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Update on the "Arco-gate" replica furniture furore

Dezeen Wire: editor of Elle Decoration Michelle Ogundehin has published a second article on the magazine's blog condemning copies of classic furniture, following her scathing attack when it emerged that the UK prime minister's wife purchased a reproduction Arco floor lamp for her home. In the article, Ogundehin clarifies her position and adds comments from licensed manufacturers and retailers including Vitra, Fritz Hansen, Skandium and Aram.

Read the original article here, the new update here and reactions to the debate in our Dezeen Wire story here.

Architecture

Architecture

Carlos Ramos Pavilion by Álvaro Siza

Here are some images by photographer Nelson Garrido of a restored architecture school building in Porto by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza. More about Carlos Ramos Pavilion by Álvaro Siza

Interiors

Interiors

Bar Central by Uglycute

Swedish office Uglycute have completed a restaurant in Stockholm that features a bar made of hardboard panels edged in brass. More about Bar Central by Uglycute

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News

RIBA chief warns that governments ignore architects "at their peril"

Dezeen Wire: Angela Brady, president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, has criticised the state of housing in Britain, claiming that only good design can ensure the current housing shortage is resolved successfully and sustainably.  More about RIBA chief warns that governments ignore architects "at their peril"

Architecture

Architecture

ROCKmagneten by MVRDV and COBE

Architects MVRDV of Rotterdam and COBE of Copenhagen and Berlin have won a competition to design a rock-music museum at a former concrete factory in Roskilde, Denmark. More about ROCKmagneten by MVRDV and COBE

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News

UK prime minister's wife sparks debate over replica furniture

Dezeen Wire: Michelle Ogundehin, editor of Elle Decoration magazine, has reacted angrily to a revelation in the London Evening Standard that Samantha Cameron, wife of UK prime minister David Cameron, purchased a reproduction of the Castiglioni brothers' iconic Arco floor lamp for her home. More about UK prime minister's wife sparks debate over replica furniture

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News

Niemeyer Centre in Spain forced to close due to financial bickering

Dezeen Wire: an arts centre by architect Oscar Niemeyer in the Spanish city of Avilés is to close, having been open to the public for just six months. The regional government claims there are irregularities in The Niemeyer Centre's accounts and has forced it to close for at least the next two months, sparking protests from local residents and business owners - The Guardian

Promotion

Promotion

Qubique 2011

Dezeen promotion: new design fair Qubique takes place from 26 to 29 October in Berlin. More about Qubique 2011

Architecture

Architecture

Konstantin Schmölzer at Vienna Design Week

Vienna Design Week 2011: Austrian designer Konstantin Schmölzer has squeezed a wooden tower into the space between a green wall and glass atrium at Jean Nouvel's Sofitel hotel for Vienna Design Week.

More about Konstantin Schmölzer at Vienna Design Week

News

News

Critics review Rafael Viñoly's "golden banana"

Dezeen Wire: there has been mixed reaction from architecture critics to Rafael Viñoly's firstsite visual arts centre in Colchester, dubbed the "golden banana" by some commentators. More about Critics review Rafael Viñoly's "golden banana"