Apple downsizes its smartphone with launch of iPhone SE



Apple has designed a smaller version of its current iPhone, which is almost identical in shape and size to its older 5s model but with the same capabilities as the newer iPhone 6s (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Designers turn to film, becoming agents of “mass communication instead of mass production”



Interview: designers are increasingly making films instead of products to get their ideas across, according to Studio Swine, which has won multiple awards for its movies (+ movie). (more…)

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Competition: one Tokyobike and three Ally Capellino x Tokyobike rucksacks to be won



Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Tokyobike and Ally Capellino to give readers the chance to win a special-edition bicycle and one of three rucksacks (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Shoreditch office by Waugh Thistleton will show off innovative timber structure



Architecture firm Waugh Thistleton has unveiled plans to build a timber-framed office block in London’s Shoreditch that will reveal its state-of-the-art structure through a series of vertical slices. (more…)

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Jean Paul Viguier selected ahead of Sou Fujimoto for timber-framed tower complex in Bordeaux



French architect Jean Paul Viguier has won a competition to design a new housing and office complex in Bordeaux, proposing a trio of timber-framed towers that will be among the tallest of their kind in the world. (more…)

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Lee Broom to open New York store off Soho’s Broome Street



British designer Lee Broom is opening his first dedicated US retail outlet in New York, billed as a “Postmodernist theatre” to showcase and sell his furniture and lighting. (more…)

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Shoes with motorised laces are “totally not a gimmick” says Nike’s Tinker Hatfield



Self-tightening laces and zippers powered by tiny motors could help athletes avoid injury and make life easier for people with disabilities, according to Nike designer Tinker Hatfield. (more…)

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OYO’s House Pibo features a sloping green roof and split-level interior



An angular entrance and roof intersect the plant-covered roof of this wedge-shaped house, completed by architects office OYO in the Belgian village of Maldegem (+ slideshow). (more…)

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“You need to design office spaces for the next generation” says Haworth’s head of research



Haworth white papers: work is changing and workers are changing – so workplace design needs to change too to keep up. To kick off a series of articles in collaboration with Haworth, the office furniture giant’s research head Michael O’Neill explains what the company is doing to help clients provide the ideal office (+ interview). (more…)

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Dezeen Jobs: latest jobs update

Dezeen jobs update

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Fab, Santiago Calatrava and Marc Newson, who created a range of flexible mesh shoes for Nike (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with BIG, AECOM, MAD Architects and more… (more…)

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