Architectural Absurdities by Tom Ngo
Toronto-based artist Tom Ngo has sent us some of his drawings depicting scenarios he refers to as Architectural Absurdities. More about Architectural Absurdities by Tom Ngo
Toronto-based artist Tom Ngo has sent us some of his drawings depicting scenarios he refers to as Architectural Absurdities. More about Architectural Absurdities by Tom Ngo
New Designers 09: Northumbria University graduate Jack Bresnahan exhibited a series of biodegradable, plastic lids for turning used tin cans into household containers at graduate show New Designers in London last week. More about Tin Can Lids by Jack Bresnahan
San Francisco design collective Grayscaled have designed the interior of a store in San Francisco, California, that sells custom, fixed-gear bicycles. More about Mission Bicycle Store by Grayscaled Design
London Design Festival 09: In the first of a series of Dezeen movies for 100% Design, creative director Jamie Anley of JAM introduces a new feature called 100% Inspiration. More about 100% Inspiration: Jamie Anley
Barcelona-based architects MOBIL M have recently refurbished a pharmacy in Bilbao, Spain, featuring an interior inspired by the forests of the Basque Country. More about Plaza Nueva Pharmacy by MOBIL M
We've got together with multi-faceted design exhibition Tent London to offer FREE spaces at Tent Digital, a new feature taking place from 24 - 27 September: More about Competition: up to 10 free spaces for digital designers at Tent Digital
Dezeen's top ten: this month's top ten features our most-viewed Dezeen stories about projects for education, from kindergartens to universities and classrooms to sports halls. More about Dezeen’s top ten: schools
Indian architecture firm Cadence have completed a residence in Bangalore, India, which features cast-concrete external walls decorated with perforations. More about Out of the Box by Cadence
London designer Ross Lovegrove has designed three lights for Italian brand Artemide. More about Cosmic Angel, Cosmic Ocean and Cosmic Leaf by Ross Lovegrove for Artemide
Designer Ioli Kalliopi Sifakaki has sent us some more images of the performance for her Tantalus Dinner project, when she invited a dozen of her male friends to feast from tableware cast from her own body parts. More about Tantalus Dinner by Ioli Sifakaki (more images)
New Designers 09: Kingston University graduate Michael Antrobus exhibits a range of stationary made of steel bars at graduate show New Designers in London this week. More about Ground by Michael Antrobus
Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio has unveiled plans for a 60-storey building with two towers in Hangzhou, China. More about Raffles City Hangzhou by UNStudio
Zaha Hadid Architects have designed a high-rise building for the center of Bucharest, Romania, which has a structural, lattice façade. More about Dorobanti Tower by Zaha Hadid Architects
Dezeen promotion: we've teamed up with interior design and homeware website mydeco and multi-faceted design exhibition Tent London to announce Design Class 09 - a competition for three design graduates to win the opportunity to pitch their projects to mydeco design board members Terence Conran and Philippe Stark. More about Design Class 09: win free spaces at Tent London's Talent Zone
Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has designed a calendar that uses the capillary action of ink spreading across paper to display the date. More about Ink Calendar by Oscar Diaz
Designer Julien Carretero has created a domestic fan from a wire cage, a motor and an industrial strap. More about This is a Fan by Julien Carretero
Dezeenwire: The Los Angeles Times reports the death of celebrated architectural photographer Julius Shulman at his home in Los Angeles yesterday, aged 98.
"Julius Shulman, whose luminous photographs of homes and buildings brought fame to a number of mid-20th century Modernist architects and made him a household name in the architectural world, died Wednesday night," writes Claudia Luther. LA Times
More about Julius Shulman 1910-2009
Dutch architects MVRDV in collaboration with Madrid architect Blanca Lleó have completed a social housing project in Madrid, Spain. More about Celosia Residence by MVRDV and Blanca Lleó
Dutch product designer Sander Mulder has designed a wall clock with a single, articulated arm that can display hours, minutes and seconds all at once. More about Continue Time by Sander Mulder
New York architecture and design practice Axis Mundi have designed a conceptual alternative to French architect Jean Nouvel's design for a 73-storey tower next to the Museum of Modern Art in New York (see our previous story). More about Alternative Design for MoMA Tower at 53 West 53rd by Axis Mundi