Garden Unique interview: garden design trends
In this third movie that Dezeen filmed for trade show Garden Unique, British garden designer Andrew Wilson of Wilson McWilliam Studio talks about current trends in garden and landscape design. More
"European architects even more positive about prefab" - Arch-Vision
Dezeen Wire: Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision reports that architects' enthusiasm for using prefabricated elements has continued to increase since their report on prefab use in Europe this time last year. MoreChange the Record by Paul Cocksedge
In this interview filmed at Dezeen Space, London designer Paul Cocksedge explains the ideas behind Change the Record, a project where vinyl records are moulded into amplifiers for smartphones. More
One year ago...
This time last year our most popular story featured electricity pylons shaped like giants striding across the Icelandic landscape. More
This week on Dezeen
Our most popular and most controversial story this week featured a redesign of the London tube map that's more geographically accurate than the 1931 classic - read both sides of the argument and have your say here. More
Garden Unique interview: architecture and garden design
In this second movie filmed by Dezeen for trade show Garden Unique, British garden designer Andrew Wilson talks about successful collaborations between architects and garden designers, including The High Line in New York and Peter Zumthor's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London (below). More
Competition: five copies of China Granite Project II by Max Lamb to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with London designer Max Lamb to give readers the chance to win one of five signed copies of his new book China Granite Project II. More
With Robots by Diego Trujillo Pisanty
How might our homes change if they had to accommodate robots too? More
Dezeen Screen: garden design by Wilson McWilliam Studio
In this interview filmed by Dezeen for trade show Garden Unique at Spoga+Gafa, British garden designer Andrew Wilson of Wilson McWilliam Studio talks about a few of his favourite projects, including a pathway cantilevered over an intense sea of roses (above). Watch the movie »
Architecture graduates launch Riot Rebuild
Dezeen Wire: architecture graduates Lee Wilshire and Nick Varey have launched an initiative called Riot Rebuild to help repair homes and businesses in areas of the UK affected by riots in the past week. MoreDezeen Mail #79
Check out the latest issue of Dezeen Mail for all the best stories and comments from Dezeen, including a redesign of the iconic London tube map, a robot that steals your bed covers and a kiosk made from over 1000 copies of the New York Times. There's also an update from Dezeen Wire, the latest movies on Dezeen Screen and all our new competitions and jobs. Take a look at it here.
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Pillhead lamps by A+Z Design
London Design Festival 2011: Hungarian studio A+Z Design will present these cute lamps with squashed heads at Tent London during the London Design Festival next month. More
Copper Lamp 10kg by Tobias Sieber and Samuel Treindl
This lamp by German designers Tobias Sieber and Samuel Treindl is cast from 10kg of copper, so its value will increase with metal prices. More
Shortlist announced for Inside awards 2011
Dezeen Wire: 41 projects have been shortlisted for the inaugural Inside awards as part of Inside, the World Festival of Interiors that takes place in Barcelona from 2-4 November 2011. See the full shortlist below. MoreCurtain Call by Ron Arad at the Roundhouse
Ron Arad's cylindrical cinema screen made of 5600 silicon rods opens at the Roundhouse in London today. More
Stitching Concrete by Florian Schmid
Industrial design graduate Florian Schmid made these stools by folding fabric that's impregnated with cement then drenching it in water. More
One year ago...
This time last year Dezeen featured a collection of 3D-printed dresses followed by clothing that becomes transparent when approached. More
PhotoGraphy by ShiKai Tseng
Show RCA 2011: Royal College of Art graduate ShiKai Tseng has decorated a range of vases by covering them in photo-sensitive solution then exposing them inside pinhole cameras. More
Pressedleathershoe by Marloes ten Bhömer
These shoes by Dutch footwear designer Marloes ten Bhömer are pressed from three pieces of leather. More
Competition: nine Rigolo notebooks by Denis Guidone to be won
Competition: we've teamed up with Italian designer Denis Guidone to give away nine of his Rigolo notebooks with slanted and squiggly ruled pages. More