Design
Garden Tools by Itay Laniado
Israeli designer Itay Laniado has created a range of stainless steel garden tools with oak handles wrapped in red thread. More about Garden Tools by Itay Laniado
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Design
Bags by Maam Project
Here's another project using old carpets (see our earlier post on a chair made of rolled-up carpet), this time handbags by Spanish initiative Maam Project, manufactured by prisoners. More about Bags by Maam Project
Dezeenmail #57
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Architecture
Alhóndiga Cultural and Leisure Center by Philippe Starck
French designer Philippe Starck has completed the renovation of a former wine cellar in Bilbao to create a new culture and leisure centre for the city. More about Alhóndiga Cultural and Leisure Center by Philippe Starck
Furniture
Rrround by Arttu Kuisma and Janne Melajoki
Finnish Lahti University of Applied Sciences students Arttu Kuisma and Janne Melajoki have rolled up 250 square-metres of recycled carpet to create this multicoloured chair. More about Rrround by Arttu Kuisma and Janne Melajoki
Design
Ovale by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Alessi
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a collection of tableware for Italian brand Alessi. More about Ovale by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Alessi
Design
Spontaneous City in the Tree of Heavenby London Fieldworks
These bird and bug boxes have been installed by art and architecture collective London Fieldworks around trees across London in clusters inspired by neighbouring housing. More about Spontaneous City in the Tree of Heavenby London Fieldworks
Furniture
Competition: three Emeco 111 Navy Chairs to be won
Dezeen have teamed up with Brands, UK distributors for Emeco, to offer our readers the chance to win one of three Emeco 111 Navy Chairs made of recycled plastic bottles to celebrate the chair's UK launch during the London Design Festival. More about Competition: three Emeco 111 Navy Chairs to be won
Design
Funnel Vase by Roger Arquer
London designer Roger Arquer has designed this vase with a funnel protruding from the side so that the water to be changed without removing the flowers. More about Funnel Vase by Roger Arquer
Architecture
Balancing Act by Ensamble Studio
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: two enormous girders slice through the Arsenale exhibition at the Venice Architecture Biennale thanks to Madrid architect Antón García-Abril of Ensamble Studio. More about Balancing Act by Ensamble Studio
Architecture
Bazaltbor Badacsony by Plant
This winery by Hungarian architects Plant sits at the foot of a volcanic hill in Hungary and is clad in concrete panels indented with the pattern of grapevines. More about Bazaltbor Badacsony by Plant
Furniture
Tra le Briccole di Venezia at Riva 1920
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: Philippe Starck, Aldo Spinelli and Carlo Colombo (above) are among the latest designers to create pieces for Riva 1920 made of reclaimed oak mooring posts from the Venetian lagoon. More about Tra le Briccole di Venezia at Riva 1920
Architecture
Residence in Kurakuen by NRM-Architects Office
This house with a pool on its first-floor terrace is by Japanese firm NRM-Architects Office and overlooks a stream in Hyougo, Japan. More about Residence in Kurakuen by NRM-Architects Office
Furniture
Thin Black Lines by Nendo
Japanese studio Nendo will present a collection of black wire furniture with Phillips de Pury & Company at the Saatchi Gallery in London later this month. More about Thin Black Lines by Nendo
Architecture
Entrance Pavilion Cemetery by Hansteerds Architectuur
This pair of pavilions by Dutch studio Hansteerds Architectuur mark the entrance to a cemetery in the city of Blankenberge, Belgium. More about Entrance Pavilion Cemetery by Hansteerds Architectuur
Architecture
The Waterhouse at South Bund by NHDRO
Chinese architects NHDRO have transformed this disused Japanese army headquarters in Shanghai into a hotel, maintaining the building's stripped concrete and brick walls while adding a new Corten steel extension on the roof. More about The Waterhouse at South Bund by NHDRO
Areas of Outstanding Urban Beauty photography competition
Dezeen have teamed up with CABE to launch a photography competition inviting readers to capture the beauty of England's urban environment for the chance to win a Holga camera. More about Areas of Outstanding Urban Beauty photography competition
Furniture
Lab Craft at Tent London
26 designers including Tord Boontje, Timorous Beasties and Michael Eden (above) will show work marrying craftsmanship with digital technology at Tent London later this month. More about Lab Craft at Tent London
Architecture
Cloudscapes by Tetsuo Kondo Architects and Transsolar
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: Japanese studio Tetsuo Kondo Architects and environmental engineering firm Transsolar have suspended a cloud inside the Arsenale exhibition space at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More about Cloudscapes by Tetsuo Kondo Architects and Transsolar
Architecture
Gallery Orsta by Claesson Koivisto Rune
This glowing gallery by Swedish architects Claesson Koivisto Rune sits on a hill in Kumla, Sweden and gives the illusion of concave walls. More about Gallery Orsta by Claesson Koivisto Rune
