Dezeen - design magazine

issue #29 31/03/09

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Spring is here and the next design fair in Milan is approaching fast. Check out our preview stories in our Milan 09 category.

Meanwhile, here's our selection of recent stories, including observations from readers concerned about cleaning. As usual, all the latest jobs from our recruitment site Dezeenjobs are in the right hand column, along with details of three new competitions.

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Terunobu Fujimori’s tree-top tea house has been our most visited story so far this year. Some find it charming, others worry about falling out. Read the story and comments »

Ana Maria Pasescu Stewart’s Noose Light is our most commented story this issue. The designer herself joins in the debate. Read the story and comments »

Will Coop Himmelb(l)au’s design for Art Museum Strongoli ruin the Italian countryside? Birgita thinks so, others don’t. Read the story and comments »

Tata Nano, the world’s cheapest car, has launched in India. That’s good news for Indians, but bad news for the planet, some readers feel. Read the story and comments »

Alice Wang’s Chairs for the Dysfunctional series includes one that amplifies the sound of farts. Read the story and comments »

A big response to Alexander Boxill’s redesign of the venerable Architectural Review – with many of the more positive comments written by AR staff, it turns out. Read the story and comments »

Aldo Bakker’s Tableware has a downside, according to Xit. Read the story and comments »

Cleaning is not a problem with Paco, Jo Nagasaka’s 3x3x3 metre home. Read the story and comments »

Peepoo, a biodegradable bag for people who don't have toilets, could come in useful in the Paco house. Scruces worries that the bag’s opening is too small. Read the story and comments »

Bak Gordon’s House at Sobral da Lagoa does everything Coop Himmelb(l)au’s Art Museum Strongoli (above) doesn’t according to Windbag. Read the story and comments »

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Il Tamburino requires account executive


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University of the Arts Bremen seeks
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The Department of Arts and Design of the Hochscule für Künste (University of the Arts) Bremen in Germany has a vacancy for a professor for typography: More »

British Council seek Design Programme Advisor


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Call for entries: Sichuan School International
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Product design internship with UNStudio


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X-Architects seek
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Internship with
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Terra Plana seek designers for pop-up shop


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Competition winners

 

Congratulations to the winners of our Lost Buildings, Limited Edition and MAD Dinner competitions!

Eik Bjerregaard in Denmark, Rita Cadavez in Portugal, Adam Jackson in Australia, and Peter Kantor and Andrew Bazinski in the USA all won copies of Lost Buildings by Jonathan Glancey.

Johannes Tsopanides in Germany, Jenni Baxter in Australia, Paul McClelland in USA, and Aaron Norman and Corinna Warm in the UK all won copies of Limited Edition by Sophie Lovell.

Melody Santiago in USA, Frank van Leersum in the Netherlands, Tamas Bulcsu in Hungary, Daniel Wallentin in Switzerland and Nathalie Delbecque in Belgium all won copies of MAD Dinner.