Design
Intanto by Mario Trimarchi for Alessi
Italian designer Mario Trimarchi of Fragile has created this range of glass vases suspended in wire frames for Italian design brand Alessi. More about Intanto by Mario Trimarchi for Alessi
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Promotion
The Tramshed at London Design Festival
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen are proud to be media partners of The Tramshed, a new east London destination open 22-26 September during the London Design Festival. More about The Tramshed at London Design Festival
News
Pugh + Scarpa split
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News
"A Global Celebration of Design" - The New York Times
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News
"Bricks, mortar and mateyness" - Observer
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Dezeenwire: Rowan Moore on what's wrong with British architecture - Observer 
Architecture
Ravensbourne College by Foreign Office Architects
Foreign Office Architects has completed the new tile-covered campus for Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, located on the Greenwich Peninsula in London. More about Ravensbourne College by Foreign Office Architects
Architecture
San Blas, Usera and Villaverde by Estudio Entresitio
Architectural photographer Roland Halbe has sent us his photos of three health centres in Madrid by Spanish architects Estudio Entresitio, all with identical floor plans but executed in different materials. More about San Blas, Usera and Villaverde by Estudio Entresitio
Dezeen archive: staircases
Dezeen archive: Readers went crazy for the staircase cantilevered over a shallow first-floor pool in our most popular story this week, a Japanese house by NRM-Architects Office, so we're treating you to a selection of stories from the Dezeen archives that feature spectacular staircases. See all the stories »
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Architecture
A House Awaiting Death by EASTERN Design Office
This house on the outskirts of Ise, Japan is by architects EASTERN design office and has been raised on a concrete block to afford views of the sea. More about A House Awaiting Death by EASTERN Design Office
Furniture
Pop Rivet by TAF at Bench 10
This bench made of three pop-riveted aluminium sheets is by Swedish designers TAF and one of ten benches to be exhibited by The Lollipop Shoppe during the London Design Festival this month. More about Pop Rivet by TAF at Bench 10
Design
Form 3 by fuseproject for Jimmyjane
This waterproof sex toy has been designed by San Francisco designer Yves Béhar of fuseproject for sex toy brand JimmyJane. More about Form 3 by fuseproject for Jimmyjane
Furniture
Blasted Vase and Side Table by Kai Linke
Frankfurt designer Kai Linke has created a series of vases and side tables by sand-blasting timber to enhance the texture of the grain then casting the resulting shapes in ceramic. More about Blasted Vase and Side Table by Kai Linke
Veuve Clicquot's 'Once Upon a Dream'
Once Upon a Dream: London Tastemakers in Bed with Veuve Clicquot
Dezeen promotion: during the London Design Festival Dezeen and champagne brand Veuve Clicquot have teamed up to present London tastemakers reading excerpts from their favourite books in the Once Upon A Dream bed designed by Mathieu Lehanneur. More about Once Upon a Dream: London Tastemakers in Bed with Veuve Clicquot
Interiors
Hostem shop by JamesPlumb
London designers JamesPlumb have installed an antique church pew to create an aged interior for outfitter Hostem's new shop in Shoreditch, London. More about Hostem shop by JamesPlumb
Lighting
Plumen 001 by Hulger
London design brand Hulger has launched Plumen, a product it describes as "the world's first designer low-energy light bulb". More about Plumen 001 by Hulger
Interiors
Gagosian Paris by Caruso St John and Jean-Francois Bodin
Gagosian are to open a new gallery in Paris, designed by London studio Caruso St. John and Paris architect Jean-Francois Bodin. More about Gagosian Paris by Caruso St John and Jean-Francois Bodin
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
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