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Dezeen archive: perforated metal facades

Dezeen archive: this week readers have been debating whether the proliferation of perforated facades in projects like David Adjaye's Smithsonian Museum (top right) is a result of fashion or shifts in practical considerations like availability and cost, so we've grouped all our stories about perforated metal facades in one place. Join the discussion about fashion in architecture here and see all the stories here.

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Rose Etherington | 26 February 2012
Design

Light Jars by Kristine Five Melvær

Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær designed these storage jars and lamps to showcase small, precious belongings. More about Light Jars by Kristine Five Melvær

Rose Etherington | 26 February 2012
Five years ago...

Five years ago this week we chatted to Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana as they unveiled their chairs made from Disney cuddly toys in London. More about Five years ago...

Amy Frearson | 26 February 2012
Architecture

City Portraits by Victor Enrich

Slideshow: Spanish photographer Victor Enrich has manipulated his own architectural photography to create impossible and fantastical structures, like this tower block that splits into two as though being unzipped. More about City Portraits by Victor Enrich

Amy Frearson | 25 February 2012
Design

Drawing vessels by Fumiaki Goto

If for some reason you'd like to draw pictures with the bottom of your cup, Japanese designer Fumiaki Goto has made these little vessels with the same combination of ceramic and graphite used to make pencil lead. More about Drawing vessels by Fumiaki Goto

Rose Etherington | 25 February 2012
One year ago...

This week last year designers BarberOsgerby were appointed to design the Torch for the London 2012 Olympic Games, while they later unveiled in June, a fashion designer and an architect showed a collection of 3d-printed clothing and a boulder-shaped mausoleum opened in Acapulco. More about One year ago...

Amy Frearson | 25 February 2012
This week on Dezeen

This week on Dezeen

This week sports brand Nike launched a range of knitted running shoes, car brand Mini unveiled a panel-van version of the Mini Clubman and RCA graduate Min-Kyu Choi put his award-winning folding plug graduation project into production. More about This week on Dezeen

Rose Etherington | 24 February 2012
Dezeen Space

Dezeen Platform: Paula Benvegnú

Dezeen Platform: in this movie we filmed at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform last autumn, designer Paulo Benvegnú represents her own family in the shape of her Family Tea set. More about Dezeen Platform: Paula Benvegnú

Parvinder Marwaha | 24 February 2012
Architecture

House in Juso by ARX Portugal and Stefano Riva

Slideshow: Lisbon architects ARX Portugal and Stefano Riva have completed a top-heavy house in the village of Aldeia de Juso with a concrete upper storey settled over the glazed walls below. More about House in Juso by ARX Portugal and Stefano Riva

Amy Frearson | 24 February 2012
Promotion

Pecha Kucha at the Design Museum on Tuesday 28 February

Dezeen promotion: the next series of London Pecha Kucha talks kicks off at the Design Museum on Tuesday 28 February, with speakers including illustrator and artist Noma Bar, design historian Patrick O’Shea and architectural photographer Jim Stephenson. More about Pecha Kucha at the Design Museum on Tuesday 28 February

Rose Etherington | 24 February 2012
Interiors

Le Ciel Bleu by Noriyuki Otsuka

Slideshow: a select number of garments at this fashion store in Osaka are presented inside a white cage-like tunnel. More about Le Ciel Bleu by Noriyuki Otsuka

Amy Frearson | 24 February 2012
Interiors

Casalgrande Old House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

Here’s our second project this week by architects Kengo Kuma and Associates - a rural Italian villa converted into a showroom for ceramics company Casalgrande Padana. More about Casalgrande Old House by Kengo Kuma and Associates

Amy Frearson | 24 February 2012
Architecture

The Round Tower by De Matos Ryan

Slideshow: this underground house by London studio De Matos Ryan tunnels beneath a listed stone tower in Gloucestershire, England. More about The Round Tower by De Matos Ryan

Amy Frearson | 23 February 2012
Interiors

Starbucks Coffee at Dazaifu Tenman-gū by Kengo Kuma and Associates

Architects Kengo Kuma and Associates have installed a Starbucks coffee shop on the approach to a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu, Japan. More about Starbucks Coffee at Dazaifu Tenman-gū by Kengo Kuma and Associates

Amy Frearson | 23 February 2012
Dezeen Space

Dezeen Platform: Clinton Sheldon

Dezeen Platform: design graduate Clinton Sheldon uses salvaged components from British furniture makers Ercol to make a series of lighting and furniture in this film made at Dezeen Platform during Dezeen Space last autumn. More about Dezeen Platform: Clinton Sheldon

Rose Etherington | 23 February 2012
Design

Mini Clubvan Concept

Slideshow: car brand MINI will present a panel-van version of the MINI Clubman at the International Geneva Motor Show next month. More about Mini Clubvan Concept

Rose Etherington | 23 February 2012
Design

Outsiders plush toys by Atelier Volvox

Slideshow: Zurich designers Atelier Volvox rescued these unloved plush toys and gave them a new lease of life by turning them inside out - eyes and all. More about Outsiders plush toys by Atelier Volvox

Rose Etherington | 23 February 2012
Interiors

Baker D Chirico by March Studio

Slideshow: Australian practice March Studio conceived this Melbourne bakery as an oversized breadbasket. More about Baker D Chirico by March Studio

Amy Frearson | 23 February 2012
Interiors

Red Bull Music Academy by Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos

Slideshow: Spanish studio Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos filled a Madrid warehouse with makeshift huts and a wilderness of plants to accommodate a nomadic music academy organised by drinks brand Red Bull. More about Red Bull Music Academy by Langarita-Navarro Arquitectos

Amy Frearson | 22 February 2012
Architecture

Luis Moreno Mansilla (1959-2012)

Dezeen Wire: Spanish architect Luis Moreno Mansilla has passed away at the age of 53 - El Periódico

Mansilla was of of the founding partners of Madrid studio Mansilla+Tuñón, whose work includes the Fine Arts Museum in Castellón and the Lalìn Town Hall - which you can see in our earlier story here.
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Amy Frearson | 22 February 2012