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Philippe Starck to design yacht for Jobs family

Dezeen Wire: the "revolutionary" new product that French designer Philippe Starck claimed in a radio interview on Friday to be designing for Apple has been revealed by online technology publication AllThingsD to be a yacht for the family of late CEO Steve Jobs - AllThingsD

A spokesperson from Apple told the magazine that the company is not working on a new product or project with Starck. However the designer was working on plans for a yacht for Jobs before his death last year, to be constructed by boatbuilders Feadship.

See more stories about Philippe Starck here.

Google pays tribute to Mies van der Rohe

Dezeen Wire: internet giant Google have honoured eminent German architect Mies van der Rohe by changing their logo to a doodle celebrating his 126th birthday today.

FuelBand at NikeFuel Station

In this second interview that Dezeen filmed for sports brand Nike at their new NikeFuel Station at Boxpark in east London, Nike's global creative director Andy Walker demonstrates how the company's new FuelBand wristband helps athletes monitor their activity across a range of sports and daily activities. More about FuelBand at NikeFuel Station

"Sir Jonathan Ive: the iMan cometh" - Evening Standard

Dezeen Wire: Mark Prigg of London newspaper the Evening Standard interviews Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design at Apple, about what makes a great designer, obsessing over tiny details and his dislike of "designers wagging their tails in my face" - Evening Standard

Read more about Jonathan Ive on Dezeen here.

Key Projects by Wang Shu

Here’s a selection of projects by Chinese architect Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Studio, who has been named 2012 Pritzker Prize Laureate (see our earlier story). More about Key Projects by Wang Shu

Wang Shu wins Pritzker Prize 2012

Dezeen Wire: Chinese architect Wang Shu of Amateur Architecture Studio in Hangzhou is the 2012 Pritkzer Prize laureate. The prize organisers have confirmed the news after details were leaked ahead of schedule. More about Wang Shu wins Pritzker Prize 2012

Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture by David Adjaye and FAB

Construction will begin this week on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC designed by architect David Adjaye. More about Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture by David Adjaye and FAB

Wendy by HWKN

Architects HWKN have won this year’s MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program competition and will install a giant spiky structure that cleans the air in the courtyard of the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Centre in New York. More about Wendy by HWKN

The Kimball Art Centre by BIG

Slideshow: architects BIG have won a competition to renovate and extend an art centre in Utah with proposals that will be built from railway sleepers reclaimed from the Great Salt Lake. More about The Kimball Art Centre by BIG

FuelBand by Nike+

This wristband by sports brand Nike tracks your movement throughout the day and gives you points for being more active. More about FuelBand by Nike+