Dezeenmail #45

issue #45 24/02/10     Hello Dezeenmail readers! This has been a great month for us – this newsletter now has over 25,000 subscribers, our Twitter followers and Facebook fans have both topped 10,000 and we now have more than 35,000 Dezeenfeed subscribers. Hooray! Scroll down for discussions about designers copying themselves and big new architecture projects by Herzog & de Mueron, SANAA and Shigeru Ban. As usual, the latest Dezeenjobs and competitions are on the right.   “Is it a house?”   No, the designdummy, it’s a furniture showroom. VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron , photographed by Iwan Baan, to be precise. See also Julien Lanoo’s photos here. “I am super disturbed and I wanna puke”   “…but still I think the project is great.” Charlie Chan has mixed feelings about this skull-and-innards charm necklace that is stored in the body of a metal parrot. Read the story and comments » “Interesting and disgusting at the same time”   The Fake Sartorialist has become one of our favourite regular commenters. Here, he tries to come to terms with Shigeru Ban’s Centre Pompidou-Metz, which opens in May. Read the story and comments » “Read the article before saying something stupid”   Readers got all excited about this bookshelf that displays seven seminal books about power and society, because it’s very similar to another bookshelf project from a couple of years back… by the same designers. Doh! Read the story and comments » "I want rollerblades!"   Urbanizr fantasises about skating round SANAA’s new Rolex Learning Center, which is one of our most popular stories this issue. Read the story and comments » "Can plastic replace leather?"   Jean Paul Gaultier is the latest star to design plastic footwear for Brazilian brand Melissa. Read the story and comments » "Did anyone see the rabbit with the watch?"   Readers don't quite know how to take this design for a mental health clinic where the doors don't open but the walls do. Read the story and comments » “Definitely the most beautiful design I have ever seen”   Tinnebolle drools over House in Buzen, a Suppose Design Office creation that resembles a glass-roofed village. Suppose Design Office are our featured architects this week – see all our stories about them here . Read the story and comments » “I saw the same thing in Milan last year"   Yes, toon, that will have been the earlier versions of the same rugs by Richard Hutten. Honestly, designers can’t even copy themselves these days without our readers complaining! Read the story and comments » “Like the open mouth of the whale that swallowed Jonah”   Katy loves this concrete fish market in Istanbul. Others worry about the smell though. Read the story and comments » “I clicked on ‘more’ to see the model”   Many readers, like tricky_p, prefer the girl to the chair. “Looks like another case of chair-acrotomophilia to me,” says Dominique. Read the story and comments » "This design would complete my dreams"   Griffoso speaks for many readers by imagining spending time on this proposed floating spa island. Read the story and comments »   Bye for now!   Love Marcus, Rupinder, Rose and Brad, plus thanks to this month's very helpful intern Antonia. Contact us | Twitter | Facebook | Dezeenfeed | Dezeenfeed via daily email   Featured architect: Makoto Tanijiri, Suppose Design Office   Dezeenjobs: latest jobs   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. French architect at UNStudio Dezeenjobs: Dutch architecture office UNStudio seek a French architect to work in Amsterdam: More » Mikou Design Studio seek architects Dezeenjobs: architects Mikou Design Studio seek architects to join their Paris studio: More » Mikou Design Studio seek interns Dezeenjobs: French architects Mikou Design Studio are looking for interns to work in Paris: More » Integrated art director at Ignited Dezeenjobs: Californian marketing agency Ignited are looking for an integrated art director in Los Angeles: More » Part III architect at Hogarth Architects Dezeenjobs: Hogarth Architects of London require a Part III architect: More » Hogarth Architects se

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