelman and San Francisco architect Jenny Chapman have installed a wooden hut in an unusual city location – suspended on the side of a San Francisco hotel like a bird box. More about Manifest Destiny! by Mark Reigelman and Jenny Chapman
Furniture
Competition: five DIY Furniture books to be won
Competition: Dezeen and publishers Laurence King are offering readers the chance to win one of five copies of DIY Furniture: a step by step guide. More about Competition: five DIY Furniture books to be won
Design
Beater by Ding3000 for Normann Copenhagen
Stockholm 2012: the prongs of this whisk by Hanover studio Ding3000 for Danish brand Normann Copenhagen fold away for neat storage. More about Beater by Ding3000 for Normann Copenhagen
Dezeen Space
Dezeen Platform: Mirna Kerr
Dezeen Platform: in this movie we filmed at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform last autumn, young Croatian designer Mirna Kerr presents her jewellery made of bulldog clips, cable ties and plumbing components. See photos and read more about her work in our story on Dezeen. More about Dezeen Platform: Mirna Kerr
Design
Halo by Benjamin Hubert for David Design
Stockholm 2012: Londoner Benjamin Hubert has designed a fruit bowl for Swedish brand David Design with concentric circles milled out of a slice of oak, cut deeper as they approach the centre to form a stepped dish. More about Halo by Benjamin Hubert for David Design
Architecture
Alpine Ski Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
This scaly apartment block in alpine Slovenia appears to have had its corners sliced away to create triangular balconies. More about Alpine Ski Apartments by OFIS Arhitekti
Furniture
Goodnight Day by JamesPlumb
London designers JamesPlumb present a solo show of their work in Geneva this month, including a three-piece suite made by inserting cast concrete seats between the carved frames of a reclaimed sofa and armchairs. More about Goodnight Day by JamesPlumb
Architecture
La Cros Factories by Díaz&Díaz Arquitectos
Slideshow: the stripped concrete skeletons of three former factories in A Coruña await conversion into public buildings by Spanish architects Díaz&Díaz. More about La Cros Factories by Díaz&Díaz Arquitectos
Architecture
Zap' Ados by Bang Architectes
Slideshow: French studio Bang Architectes has converted a former peanut factory in Calais into a skateboarding park with a bright orange mesh facade (photos by Julien Lanoo). More about Zap' Ados by Bang Architectes