W Hotels Designers of the Future at Design Miami/Basel
Projects by this year's W Hotels Designers of the Future Award winners - Markus Kayser, Philippe Malouin and Tom Foulsham - have been unveiled at Design Miami/Basel. More
Movie: Clerkenwell Design Week 2012
Movie: in this montage of highlights that Dezeen made for Clerkenwell Design Week, designers including Ross Lovegrove, BarberOsgerby and the Jaguar design team introduce their projects at the event. More
Holzbank by Thomas Schnur
Cologne designer Thomas Schnur has designed a wooden bench with logs instead of legs and which looks a bit like the Flintstones' car. More
Charcoal by Formafantasma at the Vitra Design Museum
Charcoal inserts purify tap water in these blown-glass containers by Italian designers Formafantasma (+ movie). More
Towel Hanger by Hiroomi Tahara
This towel rail by Japanese designer Hiroomi Tahara comprises a rope wound around wall-mounted sticks. More
Strelka launch new publishing house
Dezeen Wire: the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design in Moscow has launched a publishing house called Strelka Press. Based in London and Moscow, it will offer printed books and e-books.
Strelka's publishing director Justin McGuirk talks about new platforms for long-form writing and the future of design criticism in the interview we filmed at Dezeen Studio (below). More
New Pinterest board: shops
Browse the best boutiques, bakeries, bookstores and florists from the pages of Dezeen in our latest new board on Pinterest that's all about shops. And if that gets you in the mood for some retail therapy, head over to our very own Dezeen Watch Store online shop. We've got nearly 10,000 followers on Pinterest now and you can join in here.
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See stories about shops on Dezeen »Stairs are so last year
Slideshow: stairs might be perfectly practical but moving from room to room via a skateboard, slide or climbing wall is far more exciting so here's a roundup of homes and offices from the pages of Dezeen that feature extreme ways of getting around. More
Nørd by David Geckeler for Muuto
Two laminated plywood shells slot together to form this chair by Berlin designer David Geckeler without any metal fixings. More
This week on Dezeen
The top stories on Dezeen this week are all about slides, skyscrapers and animal products. MoreTwitter launches new logo
Dezeen Wire: social network Twitter has launched a new logo featuring a simplified version of the bird that's already associated with its identity.
Follow @Dezeen on Twitter for architecture and design news, readers' comments, jobs, competitions and more.
MoreDezeen Mail #104
The latest issue of our Dezeen Mail newsletter features readers' opinions on the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, a green HQ for the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund and shoes supposedly made of bio-engineered stingray skin (above).
There’s also new jobs, competitions, interviews and music.
Movie: Ai Weiwei on the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Movie: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was unable to attend last week's opening of the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion that he designed in collaboration with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron so he made this movie about the project instead. More
Shenu: Hydrolemic System by Takram
When tasked with designing a water bottle for 100 year's time, Tokyo designers Takram instead came up with artificial organs to help the body use water more efficiently as drinking water becomes scarce. More
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick on designing a new bus for London
Movie: Thomas Heatherwick talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about redesigning the iconic red double-decker bus for London in this interview filmed by Dezeen at the preview of Heatherwick Studio: Designing the Extraordinary at the V&A museum in London. More
IN-EI by Issey Miyake for Artemide
Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has created a range of LED lamps for Italian lighting company Artemide that unfold from flat 2D shapes into 3D shades. More
Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Poster by Sarah Hyndman
The Dezeen office reopens tomorrow following the Queen's Diamond Jubilee holiday. Now you can remember the long weekend forever by downloading a free souvenir poster designed by Hackney graphic designer Sarah Hyndman of With Relish. More
New Pinterest board: bathrooms
After the popularity of our story on Nendo's bathroom for Bisazza Bagno this week, we've compiled over 100 covetable bathrooms from the pages of Dezeen in our latest Pinterest board.
This week on Dezeen
This week Herzog & de Meuron were in London for the opening of their Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, Thomas Heatherwick opened his solo show at the V&A and BarberOsgerby's Olympic torch has been making its way around the UK. We've got interviews with all three for you. MoreDezeen Mail #103
The latest issue of Dezeen Mail includes interviews with Thomas Heatherwick on his solo show at the V&A and Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby on designing the London 2012 Olympic torch.
There's also an update from Dezeen Jobs, new competitions and all the best stories and comments from Dezeen as always.