OP-jects by Bilge Nur Saltik
Royal College of Art graduate Bilge Nur Saltik has designed dimpled glassware that creates kaleidoscopic effects (+ movie). More about OP-jects by Bilge Nur Saltik
Synth[e]tech[e]cology by Chang-Yeob Lee
Royal College of Art graduate Chang-Yeob Lee has developed a concept to transform the BT Tower in London into a pollution-harvesting high rise (+ movie). More about Synth[e]tech[e]cology by Chang-Yeob Lee
"It's easy for designers today to produce and sell their own work"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our penultimate movie recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan, New York designer Stephen Burks discusses the importance of having a design identity and journalist Henrietta Thompson explains why designers are starting to expand into retail. More about "It's easy for designers today to produce and sell their own work"
(No)where (Now)here: Two Gaze-activated Dresses by Ying Gao
Fashion designer Ying Gao has fabricated a pair of dresses that writhe around and light up when someone stares at them (+ movie). More about (No)where (Now)here: Two Gaze-activated Dresses by Ying Gao
"At DMY Berlin we want to support young designers"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: DMY Berlin founder Joerg Suermann gives us a guided tour of this year's design festival in our second report from Berlin. More about "At DMY Berlin we want to support young designers"
Movie: The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
This time-lapse movie by photographer Paul Raftery and filmmaker Dan Lowe documents the construction of "the Cheesegrater", a 225-metre skyscraper by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners that topped out today in the City of London. More about Movie: The Leadenhall Building by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Help! I Want to Save a Life by Graham Douglas for Help Remedies and DKMS
A bandage pack containing a bone marrow donor registry kit has won a White Pencil at the D&AD Awards (+ movie). More about Help! I Want to Save a Life by Graham Douglas for Help Remedies and DKMS
"It's easy for young designers to get stuck in Berlin"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our first movie from the German capital, DMY Berlin founder Joerg Suermann shows us around his favourite neighbourhood of Kreuzberg and tells us why he believes the relaxed atmosphere and low cost of living that attracts many designers to the city can also trap them there. More about "It's easy for young designers to get stuck in Berlin"
OMA's furniture collection for Knoll "turns industry into a fetish"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our fourth movie recorded at the MINI Paceman Garage in Milan, MINI head of design Anders Warming introduces the workshops that took place in the space and journalist Justin McGuirk explains why he sees OMA's Tools for Life collection as a nostalgic reaction to the decline of industry in the city. More about OMA's furniture collection for Knoll "turns industry into a fetish"
Rubix by Chris Kelly
This conceptual technology by architecture graduate Chris Kelly would allow individuals to project digital imagery over their perception of reality and then manipulate it like the layers of a Rubik's Cube (+ movie). More about Rubix by Chris Kelly
Strange Symphony by Philipp Weber
German designer Philipp Weber's glassblowing pipe with valves like a trumpet won the New Talents Award at DMY Berlin last week (+ movie). More about Strange Symphony by Philipp Weber
Ads with a New Purpose by Ogilvy & Mather for IBM
These billboards by creative agency Ogilvy & Mather stretch outwards to double as street furniture (+ movie). More about Ads with a New Purpose by Ogilvy & Mather for IBM
W Hotels Designers of the Future Award 2013 projects at Design Miami/Basel
Winners of this year's W Hotels Designers of the Future Award have revealed their projects at Design Miami/Basel (+ movie). More about W Hotels Designers of the Future Award 2013 projects at Design Miami/Basel
Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 movie
Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: designers including Patricia Urquiola, Ab Rogers and Jay Osgerby talk about their participation in Clerkenwell Design Week in the first of a series of movies we filmed during the event. More about Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 movie
"I tried to create something between nature and architecture" - Sou Fujimoto
In this movie filmed by Dezeen at the unveiling of this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London today, Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto explains how he used a rigid geometric grid to create a soft and natural atmosphere. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about "I tried to create something between nature and architecture" - Sou Fujimoto
"The High Line's responsible for New York's best upcoming architecture"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: in our second movie from New York, designer Stephen Burks takes us to the High Line and explains how the elevated park is helping to transform the surrounding areas of the city. More about "The High Line's responsible for New York's best upcoming architecture"
"It's just as hard to do a good interior as it is to do a good building"
In our third movie about this year's World Architecture Festival and Inside Festival, architect, designer and Inside Festival jury chair Nigel Coates discusses his breakthrough interiors project Caffè Bongo and explains what he will be looking for when judging the awards. More about "It's just as hard to do a good interior as it is to do a good building"
Chicago - Five Great Buildings by Al Boardman
Motion graphics designer Al Boardman celebrates five Chicago skyscrapers in this short animation. More about Chicago - Five Great Buildings by Al Boardman
Hush by Freyja Sewell
Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: British designer Freyja Sewell's felt cocoons have gone into production and were on show in a Victorian former prison in London this week (+ movie). More about Hush by Freyja Sewell
"New Yorkers all of a sudden are interested in quality of life"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: New York designer Stephen Burks tells us how his once rough-edged city is being tamed by world-class architecture, urban design improvements like the High Line and a European-style bike-sharing scheme in the first of our reports from the Big Apple. More about "New Yorkers all of a sudden are interested in quality of life"