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Design Council announces new Board of Trustees
Dezeen Wire: the Design Council in the UK have announced a new Board of Trustees, following their merger with CABE in April. More
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New York Times architecture critic leaves
Dezeen Wire: New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff is to leave the paper, following seven years in the role - Architects' Newspaper -
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Former Foreign Office Architects principal Farshid Moussavi launches studio
Dezeen Wire: former Foreign Office Architects co-founder Farshid Moussavi has announced the opening of her new studio, Farshid Moussavi Architecture (FMA). More 
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"Apple has achieved something I never did" - Dieter Rams
Dezeen Wire: German designer Dieter Rams writes about the design of Apple products for The Telegraph. More
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Pod by Benjamin Hubert wins 100% Design Award
Dezeen Wire: Benjamin Hubert's Pod chair for Dutch company De Vorm received the 100% Design Award in Rotterdam last week. More -
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Knoll receive National Design Award from Cooper-Hewitt
Dezeen Wire: American furniture brand Knoll have been awarded the National Design Award for Corporate and Institutional Achievement by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. More -
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"Chest of Drawers: star-rating furniture from forest to home" - Guardian
Dezeen Wire: London furniture company and Dezeen office-mates Chest of Drawers have been awarded a Guardian Sustainable Business Award for their system that rates the sustainability of each wooden product. More -
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"Almost a quarter of architects underemployed" - RIBA Future Trends Survey
Dezeen Wire: almost a quarter of architects remain underemployed according to the the latest Future Trends Survey released by the Royal Institute of British Architects in London. More -
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RIBA launch pylon design competition
Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London have launched a competition to design new electricity pylons for the UK: More 
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Issey Miyake appoint new designer for women's collection
Dezeen Wire: fashion brand Issey Miyake have appointed Yoshiyuki Miyamae as designer of their womenswear collection, following the departure of creative director Dai Fujiwara in February (see our earlier Dezeen Wire). More-
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M&S hires Dutch designer Wanders - FT
Dezeenwire: UK retailer Marks & Spencer has hired Dutch designer Marcel Wanders to create a range of gifts and homewares, the Financial Times reports. Read the article | All our stories about Marcel Wanders
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Ron Arad to create Curtain Call installation at the Roundhouse
Dezeenwire: designer Ron Arad is to create an installation at London's Roundhouse in August this year to host performances by designers and musicians including Hussein Chalayan and Javier Mariscal. More 
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"Inside Masdar City: A Modern Mirage" - The Guardian
Architecture critic Jonathan Glancey writes about his visit to Masdar, the zero-carbon city by Foster + Partners under construction in Abu Dhabi. The Guardian
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Winy Maas of MVRDV receives Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
Dezeenwire: Dutch architect Winy Maas of MVRDV has been awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, the highest decoration in France. More -
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Nigel Coates retires from Royal College of Art
Dezeenwire: architect Nigel Coates is to retire from his role as head of architecture at the Royal College of Art in London after 16 years. More -
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"321,320 visitors celebrate 50 years of the Saloni" - Cosmit
Dezeenwire: 321,320 people visited the 50th Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week, an 8% increase on last year, according to organisers Cosmit. See the full figures below. More -
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“Designs for life won’t make you a living” - Guardian
Dezeenwire: design critic Justin McGuirk lifts the lid on the furniture industry's royalty system and asks "are designers being exploited by having to make work for free?" in his article for The Guardian, describing #milanuncut as the big story of Milan 2011. Read the full article »More about #milanuncut here »
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W Hotels Designers of the Future Award winners
Design Miami/Basel has announced that Asif Khan, Mischer'Traxler and Studio Juju are the winners of the 2011 W Hotels Designers of the Future Award: More
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"Trade journals very important source of information for architects"- Arch-Vision
Dezeenwire: Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision have released a report on how European architects use trade journals. See the report below. More -
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"And the Great Furniture Festival Begins" - Alice Rawsthorn
As the Milan furniture fair begins, Alice Rawsthorn previews this year's event in the New York Times and compares the design industry's fortunes to previous years. Read the story. See all Dezeen's stories from Milan 2011.