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Brussels firm 51N4E have converted the industrial buildings at this former coal mine in Winterslag, Belgium, into a cultural centre. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: Jay Merrick on Jean Nouvel’s design for the Serpentine Pavilion in London, due to open in July - Independent See also: Our story about the Serpentine Pavilion design by Jean Nouvel All our stories about Jean Nouvel </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Australian architecture studio Wowowa built three cylindrical brick turrets with copper accents for a house in Melbourne. Read more View the full article

Dezeenwire: Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.am has been appointed by technology company Intel as director of creative innovation. The rapper will be involved in the development of new technologies involving music and visuals and is reportedly also working on music specially for the brand. Intel’s vice-president Deborah Conrad said: “We’re thrilled to tap into the limitless creativity will.i.am brings to the table. He’s not only a brilliant artist and producer, but also an innovator pushing the bounds of technology professionally and personally. We share a strong interest in innovation around music, art and lifestyle, and are excited to join forces to establish an aut…

Audi Concept Design Munich have developed a carbon ski design that combines technology from the motorsports and winter sports industries. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Venetian designer Luca Nichetto will present this series of brass bowls for Swedish brand Skultuna at Stockholm Furniture Fair next week. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeenwire: designer Constantin Boym of Boym Partners has been appointed as director of graduate studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar. See statement from Constantin and Laurene Boym below. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Swedish designer and Dezeen Awards 2020 judge Emma Olbers will be looking for "more sustainable projects with a low carbon footprint". Read more View the full article

Fashion designer Julia Krantz of Sweden has created this costume for a fictional guerrilla protestor. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Australian designer Adam Goodrem has designed this console table with colourful lacquered-steel legs that pierce the table top. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2010: German designer Stefan Diez launched Eugene, a veneered plywood lounge chair for German brand e15, at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

London Design Festival 2011: designjunction opens tomorrow at 37 – 63 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4DA as part of the London Design Festival. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Lisbon studio Orgânica Arquitectura have completed a two-storey residence behind the solid stone walls of an otherwise ruined house in Sintra, Portugal. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The rooms of a black and white house in California lead out to a series of stepped terraces with a view of the famous Hollywood sign. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: architect Wolf D. Prix of Coop Himmelb(l)au has launched a scathing attack on the Venice Architecture Biennale, claiming it’s “no longer about lively discussion and criticism of topics in contemporary architecture” but places too much importance on celebrity. (more…) View the full article

London architects Carmody Groarke have designed a temporary restaurant to be installed late this month atop a construction site overlooking the Olympic Park in east London. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

We’ve just sent out the 50th issue of Dezeenmail – have a look at it here. Dezeenmail is sent out roughly every two weeks and contains a selection of Dezeen’s best stories and comments, along with all our latest competitions and jobs. You can subscribe here. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

A new collection of furniture by Dutch designer Maarten Baas will on show at Mitterrand+Cramer gallery in Geneva, Switzerland, later this week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2010: french designer Mathieu Lehanneur presented a bed for curing insomnia in the Zona Tortona district of Milan last week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Graphic designer Milton Glaser has created this poster to raise money towards Architecture for Humanity’s efforts to rebuild the Tohoku region of Japan, following its devastation by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami in March. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Concrete wedges project out from the facade of this single-storey residence near Madrid by Spanish architecture studio A-Cero. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

An exhibition of iconic furniture by Danish-born designer Jens Risom will be on show at Rocket gallery in London next month. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Industrial designer Benjamin Hubert will launch a collection of LED lamps shaped like canoe paddles in Milan next month. (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen movie: in this second movie about Italian design for the Design Museum in association with Peroni Nastro Azzurro, architect Mario Bellini (above) talks to museum director Deyan Sudjic, writer Penny Sparke and curator Daniel Charny about his work and Italian industry. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Milan 2010: London designer Sam Hecht of Industrial Facility presented a wooden chair combining robotic and handcraft processes for Italian brand Mattiazzi in Milan last week. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article