Pelt by Benjamin Hubert for De La Espada
London Design Festival 2013: London designer Benjamin Hubert has expanded his Pelt collection of furniture for De La Espada with two bar stools, a low stool and a shelving system (+ slideshow). More
-
"Fab did rely too heavily on kitsch" says co-founder Bradford Shellhammer
Interview: Bradford Shellhammer, founder and chief design officer of Fab, explains why the company dropped the "flash sales" model to become both a manufacturer and online retailer of design. In an interview with Dezeen he discusses how Fab is disrupting the industry, how it can help designers and how it "absolutely" wants to open physical stores. More
The Hatton and Hyde ranges by Assemblyroom
London Design Festival 2013: British design brand Assemblyroom introduced the Hyde and Hatton furniture ranges at designjunction last week. More
"I'm working with five architects at a time" - Kanye West
News: rapper Kanye West has revealed he is frustrated he's not taken seriously as a "real designer" and that he plans to move into architecture. More
Science-fiction author proposes 20-kilometre rocket-launching skyscraper
News: science-fiction author Neal Stephenson is developing a concept for a 20-kilometre (12.4-mile) skyscraper that could be used to launch rockets into space. More
Dear Ginza Building by Amano Design Office
This towering commercial block in Ginza, Tokyo, by Amano Design Office features a faceted aluminium facade reminiscent of a crumpled-up sweet wrapper (+ slideshow). More
Call for entries to A' Design Award and Competition 2014
Dezeen promotion: entries from architects and designers are now being accepted for this year's A' Design Award and Competition. More
Light Walls House by mA-style Architects
Perimeter skylights throw light across a grid of exposed wooden ceiling beams inside our second house this week from Japanese studio mA-style Architects (+ slideshow). More
Verlan Dress by Francis Bitonti and New Skins Workshop students
New York designer Francis Bitonti worked with students to 3D-print this dress using commercially available MakerBot machines (+ movie). More
Glass office for Soho China by AIM Architecture
Mirrored walls and glass ceilings transform this office interior in Shanghai into a labyrinth of reflected light and imagery (+ slideshow). More
Share.Food tableware by Bilge Nur Saltik
London Design Festival 2013: Royal College of Art graduate Bilge Nur Saltik has designed a collection of minimal white plates, bowls and cups that tip backwards and forwards, revealing a flash of fluorescent pink on their undersides (+ slideshow). More
Koya No Sumika by mA-style Architects
Small attic spaces are tucked between the ribs of a triangular roof at this house extension in Japan by mA-style Architects (+ slideshow). More
Preston Bus Station protected from demolition
News: the brutalist 1960s bus station in Preston, England, has been safeguarded from demolition after being declared a Grade II-listed historic building by the UK government. More
Xkuty One electric bike by The Electric Mobility Company
Riders can use their iPhone as the dashboard for this electric bike designed by Spanish transport firm The Electric Mobility Company. More
Weston Williamson unveils shape-shifting stadium for Brasilia
News: London studio Weston Williamson has won a competition to design a new athletics stadium for Brasilia with a concept for a shape-shifting structure that opens like a flower in response to wind direction and sunlight. More
Competition: five copies of Pages Of magazine to be won
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the editors of Pages Of magazine to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of the first issue. More
Chupan Chupai by Factory Fifteen at Future Perfect
This teaser movie by architectural film studio Factory Fifteen offers a vision of a future city controlled by a supercomputer, where architectural structures can be hacked and insect-like drones police the streets. More
Rise & Shine by Hunting & Narud
London Design Festival 2013: a large brass weight counterbalances this circular mirror by London design studio Hunting & Narud. More
State archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bavaria by GMP Architekten
Copper walls will gradually change colour from dark grey to rich brown on the exterior of this church archive in Nuremberg, Germany, by Hamburg office GMP Architekten (+ slideshow). More
Oslo by Angell, Wyller & Aarseth for Bernhardt Design
London Design Festival 2013: Norwegian collective Angell, Wyller & Aarseth has designed a wooden lounge chair with a slung seat and back for Bernhardt Design (+ slideshow). More