Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Tropel uses Mexican craft techniques to create colourful jewellery boxes

Los Wixarika jewellery boxes by Ana Jiminez

London design brand Tropel has created a series of brightly-coloured jewellery boxes embellished with intricate Mexican beading and yarn paintings. Read more



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Job of the day: architect at Laisné Roussel

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect to join Laisné Roussel, a Paris-based studio that is collaborating on a project with Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. More ›



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Rounded walls and textured surfaces lend Chinese museum appearance of a "stone rolled down from the mountain"

DongZhuang-Building Museum of Western Regions

Dramatic curved walls and roofs incorporate skylights and wonky windows that provide views of the nearby mountains from inside this museum near the Chinese city of Ürümqi. Read more



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Toshiko Mori and Maya Lin create buildings for Boston pharmaceutical campus

Novartis Institute in Cambridge

Architects Toshiko Mori, Maya Lin and CannonDesign teamed up to design this new research complex for Swiss drug company Novartis, located in the Boston area. Read more



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OMA reveals designs for severed block on Boston's waterfront

OMA to Design Mixed-Used Project in Boston’s Seaport District

A huge slice filled with terraces and trees will be cut through the centre of OMA's 88 Seaport development in Boston – the firm's first project in the city. Read more



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Note Design Studio celebrates pastel colours in revamp of 19th century property

Hidden Hiues by Note Design Studio

Instead of opting for the Scandinavian minimalism of many contemporary renovations, Note Design Studio chose to use shades of yellow, green and pink when transforming this old Stockholm office into a home. Read more



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Skinny supertall tower by Meganom unveiled for New York

Meganom skyscraper

Moscow-based studio Meganom has been tapped to design its first US project – a slender, 305-metre residential skyscraper planned for Midtown Manhattan. Read more



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Rolls-Royce unveils bespoke Sweptail car worth $13,000,000

Car brand Rolls-Royce has created a one-off motorcar based on its vintage models, which has reportedly sold for an eight-figure sum. Read more



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Call for entries to AHEAD awards for European hotel design

Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to submit recently completed hotel projects to the AHEAD Europe awards, taking place in London later this year. Read more



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Anish Kapoor's plans for London studio extension cause "upset and dismay" for local residents

Anish Kapoor's plans to add a roof extension to his studio in London's Camberwell may be scuppered by complaints that it will block light and create "prison-like" homes for neighbours. Read more



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Dezeen Watch Store to close – final sale begins now

Time's up for Dezeen Watch Store, which is to close for business with a huge final sale. Read more



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Architects asked to find solutions for "social injustice" of informal migrant settlements

A UK charity has launched a competition calling for architects to propose alternative living spaces for Romanian migrant workers who are currently forced to set up camp in public parks or underpasses. Read more



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Google Doodle remembers Zaha Hadid's 2004 Pritzker Prize win

Today's Google Doodle celebrates late architect Zaha Hadid, who became the first woman to be awarded the Pritzker Prize for architecture 13 years ago today. Read more



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Vertical farm designed to produce food amidst Shanghai's skyscrapers

Sasaki's plans for Sunqiao Urban Agricultural District in Shanghai

The latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living Initiative series investigates a design for a hydroponic vertical farm nestled among the skyscrapers of Shanghai. Read more



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Jean Nouvel designs plant-covered hotel for historic district of São Paulo

Rosewood Tower by Jean Nouvel

Ateliers Jean Nouvel has released new renderings for its plant-covered luxury hotel adjoining a former maternity hospital in São Paulo, which will feature interiors by Philippe Starck. Read more



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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

BMW unveils Concept 8 Series coupe designed as a "driver's car"

BMW Concept 8 Series

BMW has revealed a concept car favouring style over technology, which will provide design cues for the German brand's next top-of-the-line vehicle. Read more



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Job of the day: senior architect at OHLAB

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior architect to join Mallorca-based OHLAB, which was behind the angular white residence that was named house of the year at the World Architecture Festival 2016. More ›



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Gui Mattos perches timber-clad box on top of pyramidal ceiling at Brazilian beach house

Itambuca House by Arquitetura Gui Mattos

A concrete ceiling in the form of an inverted pyramid opens up towards its edges to provide views of the surrounding rainforest from inside this house close to Brazil's Itamambuca beach. Read more



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Studio B pairs weathering steel with red cedar for extension to remote Colorado school

Earthy materials and soft interior light define these new buildings that American firm Studio B created for a primary school situated in an American mountain valley. Read more



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Crème creates indigo-dyed wooden furniture for Stellar Works

Exchange collection by Creme for Stellar Works

Brooklyn-based studio Crème employed traditional Chinese dying techniques to create these indigo-coloured wooden chairs for Stellar Works. Read more



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"Feminists aren't going to be happy"

Gender politics return to the forefront in this week's comments update, following an opinion column by Danish architect Dorte Mandrup arguing against the labelling of female architects. Read more



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BMW aims to "reinvent urban mobility" with connected scooter concept

BMW Motorrad

BMW Motorrad's latest concept vehicle is a zero-emissions scooter that would make it easier for riders to get around cities. Read more



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John Soane's Dulwich Picture Gallery informs summer pavilion for London Festival of Architecture

IF_DO has designed a mirrored events pavilion in the grounds of John Soane's Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London, which was unveiled this morning ahead of this year's London Festival of Architecture. Read more



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World's first graphene paint launches in the UK

Miracle material graphene – considered the strongest substance known to science – has been used to make eco-friendly paint by manufacturer Graphenstone. Read more



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Foster + Partners opens "one of our greenest Apple spaces yet" in Singapore

Apple Orchard Road by Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners has built yet another tree-filled Apple Store, but this one also features hand-carved stone staircases. Read more



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