Dezeenmail #39

issue #39 27/11/09     Hello Dezeen mailing list! Sorry it’s been so long since the last newsletter but we’ve been busy travelling to design events in Lisbon, Eindhoven, Prague and Vienna to bring you the latest news. Meanwhile we broke all traffic records last month, with 1,056,704 visits, up 65% on last year. Thanks to you all! And we now have over 5,500 Twitter followers – join them here. We've got a lot of stories, jobs and competitions to get through so here goes…   “Beautiful, almost movingly so.”   It’s a long time since a chair got such an amazing reaction. It’s by Nendo and it’s made of steel inside hollow wood. Read the story and comments » “Scintillation!”   We’ve discovered yet another great Japanese architecture office. Check out the rooftop pool in this house by Norisada Maeda Atelier. Read the story and comments » “Is there a front door?”   OMA are back… and they’ve been playing Tetris. FakeRemKoolhaas wonders how people are supposed to get inside. Read the story and comments » “It is simply too impractical”   This minimal dress is our most commented story from Dutch Design Week. Wonder why? See all our stories from Dutch Design Week here. Read the story and comments » Dezeen in Japanese   Dezeen is now available in Japanese! Translations of selected stories are now published on the Design Channel website.  Molteni&C Sofa Chats   During 100% Design this year we teamed up with Molteni&C to interview leading designers Nigel Coates, Ilse Crawford , Matthew Hilton and Arik Levy (above) in a series called Sofa Chats. “Storm force winds would make short work of this”   Floating House, a house that floats, is Morphosis’ contribution to Brad Pitt’s Make it Right project in New Orleans. Some readers think it wouldn’t survive a hurricane. Read the story and comments » “It’s so sweet!”   Yes it is! It’s a typeface made of melted sugar! Read the story and comments » “Calatrava will cry with envy!”   Foster + Partners’ table for Molteni&C has our (male) readers drooling. Read the story and comments » “Quite bizarre, yet beautiful”   This house beside an oasis in the Sahara is made from locally sourced materials including mud, sun-fired bricks, palm wood, reeds and stone. Read the story and comments » “I don’t understand this post”   It’s a penis lamp, Urbatecto. What’s not to understand?! Read the story and comments » “Google isn´t alone any more”   Our most popular story this month by far is Studio O+A’s Facebook Headquarters in Palo Alto. Who’s the coolest now, Google?! Read the story and comments » “I didn’t know the Poles had an army!”   This month has been Polish Design Season on Dezeen, with a story every day about architecture and design from Poland. WXCA’s Polish Army Museum has been the most commented of all.  Read the story and comments » Bye for now   Until next time. Love Marcus, Rupinder, Rose and Brad, plus thanks to this month's intern Jasmin.   Contact us | Twitter | Facebook | Dezeenfeed | Dezeenfeed via daily email   Sent by: Dezeen Limited, 32 Indigo Mews, Carysfort Road, London N16 9AE Registered in the UK no 6576341 View our privacy policy   Latest jobs from Dezeenjobs   Click on individual jobs below for more info or visit dezeenjobs.com to browse all jobs.    Are you recruiting? Dezeenjobs is "the best jobs section in town", according to Wallpaper*. Read what some of our advertisers say. It costs just £100 per month to advertise on Dezeenjobs. Submit a job advert.  Project architect/ intermediate designer at MAD Dezeenjobs: architects MAD seek a project architect/intermediate designer to join them in Beijing: More » Experienced architects at Parritt Leng Dezeenjobs: London based architects Parritt Leng are looking for experienced architects: More » Studio and office space to let in London Dezeenjobs: South Kensington Estates have studios and offices of varying size available to let in the Brompton Design District, London: More » Editorial internship at Dezeen Dezeenjobs: online design and architecture magazine Dezeen have an opportunity for an internship with their team in London during November: More » Administrator/studio manager at Studio Tord Boontje Dezeenjobs: Studio Tord Boontje are looking for an administrator/studio manager for their upcoming studio relocation to London: More » Archivist/librarian at ECOU Dezeenjobs: the Engineering Consulting Office for Utilities (ECOU) require an archivist/librarian to join them in Libya: aaaa

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