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Thuisvlucht by Anneke Jakobs
DMY Berlin 09: Utrecht designer Anneke Jakobs has sliced up a kitchen chair to make 1727 buttons that will be distributed around the world. More about Thuisvlucht by Anneke Jakobs
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Escritoire Trestle by Ett la Benn
DMY Berlin 09: designers Oliver Bischoff and Danilo Durler of Berlin studio Ett la Benn presented a small trestle table at Made in Berlin last week as part of DMY Extended. More about Escritoire Trestle by Ett la Benn
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Super Contemporary interviews: Hussein Chalayan
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum's Super Contemporary exhibition, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan talks about his relationship with London and the way the city has influenced his work (see movie below). More about Super Contemporary interviews: Hussein Chalayan
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Tamago by Merci Design
DMY Berlin 09: Latvian designers Merci Design presented a range of children's furniture made of recycled paper pulp at DMY Youngsters in Berlin last week. More about Tamago by Merci Design
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Force Lamp and Boy’s Lamp by Nika Zupanc
Ljubljana designer Nika Zupanc has designed two lamps for Slovenian lighting brand Vertigo Bird. More about Force Lamp and Boy’s Lamp by Nika Zupanc
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Super Contemporary interviews: Neville Brody
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum's Super Contemporary exhibition, graphic designer Neville Brody talks about the key people, places and cultural movements in London that have defined his life in London (see movie below). Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Super Contemporary interviews: Neville Brody
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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Tile Stove Project by Dick van Hoff for Royal Tichelaar Makkum
Milan 09: Dutch designer Dick van Hoff presented wood-burning stoves made of tiles for Dutch ceramic manufacturers Royal Tichelaar Makkum in Milan in April. More about Tile Stove Project by Dick van Hoff for Royal Tichelaar Makkum
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The Idea of a Tree by Mischer’Traxler
DMY Berlin 09: Viennese designers Mischer'Traxler have created a solar-powered machine that makes furniture, with the shape and colour of each product determined by the amount of sunlight available during manufacture. More about The Idea of a Tree by Mischer’Traxler
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Drip Grip and XY by Nosigner
Japanese designer Nosigner has designed Drip Grip and XY, two new concepts for Japanese mobile phone company KDDI. More about Drip Grip and XY by Nosigner
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MotherBoard by Romolo Stanco
Milan 09: Italian architect Romolo Stanco exhibited a mirror etched with electric circut patterns in Milan this April. More about MotherBoard by Romolo Stanco