Architecture
Cairo Expo City by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have won a competition to design Cairo Expo City in Cairo, Egypt. More about Cairo Expo City by Zaha Hadid Architects
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Design
Bamboolarule by Baskerville Studio
Designer James Cadogan of Baskerville Studio in Cornwall, UK, has designed a bent ruler that's easier for people with arthritis to pick up. More about Bamboolarule by Baskerville Studio
Architecture
House in Sakuragawa by Suppose Design Office
Another residential project from Japanese studio Suppose Design Office, who designed the House in Kamakura in our previous story: located in Sakuragawa, Japan, this family home has been designed to create a spacious interior with a limited floor plan. More about House in Sakuragawa by Suppose Design Office
Design
Architonic presents products from Salone del Mobile and Euroluce 2009
Dezeen promotion: architecture and design products database Architonic presents its selection of new products from this year's Salone Internazionale del Mobile and Euroluce lighting fair, both held in Milan in April. More about Architonic presents products from Salone del Mobile and Euroluce 2009
Design
Parasite Shelf by Johanna Landin
DMY Berlin 09: Swedish design student Johanna Landin exhibited a box shelf that appears to cling to its surroundings at DMY Youngsters in Berlin last week. More about Parasite Shelf by Johanna Landin
Architecture
House in Kamakura by Suppose Design Office
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a house in Kamakura, Japan, which consists of a steel frame constructed between two concrete shafts. More about House in Kamakura by Suppose Design Office
Design
Lightfacet by Bloomming
Dutch design studio Bloomming have designed a modular system where diamond-shaped components can be individually rotated to vary the amount of light allowed to penetrate. More about Lightfacet by Bloomming
News
Design It: Shelter Competition
Dezeenwire: the Guggenheim Museum and Google Sketchup have launched Design It: Shelter Competition, "a global, online initiative that invites the public to use Google Earth and Google SketchUp to create and submit designs for virtual 3-D shelters for a location of their choice anywhere on Earth." Details here
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Design
Crush and NoVolume by Coordination
DMY Berlin 09: designer Flip Selin of German design group Coordination presented his Crush sofa and NoVolume nesting tables at the Made in Berlin exhibition as part of DMY Extended in Berlin last week. More about Crush and NoVolume by Coordination
Interiors
Eva's bed by h2o Architectes
Paris firm h2o Architectes have completed an elevated child's bed that also forms a partition and play area in a Paris residence. More about Eva's bed by h2o Architectes
Video
Competition: five copies of Newton Virus by Troika to be won
We've teamed up with digital designers Troika to give away five copies of Newton Virus, a non-destructive application that makes your desktop icons roll around as if affected by gravity (see movie below). More about Competition: five copies of Newton Virus by Troika to be won
Design
Analog Digital Clock by Maarten Baas
Milan 09 movie: our second movie from Dutch designer Maarten Baas' Real Time exhibition in Milan this April is Analog Digital Clock, a movie in which a performer replicates a digital clock by painting over and wiping clean panels on a glass screen (below). More about Analog Digital Clock by Maarten Baas
Design
Sweeper Clock by Maarten Baas
Milan 09 movie: here (above) is an excerpt from Sweeper Clock, a movie presented by Dutch designer Maarten Baas in Milan this April, featuring two men with brooms pushing lines of debris to form moving clock hands. More about Sweeper Clock by Maarten Baas
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News
Alice Rawsthorn: Artists in Designers' Clothing
Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn reports from the Venice Biennale on artists turning their hands to interior design. New York Times
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Design
Fundamentals of Makkum by Atelier NL for Royal Tichelaar Makkum
Milan 09: Dutch designers Atelier NL have created a simple pottery tableware range made of clay dug from different areas of the Netherlands. More about Fundamentals of Makkum by Atelier NL for Royal Tichelaar Makkum
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News
The Guardian: The changing face of everyday design
Dezeenwire: The Guardian presents a gallery showing how everyday designs including Cornflake packs and flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years. The Guardian
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Design
Tonale by David Chipperfield for Alessi
British architect David Chipperfield has designed a collection of tableware with colours inspired by an Italian painter and forms inspired by ancient Korean stoneware. More about Tonale by David Chipperfield for Alessi
Architecture
Church by Beton
Polish designers Beton have sent us some photos of their nearly completed, shingle-clad church in a small village overlooking the Vistula. More about Church by Beton
Architecture
Harajuku Box House by Daniel Statham Architects
Daniel Statham Architects have designed Harajuku Box House, a residential and retail project in Tokyo.
Design
Najah, Lazara and Ilham by Anne-Cécile Rappa
More recycled work from Swiss designer Anne-Cécile Rappa: Najah, Lazara and Ilham are a series of lights made of found objects sheathed in knitted plastic bags. More about Najah, Lazara and Ilham by Anne-Cécile Rappa