This week on Dezeen
This week a staircase for dogs has been our most popular on Dezeen and most-shared on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter. More
Silent Machine by Eunjae Lee
The forms of this tea service by design graduate Eunjae Lee are based on the components of an engine. More
Skale by Sarah Böttger
German designer Sarah Böttger scaled the same rectangular shape up and down to create this tubular metal hall stand. More
Lovebird tables by Yuki Matsumoto
Two console tables by Japanese designer Yuki Matsumoto can be leant against each other and linked by their drawers. More
In a Pinch shelving system by Arttu Kuisma
Steel tubes are pinched together at intervals then slotted into corresponding grooves in plywood planks to create this shelving system by graduate designer Arttu Kuisma. More
Zai CORE Axe by Kacper Hamilton
ECAL graduate Kacper Hamilton has designed a luxury axe with carbon-fibre in its handle and interchangeable heads. More
Wooden Toys by Permafrost
When asked to represent Nordic identity, Norwegian studio Permafrost created wooden toys based on an oil rig and tanker. More
Stepney Green Design Collection: call for submissions
Following our recent showcase of design talent in east London, the team behind new housing development VIVO have commissioned Dezeen to acquire ten pieces of original design by creatives surrounding Stepney Green. More
Movie: Julian Hakes on the Mojito shoe with no footplate
Nearly three years after first revealing his concept for a shoe with no foot-plate on Dezeen, architect and shoe designer Julian Hakes talks about designing the Mojito shoe as the first collection goes into production. More
Pixel animations at London 2012 Olympic closing ceremony by Crystal CG
Digital graphics company Crystal CG created animations on a 360 degree screen comprising 70,500 paddles held by the audience at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics last night. More
Es Devlin designs closing ceremony set for London 2012 Olympics
Slideshow feature: the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics takes place tonight with a set designed by Es Devlin. Here's a slideshow of images from some of her previous projects, including arena tours for Kanye West and Jay Z (above) and Take That last year. More
Druida barbecue by Mermeladaestudio
This barbecue by Barcelona designers Mermeladaestudio will char your food with geometric patterns. More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen our readers have been obsessing over safety, with a tirade of comments demanding handrails and balustrades for a house with holes in the walls and floors (above) and concerns for the stability of a deck chair with no back legs (below). More
London 2012 Olympic Park legacy plans unveiled
Dezeen Wire: plans to develop the London 2012 Olympic Park after the Games end in September were unveiled by mayor of London Boris Johnson yesterday, including the transformation of the press centre into a technology, design and research centre, and the creation of up to 8000 new homes in addition to the athletes' village (+ movie). More
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
BMW i Pedelec Concept
Dezeen Super Store featured on Deutsche Welle
Dezeen Wire: German broadcaster Deutsche Welle have featured our pop-up design shop Dezeen Super Store in a feature on temporary shops in London during the Olympics, including an interview with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. It also shows the nearby Opening Ceremony shop furnished by Faye Toogood, Boxpark in east London and temporary boutiques at Selfridges department store, where the Nike+ House of Innovation hosts our event tonight.
Watch the program on the Deutsche Welle website »
Dezeen Super Store
38 Monmouth Street, London WC2
1 July – 30 September 2012Movie: Velodrome animation by Crystal CG
Movie: digital graphics company Crystal CG created this animated video to accompany the Chemical Brothers' specially commissioned song, which is played before each session in the Velodrome during the London 2012 Olympics. More
Engineering Temporality by Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Tuomas Markunpoika Tolvanen has covered pieces of furniture in a fine web of steel rings before destroying them with fire to make functioning objects that resemble fuzzy fading memories of the originals (+movie). More
Designed to Win at the Design Museum
An exhibition of design for sports is on show at the Design Museum in London to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics. More