Imogen Heap
In 2014 we shot a movie with musician Imogen Heap which went on to be our most popular video ever. So it's no surprise she's made it into our Hot List.
Chemical Brothers
We've only ever written one story about The Chemical Brothers, but it's enough to have snuck them into our Hot List.
Wes Anderson
American director Wes Anderson, 47, has developed a distinct visual style that makes movies including The Grand Budapest Hotel immediately identifiable.
Kanye West
It was another busy year for self-proclaimed genius and polymath Kanye West.
Beyoncé
Pop singer Beyoncé is not the first name you'd associate with architecture and design, but she has still managed to score a spot in our chart.
Kate Moss
British supermodel Kate Moss, 42, earned her place on the Hot List by becoming the latest celebrity to turn a hand to design.
David Bowie
The loss of David Bowie at the beginning of 2016 came as a huge shock to the creative community. News of the British musician's death was the most talked-about subjects for a number of weeks afterwards, making him the most searched for personality on Dezeen over the past year.
David Bowie takes the number one spot in our Personalities Hot List
This list is partly a bit of fun after all the hard work compiling the Dezeen Hot List – because genuine celebrities who engage with architecture and design are rare. Saying that, Kanye West (number five) has a history of holding forth on the subject, while musician Imogen Heap (number
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“We are not in the midst of a revolution, we are between revolutions”
Opinion: Justin McGuirk argues that despite the furniture industry's decline in Italy, it's still the best place to buy a sofa until the digital manufacturing revolution delivers on its promises.
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Alberta Ferretti via Montenapoleone by Sybarite
London architects Sybarite have completed this shop interior for fashion house Alberta Ferretti in Milan.
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“‘Looks like’ is the lowest kind of criticism”
Comments update: architectural debate commanded the conversation on Dezeen this week, with one reader accusing the Modernist movement of "raping South America", while others were more concerned with defending MAD's design for the George Lucas museum from lazy criticism.
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“321,320 visitors celebrate 50 years of the Saloni” – Cosmit
Dezeenwire: 321,320 people visited the 50th Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan last week, an 8% increase on last year, according to organisers Cosmit. See the full figures below.
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“A 60 per cent reduction in plastic is the bare minimum we need the world to do”
We need to end our use of plastics for the sake of the planet and human's health, writes the director of Earth Day's end plastic initiatives Aidan Charron.
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File into the Future Stadium
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Gaudí Centenary celebrates the legacy of an architect like no other
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Parametricism is the architecture “of neoliberalism itself”
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Design and architecture are overdue for a Performance Review
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Are we on the verge of a cob comeback?
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“Art deco designers shared a desire for an aesthetic appropriate for a modern world”
