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issue #57 09/09/10

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We've got more good news this issue: August was our best ever month for visitor traffic with 1,781,925 visits and 684,642 uniques - up almost 90% on the same month last year. We've also reached over 40,000 Facebook fans.

As usual the right-hand column of this Dezeenmail is packed with all the latest jobs and competitions  (including the chance to win an Emeco chair) plus scroll on for the best stories and comments from Dezeen

Meanwhile we're busy preparing for the London Design Festival - stay tuned for more details and keep up to date on Twitter and Facebook as always. 

 

In fact lots of you are in love with this Shanghai hotel in a disused army headquarters by NHDRO. Read the story and comments »

Choose your side over these hard drives that look like cassette tapes by Sylvain Willenz. Are they "totally outdated" or "more convenient and safer"? Read the story and comments »

Most of you are very excited by the idea of zipping between the bedroom and kitchen in this house by Aboday architects via a spiralling slide, while some are fretting about child safety and whether concrete is quite slippery enough. Read the story and comments »

Readers love Álvaro Siza's modern art museum in South Korea, but aren't so keen on his story about a cat. Read the story and comments »

Graduate designer Jennifer Rabatel's collection of household objects inspired by spanners, spatulas and tri squares is attracting lots of praise. "You should definitely sell it to Muji so we can afford it," suggests oxo. Read the story and comments »

Emmanuelle Moureaux has wowed readers with this colourful bank in Tokyo featuring internal gardens. Read the story and comments »

Love it or hate it, readers are agreed this house by Subarquitectura spiralling down a hill in Madrid would be better used as a gallery. Read the story and comments »

Lots of love for this music box incorporating barley stems that sway gently with the music. Read the story and comments »

Our most commented-on story from the Venice Architecture Biennale so far is this moving, breathing web of acrylic fronds at the Canadian pavilion by Philip Beesley. See all our stories about Venice in our event category . Read the story and comments » 

Pick a favourite: Foster + Partners (above), OMA and Rocco Design Architects are all competing to design the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. See all three proposals plus the comments »

We've announced the 18 winning entries of the Dezeen x Design Association container design competition to win a free exhibition space in Tokyo during Tokyo Designers Week 2010. See all the winning designs »

Rubber House by Zeinstra van Gelderen architecten

It doesn't sound like any of you want to spend time in this one-person rubber pavilion by Dutch architects Zeinstra van Gelderen architecten. Read the story and comments »

Wow. You got really nasty about this bicycle designed for London by Ross Lovegrove. Read the story and comments »

Dezeen have teamed up with CABE to launch a photography competition inviting readers to capture the beauty of England’s urban environment for the chance to win a Holga camera. Enter the competition »

You love this apartment for displaying books and art by UNStudio but would you live there? Read the story and comments »

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Architect at OMA


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architects OMA of Rotterdam seek an architect: More »

Marketing assistant at Foster + Partners


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Communications role at Heatherwick Studio


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architects and designers Heatherwick Studio of London are looking to fill a communications role: More »

New business manager at Heatherwick Studio


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British designers and architects Heatherwick Studio require a new business manager to join them in London: More »

Architects at UNStudio


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Dutch firm UNStudio are looking for architects to join their office in Shanghai, China: More »

Urban planner at UNStudio


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Dutch architects UNStudio require an urban planner to join their Amsterdam studio: More »

Press coordinator and publication strategist at MAD


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Beijing architects MAD are looking for a Chinese-speaking press coordinator and in-house publication strategist: More »

Internship at MAD


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architects MAD are offering the opportunity of an internship in Beijing: More »

Studio Greg Lynn seek lecturer


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Studio Greg Lynn at the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, require a lecturer: More »

Retail designer at Levi Strauss


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fashion brand Levi Strauss are looking for a retail designer to join their retail and marketing design department in Brussels: More »

Senior interior designer at Jaya International Design


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interior designers Jaya International Design of Singapore are looking to employ a senior interior designer: More »

Interior designers at Bisset Adams


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London architects Bisset Adams require interior designers: More »

European sales manager at Innermost


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design brand Innermost seek a European sales manager to join their office in London: More »

Mikou Design Studio seek architects


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Mikou Design Studio seek interns


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Senior industrial designer at Smart Design


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design consultancy Smart Design require a senior industrial designer to join their New York studio: More »

Skandium seek sales assistants


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design brand Skandium are looking for full-time sales assistants in London: More »

Product designer and fabricator at Cinimod Studio


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London designers Cinimod Studio seek a product designer and fabricator: More »

LAR/Fernando Romero seek project architects


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LAR/Fernando Romero seek interns


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Retail interior designers at Millington Associates


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Interior designer/architect at Spacelab


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CNC machine operator at Nous 4M


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London production facility Nous 4M seek a part-time 3 axis CNC machine operator: More »

Interior designer/architect at Aedas


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Chair of trustees at Open City


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London architecture organisation Open City are looking to appoint a new chair to their board of trustees: More »

Interior designer at Bentheim


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Bentheim of London seek an interior designer: More »

Senior architect at Mackay + Partners


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architects and designers Mackay + Partners of London seek a senior architect: More »

Project architect at Allabina


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Libyan architects and engineering consultancy Allabina are looking for a project architect: More »

Graphic designers at Allabina


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architects and engineering consultancy Allabina have opportunities for graphic designers in Libya: More »

IT manager at Allabina


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architects and engineering consultancy Allabina seek an IT manager to join them in Libya: More »

Administrators at Allabina


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Contract manager at Allabina


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architects and engineering consultancy Allabina of Libya are looking for a contract manager: More »

Marketing/business developer at Allabina


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Accountants at Allabina


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Studio space to let in London


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Contract sales position at twentytwentyone


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Michael Anastassiades seeks design intern


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Studio manager at Bodo Sperlein


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London product design consultancy Bodo Sperlein require a studio manager: More »

Architect or interior architect at SevilPeach


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UK architects SevilPeach are looking for an architect or interior architect to join their office in London: More »

Architect/architectural assistant at At Design Office


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Landscape architect at At Design Office


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architects At Design Office of London require a landscape architect to join their London studio: More »

Sales position at twentytwentyone


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London design retailer twentytwentyone are looking to fill a sales support role: More »

Sales coordinator at B&B Italia


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furniture brand B&B Italia are looking for a sales coordinator to join their contract sales team in London: More »

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Competition winners

 

Nazrin Ramlee in Singapore, Tim Hsieh in Taiwan, Sarah Rowlands in the Netherlands, Benjamin Michael Hosking in Australia and Ariel Fernandez Corona in Spain each won a copy of Dedon: Coming Home.

Daniel Flashman in London, Francesca Fioraso in Italy, Catalina Hoyos in London, Raúl Wallaart in the Nertherlands and Phil Reeves also in London each won a copy of Gentle Landmarks by Marks Barfield.

Bec Kempster in Australia, Alessandro Ronfini in Denmark, Nicholas Pajerski and Michael Villardi both in the USA and Sarah Stewart in the UK all won World Cup posters by Hyperakt.

Jeon You-Youn in Germany, Peter Ullstad in Sweden, Michael Scullion in Ireland, Pedro Conceição in Portugal and Gabriela Flores in France won copies of Container Atlas.

Debbie Mattis in the UK, Ehsan Iran Nejad in the USA, Katalin Fábry in Hungary, Gloria Mah in the USA and Pawel Grobelny in Poland won copies of 3D Typography.

Golden Lion award winners announced at Venice Architecture Biennale »

London Housing Design Guide published by Mayor of London »

"European architects positive about possibilities of prefab” »

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