Art Institute of Chicago Modern Wing by Renzo Piano Building Workshop

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The new Modern Wing by architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop has opened at the Art Institute of Chicago. (more…)

Vanitas lamp by Charlotte Dumoncel d’Argence

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Milan 09: French designer Charlotte Dumoncel d’Argence presented a lamp featuring bare, frayed electrical flex at the Jewels and Joules exhibition in Zona Tortona, Milan last month. (more…)

Gruff by Arno Mathies

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Milan 09: Gruff is a collection of cardboard furmiture by Arno Mathies of Real-Made, exhibited as part of Designhuis at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan last month. (more…)

Cabaret Voltaire by Designliga

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Munich designer agency Designliga have created Cabaret Voltaire, a gallery project in Berlin that combines an event space with a parallel digital space. (more…)

Moonbird by Yukio Hashimoto for Yamagiwa

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Milan 09: lighting manufacturers Yamagiwa launched a lamp called Moonbird by Japanese designer Yukio Hashimoto in Milan last month. (more…)

Repacked by Studio Makkink Bey

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Dutch designers Studio Makkink & Bey have created a furniture collection in which every element – from carpentry to embroidery – is produced in their studio by a hired team of artisans. (more…)

Competition: five copies of The IndependentDesign Guide by Laura Houseley to be won

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In the third of four competitions celebrating publisher Thames & Hudson’s 60th anniversary this month, we’re giving away five copies of The Independent Design Guide by Laura Houseley. (more…)

House HB by Bevk Perović Arhitekti

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Slovenian architects Bevk Perović Arhitekti built this house on a hilltop in the countryside close to Ljubljana. (more…)

The Clock Clock by humans since 1982

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Swedish designers Humans since 1982 have created a digital clock made of 24 analogue clocks, which spell out the time with their hands. (more…)

Hospital by Puresang

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Belgian designers Puresang have designed Hospital, a clothing store set in a former stable in Antwerp. (more…)