Design
Rice-Design at 100% Design Tokyo
Tokyo Design Week: Nobuhiko Arikawa of Rice-Design showed his Giraffe desk lamp (above) and Kurinoki paper clip holder (bottom) at 100% Design Tokyo last week. More about Rice-Design at 100% Design Tokyo
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Design
Kiriko Bottles by Torafu Architects
Tokyo Design Week: Here's a fourth project by Torafu architects. The Kiriko Bottle project aims to revive ancient Japanese craftsmanship by using a glass cutting technique to make subtle alterations to everyday glass tableware.
Design
Cuma and Cross by Takehiro Ando
Tokyo Design Week: Takehiro Ando's installations at 100% Design Tokyo consisted of interlocking felt components.
Architecture
Bernard Tschumi’s Blue tower opens
Blue, a residential tower by architect Bernard Tschumi, has opened on New York's Lower East Side. More about Bernard Tschumi’s Blue tower opens
Architecture
Nike Air Force 1 Store by Torafu Architects
Tokyo Design Week: here's another project from Torafu architects; this time their Nike Air Force 1 shoestore in Harajuku, Tokyo. More about Nike Air Force 1 Store by Torafu Architects
Architecture
Boolean interior by Torafu Architects
Tokyo Design Week: Here's another project by Torafu architects (see previous story). Boolean is the interior for a café space at the University of Tokyo, using punctured wooden surfaces to enclose the space and frame the outside world. More about Boolean interior by Torafu Architects
Architecture
London 2012 Olympics stadium by HOK Sport
Architects HOK Sport have unveiled their design for the stadium for the London 2012 Olympics.
Architecture
House in Yokohama by Torafu Architects
Tokyo design week: Japanese architects Torafu presented images of a house they have designed for Yokohama at the Pecha Kucha x Design Tide event last week. More about House in Yokohama by Torafu Architects
Design
Concrete Ring Series by 22designstudio
Tokyo design week: Taiwanese designers 22designstudio presented their Concrete Ring Series at designboom mart tokyo 2007, part of 100% Design Tokyo last week. More about Concrete Ring Series by 22designstudio
Lighting
Miyako Andon at 100% Design Tokyo
Tokyo design week: Miyako Andon, a 127-year-old Japanese lighting company, exhibited new products at 100% Light during 100% Design Tokyo last week. More about Miyako Andon at 100% Design Tokyo
Products
Piet Hein Eek at Cibone
Tokyo design week: Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek exhibited work both old and new at design store Cibone last week, during Design Tide and all the other concurrent events. More about Piet Hein Eek at Cibone
Architecture
Wind dam by Chetwood Associates
Building Design shows a power-generating "wind dam" designed by architects Chetwoods that uses a giant spinnaker sail slung between mountains to funnel wind into a turbine. More about Wind dam by Chetwood Associates
Video
Tenspace by WOW
Tokyo design week: Japanese motion graphics company WOW projected several of their works at design store Cibone during Design Tide last week, including this piece.
Design
Pentaphone by Robert Stadler
Designer Robert Stadler's Pentaphone is a suspended booth for cellphone users that isolates the caller from ambient noise in a public space. More about Pentaphone by Robert Stadler
Design
New Vespa S by Piaggio
Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio has launched a new, seventies-styled version of its Vespa range, called the Vespa S. More about New Vespa S by Piaggio
Design
Tu-Tu by Rock Paper Scissors
Tokyo design week: Japanese design company Rock Paper Scissors has designed a product that acts as both packaging and a display system for fresh flowers. More about Tu-Tu by Rock Paper Scissors
Architecture
[C]Space Pavilion by Alan Dempsey and Alvin Huang
Architects Alan Dempsey and Alvin Huang have won a competition to design a temporary, freestanding pavilion that will be built in front of the Architectural Association school in London early next year. More about [C]Space Pavilion by Alan Dempsey and Alvin Huang
Lighting
Blossom light by Hella Jongerius
Tokyo design week: Blossom, a new floor light by Hella Jongerius for Swiss lighting brand Belux, was launched at Tokyo design store Cibone this week as part of Design Tide. More about Blossom light by Hella Jongerius
Dezeen traffic update
Check out our Tokyo wheels! We have our own personalised Mazda, generously provided by Tokyo Designers Week and Jetro. But this story is not about traffic jams on Aoyama-Dori but about our visitor figures, which broke all records last month, with over quarter of a million unique visitors. More about Dezeen traffic update
The never-ending web page by Poke
London web designers Poke have created a web page that goes on forever for mobile phone network Orange. More about The never-ending web page by Poke