DeTnk: New Reigning Design Blog Champion!?

April 21st '09

Well, it’s official, the results are in and DeTnk has beat out Core77 for Best Design Blog, in the Battle of the Blogs World Series ‘09.

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New in DeTnk’s Collecting Design Market

Ceramic Jugs by Piet Hein Eek

Exploring the idea of ‘welding’ flat ceramic parts together with visible seams, Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has developed a series of ceramic designs inspired by his love for turning two dimensional material into a three dimensional form.

Due to the fragility of the construction process, each piece is individually assembled and therefore unique.

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Brit Insurance Design Award 2009 - Winner Announced

19th March '09

Shepard Fairey’s Obama poster has triumphed in a shortlist of 90 other designs to become Brit Insurance Design of the Year 2009.

Chosen as the most innovative and forward thinking design from the past 12 months, Fairey’s poster sheds new light on the power and influence of design on our day-to-day lives.

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I’m A Designer And...

Do you have something to say about being a designer, or just feel like reading others' rants or praise.

The website is engaging and easy to use with its cyan magenta and yellow colours and ability to add a quick comment. The ever-changing results can often be as colourful as the graphics.

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Limited Edition: Prototypes, One-Offs and Design Art Furniture

by Sophie Lovell

Available this March, 'Limited Edition', written by Sophie Lovell and published by Birkhauser, follows the design industry’s recent infatuation with Limited Edition furniture.

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Co-Existence

9th February '09

Wellcome Trust
Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London

A new commission for the Wellcome Trust’s window display by German-born product designer Julia Lohmann will provide bold viewing for passers-by on London’s Euston Road.

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DeTnk: same great taste, fewer calories...

14th January '09

Here at the office we have been keeping a close eye on the peaks and slumps of the global financial markets and have witnessed the mood shifting from a culture of excess to one of a certain frugality, or should we say, austerity. 

Pre-Christmas discounting, non-existent bonuses, and a shift from Champagne to Prosecco... need we say more?

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Rough Luxe Hotel

28th November '08

Rough Luxe Hotel    
1Birkenhead Street, London

Just a step away from King’s Cross station and tucked away down a quiet side street is a fabulously eclectic hotel which gives a whole new meaning to the word luxury.

Designed by London based designer and gallery owner Rabih Hage, the 9 room hotel

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Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge

26th November '08 - Ongoing

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 West 53 Street, New York

Design is not always pretty. Sometimes it is blunt and aggressive, especially when it is meant to deliver a clear message or depart from tradition and express new ideas.

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