Dezeen archive: perforated metal facades
Dezeen archive: this week readers have been debating whether the proliferation of perforated facades in projects like David Adjaye's Smithsonian Museum (top right) is a result of fashion or shifts in practical considerations like availability and cost, so we've grouped all our stories about perforated metal facades in one place. Join the discussion about fashion in architecture here and see all the stories here.
Light Jars by Kristine Five Melvær
Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær designed these storage jars and lamps to showcase small, precious belongings. More
Drawing vessels by Fumiaki Goto
If for some reason you'd like to draw pictures with the bottom of your cup, Japanese designer Fumiaki Goto has made these little vessels with the same combination of ceramic and graphite used to make pencil lead. More
This week on Dezeen
This week sports brand Nike launched a range of knitted running shoes, car brand Mini unveiled a panel-van version of the Mini Clubman and RCA graduate Min-Kyu Choi put his award-winning folding plug graduation project into production. More
Pecha Kucha at the Design Museum on Tuesday 28 February
Dezeen promotion: the next series of London Pecha Kucha talks kicks off at the Design Museum on Tuesday 28 February, with speakers including illustrator and artist Noma Bar, design historian Patrick O’Shea and architectural photographer Jim Stephenson. More
Dezeen Platform: Clinton Sheldon
Dezeen Platform: design graduate Clinton Sheldon uses salvaged components from British furniture makers Ercol to make a series of lighting and furniture in this film made at Dezeen Platform during Dezeen Space last autumn. More
Mini Clubvan Concept
Slideshow: car brand MINI will present a panel-van version of the MINI Clubman at the International Geneva Motor Show next month. More
Outsiders plush toys by Atelier Volvox
Slideshow: Zurich designers Atelier Volvox rescued these unloved plush toys and gave them a new lease of life by turning them inside out - eyes and all. More
Flyknit running footwear by Nike
Slideshow: sports brand Nike have created a range of running shoes with knitted uppers made in one piece. More
Movie: golden spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
In this movie from the V&A museum in London, Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley talk about the cape they made by harvesting silk from over a million wild spiders in Madagascar. The silk is naturally golden in colour and the spiders take just a week to replenish their supply once released back into the wild. More
1% products by Nendo
Milan 2012: Japanese designers Nendo will present new additions to their 1% products in Milan this April, including this tea set where the lids double as spinning tops. More
Vader by Luca Nichetto for David Design
Venetian designer Luca Nichetto presented this table lamp, called Vader after the Star Wars character whose mask it resembles, at Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair earlier this month. More
Call for entries to A' Design Award 2012
Dezeen promotion: the deadline to apply for this year's A' Design Award is 29 February. More
Cinque Terre by Ljiljana Majkić
Sarajevo fashion designer Ljiljana Majkić presents her Autumn/Winter 2011-2012 collection of garments with exaggerated geometric silhouettes. More
Trotters by TAF for Pieces
Designers Gabriella Gustafson & Mattias Ståhlbom of TAF have created a collection of storage cabinets and tables for new brand Pieces with large interchangeable feet made from wood, marble or porcelain. More
Bottle Humidifier by Cloud and Co
Seoul studio Cloud and Co have designed this discrete bottle-shaped desktop humidifier. More
Dezeen Platform: Fraser Ross
Dezeen Platform: in this movie filmed at our micro exhibition Dezeen Platform last autumn, Glasgow designer Fraser Ross presents his series of plant-like sculptures that react to the breath and touch of people around them. More
WikiGlasses by Lynton Pepper
London architect Lynton Pepper of 00:/ designed these open-source spectacle frames in 18mm plywood to be made from the offcuts of his studio's WikiHouse project. More
Archive of Years to Come by Koby Barhad
Having noticed piles of old books used as props in fashionable boutiques and bars, Royal College of Art student Koby Barhad created this "time machine" to accelerate the ageing of new tomes into objects with a sense of history. More
Folding plug by Min-Kyu Choi goes into production
Dezeen Wire: the folding electrical plug designed by Royal College of Art graduate Min-Kyu Choi for his graduation in 2009 has gone into production and will be on sale in the UK from next week under the name Mu. More