Mayfair House by Squire and Partners

London

Squire and Partners have completed a private house in Mayfair, London, featuring a striking bespoke leaf facade which mirrors an established Virginia Creeper on a facing building on Curzon Street.

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The Design Book

DeTnk Books

The Design Book is an extraordinary journey through the objects that have shaped our society and improved the function of homes, offices and public buildings all over the world.

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La Cantine Du Voyage

LE VOYAGE À NANTES

On the western tip of the Isle of Nantes, on the Loire, La Cantine du Voyage is a temporary restaurant, bar and social centre for this summer's Voyage a Nantes.

The restaurant hosts a revolving door of guest chiefs that work with ultra local ingredients - most of which come from within 200km of Nantes.

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'Casa Pezo' by Pezo Von Ellrichshause for Solo Houses

Designed by the Chilean agency Pezo Von Ellrichshausen, Casa Pezo constitutes the first initiative for Solo Houses, a unique property development programme in Europe, taking place at the heart of the outstanding natural site Matarraña, two hours south of Barcelona.

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Australian Aboriginal art at the heart of the musée du quai Branly architectural project

On 6th June 2013, the musée du quai Branly (designed by Jean Nouvel) inaugurated a permanent Aboriginal work painted by the artist Lena Nyadbi on the 700 m2 roof terrace of its multimedia library, in the pursuit of its policy of presenting the contemporary arts of Australia, initiated from its opening in 2006.

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R 20th Century present The Haas Brothers at Design Miami/ Basel

11-16 June '13

R 20th Century presents the work of The Haas Brothers, as well as Greta Magnusson Grossman, Joaquim Tenreiro, Christian Wassmann, David Wiseman and Jeff Zimmerman at DesignMiami/ Basel.

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Ymer&Malta at Design Miami/ Basel

11 - 16 June '13

Ymer&Malta is taking part in Design Miami in Basel for the very first time; presenting the global design community with the opportunity to discover its exclusive collection of contemporary design furniture and objects.

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Wilson and LOVE go to the Venice Biennale

(an important event where people who wear only black and speak in hushed voices go).

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Design Beyond Luxury by Emma Crichton-Miller

From the 2012 DeTnk Collectible Market Report

The second DeTnk report emerges at an interesting time for collectible design. On the one hand, the financial crisis appears to be deepening, with consequences for discretionary spending likely to be felt globally. On the other, the art market seems to rise ever higher above the fray, drawing the wealthy to invest with increasing enthusiasm in what appears a safe haven for capital.

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Critical of a Lack of Criticism

by Edwin Heathcote

The recent emergence of ‘Critical Design’ as a serious questioning of the traditional processes has highlighted an intriguing phenomenon. The idea that designers are increasingly feeling the need to impose a critical framework suggests that there might be a lack of criticism of design itself.

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Andy Warhol's former townhouse up for sale

via Phaidon News

Andy Warhol's New York home is currently up for sale - at $5.8 million. Located in the Carnegie Hill neighbourhood of New York, the 3,072-square-foot townhouse was bought by Warhol for just $60,000 in 1959.

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Collecting Design: History, Collections, Highlights

Starting September 30th '13 at New York School of Interior Design

In the only program of its kind, design historian Daniella Ohad highlights such major areas in collecting design as French Art Deco, American Modernism, Contemporary Design, Italian, American, and French mid-century design and more. Ohad hosts some of the world’s leading experts who share their knowledge and passion about their areas of expertise.

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Wilson goes to the Milan Furniture Fair...

Wilson visited the Salone del Mobile this year, a place where they show many, many sofas and chairs and things one can’t really describe unless one has been to engineering school.

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MUBI - Online Cinema offers DeTnk readers 30 Day Free Trial

Life is complicated, watching great movies shouldn’t be

MUBI is the fastest growing online destination for lovers of independent, foreign and classic film; an online cinema, anytime, anywhere.

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'I Steal, Copy, Compose, and Print' by Diederik Schneemann

Salone del Mobile '13 Preview

Diederik Schneemann will be presenting his 'Mash-Up' collection at Ventura Lamrate during the Salone del Mobile, Milan 2013. The collection addresses important questions regarding 3D Printing.

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