Apple's Jonathan Ive to design camera for Leica
News: Apple's senior vice president of industrial design Jonathan Ive is to design a camera for German brand Leica, reports PetaPixel. More about Apple's Jonathan Ive to design camera for Leica
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So-So Chairs by Jean Nouvel for Emeco
Paris Design Week 2012: architect and designer Jean Nouvel unveiled a collection of aluminium chairs for Emeco at his studio in Paris this week. More about So-So Chairs by Jean Nouvel for Emeco
Dezeen features in Apple's iPhone 5 launch
News: Dezeen featured in Apple's launch of the iPhone 5 today and makes an appearance in the movie demonstrating the new product. More about Dezeen features in Apple's iPhone 5 launch
Frank Gehry establishes SCI-Arc prize with $100,000 donation
Dezeen News: architect Frank Gehry has donated $100,000 to the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) to endow a new annual prize for the best graduate thesis projects. More about Frank Gehry establishes SCI-Arc prize with 0,000 donation
Frank Lloyd Wright house in Arizona faces demolition
Dezeen Wire: a house in Phoenix, Arizona designed by the influential American architect Frank Lloyd Wright could be bulldozed unless a new buyer is found or the city agrees to grant landmark status to the property. More about Frank Lloyd Wright house in Arizona faces demolition
Paralympic design: Nike Spike Pad for Oscar Pistorius
The London 2012 Paralympics begin tonight and over the coming days we'll be featuring a selection of cutting-edge sportswear designed for the competing athletes, starting with the Nike Spike Pad as worn by "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius. More about Paralympic design: Nike Spike Pad for Oscar Pistorius
Frank Gehry designs new Facebook headquarters
Dezeen Wire: architect Frank Gehry (pictured above, left) is designing the new campus for social media giant Facebook, which claims it will be the largest open-plan office in the world. More about Frank Gehry designs new Facebook headquarters
"Daniel Libeskind selected for Maze prison site" - BBC
Dezeen Wire: Architect Daniel Libeskind has been selected to design a peace centre on the site of the notorious former Maze prison in Northern Ireland, according to the BBC. More about "Daniel Libeskind selected for Maze prison site" - BBC
Microsoft launches new logo
Dezeen Wire: Microsoft launched a new logo yesterday, its first redesign since 1987 - Reuters
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"The High Line has become a tourist-clogged catwalk"- New York Times
Dezeen Wire: "the High Line has become a tourist-clogged catwalk and a catalyst for some of the most rapid gentrification in New York's history," says author Jeremiah Moss in an article published in the New York Times. More about "The High Line has become a tourist-clogged catwalk"- New York Times
Dutchess House No. 1 by Grzywinski + Pons
Shimmering aluminium panels are ridged like the top surfaces of bricks on the exterior of this country house in upstate New York by architects Grzywinski + Pons (+ slideshow). More about Dutchess House No. 1 by Grzywinski + Pons
Writer's Studio by Cooper Joseph Studio
Budding novelists will lust after this writer's hideaway in upstate New York designed by New York City architects Cooper Joseph Studio (+ slideshow). More about Writer's Studio by Cooper Joseph Studio
395 Page Mill Road by Studio O+A
The entrance lobby at AOL's Palo Alto headquarters looks like a skate park (+ slideshow). More about 395 Page Mill Road by Studio O+A
Movie: Nike Zoom Victory Elite
Movie: Nike Flywire cables that tighten on impact are built into these shoes specifically designed by Nike for running the 1500m track event, as described by the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti in the last movie of our Nike+ House of Innovation series commissioned by Nike. More about Movie: Nike Zoom Victory Elite
Psychology "absolutely critical" to sports design - Nike's creative director for the Olympics
Psychology is on an equal footing with technological advances when designing sportswear to improve an athlete's performance, Nike's creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti told the audience at a talk hosted by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges last night. More about Psychology "absolutely critical" to sports design - Nike's creative director for the Olympics
Movie: Nike GS Football Boot
Movie: the base and sock lining of these lightweight football boots by Nike are made of castor beans, as explained in our next movie with the brand’s global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti ahead of this evening’s exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation at Selfridges. More about Movie: Nike GS Football Boot
Tea Houses by Swatt Miers
Architects Swatt Miers have suspended three glass pavilions over the edge of a valley in northern California (+ slideshow). More about Tea Houses by Swatt Miers
United States Land Port of Entry in Calais by Robert Siegel Architects
Drivers crossing the border from Canada into the USA at Calais, Maine, would never know that there's a tranquil rock garden sandwiched between the checkpoint buildings designed by New York firm Robert Siegel Architects. More about United States Land Port of Entry in Calais by Robert Siegel Architects
Movie: Nike Basketball Hyper Elite Uniform
Movie: basketball games have become so aggressive that sports brand Nike decided to include combat pads in its latest kit, explains the brand's global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti in the next Dezeen movie in anticipation of tomorrow’s exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation. More about Movie: Nike Basketball Hyper Elite Uniform
Movie: Nike Zoom Superfly R4
Movie: Nike's global creative director for the Olympics Martin Lotti presents the Nike Zoom Superfly R4 sprinting shoe inspired by suspension bridges in this next movie filmed by Dezeen in anticipation of Thursday's exclusive event at the Nike+ House of Innovation. More about Movie: Nike Zoom Superfly R4