This online magazine provides an in-depth look at the latest news from top designers and architects around the world before anyone else. Dezeen was launched at the end of November 2006 and has grown rapidly to become one of the most popular and influential architecture and design blogs on the internet as they get over a million visitors a month.
Dezeen is edited by Marcus Fairs, author of the book ‘Twenty-First Century Design’ (published October 2006) and former editor of ‘icon’ magazine. Marcus lives and works in London. He’s furniture design graduate, who began his journalism career writing for publications including Blueprint, The Guardian and The Independent on Sunday. He launched icon, the international architecture and design magazine, in 2003, and edited the publication until November 2006. Under Marcus, the magazine rapidly established itself as one of the world’s most influential and respected design journals, winning a string of awards including Launch of the Year and Designer of the Year in 2003 and Monthly Magazine of the Year in 2005 and 2006. Marcus himself has won numerous awards, including Journalist of the Year (2002) and Architectural Journalist of the Year (2004). He also regularly appears on radio and TV.
