Interiors
Tsujita LA by SWeeT
Swirling clouds of drumsticks cover the ceiling of a Los Angeles noodle restaurant by Japanese architects SWeeT. More about Tsujita LA by SWeeT
Swirling clouds of drumsticks cover the ceiling of a Los Angeles noodle restaurant by Japanese architects SWeeT. More about Tsujita LA by SWeeT
Dezeen Wire: design critic Nicole Swengley writes about the increasing number of designers engaging in socially responsible or philanthropic projects, including Yves Behar's See Better to Learn Better reading glasses (see our previous story here) and Max Fraser's Joy of Living exhibition (see the story here and an interview with Max here) - The Wall Street Journal
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London Design Festival 2011: in this interview filmed at Dezeen Space, London designer Paul Cocksedge explains the ideas behind Change the Record, a project where vinyl records are moulded into amplifiers for smartphones. Watch the movie here and see our earlier story here.
More about Dezeen Screen: Change the Record by Paul Cocksedge
Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Kieran Long describes proposals by property giants Land Securities to redevelop a large part of the area around Victoria Station in London as "promising for the future of Victoria and for the future of large-scale property development in central London in general." - Evening Standard
More about Kieran Long praises proposed new commercial district in London's Victoria
Dezeen Platform: Florian Schmid presents his Stitching Concrete Project at our micro-exhibition Dezeen Platform in Dezeen Space today. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Florian Schmid
London Design Festival 2011: Australian label Matilda presented products and furniture by 30 designers including a timber and aluminium pendant light by Kate Stokes (above) at designjunction last week. More about Matilda 2011 at designjunction
The circular roof of a metro station near Copenhagen looms over sunken platforms like a spotty UFO. More about Station Hyllie by Metro Arkitekter
Look out for Dezeen Space in this whistlestop tour of the London Design Festival filmed by Suzie Hogan.
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More about My London Design Festival by Suzie Hogan
New York architect Daniel Libeskind has driven a pointed steel and glass shard through the heart of the war museum in Dresden, which reopens on October 14 after a 22-year closure. Update 17/11/11: see a new set of photos in our later story. More about Dresden Museum of Military History by Daniel Libeskind
Dezeen Wire: the Design Museum has submitted plans for the redevelopment of the former Commonwealth Institute building by architect John Pawson. The application concerns proposed alterations to the Grade II listed building's interior, including the creation of a new central atrium, mezzanine level and basement. More about John Pawson submits plans for new Design Museum
Dezeen Wire: here’s a summary of the most interesting things to see at Beijing Design Week, which continues until 3 October. More about Beijing Design Week highlights
Beijing Design Week 2011: Vienna architect Dejana Kabiljo has installed a giant sofa made of bagged flour topped with fake chocolate icing at the 751-D Park for Beijing Design Week. More about LetThemSitCake! by Dejana Kabiljo
Architects Grimshaw have completed an installation for London department store John Lewis that's made of suspended cardboard tubes. More about John Lewis Fashion Pavilion by Grimshaw
London Design Festival 2011: designers Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies showed off their folding boat that's made from a single, standard-sized sheet of plastic at Multiplex at The Dock last week. More about Foldboat by Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies
Dezeen Platform: graduate designer Jólan van der Wiel creates a series of stools shaped by magnets live at Dezeen Platform at Dezeen Space today. More about Dezeen Platform: Jólan van der Wiel
Vienna Design Week 2011: Vienna Design Week opens tomorrow and local designer Thomas Feichtner will present his chair with a seat suspended at the centre of a cubic oak frame. More about M3 Chair by Thomas Feichtner
Behind the sliding doors of a corrugated steel shed near Nantes, France, is an artist’s studio with a double-height atrium and translucent rear wall. More about Mosquito Coast Factory by Benoît-Marie Moriceau and Gaston Tolila
London Design Festival 2011: Czech designer Maxim Velčovský presents a series of containers made from semi-finished iron piping at Mint in London. More about Local Collection by Maxim Velčovský
Dezeen Wire: here's a roundup of the most interesting London Design Festival events that caught our eye when we weren't busy at Dezeen Space last week. More about London Design Festival highlights