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Hello Dezeen feed readers, you've probably noticed that we've been tinkering with our feed lately. Our main feed is now called Dezeenfeed and we are also testing a new feed service called Dezeenwire, consisting of links to key design-related news and features from the best writers and sites around the world.

We hope you find this useful! Dezeenwire is spliced with our main feed but is currently hidden from regular visitors to Dezeen while we reconfigure the site. However you can view all Dezeenwire stories here. Let us know what you think.

More feed developments coming soon. NB Marcus is finally on Twitter, where you can read what's happening behind the scenes at Dezeen and other useless stuff... http://twitter.com/marcusfairs
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Marcus Fairs | 5 May 2009 | Leave a comment
Architecture

Majori Primary School Sports Hall by Substance

Latvian architects Substance have built a sports hall in Jurmala, Latvia, inspired by chunks of amber washed up on the Baltic coast. More about Majori Primary School Sports Hall by Substance

Rose Etherington | 5 May 2009 | 14 comments
Architecture

Incremental Housing Strategy by Filipe Balestra and Sara Göransson

Architects Filipe Balestra and Sara Göransson have developed a strategy to develop informal slums into permanent urban districts through a process of gradual improvement to existing dwellings instead of demolition and rebuilding. More about Incremental Housing Strategy by Filipe Balestra and Sara Göransson

Marcus Fairs | 5 May 2009 | 89 comments
Interiors

Kameha Grand Bonn interiors by Marcel Wanders

Dutch designer Marcel Wanders has designed the interiors of the Kameha Grand Bonn hotel, which opens this autumn in Bonn, Germany. More about Kameha Grand Bonn interiors by Marcel Wanders

Rachel Blunstone | 5 May 2009 | 11 comments
News

National Design Awards 2009 winners announced

Dezeenwire: the winners of the National Design Awards 2009, organised by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum to honour the best American design, have been announced. National Design Awards 2009
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Marcus Fairs | 4 May 2009 | Leave a comment
News

Milan Furniture Fair 2009: Soft options for hard times

Dezeenwire: Caroline Roux reviews the Milan furniture fair. Building Design
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Marcus Fairs | 4 May 2009 | Leave a comment
Furniture

Easy Reader by Nils Holger Moormann

Milan 09: German furniture designer Nils Holger Moormann presented Easy Reader, a combined bookshelf and bench with a wheel, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan earlier this month. More about Easy Reader by Nils Holger Moormann

Marcus Fairs | 4 May 2009 | 7 comments
Furniture

IKEA PS Collection in Milan

Milan 09: Swedish furniture brand IKEA showed in Milan for the first time this year, presenting their PS Collection by designers including Front and Hella Jongerius. Above: IKEA PS SÅGA by Nike Karlsson More about IKEA PS Collection in Milan

Ali Morris | 4 May 2009 | 41 comments
Thames & Hudson birthday competitions

Competition: five copies of The Complete Zaha Hadid to be won

In the first of four competitions this month to celebrate publisher Thames & Hudson's 60th anniversary, we're giving away five copies of The Complete Zaha Hadid. More about Competition: five copies of The Complete Zaha Hadid to be won

Rose Etherington | 4 May 2009 | 23 comments
Furniture

Furniture from SCP

Milan 09: London furniture brand SCP exhibited work by designers including PearsonLloyd, Matthew Hilton (above) and Konstantin Grcic at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan earlier this month. More about Furniture from SCP

Rose Etherington | 4 May 2009 | 4 comments
Interiors

Lawyers’ office by PSA

Austrian architects PSA have completed an interior project for a law firm in Vienna. More about Lawyers’ office by PSA

Rose Etherington | 3 May 2009 | 16 comments
Architecture

House in Andros by KLab architects

Greek architecture practice KLab architects have completed a summer house on the island of Andros, Greece. More about House in Andros by KLab architects

Rachel Blunstone | 3 May 2009 | 1 comment
Design

Villa Julia by Javier Mariscal for Magis

Milan 09: Italian design brand Magis launched Villa Julia, a cardboard playhouse for children by Spanish designer Javier Mariscal, in Milan last week. More about Villa Julia by Javier Mariscal for Magis

Ali Morris | 2 May 2009 | 15 comments
Furniture

Tout Va Bien cabinet by Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz

Milan 09: graphic designers Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz presented a cabinet for furniture brand BD Barcelona Design at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More about Tout Va Bien cabinet by Antoine Audiau and Manuel Warosz

Rose Etherington | 1 May 2009 | 24 comments
Design

All the Forces at Spazio Rossana Orlandi

Milan 09: designers including Jaime Hayón, Nacho Carbonell (above, on left of photo) and Piet Hein Eek exhibited work at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last week. More about All the Forces at Spazio Rossana Orlandi

Rose Etherington | 1 May 2009 | Leave a comment
Architecture

House of Diffusion by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects

House of Diffusion is a residence in Shiga, Japan, designed by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects. More about House of Diffusion by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects

Rose Etherington | 1 May 2009 | 13 comments
News

Newson chair sells for design-art record 1.1 million pounds

Dezeenwire: an aluminum Lockheed Lounge chair by designer Marc Newson sold today at Phillips de Pury in London for 1.1 million pounds ($1.6 million), an auction record for a piece of contemporary design art. Bloomberg
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Marcus Fairs | 30 April 2009 | Leave a comment
Interiors

V&A washrooms by Glowacka Rennie

London architects Glowacka Rennie have completed the interior of the ladies toilets at the V&A museum in London.
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Rose Etherington | 30 April 2009 | 30 comments
News

"A few gems amid the flotsam"

Dezeenwire: Alice Rawsthorn reflects on this year’s Milan furniture fair. New York Times
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Rose Etherington | 30 April 2009 | Leave a comment
Furniture

New Danish Modern by Normann Copenhagen

Milan 09: Danish brand Normann Copenhagen presented furniture by Danish designers including Ole Jensen (above) and Jesper K. Thomsen at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week. More about New Danish Modern by Normann Copenhagen

Rose Etherington | 30 April 2009 | 2 comments