Five years ago...
Five years ago this week Dezeen arrived in Milan for the 2007 Salone Internazionale del Mobile, where we saw a lamp comprising a cluster of writhing human bodies and a vase made by bees. More
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Troove Beauty Salon by Hiroyuki Miyake
A steel screen zigzags in front of a shampoo area at this dimly lit beauty salon in Gifu, Japan, by architect Hiroyuki Miyake. More
Dezeen archive: gold
Dezeen archive: we've noticed a trend in golden buildings recently, including The Hive by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Maidstone Museum East Wing by Hugh Broughton Architects just this week, so we thought we’d round up all our stories that feature a lavish use of golden materials. See all the stories »
Transitory Bookshelf by Robert Stadler
Milan 2012: Austrian designer Robert Stadler will present a bookshelf that separates the books you've finished from those you haven't read yet at Galleria Nilufar in Milan next week. More
New Pinterest board: rugs and blankets
Our latest Pinterest board collates all the rugs and blankets from the Dezeen archives, including textiles by Studio Makkink & Bey, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Richard Hutten, Damien Hirst and more. Follow us on Pinterest »
One year ago...
One year ago this week we were still presenting some of our favourite projects from Milan's annual Salone Internazionale del Mobile, which included chairs from a mist-filled showroom, a desk that cascades off the wall and a midnight meal in a darkened apartment. We also featured the zigzag-shaped chair launched there by Zaha Hadid, which no one could work out how to sit on. More
Hydro-Fold by Christophe Guberan
Milan 2012: this inkjet printer has been adapted by Ecole Cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) student Christophe Guberan to print patterns that contort pieces of paper into specific 3D forms. More
Beach and Howe St. by BIG
Danish architects BIG have unveiled proposals for a 150-metre-high skyscraper in downtown Vancouver. More
This week on Dezeen
This week a group of urban climbers revealed that they'd secretly scaled the 309-metre-high exterior of Renzo Piano's London skyscraper the Shard and J. Mayer H. completed a crooked concrete police station that one reader thought was actually worth getting arrested for. More
Peroni Collaborazioni Talks: Formafantasma
As part of Peroni Nastro Azzurro's series of talks on Italian design, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will chair a discussion with Italian designers Formafantasma at the RIBA in London on 26 April. More
Pila and Pilo by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullecfor Magis
Milan 2012: French designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec present this slender ash chair for Magis. More
Giant Cubebot by David Weeks for Quinze & Milanand Areaware at MOST
Milan 2012: designer David Weeks has teamed up with Belgian design brand Quinze & Milan to present a giant version of his Cubebot toys for New York producers Areaware at MOST in Milan next week. More
Building rehabilitation in Calçada do Lavraby Jorge Mealha Arquitecto
A suspended ceiling folds erratically around the uppermost apartment of a Lisbon block that Portuguese architect Jorge Mealha has refurbished. More
Design Museum Collection App:music
The Design Museum Collection App for iPad is now available to download, featuring interviews filmed by Dezeen with Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic about 59 objects from their collection. Download it free from the app store here. More
Too Beautiful To Be True by Meike Harde
These masks by German designer Meike Harde cover just the eyes and mouth, replacing the wearer's features with idealised ones from the media. More
Designed in Hackney: Crystal Bulb by Lee Broom
Designed in Hackney: Hackney designer Lee Broom will launch crystal light bulbs cut like whiskey decanters at Ventura Lambrate in Milan next week. More
House of Justice and Police Station, Mestia by J Mayer H
The surrounding mountains were the inspiration behind the textured concrete forms of a civic centre and police station in Mestia, Georgia, by German firm J Mayer H Architects. More
Luminous by Tokujin Yoshiokafor Glas Italia
Milan 2012: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will present a table that's almost invisible at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week. More
EllisMiller secure planning permissionfor Hackney House
Dezeen Wire: local architects EllisMiller have been granted permission to create a series of temporary structures in the London borough of Hackney that will provide a hub for media and commerce during the upcoming Olympic games. More
Dezeen Mail #97
Dezeen Mail has gone weekly and this issue includes our plans for Milan next week, stories and comments from readers plus new jobs, competitions and updates from Dezeen Wire and Dezeen Screen. Check it out here.