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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche1935-2012
Dezeen Wire: Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, grandson of the car firm's founder and designer of the iconic Porsche 911 model, has died at the age of 76 - The Guardian
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Elle Decoration launches campaign toprotect the rights of UK designers
Dezeen Wire: homes and interiors publication Elle Decoration UK has announced a campaign aimed at challenging intellectual property rights in Britain, where designers are currently afforded less protection from copying than those from other creative disciplines. More
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"The end of architecture criticism at The New Yorker?" – Matt Chaban
Dezeen Wire: following the news that esteemed architecture critic Paul Goldberger has left The New Yorker magazine for a position at Vanity Fair, the New York Observer's real estate correspondent Matt Chaban claims that the current lack of a replacement for Mr. Goldberger is symptomatic of a decline in quality architecture criticism throughout the printed media - New York Observer-
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David Chipperfield Architects to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie
Dezeen Wire: David Chipperfield Architects have won the contract to renovate Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie at the Kulturforum in Berlin – artdaily More 
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"How the love affair with Apple might end"- New York Times
Dezeen Wire: New York Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn predicts that failing to address ethical and environmental issues could be the downfall of Apple, "the reigning champion of corporate design" - New York Times
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Critics' reactions to British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age at the V&A
Dezeen Wire: here's a round up of design critics' reactions to the retrospective of British design that opens at the Victoria & Albert museum in London tomorrow. More
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Google pays tribute to Mies van der Rohe
Dezeen Wire: internet giant Google have honoured eminent German architect Mies van der Rohe by changing their logo to a doodle celebrating his 126th birthday today.
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Dezeen named #01 design blog- Best Blogs
Dezeen Wire: Dezeen has been named #01 in the Best Blogs list of top 50 design blogs. See the full list here.
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"Design schools may be the real engines of New York City’s innovation economy"
Dezeen Wire: a report by Manhattan think tank Center for an Urban Future has found that design schools are catalysts for entrepreneurship and economic growth in New York City. More
Architecture
Architecture
Architecture for Humanity call for "Ideas on a postcard, please"
Dezeen Wire: to celebrate the launch of their second book, entitled Design Like You Give a Damn 2, non-profit organisation Architecture for Humanity are calling for ideas to improve London, to be sent on a postcard for exhibition at the book launch from 3 to 9 May at 54 Rivington Street London EC2 A3QN. More
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British Council announce “explorers” for Venice Architecture Biennale 2012
Dezeen Wire: the British Council have revealed the names of architects, curators and researchers who will gather material about exotic places to present at an exhibition entitled Venice Takeaway in the British Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale.The list includes London architecture studios dRMM and Aberrant Architecture, as well as London Architecture Diary editor-in-chief Elias Redstone and non-profit organisation Forum for Alternative Belfast. More
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"Sir Jonathan Ive: the iMan cometh" - Evening Standard
Dezeen Wire: Mark Prigg of London newspaper the Evening Standard interviews Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design at Apple, about what makes a great designer, obsessing over tiny details and his dislike of "designers wagging their tails in my face" - Evening StandardRead more about Jonathan Ive on Dezeen here.
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Jean Paul Gaultier appointed creative director of Diet Coke
Dezeen Wire: fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier has been appointed as creative director of Diet Coke for Europe - Design Taxi
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Moooi founders regain majority ownership of brand
Dezeen Wire: Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers, the founders of Dutch design brand Moooi, have bought back shares from investors to become majority owners of the company they started in 2001.Wanders and Vissers have acquired the 10% stake owned by Hans Lensvelt and half of the 50% stake owned by Italian brand B&B Italia, to take their combined holdings to 75%. More
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Architecture
Maggie's to auction OMA model
Dezeen Wire: cancer care charity Maggie’s are hosting a silent online auction to sell a unique model of the OMA-designed Maggie’s Centre in Glasgow signed by Rem Koolhaas.Bids can be made by following this link from now until Saturday 17 March. More
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Tom Dixon announces highlights of MOST in Milan next month
Dezeen Wire: designer Tom Dixon has announced the highlights of MOST at the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next month, including Dezeen Studio powered by Jambox, where we'll be recording and broadcasting interviews all week. More
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Lord St John of Fawsley (1929-2012)
Dezeen Wire: politician, author and barrister Lord St John of Fawsley has died aged 82 - GuardianHe was chairman of the Royal Fine Art Commission from 1985 to 1999, when it was succeeded by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (now Design Council CABE, following a merger last year).
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Max Fraser appointed deputy director of the London Design Festival
Dezeen Wire: design writer, curator and publisher of our book Max Fraser has been appointed deputy director of the London Design Festival, replacing William Knight who moved to trade show 100% Design in January. More
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Dezeen in Port Magazine
Dezeen Wire: Dezeen's editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs is among those interviewed by design editor Alyn Griffiths for this month's Port Magazine in a feature entitled RIP CMYK, charting the shift from paper to pixels in design journalism and asking why it works. Read the full article here.
Architecture
Architecture
Manuel de Solà-Morales (1939-2012)
Dezeen Wire: Spanish architect and urban designer Manuel de Solà-Morales has died at the age of 73 - El País CataloniaThe architect was Professor of Urbanism at the School of Architecture of Barcelona and his most famous works include the Moll de la Fusta seafront promenade in Barcelona.