Christensen Co Architects win competitionto design Lund city hall


Dezeenwire:
Danish studio Christensen & Co Architects have won a competition to design a new city hall for Lund in Sweden. See press release and images below. (more…)

Michael Young appointed creative director of 100% Design Shanghai

Dezeenwire: Hong Kong-based British designer Michael Young has been appointed Creative Director of 100% Design Shanghai/IHDD, which takes place at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre from 4-6 November this year. More details on this story. Read all our stories about Michael Young in our special category.

Hidden Art Award winners announced


Dezeenwire:
retailers SCP, social enterprise [re]design and designer Nick Fraser are among eleven winners of this year’s Hidden Art Awards, announced at a ceremony in London yesterday. See press release below. (more…)

Lucienne Day 1917-2010

Dezeenwire: British textile designer Lucienne Day died on January 30th, aged 93. Read her obituary in The Guardian.

Architecten De Vylder Vinck Tailleu to design Interieur 2010 exhibition


Dezeenwire:
Belgian design biennale Interieur 2010 have announced Architecten De Vylder Vinck Tailleu as designers of this year’s exhibition. See press release below. (more…)

Design Academy Eindhoven to exhibit at Lambrate in Milan


Dezeenwire:
Design Academy Eindhoven have announced that they will exhibit in the Lambrate district of Milan this April, rather than Zona Tortona. See press release below. (more…)

Venice architecture biennale theme announced


Dezeenwire:
the Venice architecture biennale have announced ‘People meet in architecture’ as the theme of this year’s show, which is curated by Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA. See press release below. (more…)

Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: day 4


Dezeenwire:
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview designers Benjamin Hubert, Kai Linke and Reinhard Dienes live on stage from 12.30 in the D3 Lounge in Hall 3.1 at imm cologne today, as part of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents series.

The interviews will be broadcast on Dezeen at a later date. More info plus the full schedule in our earlier story.

Frank Gehry withdraws from museum project – New York Times


Dezeenwire:
architect Frank Gehry has withdrawn from a project designing a Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem – New York Times

Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents: day 3

Dezeenwire: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will interview designers Marco Dessi, Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi of Gam Fratesi
and gallerist Gabrielle Ammann live on stage from 12.30 in the D3 Lounge in Hall 3.1 at imm cologne today, as part of our Dezeentalks at [D3] Design Talents series.

The interviews will be broadcast on Dezeen at a later date. More info plus the full schedule in our earlier story.