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Dezeen Jobs: latest jobs update

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Büro Ole Scheeren, the National September 11 Memorial and Caruso St John Architects which is working on the restoration and expansion of Stockholm City Library (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Hassell, Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects, Starck and more…

Office manager
at Caruso St John Architects

Caruso St John Architects is recruiting an office manager to join its London practice. More ›

Exhibition manager
at National September 11 Memorial & Museum

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is looking for an exhibition production manager to join its team in New York. More ›

Editorial internship
at Dezeen

Dezeen is offering a paid editorial internship at its studio in Hoxton, east London. More ›

Project/senior architects
at Clive Sall Architecture

Clive Sall Architecture is hiring project/senior architects to its studio in Hoxton, east London. More ›

Interior designer
at Dover Design Associates

Dover Design Associates has an opportunity for an interior designer in north London. More ›

Procurement manager
at Martin Brudnizki Design Studio

Martin Brudnizki Design Studio seeks a procurement manager to work at its office in London. More ›

Practice manager
at Tate Harmer

A practice manager is required at Tate Harmer in Dalston, London. More ›

Landscape architects
at Gustafson Porter

Gustafson Porter has opportunities for landscape architects/assistant landscape architects to work at its office in London. More ›

Project landscape architect
at Gustafson Porter

Gustafson Porter is also hiring an experienced project landscape architect to work at its studio in London. More ›

Experienced architect
at Juice Architects

A vacancy for an experienced architect is available at Juice Architects in Bermondsey, south London. More ›

Part-I/II architecture assistants
at Tasou Associates

Part-I/Part-II architectural assistants are required at Tasou Associates in London. More ›

Industrial architects
at Schmelzle + Partner MBB Architekten

Schmelzle + Partner MBB Architekten is hiring architects to work on industrial projects at its studio in Hallwangen, Germany. More ›

Bid manager
at Penoyre & Prasad

Penoyre & Prasad is on the hunt for a bid manager to join its office in London. More ›

Architects/Part-II architecture assistants
at Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects

Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects seeks Part-III architects or experienced Part-II architectural assistants to work at its studio in east London. More ›

Intermediate architect
at M Moser Associates

M Moser Associates is looking for an intermediate architect to work at its practice in New York. More ›

Integrated services technical design
at M Moser Associates

M Moser Associates also seeks an integrated services technical designer at its office in New York. More ›

BIM coordinator/model manager
at Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios is looking for a BIM coordinator to work at its office in London. More ›

Production coordinator
at David Gill Gallery

A production coordinator is required at David Gill Gallery in London. More ›

Retail sales consultant
at Twentytwentyone

Twentytwentyone is looking for a retail sales consultant to join its team in London. More ›

Architect
at PMP Construction

PMP Construction seeks an architect to work at its practice in north London. More ›

Junior/middleweight interior architect
at Mokka Design

Mokka Design seeks a junior or middleweight interior architect to join its growing studio in London. More ›

PA to managing director
at Paul McAneary Architects

Paul McAneary Architects is recruiting a PA to its managing director based in London. More ›

Business development/social media
at UNStudio

UNStudio has an opportunity for a business development/social media officer to join its office in Amsterdam. More ›

Part-II/III architects
at John Smart Architects

John Smart Architects seeks Part-II/III architects to join its practice in London. More ›

Part-I/II architectural assistant
at Ground Figure

Ground Figure is hiring a Part-I/II architecture assistant to work at its studio in Brentwood, UK. More ›

Marketing communications executive
at Roca London Gallery

Roca London Gallery is on the hunt for a marketing communications executive to join its team in London. More ›

Showroom sales
at Louise Bradley Design

An opportunity for a showroom sales associate is available at Louise Bradley Design in London. More ›

Contract salesperson
at SCP Contracts

SCP Contracts is looking for an experienced contract salesperson to join its London-based team. More ›

BIM coordinators
at Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel

Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel and Partners is looking for BIM coordinators to join its team in Milan. More ›

Lead projects coordinator
at Sybarite

Sybarite is recruiting a lead projects coordinator to join its team in Beijing. More ›

Lecturer in jewellery (0.5)
at Robert Gordon University

An opportunity for a lecturer in jewellery is available at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, UK. More ›

Lecturer in ceramics (0.5)
at Robert Gordon University

Robert Gordon University is also welcoming applications for a lecturer in ceramics to join its faculty in Aberdeen, UK. More ›

Experienced Part-III architect
at Greenway Architects

Greenway Architects is hiring an experienced Part-III architect to work at its practice in London. More ›

Urban designer
at Studio Egret West

Studio Egret West seeks an urban designer to join its growing team in London. More ›

Part-I/II architects
at Studio Egret West

Opportunities for a Part-I/II architects are also available at Studio Egret West in London. More ›

Architect/business development
at HENN

HENN is looking for an architect to join its team in Berlin. More ›

Head of design
at Kanvass

Kanvass is looking for a head of design to work at its London office. More ›

Associate interior designer/architect
at Hassell

Hassell is recruiting an associate interior designer/architect team leader to join its team in Melbourne. More ›

Part-II architectural assistant
at Matheson Whiteley

Matheson Whiteley is on the hunt for a Part-II architectural assistant to join its team in London. More ›

Architect
at Formstudio

Formstudio is looking for an architect to join its London-based team. More ›

Web development intern
at DH Liberty

DH Liberty is looking for a temporary web development intern to join its team in London. More ›

Sales administrator
at Dedar

Dedar is looking for a sales administrator to join its team in Chelsea, London. More ›

Midweight interior designer
at Minale + Mann

Minale + Mann is recruiting a mid-weight interior designer to join its team in London. More ›

Design detailer/joinery CAD designer
at Elemental Design

Elemental Design is looking for a design detailer/joinery CAD designer to join its team in London. More ›

Project architect
at See Design Studio

See Design Studio is looking for a project architect to join its practice in Twickenham, London. More ›

Business development manager
at Perkins + Will

An opportunity for an architectural business development manager is available at Perkins + Will in London. More ›

Senior sales manager
at dot home

A position for a senior sales manager is available at dot home in London. More ›

Sales position
at Luke Hughes & Company

Furniture company Luke Hughes & Company has a sales position at its studio in London. More ›

Architect
at Design International

Design International seeks an architect to work at its London practice. More ›

Project designer
at Barnes Design

Barnes Design seeks a project designer to join it studio in London. More ›

Part-II architectural assistant
at Pollard Thomas Edwards

Pollard Thomas Edwards is looking to hire Part-II architectural assistants to work at its practice in London. More ›

Architect/project manager
at Dorin & Coppel

An architect or project manager is required at Dorin & Coppel’s growing team in London. More ›

Sales/marketing assistant
at London Rocks Jewellery

A vacancy for a sales and marketing assistant has come up with London Rocks Jewellery. More ›

Architectural technician/technologist
at Robert Doughty Consultancy

Robert Doughty Consultancy is looking for an architectural technician/technologist to work at its practice in Lincolnshire, UK. More ›

Product designer
at Orluna

Orluna is hiring a product designer to join its team in Watford, UK. More ›

Project manager
at Kevin Kennon Architects

An opportunity for a project manager is available at Kevin Kennon Architects in New York. More ›

Experienced job captain
at Studio Link-Arc

Studio Link-Arc is on the hunt for an experienced job captain with five-ten years’ experience to join its growing studio in New York City. More ›

Part-III project architect
at Dow Jones Architects

Dow Jones Architects is looking for a Part-III project architect to join its studio in London. More ›

Part-II architectural assistant
at Neil Davies Architects

Neil Davies Architects is looking for a Part-II architectural assistant to join its London practice. More ›

Assistant professor, landscape architecture
at UBC School of Architecture

The University of British Columbia School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture is welcoming applications for an landscape architecture assistant professor position it has at its faculty in Vancouver, Canada. More ›

Landscape architecture instructor
at UBC School of Architecture

The University of British Columbia is seeking a landscape architecture instructor to join its growing faculty in Vancouver, Canada. More ›

Junior architect
at Arpad Baksa Architect

A vacancy for a junior architect is available at Arpad Baska Architect in New York. More ›

Architect (Chinese-speaking)
at More Architecture

An opportunity for a Chinese-speaking architect is available at More Architecture in Shanghai. More ›

Architect
at AR Design Studio

A vacancy for an architect is available at AR Design Studio in Winchester, UK. More ›

Professor in product design
at Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University is welcoming applications for an assistant/associate professor position within its product design faculty in Singapore. More ›

Home improvement designers
at The Opun Group

The Opun Group seeks home improvement designers to join its studio in London. More ›

Senior project interior architect
at Anna Casa Interiors

Anna Casa Interiors is on the hunt for a senior project interior architect to work at its studio in London. More ›

Administrative assistant
at Design Team

Design Team is looking for an administrative assistant to join its studio in Clapham, south London. More ›

Junior interior designer
at DesignLSM

DesignLSM seeks a junior interior designer to work at its studio in Brighton, UK. More ›

Middleweight interior designers
at DesignLSM

Opportunities for middleweight interior designers are also available at DesignLSM in Brighton, UK. More ›

Production coordinator
at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is looking for a production coordinator to join its growing team in New York. More ›

Job of the week!

Junior design architect
at Büro Ole Scheeren

Opportunities for junior design architects are available at the Büro Ole Scheeren studio in Berlin. More ›

Last chance!

Studio head
at PearsonLloyd

PearsonLloyd is hiring a studio head to its London team. More ›

Interior designer
at Focus Creative

An opportunity for an interior designer is available at Focus Creative in London. More ›

Creative designer
at NDA Group

An position for a creative designer is available at NDA Group in Shanghai. More ›

Editor
at Canadian Centre for Architecture

The Canadian Centre for Architecture is looking for an editor for CCA Publications in Montreal. More ›

3D/2D exhibition/museum designers
at Tricolor Associates

Tricolor Associates seeks 3D/2D designers from exhibition and museum backgrounds to join its team in London. More ›

Industrial designer
at Candex Displays

Candex Displays seeks an industrial designer to work at its studio in Shanghai. More ›

Interior design internship
at Sigmar

Sigmar is offering a paid six-month interior design internship at its studio in London. More ›

Project architect
at ADP

A project architect is required at ADP in Oxford, UK. More ›

Marketing manager
at Prop Studios & FormRoom

Prop Studios & FormRoom seeks a marketing manager to work at its practice in London. More ›

Studio assistant
at Studio Tilt

Studio Tilt seeks a studio assistant to join its team in London. More ›

Part-II architectural assistant
at Minale and Mann

Minale and Mann is looking for a Part-II architectural assistant to work at its practice in London. More ›

3D artist
at Hayes Davidson

Hayes Davidson is hiring a 3D artist to join its studio in Paddington, London. More ›

Architect/engineer intern
atKjellgren Kaminsky Architecture

Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture (KKA) is looking for an architect/engineer to work as an intern at its office in Gothenburg, Sweden for six months. More ›

CAD designer/architect
at Hugh Leslie Design Limited

Hugh Leslie Design seeks an experienced CAD designer/architect to work in its creative studio in south London. More ›

Part-III architect
at Elicyon

Elicyon is a luxury design studio in London and requires a Part-III architect to join its team. More ›

Business developer
at Carlo Ratti Associati

An opportunity for a business developer is available at Carlo Ratti Associati in Torino, Italy. More ›

Director of planning and design
at The Lowline

The Lowline is looking for a director of planning and design to join its studio in New York. More ›

Architect
at Stitch

Stitch seeks an architect to join its practice in London. More ›

PR manager
at The Double Unit

A position for a PR manager is available at The Double Unit in Chelsea, London. More ›

Design director – workplace studio
at dwp

A job opportunity for a design director is available with dwp in Bangkok, Thailand. More ›

Executive assistant – C&S engineering
at BDP

BDP has a vacancy for an executive assistant to its C&S engineering team in London. More ›

Product designer
at Mookie Toys

Mookie Toys seeks a product designer to join its studio in Worcestershire, UK. More ›

Part-II architectural assistant
at Austin-Smith:Lord

Austin-Smith:Lord LLP seeks a Part-II architectural assistant to work at its office in Shoreditch, London. More ›

Experienced 3D visualiser
at Woods Bagot

Woods Bagot is looking for experienced 3D visualisers for both its Sydney and New York offices. More ›

Senior landscape architect
at Marcus Barnett Studio

Marcus Barnett Studio seeks a senior landscape architect to work at its growing practice in London. More ›

Showroom sales advisor
at Bisazza

Bisazza seeks a showroom sales advisor to join its London store. More ›

Studio assistant/receptionist
at Studio Egret West

Studio Egret West is hiring a studio assistant to join its growing London team. More ›

Project architect
at Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects seeks a project architect to join its studio in Los Angeles, USA. More ›

Production designer
at Maestra

Maestra is looking for a production designer to work at its studio in London. More ›

Junior graphic designer
at Eric Parry Architects

Eric Parry Architects is recruiting a junior graphic designer to work at its office in central London. More ›

Senior project manager
at Lema UK

Lema UK seeks a project manager to join its team in London. More ›

Junior designer
at Mei Architects and Planners

Mei Architects and Planners seeks a talented junior designer to join its studio in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. More ›

Junior interior architect
at Starck

Starck Agency Network is looking for a junior interior architect to join its studio in Paris. More ›

Senior interior architect
at Starck

Another opportunity is available at Starck Agency Network in Paris for a senior interior architect. More ›

Two FF&E designers
at Starck

Starck Agency Network in Paris is also looking for two FF&E designers of all levels to join its growing studio team. More ›

Senior designer
at Kingston Lafferty Design

A senior designer is required at Kingston Lafferty Design in Dublin, Ireland. More ›

Office and project assistant
at Anne Kyyrö Quinn

Anne Kyyrö Quinn is recruiting an office and project assistant to work at its London office. More ›

Part-II architectural assistant
at ZMMA

ZMMA seeks a Part-II architecture assistant to work at its studio in London. More ›

3D artist/visualiser of interiors
at Sinot

Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design is looking to hire an experienced 3D artist/visualiser of interiors to join its studio in Emmes, the Netherlands. More ›

Interior designer
at Jasmax

Jasmax has opportunities for interior designers to join its national interiors team at its studios in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington, New Zealand. More ›

EMEA strategic accounts director for EMEA
at Downstream

Downstream seeks a strategic accounts director for EMEA to join its office in Amsterdam. More ›

BIM model manager
at Hassell

Hassell Limited is looking for a BIM model manager to join its studio based in London. More ›

Architect/Part-II architecture assistant
at Louise Crossman Architects

Louise Crossman Architects is looking for an experienced architect/Part-II architectural assistant to join its practice in Exmoor, UK. More ›

Interior designer
at Studio Fox

Studio Fox seeks an interior designer to work at its studio in London. More ›

Part-III project architect
at Innes Associates

Innes Associates seeks a Part-III project architect with two years’ post qualification experience to join its London studio. More ›

Internship
at Fredrikson Stallard

Fredrikson Stallard is offering a paid internship at its design studio in London. More ›

Part-II architectural assistant
at Feix&Merlin Architects

Feix&Merlin Architects is looking for a Part-II architectural assistant to work at its London office. More ›

Project manager/technical architect
at Plan Design Group

Plan Design Group is hiring a project manager/technical architect to join its studio in New York. More ›

Project architect
at Levitt Bernstein

Levitt Bernstein is looking for a project architect to join its London office. More ›

Senior architect
at Levitt Bernstein

Levitt Bernstein is also on the hunt for a senior architect to join its team in London. More ›

Architect/architectural assistant
at Levitt Bernstein

A further position for an architect or architecture assistant is available at Levitt Bernstein in London. More ›

Landscape designer
at Segal Shuart Landscape Architects

An opportunity for a landscape designer is available at Segal Shuart Landscape Architects in Los Angeles. More ›

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BIG, MVRDV and Snøhetta unveil competing designs for San Pellegrino headquarters

Architecture studios BIG, MVRDV, Snøhetta and Architetto Michele De Lucchi have all unveiled proposals for the new San Pellegrino Flagship Factory in northern Italy (+ slideshow).

The four firms were shortlisted to design a new home for the Italian soft drinks company San Pellegrino in July 2016. But their proposals have just been revealed, ahead of a winner being announced later this month.

The brief was to redesign the factory bottling plant, which has been located in San Pellegrino Terme since 1899.

The design by Bjarke Ingels’ firm BIG features a series of huge arched openings that frame the Alpine landscape.

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BIG’s design proposal structures the building around the surrounding natural landscape

“Like an aquatic equivalent of a wine cellar, the repeating archways expand and contract to create the narrative framework for the purity and clarity of the mineral water, in an environment characterised by lightness, openness and transparency,” said Ingels.

Dutch studio MVRDV has developed a building with star-shaped floors, transparent walls and a roof covered in a thin layer of water.

BIG, MVRDV and Snøhetta unveil designs for San Pellegrino headquarters
The design by Dutch firm MVRDV has a star-shaped floor and transparent ceilings

“We turn the factory even more into a star. We dream about a factory that enlarges its transparency, its honesty, its relation with the landscape,” said MVRDV. “A new transparent star floats over the factory and the valley.”



Oslo- and New York-based firm Snøhetta proposes a building wrapped in stainless steel mesh in a bid to integrate the new factory physically and visually in its environment.

BIG, MVRDV and Snøhetta unveil designs for San Pellegrino headquarters
Snøhetta designed a building wrapped by a stainless steel mesh

Milanese studio Architetto Michele De Lucchi – headed up by former Memphis Group member Michele De Lucchi – proposes a project with an aim “to be natural, to be pure, to be conscientious, to be cool”.

The tunnel-shaped building would featuring translucent white glass facades and an external “water theatre”.

BIG, MVRDV and Snøhetta unveil designs for San Pellegrino headquarters
Michele De Lucchi’s design features white glass facades and an external water theatre

A jury from San Pellegrino’s parent company Nestlé will select the winning design. The winner is expected to be announced in late September 2016.

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Fight Fire From Afar

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Not all fires are the same, so why should our extinguishers be any different? The Aim Fire Extinguisher is one alternative that offers an entirely new way of fighting fire. Specialized for tight spaces, its extendable nozzle can get right to the root of the fire or even be used to get between crevices. Operable with one hand, it also puts the user at a safer distance from direct flames. Compact and intuitive to use, it’s a great solution for convenient fire safety at home or as a supplemental unit in larger spaces.

Designers: Lin Zhang, Furong Zhang, Jingchen Zhang, Ziao Lin & Kun Xu

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Gareth Pugh recreates sun motifs from opera costumes for Spring Summer 2017

British fashion designer Gareth Pugh has based his latest collection on costumes he created for a sun-themed opera, using golden triangles and black stripes to depict rays of light.

Pugh’s Spring Summer 2017 runway show took place in London on Saturday evening, within 24 hours of the opera’s opening night at Palais Garnier in Paris.

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He designed over 60 costumes for Eliogabalo, originally written by Francesco Cavalli for the 1667 Venice Carnival.



It follows the story of a child emperor in imperial Rome, who proclaims himself as a sun god and is ultimately overthrown.

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“The opera is essentially about an empire eating itself – so it feels alarmingly relevant,” said Pugh.

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“I knew that this was where we had to start this season, exploring those themes, reframed against an urgent and contemporary backdrop.”

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The sun became a key motif for the garments, formed using golden disks and rays made up of faceted triangles.

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These shapes were also deconstructed and used to cover shoulders and bustiers in a more overlapping, haphazard arrangement.

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“In one way the sun is a symbol of creation and warmth – an explosion of power and life – but it can also represent tyrannical power and destruction,” Pugh said.

“So I wanted to explore that duality, to show two sides of the same coin, but for grace to triumph over nature.”

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The opening look was based on a black sun, which also referenced 20th-century artist Francis Bacon’s portrait of Pope Innocent X.



Its dark round form was based on the pope’s gaping mouth in the painting, while flowing white and purple garments shown later on the catwalk were influenced by the colours of his robes.

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Structured silhouettes were gradually replaced by softer shapes – reminiscent of the opera’s narrative, in which bureaucrats are overrun by the populous.

Gareth Pugh SS17

The sun and ray imagery returned at the end of the presentation, using a softer golden tone between black stripes.

Pugh’s collection was debuted at Brewer Street Car Park during this season’s London Fashion Week, which takes place from 16 to 20 September 2016.

Gareth Pugh Spring Summer 2017 fashion collection

Since bringing his biannual shows back to the UK capital from Paris in February 2015, the Sunderland-born designer has shown collections including a range that pulled together references from across Britain and a set of disco-themed garments inspired by London’s Soho district.

He has previously created costumes for a ballet called Carbon Life, which premiered at the city’s Royal Opera House in 2012.

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Bombs Explode in New York, New Jersey. Here's the Contraption Designed to Safely Contain Them

On Saturday night a homemade bomb detonated on the sidewalk in Manhattan’s Chelsea district, injuring 29 passersby. Investigating police subsequently located a second bomb just four blocks away. Consisting of a pressure cooker connected to a cell phone that served as a timer, and presumably filled with the same ball bearings that served as shrapnel in the first bomb, it had not been detonated.

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— New York City Alerts (@NYCityAlerts) September 18, 2016

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In the movies I grew up with, a brave, heavily perspiring cop would kneel next to this and disarm it with handheld wirecutters. In real life the procedure is more prosaic: Bomb technicians use a robot to pick the bomb up, then stuff it into what’s called a Total Containment Vessel, or TCV. Here’s a photo, captured by the New York Times’ Sandra E. Garcia, of the bomb being taken away in a TCV:

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The attendant Times article refers to the TCV as “an inside-out diving vessel.” In the event of a detonation, the spherical chamber is designed to contain blasts and shrapnel, while simultaneously allowing pressure to escape via tiny vents. Up close, they look like the offspring of a cement mixer and a front-loading washing machine:

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That TCV belongs to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. As fears of terrorism have spread across the country, so too have the TCVs. Manufacturer NABCO–self-described as “the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of explosive and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) containment mitigation systems”–calls TCVs “the first choice of EOD and Bomb Squads worldwide.”

Earlier on Saturday, a bomb left along the route of a charity race in Seaside Park, New Jersey, was detonated. (No injuries were reported.) And just this morning, a backpack containing “as many as five potential explosive devices” was found in a trash can in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Apparently lacking a TCV, police there used a robot to attempt to disarm one of the bombs on-site, and here’s what happened (Warning, turn your speakers down):

That was one of the five bombs detonating. Thanks to the use of the robot no one was injured, though it does highlight the peril of attempting to disarm devices like these on-site.

Many of us have never seen a TCV in person. But as events like these continue to increase, it’s likely we eventually will.

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The Most Powerful Wind Turbine In The World

The Enercon E-126 is a wind turbine model manufactured by the German company Enercon. This large model can generate up to 7.58 megawatts of power per turbine…(Read…)

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The Great Feminine Illustrations of Sara Ciprandi

Sara Ciprandi, illustratrice et visual designer basée à Milan, nous présente aujourd’hui ses créations, de douces et fraîches représentations féminines réalisées par outils numériques. Les portraits qu’elle imagine mettent en scène des silhouettes de femmes, plus ou moins connues, en interaction avec des objets du quotidien et entourées de graphismes en tout genre.

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Lightly introduces homeware collection with brass stationery and marionette-like lamps

Melbourne studio Lightly has released a homeware range featuring spindly floor lamps shaped to resemble Pinocchio and ceramics in a range of earthy hues (+ slideshow).

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The Cinnamon collection expands the studio‘s range of handmade brass pieces with vintage-style office stationery – including scissors, bulldog clips and a card-holder – as well as tableware like small bowls and trays.

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Highlights from the collection include the Pinocchio lamp, which has been in development since 2010. The light recreates the outline of a puppet’s stick arms and legs with its spindly branches and stem, while its cone-shaped lamp makes reference to the character’s “distinct nose”.



Brass features in accents added to the collection’s side tables, which rest on a trio of slender legs, and in the supporting stems of the Zenith table lamp.

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Its circular base is made from a loop of brass, while its domed shade is designed to evoke the “arc of the moon’s journey throughout the night”.

SS16/17 by Lightly

“Past seasons have been more focused on materials,” said Lightly director Cindy-Lee Davies, who founded the company 11 years ago. “This season was really about colour and the necessary practicality of mid-century Australian makers, which are grounded in functionality.”

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“Design by definition is considered; however, this is emboldened by a desire to highlight the beauty in simple utilitarianism and to design as a personal expression for the senses.”

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Davies’ travels in India informed a range of terracotta ceramics, including planters, vases and bowls. Created in contrasting warm, earthy colours, they are intended to reference the scents and tones of traditional spices.

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Other collections of earthy, minimal homeware to launch this year have come from the likes of Danish brand Menu and Japanese brand Muji.

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Overlapping cylindrical and log-covered blocks form Danish holiday home by Jan Henrik Jansen

Nine cylindrical volumes interlock to form this holiday home on the Danish island Møn, which is covered in thousands of spruce logs and lined with beach pebbles (+ slideshow).

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Copenhagen-based architect Jan Henrik Jansen designed and built the property named Birkedal over the course of five years.

While Jansen owns the property, he choses to rent it out through the holiday lettings company Urlaubs Architektur.

Birkedal by urlaubsarchitektur

The house is set on top of a small mound surrounded by birch trees. It is just 300 metres from the coast, offering holiday makers easy access to the beach.

Birkedal by urlaubsarchitektur

Each of the rooms is contained within a log-covered cylinder and features large bay windows.



These are surrounded by deep pre-rusted Corten steel frames, and host furniture like beds and window seats that aim to bring visitors closer to their rural environment.

Birkedal by urlaubsarchitektur

Jansen created a series of huge tubular plywood structures in a nearby barn that were used as formwork for the house’s stepped concrete foundations.

“When people saw all that circular concrete shuttering, I was asked whether this was to be a new sewage treatment plant!” he said.

Birkedal by urlaubsarchitektur

Each of the volumes has a different height and diameter, depending on its use. Rainwater collected in guttering around the flat roof of each block is directed out into a pond in the grounds.

Inside the walls are lined with white-painted panelling and the floors covered in small white pebbles collected from the beach.

Integrated oak furniture and doors offset the all-white decor, and brass fittings add unexpected touches of luxury to the bathroom and kitchen.

Birkedal by urlaubsarchitektur
Photograph by Hausaufmoen

“The range of different diameters of the individual cylinders presented a major challenge, as the combination of their rounded shapes and different room heights gave rise to a very complicated roof pattern,” explained the architect.

“I had to become a fully-fledged roofer.”

Birkedal by urlaubsarchitektur
Photograph by Hausaufmoen

Birkedal stands in the grounds of a second property designed by Jansen for Urlaubs Architektur, while a third named Langelinie is also located on the island.

Birkedal by urlaubsarchitektur
Photograph by Hausaufmoen

“At first glance, the three houses are so different that architect colleagues have commented that they find it rather uncanny, as though there must be some kind of architectural multiple personality at play,” said the architect.

“But once you get to know the houses more closely and inhabit them, the details clearly reveal the unifying thread that binds these three houses despite all their differences.”

Birkedal by urlaubsarchitektur
Photograph by Hausaufmoen

The overlapping cylindrical forms used in Jan Henrik Jansen’s Birkedal holiday home are reminiscent of a maze-like pavilion created by Chilean firm Pezo Von Ellrichshausen for this year’s Venice Biennale.

Photography is by Lene K Fotografi, unless stated otherwise.

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Site plan – click for larger image

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