Design
Design
Meatpacking District Design Week
Our good friends at Meatpacking District Design Week have announced their programme of events that will run during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York next week. More
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Furniture
Furniture
FredriksonStallard at David Gill Galleries
FredriksonStallard present their new furniture collection at David Gill Galleries in London tomorrow. More
Design
Design
Frederik Roijé at TuttoBene
Milan update: TuttoBene was our favourite of the independent group shows this year, setting up shop in a warehouse just across the train tracks from Via Tortona and presenting work by young designers from Belgium and the Netherlands. More
Design
Design
Lene Toni Kjeld at Salone Satellite
Milan update: here is another young designer who showed at Salone Satellite in Milan last month - Danish textile designer Lene Toni Kjeld of Wall Decoration, who presented a new collection of wallpaper designs called Meta One. More
Furniture
Furniture
Bouroullecs for Kartell
Milan update: more from Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, this time in the form of their Pol sofa for Kartell. More
Architecture
Architecture
Zero-carbon city by Foster + Partners
Architects Foster + Partners have announced the Masdar Initiative - a giant urban development in Abu Dhabi which they describe as the world's first "zero carbon, zero waste" city. More
Furniture
Furniture
Bouroullecs and Heatherwick for Magis
Milan update: is this the best new chair from Milan this year? The Steelwood cafe chair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Magis features modish mixed materials - in this case steel and wood, as the name suggests. More
Architecture
Architecture
Jean Nouvel in Abu Dhabi
Since we are focusing on architecture in the Gulf at the moment, here is a full set of images of Louvre Abu Dhabi by architect Jean Nouvel. More
Design
Design
Andrea Salvetti at Dilmos
Milan update: Italian designer/artist Andrea Salvetti continues to plough his distinctive furrow, this year showing chairs resembling nests, cupboards resembling giant logs, some super-sized eggs and a giant filigree mushroom - all made of shiny metal. More
Design
Design
How they did the floor at the KEF launch
Milan update: people have been asking, so here is a technical explanation of the "liquid" digital floor display at the launch of Ross Lovegrove's new speakers for KEF. More
Residential
Residential
Deck House by Assadi + Pulido
Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us a set of photos Deck House, a holiday home in Alto Rungue, Chile, by architects Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido. More
Architecture
Architecture
Moscow Expocenter by Zaha Hadid
Here are images, plans and a description of the Expocenter development in Moscow by Zaha Hadid. The project consists of an exhibition centre and two residential towers. More
Furniture
Furniture
Quality Time by Kiki van Eijk
Milan update: here is a selection of pieces shown by young Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk as part of her joint Quality Time show with Joost van Bleiswijk. More
Architecture
Architecture
Dezeen map of architecture in the Gulf
Dezeen has created an interactive map showing the major projects by leading architects in the Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. More
Furniture
Furniture
Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia
Milan update: the presentation of new work by Gaetano Pesce at the Meritalia showroom on Via Durini was one of the most interesting in Milan - if only for the utter strangeness of both the furniture and the way it was shown, with weird sound effects, projections and very little light. More
Dezeen traffic report
Dezeen had its best-ever month in April, with over 200,000 people visiting the site, bringing the total number of visitors so far this year to well over 500,000. More
Furniture
Furniture
Jeff Miller for Baleri Italia
Milan update: cell structures and honeycombs were everywhere in Milan this year, like the Obo modular storage system by American designer Jeff Miller for Baleri Italia. More
Retail
Retail
Emperor Moth by Ab Rogers Design
This is a few months old, but never mind. Ab Rogers Design created this London store interior for Russian fashion brand Emperor Moth last autumn. More
Furniture
Furniture
Matthew Hilton for Case
Milan update: Matthew Hilton has designed new products for Case, the British furniture manufacturer launched last year by Sheridan Coakley of SCP and Paul Newman. More
IDF blog update
We've updated our blog for the International Design Forum with more architectural projects from the Gulf region, including this competition entry for Dubai Marina by architect Michel Rojkind (above), plus a draft version of the conference programme. More