Dezeen - design magazine


Issue #12

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Hello Dezeen mailing list! Here's another round-up of news, comments, jobs and other stuff from Dezeen. Discussions have turned a bit geeky on some of our posts recently, as you'll see below.

We also have two competitions this week so scroll on...

 

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Our story about Zaha Hadid's winning desing for the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Vilnius was published last month, but it's still racking up the comments. Read the story and the comments »

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Milan 08: readers debate Shay Alkaly's Stack drawers for Established & Sons - and suggest some improvements. Read the story and the comments »

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Amidst a tidal wave of comments, a reader called FBot gets a bit obsessive over the lighting in 5 Franklin Place in New York by UNStudio. Read the story and the comments »

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We've teamed up with Australian designers Frost to to offer Dezeen readers the chance to win one of seven T-shirts made of bamboo fibre. Enter the competition »

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House in Sendai-Kasumi by Kiyonobu Nakagam is among the most popular stories about houses in our latest top ten. See the full list »

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Milan 08: Industrial Facility's Two-Timer clock for Established & Sons has provoked a bizarre discussion over whether it's an example of "mid-market" design. Read the story and the comments »

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The Strata Hotel/extension to Residence Königswarte by Plasma Studio has architecture students salivating. Read the story and the comments »

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Milan 08: is Wood Work by Karen Ryan comparable to Zaha Hadid's early work - or is it "trash, literally and figuartively"? Read the story and the comments »

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Milan 08: Jaime Hayon is our featured designer this month, but his Jet Set installation for Bisazza has got readers wondering where the trend for fantasy designer vehicles is heading. Read the story and the comments »

Two copies of Fabrico Próprio to be won

 

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Calling cake fans! In our second competition - for Dezeenmail readers only - we have two copies of Fabrico Próprio - The Design of Semi-Industrial Confectionery to give away.

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The 292-page book is "dedicated to Portuguese confectionery and its relation to design" and is by designers Pedrita (Rita João, Pedro Ferreira) and writer Frederico Duarte.

To win a copy, email your full name and postal address to competitions@dezeen.com putting "Portuguese cakes" in the subject line. Entries must be received by Monday 19 May.

More info on the book on the Fabrico Próprio website.

Bye for now

 

 

Before we go, we'd like to tell you that our visitor figures grew again last month. We got 668,093 unique visitors in April, up from 644,379 in March, so thanks for visiting!

See you soon

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Featured designer: Jaime Hayon

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