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Ole Scheeren to leave OMA
Dezeenwire: architect Ole Scheeren is to leave Office for Metropolitan Architecture and establish his own studio - see press release below:
Dezeenwire: architect Ole Scheeren is to leave Office for Metropolitan Architecture and establish his own studio - see press release below:
Architect Daniele Durante of studiobv36 in Italy has designed a new headquarters in Rome for the Italian postal service. More about IPost Building by studiobv36
Tokyo studio Shuichiro Yoshida Architects have completed a tall narrow toilet block in Chikusei City, Japan. More about Tokinokura Lavatories Shimodate by Shuichiro Yoshida Architects
New York designers Constantin and Laurene Leon Boym have designed a set of four bowls that stack into the shape of a vase. More about Totem by Boym Partners
Danish architects CF Møller have completed a centre for entrepreneurs in Horsens, Denmark, where a green fibre-cement staircase spirals round the central atrium. More about Vitus Bering Innovation Park by CF Møller
It's taken a while, but German-born designer Moritz Waldemeyer has sent some official pictures of the laser suit he created for U2 singer Bono for their current world tour. More about Bono's Laser Stage Suit by Moritz Waldemeyer
Steven Holl Architects of New York have won a competition to design a major urban quarter on a former industrial site beside a lake at Hangzhou, China. More about International Tourism Complex Hangzhou by Steven Holl Architects
Designer Reinhard Dienes of Germany has designed a pendant lamp made of tinted blown glass and pressed aluminium. More about Friday by Reinhard Dienes
Architect Peter Pichler of Bolanzo Bolzano in Italy has designed a house for a photographer with a large window at one end that doubles as a projection wall for presentations. More about House for a photographer by Peter Pichler
This month we've compiled our ten most popular Dezeen stories about shoes. More about Dezeen’s top ten: shoes
London industrial designers Priestmangoode propose hospital wards modelled on health spas and beds like those in first class airline cabins in a new manifesto for health service design, released today. More about The Recovery Lounge by Priestmangoode
Hong Kong studio Davidclovers and Los Angeles artist C.E.B. Reas have created a studio facade in Hong Kong where LED lighting pulses through patterns cut in the surface of two large Corian doors. More about Yud Yud by Davidclovers and C.E.B. Reas
Milan 2010: Mexican designer Christian Vivanco has designed a collection of lighting combining oak and metal components for Barcelona brand Luz Difusion. More about Lighthouse by Christian Vivanco
Milan 2010: Lighting made of double-walled spun metal will be among the new products to be launched by British designer Tom Dixon in Milan this April. More about Industry by Tom Dixon
Japanese architects Geneto have completed a house in Tokyo dominated by plywood structures that form furniture and room devisions. More about DG House by Geneto
Polish designer Tomek Rygalik has created a furniture system of modular chairs and tables set in bases that resemble bath tubs. More about Termo by Tomek Rygalik
Sarajevo designer Tea Petrovic has designed a collection of shoes based on the work of late Russian sculptor Naum Gabo and Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. More about Shoes by Tea Petrovic
We've got together with Milan watch designer and Dezeen regular Denis Guidone to give away five of his latest designs for Italian product brand NAVA Design. More about Competition: five watches by Denis Guidone for NAVA Design to be won
Masahiro Kinoshita of KINO architects has completed a house in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, designed to afford views towards the nearby castle from the third floor living room. More about Himeji Observatory House by KINO architects
Berlin designers Johannes Laue and Johannes Schroth have created customisable covers for the standard internet routers and television decoders provided by Deutsche Telekom. More about 4010-Overdress by Johannes Laue and Johannes Schroth