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Dezeen Wire: The Telegraph has confirmed that UK magazine Design Week is to close, as reported by Dezeen earlier today. New Media Age magazine will also close, although the websites of both titles will continue. Dezeen understands that Design Week editor Lynda Relph-Knight and most of her editorial team have been made redundant. Read The Telegraph’s story | Read our earlier story </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: London furniture company and Dezeen office-mates Chest of Drawers have been awarded a Guardian Sustainable Business Award for their system that rates the sustainability of each wooden product. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

News: China will produce as many world-class designers as Japan within 20 years, according to Hong Kong-based industrial designer Michael Young. (more…) View the full article

News: as a Chinese company announces plans to build the world’s tallest skyscraper in just seven months, Beijing Design Week creative director Aric Chen says that contemporary China should “slow down” and look to “craft thinking” to tackle both small and large-scale design challenges the country is facing. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Wire: a Chinese firm is planning to build an exact replica of the Austrian village of Hallstatt in the Chinese province of Guangdong - Spiegel Online </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: in his latest article for the Financial Times architecture critic Edwin Heathcote analyses how some cities have successfully reinvented themselves as hubs of creativity and commerce – Financial Times Heathcote states that “the city stands out as an engine of progress and modernity,” using examples from urban centres such as San Francisco, Milan, Turin, Pittsburgh and London to demonstrate how intelligent state funding can encourage creative vitality and economic growth. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects‘ Future Trends Survey for September points to a drop in the number of architectural practices anticipating increased demand for their services. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Architect and writer Sam Jacob takes the audience at Dezeen Live on a rapid-fire journey from a prehistoric standing stone to the Argos catalogue and USB cigarettes in this interview filmed at 100% Design during the London Design Festival. (more…) View the full article

Footwear designer Tracey Neuls explains why she shies away from “disposable fashion” and reveals that many customers consider her shoes “their best kept secret” in this movie Dezeen filmed at the Designed in Hackney Day PechaKucha, part of a series of talks and discussions we hosted in August. (more…) View the full article

Architect Daniel Libeskind has been selected to design a peace centre on the site of the notorious former Maze prison in Northern Ireland, according to the BBC. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Wire: David Chipperfield is to curate the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale, becoming the first British architect to take on the role - The Guardian The official announcement has been delayed because of Chipperfield’s reservations over working with Giulio Malgara, who was expected to become the director of the biennale and is a friend of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Following Berlusconi’s decision to stand down it is expected that current director Paolo Baratta will retain the role as biennale director. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: industrial designer James Dyson has called on engineers and designers to develop the new ideas needed to revitalise the UK economy – The Guardian Dyson says that only tangible engineering can address issues such as global warming and population growth, stating: “The allure of digital should not distract us from the bigger challenges.” He adds that the government must “focus on investment in ideas,” urging them to support design education and creative businesses. We published the winner of the 2011 James Dyson Award for innovative student engineering projects on Monday and you can see more stories about James Dyson here. </img> </img> &lt…

IDEO UK design director Tom Hulme advocates that “designers should be more entrepreneurial” and design every part of a business in this movie we filmed as part of the Dezeen Live series of talks at 100% Design during London Design Festival. (more…) View the full article

Dezeenwire: design critic Justin McGuirk lifts the lid on the furniture industry’s royalty system and asks “are designers being exploited by having to make work for free?” in his article for The Guardian, describing #milanuncut as the big story of Milan 2011. Read the full article » More about #milanuncut here » Follow the debate on Twitter » </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London designer Dominic Wilcox shares his thoughts on 3D printing and presents some of his “fun, crazy” projects including GPS shoes, a combined coffin and desk and a reserve bungee jump in this movie we filmed at 100% Design. “We shouldn’t be so scared of putting out ridiculous thoughts,” he says. (more…) View the full article

Dezeenwire: the Royal Institute of British Architects in London have published a trends survey indicating that a significant downturn in overall levels of business for British architects is expected. See press release below. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: in an interview with the Sunday Times, engineer and inventor James Dyson reveals he is to stand down as chairman of Dyson and talks about the Ingenious Britain report commissioned by the Conservative Party, in which Dyson sets out ways to make Britain a leading high-tech exporter – Sunday Times Related stories: Air Multiplier fan by Dyson; The Wind by Issey Miyake with James Dyson. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designer Magnus Pettersen talks about his Locker side table and how he was attracted to east London because it has a “good vibe for any creative industry” in this movie filmed by Dezeen. (more…) View the full article

Designer Gitta Gschwendtner talks about making her Bodge Bench for the Stepney Green Design Collection and east London’s “great creative atmosphere” in this movie filmed by Dezeen. (more…) View the full article

In this final movie in the series filmed by Dezeen for the Stepney Green Design Collection, London design brand Hulger’s creative director Nicolas Roope talks about the “thriving community of creative people” in east London. (more…) View the full article

Dezeen Wire: German architect Selcuk Ünyilmaz has prepared designs for a £2.2 million mosque near Hamburg with wind turbines in its minarets – Guardian </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in Chicago have published a report predicting the 20 tallest buildings in the world by the year 2020, including eight over 600 metres high. Read the full online report here. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: New York Times design critic Alice Rawsthorn reviews last week’s furniture fair in Milan – link. Related: see all Dezeen’s stories from Milan 2010. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: the expectations for new projects among European architects varies by country according to a report by Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision. See press release below. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: European architects are becoming more enthusiastic about using prefabricated elements according to a report by Rotterdam research agency Arch-Vision. See press release below. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article