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issue #76 29/06/11

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Hello Dezeen readers!

Our latest Dezeen Watch Store pop-up opens today in the Seven Dials district of Covent Garden at 55 Neal Street, London WC2, featuring new additions to our collection and a dramatic lighting installation by Plumen. Scroll on for more details!

This issue of Dezeen Mail is packed as usual with all the latest stories and comments from Dezeen including high-speed trains that don't need stations, a coin-operated wedding machine and a labia-like staircase

We've also got new movies on Dezeen Screen and an update from competitions and jobs on the right hand side. 

 

Dezeen interviewed Swiss architect Peter Zumthor at the preview of his Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in London. See more photos of the pavilion in our story on Dezeen , where some commenters think the building is "a little too Zumthor" for summertime. Watch the movie »

Our latest Dezeen Watch Store pop-up is now open at 55 Neal Street, London WC2 until 10 July. See you there! More details »

Priestmangoode's concept for high-speed trains that would transfer passengers to local services while still moving has got everyone talking. Watch movies about the concept on Dezeen Screen here and hereRead the story and comments »

Does this staircase within a labia-like orifice by Taranta Creations make you feel uncomfortable? Read the story and comments »

Some of you are engaging in serious artistic discussion over Didier Faustino's mask that clamps over the faces of a kissing couple, while others are tittering at the sight of a nipple. Read the story and comments »

Readers suggest this coin-operated wedding machine by Concept Shed should be followed up with a "baby dispenser" and "divorce-o-mat." Read the story and comments »

Is this mausoleum with puzzle-like doors in Murcia by Clavel Arquitectos a little too showy? Read the story and comments »

If you can't make it to our 55 Neal Street pop-up in person, the new 150 Series by best-selling brand Uniform Wares is now available online at Dezeen Watch Store. Go to Dezeen watch store »

Readers are arguing over whether this redesign of the standard till receipt by BERG is a waste of paper that's "10-20 years too late" or "a great tool for some added customer engagement." Read the story and comments »

Some readers think this performing arts centre in Kansas City by Safdie Architects "lights up the sky," while others say it looks like "a pair of buttocks mooning downtown."  Read the story and comments »

These tables painted to look like Formula 1 cars by Konstantin Grcic have delighted some readers and disappointed others. Read the story and comments »

Readers suspect this coffee house in Chennai by Indian studio Mancini Enterprises wouldn't be very relaxing. Read the story and comments »

Bye for now!

 

Love Marcus, Rupinder, Rose, Hayley, Amy and Wai, plus a big thanks to Kate, Alex, Esme, Emma, Zahra and Marina. 

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