Dezeenmail issue #62
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Competition! Three copies of The Story of Eames Furniture to be won
We've teamed up with publishers Gestalten to offer readers the chance to win one of three copies of The Story of Eames Furniture by Marilyn Neuhart and John Neuhart, worth £140 each. More
Shared Space III by Chris Kabel
Dutch designer Chris Kabel has created a circular bench made from one 10 metre-long wooden beam. More
Welham Studio by Mark Merer
British artist Mark Merer has completed this pointy studio for himself and his wife in Somerset, UK. More
Axor Bouroullec + ECAL
Here is a collection of projects by product design students from ECAL - Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne, based on the Axor Bouroullec bathroom collection by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec (see our earlier story). More
Chengdu Contemporary Art Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects have unveiled their design for the largest cultural building in China, to be located in Chengdu in Sichuan Province. More
An Furniture by KAMKAM
Seoul designers KAMKAM have created this cabinet based on the ratio of standard paper sizes. More
Stairs-House by Y+M Design Office
Japanese architects Y+M Design Office have completed this family house in Japan, with a façade that forms a staircase to the roof. More
Dezeen archive: offices
Dezeen archive: 3Gatti Architecture Studio's Red Object in a Shanghai office was one of our most popular stories this week, so here's a roundup of all the offices we've featured on Dezeen. See all the stories »
Orishiki Handbag by Naoki Kawamoto
Tokyo 2010: here's another origami-inspired product by Naoki Kawamoto (see the spectacle case in our earlier story), this time a handbag. More
Inside Installations by Joris De Schepper and Thomas De Ridder
French photographer Julien Lanoo has sent us these images of an installation by Belgian architects Joris De Schepper and Thomas De Ridder at S.M.A.K - Museum of Modern Art in Ghent, designed to give visitors an idea of the museum's work behind-the-scenes. More
Orishiki Spectacle Case by Naoki Kawamoto
Tokyo 2010: Japanese designer Naoki Kawamoto presented this flat-pack spectacle case at DesignTide Tokyo 2010 earlier this month. More
Eat Drink Design at Dutch Design Week
Dutch Design Week 2010: design studio Moon/En/Co curated a pop-up exhibition restaurant for the fifth consecutive year during Dutch Design Week last month, featuring pieces by designers including Kiki van Eijk and Maarten Baas. More
Hunsett Mill by Acme
This extension to a mill-keeper's house on the Norfolk Broads by London studio Acme has been awarded the RIBA Manser Medal 2010 for the best new house in the UK. More
Jonah Takagi: New American Designer at Civilian Art Projects
An exhibition of furniture by American designer Jonah Takagi will be on show at Civilian Art Projects gallery in Washington next month. More
4am by dePaor Architects
Venice Architecture Biennale 2010: this stepped wooden pavilion by Irish studio dePaor Architects is on show at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
Frits Philips Concert Hall by Niels van Eijk & Miriam van der Lubbe
Dutch designers Niels van Eijk & Miriam van der Lubbe have refurbished a concert hall in Eindhoven. More
Menjarosa by Dooa Arquitecturas
Spanish studio Dooa Arquitecturas have completed an extension to a school in Torrevieja, Spain, with a blackboard as a wall. More
Stella K Showroom by Pascal Grasso Architectures
Pascal Grasso Architectures have inserted extruding and recessed volumes along the walls of corridors to create a showroom in Paris, France, for fashion sourcing company Stella K. More
Apprentice Store by Threefold Architects
Threefold Architects of London have converted a set of Grade II-listed warehouses into a family home just outside Bath, England. More