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Competition: we’ve teamed up with Australian T-shirt company Hello Fresco to give away six of their latest designs. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: Italian architect Renzo Piano says his London skyscraper, The Shard, will be loved by the public, because “it will be accessible, because it is transparent, understandable and not mysterious” – The Telegraph The public will be able to access restaurants and a viewing gallery at the top of Europe’s tallest building, which fellow architect and friend of Piano, Richard Rogers suggests “will be one of Renzo’s major works [and] one of his major successes.” Piano believes that skyscrapers such as The Shard represent the most responsible approach to tackling the issue of urban sprawl, stating: “It is more socially correct to intensify the city and free up space …

Dezeen in Israel: these high-heeled shoes that look like inflatable sex dolls are part of a collection of footwear by Tel Aviv designer Kobi Levi. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Walking along this elevated pathway by German artists Heike Mutter and Ulrich Genth is like being on a roller coaster. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

British designer Tom Price has made an enchanted grove of cherry trees out of plastic tubes and cable ties. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

ECAL graduate Romain Lagrange has designed an indoor croquet set that’s crafted from timber, cork and leather. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: the opening of the September 11 museum in New York, which is scheduled for September 2012, is under threat due to an ongoing dispute over unexpected costs – The Washington Post The museum is part of a memorial to the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre being developed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who say that they are owed $156 million by mayor Michael Bloomberg’s National September 11 Memorial & Museum foundation. The row had been kept quiet over fears it could overshadow the 10th anniversary of the attacks but has now led to the suspension of construction contracts which could delay the completion of th…

Dezeen in Israel: here are some images of the recently opened new wing at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, which has a dramatically faceted atrium piercing its centre. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Screen: in this movie filmed by Dezeen at the Qubique 2011 design fair in Berlin last month, designer Jerszy Seymour talks about his series of chairs where components are joined with blobs of wax. Watch the movie » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: design critic Justin McGuirk says that a kitchen concept by Dutch electrical company Philips that uses decomposition to generate methane gas for cooking is an example of how we may “have to get more comfortable with bacteria and with putrefaction’s role in our ecosystem” – The Guardian McGuirk claims the Microbial kitchen concept‘s “steampunk” aesthetic offers “an alternative vision to the clinical kitchen,” and also mentions the trend for low-tech kitchen appliances, such as designer Christoph Thetard’s pedal-powered devices, which he says represent a reaction to the impending energy crisis. Last year Dezeen published a report on Food and Design, includi…

Imagine if every discarded disposable cup grew into a beautiful plant. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Our Christmas shop, The Temporium, opens next week and we’re excited to announce more participants – including British brands Established & Sons and Another Country, and Spanish textile designer Cristian Zuzunaga… as well as Diego Ramos and his chocolate moustaches (above). We’ll also have flying Christmas cards, USB stick necklaces, diamond-shaped lights and much more…(more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Design Council have expressed support for a new housing strategy announced by the UK government that aims to deliver high quality homes rather than a higher volume of poor standard properties. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

The raised corner of this house in Hiroshima by Japanese architects Suppose Design Office allows light to creep into the interior. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dutch studio Daphna Laurens‘s latest collection of furniture includes this floor lamp that leans against the wall as if it is peaking through to the other side. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Paris architects Béal & Blanckaert have completed a Corten-clad library in the grounds of a monastery in northern France (photography by Julien Lanoo). (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: architecture critic Rowan Moore says that a housing development built by the UK architecture show presenter Kevin McCloud’s company Hab is a positive attempt at reversing the trend for “unimaginative, overpriced, undersized” properties in the UK – The Guardian Moore describes the scheme in Swindon, England, as “imaginative and well-designed,” whilst cautioning that it will take time to determine whether McCloud’s goals of creating a community and “making people happy” have been achieved. He adds that the houses themselves are ”very plain-looking” and far removed from the aspirational properties that feature on Grand Designs. </img> </img> …

The third completed house in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture series has a faceted black upper storey that sits on top of the glass-walled ground floor like a big hat. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Wire: supporters of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei have been posting photos of themselves naked on a website as a protest against the Beijing police’s decision to question his assistant, who had taken nude pictures of the artist and four women – The Telegraph Ai was detained for 81 days earlier this year by the Chinese government on charges of tax evasion, during which time he was also asked about the photographs that he says have no deeper political meaning. </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen Watch Store: the BN0035, another classic timepiece made under the name of iconic German product design brand Braun, is now available at Dezeen Watch Store and will also be on sale at our Christmas pop-up The Temporium from 1 December. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

As part of Peroni Nastro Azzurro‘s series of talks on Italian design at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs will chair a discussion with Milan designer Fabio Novembre on 29 November. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen in Israel: artist and designer Ehud Oren presents furniture disguised as buildings in an exhibition at the Braverman Gallery in Tel Aviv. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Dezeen in Israel: we’ve noticed a big increase in interesting design coming out of Israel in recent years, so last week we visited Tel Aviv to see recent projects from both established local designers and recent graduates of schools in this up-coming design nation. We’ll publish our pick of the best projects over the next few days, but in the meantime we’ve grouped together all our stories about furniture and products designed in Israel. See all the stories » You can also watch Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs and Tel Aviv-born designer Shay Alkalay discussing the rise of design in Israel in a movie we filmed in Cologne earlier this year. Watch the movie » </img…

Inside awards: as part of our series of Dezeen Talks filmed at the Inside awards in Barcelona, Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to James Russel and Hannah Plumb of JamesPlumb about their interior for outfitters Hostem, which won the retail category. Watch the movie » </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Fast-food giant McDonalds have commissioned designer Patrick Norguet to redesign their restaurant interiors across France. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article