Design
Alpha Beta Gamma by Emanuele Pizzolorusso
These polished marble blocks by Milanese designer Emanuele Pizzolorusso can be arranged on your desk to make miniature monuments. More about Alpha Beta Gamma by Emanuele Pizzolorusso
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"World's 'lightest material' unveiled by US engineers" – BBC
Dezeen Wire: a team of engineers based in California have created a material made from a lattice of hollow metallic tubes that they claim is the lightest in the world – BBCThe substance is 100 times lighter than Styrofoam and consists of 99.99% air. Tubes with a wall thickness 1,000 times thinner than a human hair are used to create the lattice structure that gives the material it's strength. Potential applications include shock and sound absorption and thermal insulation.
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Architecture
Mountain Hill Cabin by Fantastic Norway
Norwegian architects Fantastic Norway have designed a mountain lodge with a sloping roof that you can ski over. More about Mountain Hill Cabin by Fantastic Norway
Design
South Korean road signs by Studio Dumbar
The Seoul office of Dutch designers Studio Dumbar has redesigned the national road signage system for South Korea. More about South Korean road signs by Studio Dumbar
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Occupy movement establishes new protocols of protest design – The New York Times
Dezeen Wire: in her latest article for The New York Times, design critic Alice Rawsthorn examines the symbols and slogans adopted by the Occupy protest movement in cities around the world.Rawsthorn explains that the name 'Occupy', which originated at the Occupy Wall Street protest against the banking and democratic system, "is a stellar example of both what is known in marketing as an umbrella brand name and what the anti-corporatists in the movement could call beating them at their own game." She adds that the use of hashtags and slogans short enough to send on social networks such as Twitter have helped the movement spread globally and could represent a new protocol for protesters involving "the repeated use of a few carefully chosen words," rather than images.
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Architecture
Kutaisi Airport by UNStudio
Amsterdam architects UNStudio have designed a new international airport for Kutaisi, Georgia. More about Kutaisi Airport by UNStudio
Design
Competition: six Hello Fresco T-shirts to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with Australian T-shirt company Hello Fresco to give away six of their latest designs. More about Competition: six Hello Fresco T-shirts to be won
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The Shard "will be loved" – Renzo Piano
Dezeen Wire: Italian architect Renzo Piano says his London skyscraper, The Shard, will be loved by the public, because "it will be accessible, because it is transparent, understandable and not mysterious" – The Telegraph More about The Shard "will be loved" – Renzo Piano
Design
Shoes by Kobi Levi
Dezeen in Israel: these high-heeled shoes that look like inflatable sex dolls are part of a collection of footwear by Tel Aviv designer Kobi Levi. More about Shoes by Kobi Levi
Architecture
Tiger and Turtle - Magic Mountain by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth
Walking along this elevated pathway by German artists Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth is like being on a roller coaster. More about Tiger and Turtle - Magic Mountain by Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth
Design
Cherry Tree by Tom Price
British designer Tom Price has made an enchanted grove of cherry trees out of plastic tubes and cable ties. More about Cherry Tree by Tom Price
Design
Gates by Romain Lagrange
ECAL graduate Romain Lagrange has designed an indoor croquet set that's crafted from timber, cork and leather. More about Gates by Romain Lagrange
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New York's September 11 museum delayed
Dezeen Wire: the opening of the September 11 museum in New York, which is scheduled for September 2012, is under threat due to an ongoing dispute over unexpected costs – The Washington PostThe museum is part of a memorial to the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre being developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who say that they are owed $156 million by mayor Michael Bloomberg's National September 11 Memorial & Museum foundation. The row had been kept quiet over fears it could overshadow the 10th anniversary of the attacks but has now led to the suspension of construction contracts which could delay the completion of the museum.
See our previous story on the opening of the National September 11 Memorial, an animation of the memorial fountains and architecture critic Rowan Moore's examination of the infighting that has plagued the redevelopment of the World Trade Centre site.
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Architecture
Herta and Paul Amir Building at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art by Preston Scott Cohen
Dezeen in Israel: here are some images of the recently opened new wing at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, which has a dramatically faceted atrium piercing its centre. More about Herta and Paul Amir Building at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art by Preston Scott Cohen
Design
Interview: Jerszy Seymour at Qubique 2011
In this movie filmed by Dezeen at the Qubique 2011 design fair in Berlin last month, designer Jerszy Seymour talks about his series of chairs where components are joined with blobs of wax. More about Interview: Jerszy Seymour at Qubique 2011
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Bacteria and pedal power could be the future of kitchens – The Guardian
Dezeen Wire: design critic Justin McGuirk says that a kitchen concept by Dutch electrical company Philips that uses decomposition to generate methane gas for cooking is an example of how we may "have to get more comfortable with bacteria and with putrefaction's role in our ecosystem" – The GuardianMcGuirk claims the Microbial kitchen concept's "steampunk" aesthetic offers "an alternative vision to the clinical kitchen," and also mentions the trend for low-tech kitchen appliances, such as designer Christoph Thetard's pedal-powered devices, which he says represent a reaction to the impending energy crisis.
Last year Dezeen published a report on Food and Design, including examples of low-tech gadgets for preserving and preparing ingredients and concepts for growing food in the kitchen.
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Design
Chai Pi Ke Puht cups by Sian Pascale
Imagine if every discarded disposable cup grew into a beautiful plant. More about Chai Pi Ke Puht cups by Sian Pascale
The Temporium 2011
Even more designers and brands at The Temporium
Our Christmas shop, The Temporium, opens next week and we're excited to announce more participants – including British brands Established & Sons and Another Country, and Spanish textile designer Cristian Zuzunaga... as well as chocolate moustaches by Diego Ramos for Chocolat Factory (above).
We'll also have flying Christmas cards, USB stick necklaces, diamond-shaped lights and much more... More about Even more designers and brands at The Temporium
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RIBA and Design Council back government strategy for quality homes
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Design Council have expressed support for a new housing strategy announced by the UK government that aims to deliver high quality homes rather than a higher volume of poor standard properties. More about RIBA and Design Council back government strategy for quality homes 
Architecture
House in Saka by Suppose Design Office
The raised corner of this house in Hiroshima by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office allows light to creep into the interior. More about House in Saka by Suppose Design Office