Thursday, February 28, 2019

Sophie Rowley designs marble-like furniture from repurposed denim

Sophie Rowley's Bahia Denim marble-like furniture is made from repurposed denim

New Zealand-born designer Sophie Rowley gives new life to discarded denim offcuts by recycling them into pieces of furniture with marble-like markings. Read more



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TAKA incorporates turtle tank into end wall of House in a Palm Garden

House in a Palm Garden by TAKA

A snapping turtle tank provides a view through to a palm tree garden in an extension to a former council house in Dublin, designed by architecture studio TAKA. Read more



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Thierry Mugler exhibition in Montreal includes garments for "dangerous seductresses"

Theirry Mugler: Couturissme fashion exhibition in Montreal

The first major exhibition of fashion by French designer Thierry Mugler, presented at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, examines his visions for "metamorphoses, superheroines and cyborgs". Read more



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Dezeen Weekly features a residential vertical farms and an ice cream store

The latest edition of our newsletter Dezeen Weekly features a tower block with vertical farms and a London ice-cream store that is putting smiles on reader faces. Subscribe to Dezeen Weekly ›



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AHEAD Global awards winners announced at London ceremony

The winners of the AHEAD Global awards discuss their projects in this movie filmed by Dezeen for the hotel awards programme at the London prize-giving ceremony. Read more



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FedEx's autonomous robot SameDay Bot delivers packages to your doorstep

FedEx delivery robot SameDay Bot

American delivery company FedEx has developed an autonomous robotic delivery device to help retailers distribute same-day orders to their customers. Read more



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Patrick Schumacher to speak at Grohe's The Wave of the Future talks

Grohe's Wave of the Future talks

Dezeen promotion: Patrick Schumacher is among speakers who will participate in a series of talks being held by Grohe, where the kitchen and bathroom brand will unveil its latest design collection. Read more



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"There's something seriously wrong with IKEA's most sustainable store"

IKEA Greenwich: IKEA's most sustainable store

IKEA claims its latest London store is its greenest ever. But how can this be true if another green building was demolished to make way for it, asks Tom Ravenscroft. Read more



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Weiss Manfredi unveils masterplan for New Delhi's modernist US Embassy

New Delhi US embassy masterplan by Weiss Manfredi

New York firm Weiss Manfredi has revealed plans to update Edward Durell Stone's modernist US embassy in New Delhi, India, as part of a major overhaul of the complex. Read more



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Snøhetta designs Italian mountaintop museum for Ötzi the Iceman

Visuals of Museum Quarter by Snøhetta in Bolzano, Italy

Snøhetta has released visuals of a Museum Quarter in the mountains of Bolzano, which will have a projecting stepped roof that doubles as a viewpoint. Read more



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J Mayer H creates international tram stop from stack of concrete discs

Kehl Tram Stop by J Mayer H

Architecture studio J Mayer H has unveiled a tram stop made from a stack of exposed-concrete discs in Kehl, Germany. Read more



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Marina Abramović's The Life presents the artist as a 3D digital avatar

Marina Abramovic The Life

A 3D digital rendering of the performance artist wandered around London's Serpentine Gallery in this mixed reality art installation called Marina Abramović: The Life. Read more



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"Frank Gehry has an unending thirst for new work, new ideas, new forms"

UTS Business School by Frank Gehry

As Frank Gehry celebrates his 90th birthday, Aaron Betsky looks back over the architect's seven-decade-long career of projects that include "sliding planes, open frames, slithering fish, dancing blocks, and curving compounds". Read more



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Elena Amato creates sustainable cosmetics packaging from bacteria

Elena Amato bacteria packaging cosmetics

Guatemalan designer Elena Amato has created sheets of bacterial cellulose with paper-like qualities as a sustainable alternative to the plastic packaging used in personal care products. Read more



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IKEA teams up with top African designers to launch Överallt furniture collection

Överallt furniture and homeware by IKEA and Design Indaba

A chair that is "perfect for hacking" and baskets made from faux hair braids are among the products created by African designers for an IKEA homeware range. Read more



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Balbek Bureau creates versatile work and rest areas inside Grammarly's Kiev office

Interiors of Grammarly's Kiev offices, designed by Balbek Bureau

There's room for work, rest and play inside software company Grammarly's office in Kiev, which includes its own conference hall, nap pods, and a soundproof music room. Read more



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Four of the best architectural assistant jobs in London including positions at Studio Bark and Haverstock

Black Barn by Studio Bark in Suffolk, England

We've selected four of the top London-based opportunities for architectural assistants available on Dezeen Jobs, including roles at Studio Bark and Haverstock. Read more



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Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Concrete lattice screens Phra Pradeang House from Bangkok

Phra Pradeang House by all(zone)

Architecture practice All(zone) used distinctive criss-crossing of concrete blocks to provide breeze and shade to Phra Pradeang House in Bangkok. Read more



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BIG updates proposal for Oakland A's baseball stadium in California

Oakland As redesign by BIG

Architecture firm BIG has revised its proposal for a new baseball stadium in Oakland, California, into a "more circular shape" with a gently sloped park on top. Read more



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Feldman Architecture tucks Meadow Home into grassy Californian knoll

Meadow Home by Feldman Architecture

American firm Feldman Architecture has nestled this cedar-clad residence on a hilly California meadow, and topped it with a green roof to act as "an extension of the surrounding prairie". Read more



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12 MAD architecture models showcase the studio's wildest buildings

MAD Architecture models acquired by Centre Pompidou

These twelve architectural models show off 10 of the futuristic buildings created by Beijing-based architecture studio MAD, including a floating island and a mountain range. Read more



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Tel Aviv's creative scene has "grown tremendously" say designers

Bana by Amit Studio

The "fast-emerging design scene" in Israeli city Tel Aviv is evident in the breadth and volume of recent apartment renovations, boutique hotels and eateries, according to local talent. Read more



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Flexform promotes "good design" with new furniture by Antonio Citterio

Flexform 2018 collection

Promotion: Milan-based designer Antonio Citterio has created a range of furniture for Italian brand Flexform, designed to suit the practicalities of everyday life. Read more



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Es Devlin appointed as artistic director of London Design Biennale 2020

Es Devlin appointed as artistic director of London Design Biennale 2020

British designer Es Devlin has been named as the artistic director of the third edition of the London Design Biennale in 2020. Read more



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Black Panther's Oscar-winning costumes include 3D-printed designs

Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther

Black Panther took home the 2019 Academy Award for Best Costume Design for outfits that included an intricate collar and crown created using 3D printing. Read more



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Beatie Wolfe's "intelligent" Raw Space album reveals itself as a deck of cards

Beatie Wolfe's Raw Space "intelligent" album reveals itself as a deck of cards

Musician Beatie Wolfe has uploaded her latest album onto a pack of cards that listeners tap on a phone to play each song. Read more



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COBE and MVRDV build Roskilde Festival Folk High School in an abandoned factory

Roskilde Festival Folk High School by COBE and MVRDV

Roskilde Festival Folk High School campus in Roskilde, Denmark, has been built by COBE and MVRDV inside a former concrete factory. Read more



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3D-printed Gaia house is made from biodegradable materials

The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a sustainable 3D-printed house made with soil and agricultural waste. Read more



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SPPARC's Golden Hinde visitor centre will cantilever over the River Thames

Golden Hinde visitor centre by SPPARC

SPPARC has unveiled its designs for a museum surrounding the Golden Hinde – a full-size replica of the of Francis Drake's Golden Hind galleon. Read more



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Marc Newson and Ron Arad join Dezeen Awards 2019 judges panel

Designers Marc Newson and Ron Arad, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort, and Studio Fuksas co-founder Doriana Fuksas have joined the Dezeen Awards 2019 judges lineup. Read more



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Civic Architects creates public library in vast locomotive shed

LocHal Public Library, designed by Civic Architects

The vast LocHal library and events space, designed by Amsterdam-based studio Civic Architects, occupies a former glass and steel locomotive shed in Tilburg, the Netherlands. Read more



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Careers guide: Laurie Pressman describes her path to becoming vice president at Pantone Color Institute

Dezeen Jobs careers guide: Laurie Pressman vice president at the Pantone Colour Institute

Laurie Pressman began her career merchandising for US department stores, but is now vice president at the Pantone Color Institute. She reveals how she got her there for the Dezeen Jobs careers guideRead more



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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Ocean Space Habitat is the world's first portable underwater tent

Ocean Space Habitat

A nursing professor and explorer have designed a portable life-support system that they claim allows divers to eat, sleep and decompress underwater. Read more



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Dehlin Brattgård Arkitekter creates "robust machine for experimental exhibitions" at ArkDes

Boxen by Dehlin Brattgård Arkitekter at ArkDes in Stockholm

The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design in Stockholm has a new exhibition space within one of its lofty galleries, featuring wire mesh surfaces, a huge round window and a ramp winding round its exterior. Read more



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Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal propose wave-shaped terminal for Pittsburgh Airport

Pittsburg Airport Terminal by Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal

Architecture firms Gensler, HDR and Luis Vidal have revealed a proposal for a new terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport, featuring an undulating rooftop and curved windows. Read more



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"Extreme architecture for other architects"

Comments update

In this week's comments update, readers are questioning the thinking behind Gus Wüstemann's concrete-heavy housing block. Read more



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Foster + Partners' Red Hoek Point office development cancelled

Foster + Partners' waterfront office development for Red Hook, Brooklyn

A proposed office complex by Foster + Partners on Brooklyn's waterfront has reportedly bitten the dust, and is to be replaced with industrial warehouses. Read more



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Ferm Living releases "gender neutral" Toro play kitchen for small spaces

Ferm Living children's kitchen

Danish brand Ferm Living has created a minimalist play kitchen for children, which is designed to fit into small spaces. Read more



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Studio Lotus unveils design for visitor centre at 15th century Mehrangarh Fort

Mehrangarh Fort visitor centre by Studio Lotus

Studio Lotus has designed the Mehrangarh Fort visitor centre in Jodhpur, India, from a system of interconnected and adaptable decks. Read more



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Quebec City architecture students create B15 installation based on electropop music

B15 installation by Jean Verville and Kroy

A down-tempo, electronica song by a Montreal singer informed the design of an all-white installation created by students in a studio led by Canadian architect Jean Verville. Read more



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Ventura Future and Ventura Centrale return to this year's Milan design week

Dezeen promotion: Ventura Projects has announced the return of its Future and Centrale exhibitions to Milan design week, where it will display the latest works from emerging and established studios including Lavazza, Gufram, Lensvelt and Modular. Read more



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Studio Fuksas reveals plans for "vertical park" on Monaco waterfront

Visual of Studio Fuksas' new building for Fontvieille waterfront

Studio Fuksas has unveiled plans for a stepped office and commercial building covered in plant-filled terraces, on the waterfront in Monaco. Read more



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Modsy reimagines Oscar-winning film sets with a "modern twist"

Oscars Best Picture winners renderings by Modsy

Interior design studio Modsy has created renders of rooms based on the production design of five Best Picture Oscar-winning movies.
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SO? builds modular House of Chickens on a farm in Turkey

House of Chickens by SO Architecture

House of Chickens, designed by architecture studio SO?, is a modular coop for 800 chickens on an artist's farm in Turkey. Read more



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Scientists create temperature regulating fabric

Temperature regulating fabric by researchers at University of Maryland

Researchers at University of Maryland have invented a smart material capable of warming up a person when they're cold and cooling them down when they're hot. Read more



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