Cologne 2011: French design brand Ligne Roset have launched a sponge-like sofa by designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec at the imm cologne fair in Germany this week. More about Ploum by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset
Here's another hair salon by Japanese designer Teruhiro Yanagihara, this time located in central Osaka, Japan, featuring free-standing mirrored boxes. More about NE by Teruhiro Yanagihara
Cologne 2011: Hanna Emelie Ernsting's Moody Couch was awarded second prize in the [D3] Contest for young designers at imm cologne this week.
The City of Helsinki has commissioned the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to conduct a study exploring the possibility of creating a new Guggenheim Museum in Finland, to be completed by the end of this year. See press release below. More about Possibility of Guggenheim Museum in Finland to be explored
Dezeenwire: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview designers Werner Aisslinger, Mathias Hahn and the [D3] Contest winners live on stage from 12.30 in the The Ramazzotti D3 Lounge at imm Cologne today, as part of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents series.
The interviews will be broadcast on Dezeen at a later date. More info plus the full schedule in our earlier story.
See films of all the Dezeentalks at last year’s fair here.
More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: day 2
Here are some images of a water tower in Spain by Spanish architects Ignacio Mendaro Corsini, Ignacio Isasi Zaragozá and Blanca Rosa Gutiérrez Rodríguez, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the female form. More about Water Storage Tower by Mendaro Corsini, Isasi Zaragozá and Gutiérrez Rodríguez
This beauty salon with faceted walls is located within a hotel in central Singapore, and was designed by Japanese designer Teruhiro Yanagihara. More about KIZUKI + LIM by Teruhiro Yanagihara
Cologne 2011: London designer Harry Thaler's Pressed Chair is one of two joint winning projects in this year's [D3] Contest, an international competition for young designers organised by imm cologne. More about Pressed Chair by Harry Thaler
Cologne 2011: London studio Doshi Levien present this child's rocking horse at imm cologne in Germany this week. More about Rocker by Doshi Levien for Richard Lampert
Japanese studio Ninkipen! have completed a family house in Nara, Japan, comprising staggered rectangular volumes. More about 80.84 by Ninkipen!
Swiss designer Adrien Rovero presents a collection of lights shaped like TV antennas at Galerie Kreo in Paris. More about Antenna Lights by Adrien Rovero
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Dezeen and Anneloes van Gaalen, author of Never Use More Than Two Different Typefaces And 50 Other Ridiculous Typography Rules, have teamed up to offer readers the chance to win one of five copies. More about Competition: five copies of Ridiculous Typography Rules to be won
Dezeenwire: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview designers Stefan Diez, Marco Susani and Harald Gründl live on stage from 12.30 in the The Ramazzotti D3 Lounge at imm Cologne today, as part of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents series.
The interviews will be broadcast on Dezeen at a later date. More info plus the full schedule in our earlier story.
See films of all the Dezeentalks at last year’s fair here.
More about Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: day 1
Dezeen Wire: architects Office for Metropolitan Architecture have been commissioned to design the new strategy and identity for Hong Kong transport authority MTR, including two new stations. More about OMA to design identity for Hong Kong transport system
This family house with a wooden interior in Kobe, Japan is by Japanese architect Keiichi Sugiyama. More about House in Kobe by Keiichi Sugiyama
This five-towered residential extension to the orangery of an eighteenth century castle in Yvelines, France, is by architect Christian Pottgiesser. More about Maison L by Christian Pottgiesser
Cologne 2011: Dutch designer Frederik Roijé presents his range of sofas with an integral side-table in Cologne, Germany, this week. More about Slow Sofa by Frederik Roijé
The Design Museum in London have announced the designs nominated for the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2011, including the Angry Birds game (above). See the full shortlist below. More about Design Museum announce shortlist for Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2011
This sculpture of a boy and rocking horse by Berlin artists Elmgreen and Dragset will be the next installation on top of the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square. More about Powerless Structures, Fig.101 by Elmgreen and Dragset