Six summer programmes featured on Dezeen Courses

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Dezeen Courses: for our latest courses roundup, we've listed six architecture and design programmes taking place this summer available at institutions in the USA, UK, Germany and Italy. The roundup includes summer schools, workshops and short courses to serve as a foundation for future university students. They are suitable for people of all ages and
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Architecture and design can "intensely" engage the public with museums, say Design Doha panellists

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Promotion: speakers from UNStudio, OMA research studio AMO, and the Venice Biennale have shared their insights on how architecture and design can be used to make transformative museum experiences at a Design Doha panel that can now be streamed on Dezeen. The panel "Enchanted Vessel: Museum as a design showcase" formed part of Design Doha's
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Miko bathroom collection by Scavolini

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Dezeen Showroom: aiming to demonstrate Italian brand Scavolini's distinctive use of clean lines, the Miko collection offers a flexible approach to bathroom cabinetry. The Miko range of bathroom units is designed by Scavolini's research and development lab Vuesse, and is characterised by technical innovation and aesthetic refinement. The doors have an L-shaped profile, allowing for
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Watch the third session of DesignMarch’s talks focusing on designing for the human senses

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Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks on the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances. Watch the concluding session here from 2:30pm London time. DesignTalks is a programme of panel discussions that take place at the Henning Larsen Architects-designed Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík,
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House of Greens by 4site Architects offers "a garden experience in every space"

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Planted balconies surround open living spaces at this house in Bangalore, designed by Indian studio 4site Architects for a nature-loving family. Named House of Greens, the four-bedroom home is informed by Bangalore's history of green spaces and parks, which have earned it the moniker of the "garden city" of India. "As a tribute to Bangalore,
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Sacred Modernity showcases "unique beauty and architectural innovation" of brutalist churches

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Photographer Jamie McGregor Smith has spent the last five years capturing brutalist and modernist churches across Europe. Here, he picks his 12 favourites from his Sacred Modernity book. With 139 photographs of 100 churches, McGregor Smith created the book to showcase the sculptural and unique forms of some of the churches built in the post-war
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Only a week left to enter Dezeen and Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum Design Challenge

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There is just one week left to enter our Marmoleum Design Challenge with Forbo Flooring, which invites architects and designers to create a wellbeing space using Marmoleum. Enter before 30 April. The Marmoleum Design Challenge is a global competition that tasks entrants with creating a small space that can provide respite and enhance wellbeing. The
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Nieuwe Instituut's New Store 2.0 turns free haircuts into textiles in Milan

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An experimental pop-up at Milan design week offered visitors free haircuts, then turned the harvested hair into textile artworks and clothing. As the second edition of New Store, a project by Rotterdam's Nieuwe Instituut, the installation offered a vision of how retail could harness the circular economy to support communities and the environment. By letting
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Watch the first session of DesignMarch's talks on architecture's role in community empowerment

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Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a day of talks focusing on the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances. Watch the first session here from 10am. DesignTalks comprises a series of discussions that take place at the Henning Larsen Architects-designed Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. Streaming on
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Dropcity In Progress showcases live reconstruction of historic tunnels

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Dropcity, an upcoming urban centre for architecture and design, let visitors see the reconstruction of its historic tunnels alongside a series of installations during this year's Milan design week. Dropcity, founded by architect Andrea Caputo, unveiled its In Progress exhibition to enable visitors to "view the space being built around them", with the urban centre
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Lake Flato Architects looks to barns for design of North Fork house

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American firm Lake Flato Architects has completed a family retreat on Long Island that consists of three barn-like structures wrapped in cedar and constructed using prefabricated timber elements. The project, called North Fork, sits within the quiet town of Peconic and is named after its location on Long Island's North Fork. Located about two hours
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Dezeen Debate features "a peaceful place to live a peaceful life"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a family home in the South Downs National Park by Sandel Rendel Architects. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The five-bedroom home was built on the site of a 1950s bungalow situated on a gently sloping terrain on the outskirts of Pulborough. Readers analysed the home, with
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Do Lab creates sprawling fabric "mushrooms" for Coachella stage

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LA-based design studio Do Lab has created a series of fabric "mushrooms" to cover the audience and performers for one of the stages at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The installation consisted of nine, oversized satellite-shaped sculptures distributed across a field, under which festival-goers could get some shade, rest and dance. Do
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Grasp portable lamp by Thomas Albertsen for Frandsen

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Dezeen Showroom: first created for the TV show Denmark's Next Classic, designer Thomas Albertsen's Grasp portable lamp for Danish brand Frandsen has an innovative rechargeable bulb. Frandsen picked up the Grasp portable lamp after Albertsen debuted it on the reality TV competition Denmark's Next Classic, in which it was one of the best lighting designs.
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HEAD Genève illustrates post-apocalyptic future with nomadic aluminium furniture

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Students at Swiss design school HEAD Genève have created an installation of speculative furniture design depicting a dystopian campsite at Alcova during Milan design week. Designed by students at the Master of Arts in Interior Architecture (MAIA) at HEAD Genève, the installation was placed in an outbuilding at Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, a 16th-century villa that
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Cenote basin by Patricia Urquiola for Agape

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Dezeen Showroom: designer Patricia Urquiola brings the textured look and feel of clay to bathroom sinks with the Cenote washbasin, created for Italian brand Agape. The Cenote washbasin draws inspiration from the ancient Mayans, who considered the rocky natural waterholes known as cenotes as both water sources and places of spiritual significance. Here, Urquiola reinterprets
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Silver Root tiles by Marazzi

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian manufacturer Marazzi has created a range of stone-effect porcelain tiles named Silver Root, with veiny surfaces made by 3D printing. Silver Root has a neutral colour palette with dark brown veining contrasting against a light background, informed by the appearance of Turkish marble. The tiles come in rectangular and square formats and they can
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Beef Architekti creates "outdoor rooms" at House of Grid in Slovakia

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A gridded facade of fibre cement, glass and large blinds defines this house in western Slovakia, designed by local studio Beef Architekti. Called House of Grid, the single-storey home in the city of Trnava is designed to offer a seamless connection between its interior and exterior spaces. Beef Architekti has lined the colonnaded facade with
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"I think my work stands out because I follow my gut" says Kelly Wearstler

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Kelly Wearstler is often hailed as contemporary interior design's most recognisable name. In this interview, she tells Dezeen about crafting her textured and eclectic style. American interior designer Wearstler has been dressing rooms since her mid-twenties, rising to become one of the discipline's most significant names. "I'm obsessed with nuance," she told Dezeen. "I view
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Oki Sato "used twenty years' worth of colours" in Hana-arashi collection

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Nendo founder Oki Sato broke two frying pans when creating the heated-up material for his colourful Hana-arashi furniture collection for Paola Lenti, which was shown as part of Milan design week. The designer, whose studio Nendo is known for its innovative but often pared-back and monochrome designs, created an unusually colourful collection for his collaboration
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Stiks chair by Gordon Guillaumier for Alf DaFrè

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian design brand Alf DaFrè has created a chair that draws on the concept of juxtaposition by combining solid wood with light tubular elements. The Stiks chair was developed for the brand by designer Gordon Guillaumier to be used in combination with another recently released product, the Pols table. Its construction is based
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Peter Markos models timber Monocoque Cabin on world war two fighter plane

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Architect Peter Markos has designed the Monocoque Cabin, an off-grid timber cabin defined by an organic, cocoon-like form, on a farm in Shropshire, UK. Nestled beside the surrounding woodland, the cabin is wrapped by an external skin or 'monocoque' – similar to an eggshell – that draws on structural systems used within the aerospace and
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DesignMarch live talks will focus on the role of design in addressing global imbalances

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Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a programme of talks by leading designers exploring the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances in the creative industry. To kickstart the festival, a programme of talks will take place throughout the day on 24 April 2024, which will be live streamed from the Henning
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Six watches designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architects

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As numerous architects turn their hands to designing watches, we round up six designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winners including Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry and Álvaro Siza. LeBond Souto de Moura by Eduardo Souto de Moura Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura designed a minimalist watch for LeBond that has its face rotated by 30 degrees.
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BIG designs all-wood cubic structure as "living curriculum" at University of Kansas

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Danish architecture studio BIG, alongside faculty at the University of Kansas, has unveiled its design for the mass-timber Makers' KUbe in Kansas, USA. The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas (KU) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas. BIG's design was chosen as part of an open call,
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Chris Pratt destruction of Ellwood house in LA symptom of "systemic problems"

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Unprotected historic homes are at risk of demolition where land holds greater value than architectural importance, says conservation group Docomomo US in response to actor Chris Pratt's tearing down a mid-century home designed by modernist architect Craig Ellwood. Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger drew attention online when news broke that the couple had begun
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Foster + Partners designs tiered Park Avenue supertall skyscraper

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UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has designed a tiered, 62-storey supertall skyscraper on Park Avenue in New York. Located at 350 Park, the supertall skyscraper will rise approximately 1,600 feet high (487 metres), holding office spaces and a public plaza at ground level. Renderings show a tiered tower made up of rectangular volumes that
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UniFor presents new Andromeda furniture collection on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: in tandem with its release at Milan design week 2024, Italian design brand UniFor has listed its distinctive Andromeda furniture collection on Dezeen Showroom. The Andromeda series comprises a credenza, tables, sofas and coffee tables, all of which were designed in collaboration with international architecture and design studio LSM. The Andromeda credenza has
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Encanto upholstery fabric by Skopos Fabrics

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Dezeen Showroom: British brand Skopos has created a range of fabric upholstery named Encanto, designed to add pops of colour and texture to a range of commercial spaces. Made from soil- and stain-resistant polyester, it aims to be a stylish upholstery option that performs well in high-traffic areas, including office, education, care, high-end hospitality and cruise
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OFIS Arhitekti clads geometric home in Slovenia with red-brick tiles

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Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has completed Frame House, a family home in Ljubljana clad in red-brick tiles that play on the area's pitched-roof buildings. Frame House is located in the city's suburbs and designed by OFIS Arhitekti with a footprint of 200 square metres so as not to intrude on the site's large rear garden.
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"A 60 per cent reduction in plastic is the bare minimum we need the world to do"

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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. Plastics have become ubiquitous in our lives, they are everywhere and unavoidable but it hasn't always been like that. They are relatively new materials and while they
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There's still time to feature in Dezeen's digital guide to NYCxDesign 2024

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There's still time to get listed in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to the 12th anniversary of NYCxDesign, the annual festival located in New York City. Running this year from 16 to 23 May 2024 and located across the city's five boroughs, the festival hosts an eight-day programme of talks, exhibitions, installations, open studios, product
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Round Multipurpose table by Narbutas

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Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Narbutas has launched the Round Multipurpose table, designed to accommodate both work and leisure needs in the workplace. A versatile piece of furniture, the Round Multipurpose table has a lightweight design available in two depths and three height variations, which can be combined to create long table arrangements. Its design is
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Woods Bagot designs art deco-informed restaurant at Rockefeller Center

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Dim lighting and dark tones define the interiors of the second Smith & Mills restaurant in New York, recently completed by architecture studio Woods Bagot. Situated in New York's Rockefeller Center, the restaurant's interiors were designed by Woods Bagot in collaboration with New York City-based hospitality management consultancy Neighborhood Projects. To enter the space, guests
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Melike Altınısık, Michele De Lucchi and Anupama Kundoo announced as Dezeen Awards judges

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Architects Melike Altınısık and Anupama Kundoo, multidisciplinary designer Michele De Lucchi, sustainability director Mina Hasman and curator Abraham Thomas have joined the Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley is open for entries. Submit your entry by midnight London time on 30 May to avoid late entry fees. Now in its
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Anther rug by Niubó among 14 new products on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: a rug that draws on the appearance of a flower's reproductive system is among 14 new products recently listed on Dezeen Showroom. Anther rug by Laura Niubó for Niubó Los Angeles-based designer Laura Niubó has created a series of rugs informed by the reproductive organs of plants – among them is the Anther rug,
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Models nap on Thom Browne bedding during Milan design week performance

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Fashion designer Thom Browne has presented his collaboration with Italian textile brand Frette as part of a sleep-themed performance during Milan design week 2024. Browne's Time to Sleep performance took place inside the neoclassical Palazzina Appiani in Milan's Parco Sempione on Tuesday 16 April. The 19th-century Napoleonic building's upper-level salon provided the setting for the
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IGArchitects slots skinny 2700 house into narrow plot in Japan

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Walls of exposed concrete define this skinny house in Saitama, Japan, which local studio IGArchitects designed with a width of just 2.7 metres. Named 2700, the home is designed for a young couple on a long and thin site left over following a road expansion in the city, which is close to Tokyo. To maximise
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Nine home interiors brightened with colourful window frames

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Shades of green, red and yellow run throughout this lookbook, which collects nine home interiors enlivened by colourful window frames. Whether painted wood, plastic or metal, opting for colourful window frames is an easy way to brighten a residential interior. The examples in this lookbook demonstrate how they can be used to create a focal
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Tamart revives the modernist design archive of Tamar de Shalit and Arthur Goldreich

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Architect Amos Goldreich has launched a furniture brand that spotlights the design legacy of his mother, interior architect Tamar de Shalit, ahead of his more famous father, designer and activist Arthur Goldreich. Launched during Milan design week, Tamart's inaugural collection features 10 furniture objects based on the archive of the late couple, a collection of
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MYT+GLVDK creates industrial-style restaurant in Mexico City

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Mexico City studio MYT+GLVDK has designed a fast-casual restaurant where exposed concrete walls are covered in wavy green metal mesh. The office led by Andrés Mier y Terán and Regina Galvanduque completed both the architectural and graphic identities for Órale Milanga, located in the city's upscale Polanco neighbourhood. The restaurant celebrates the "comforting and beloved"
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Concrete columns frame Bury Gate Farm house by Sandy Rendel Architects

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A "classical" two-storey colonnade characterises this family home in the South Downs National Park, completed by London studio Sandy Rendel Architects. Named Bury Gate Farm, the five-bedroom house replaces a 1950s bungalow on a sloped site on the outskirts of Pulborough, which overlooks fields and woodland. According to Sandy Rendel Architects, it is designed as a
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Eight kitchens with striking material palettes of contrasting colours and textures

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In this lookbook, we collect eight kitchens that contrast rough and smooth textures, glossy and grainy surfaces, and a variety of colours for an overall eye-catching interior. The kitchens in this roundup exemplify how a combination of seemingly clashing materials can create a rich and interesting palette. Some opted for contrasting a number of cool-toned
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This week we highlighted the best of Milan design week

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This week on Dezeen, we reported live from this year's Milan design week on the key installations, exhibitions and launches at the world's biggest design event. The Dezeen team provided exclusive previews of products, installations and events taking place across the city through out the week. Among the installations were filmmaker David Lynch's installation at
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Day five from Milan design week 2024

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The Dezeen team have been reporting live from Milan design week (15-19 April). Read on for all the coverage from the fifth day (Friday 19 April).   6:00pm Each year we try to capture the Dezeen team out in Milan in a group shot but with 24 of us here this year – at any given
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Renzo Piano unveils Boca Raton cultural centre topped with viewing box

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Architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop has unveiled render of its concept for a three-storey cultural centre in south Florida, USA. Located in downtown Boca Raton, The Center for Arts & Innovation will contain public event and education spaces and have a capacity of 6,000 guests. Plans for the center were announced late last year
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Ten products and furnishings launched during Milan design week 2024

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Dezeen Showroom: a collection of console tables and benches informed by kimonos are included among products on Dezeen Showroom that were presented during Milan design week. Leading designers and brands unveiled products and collections during this year's event, including a series of undulating lighting, an office chair with a deliberately bent metal structure and a
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Project Wood tile collection by Casalgrande Padana

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Dezeen Showroom: based on European beech timber, Project Wood tiles by Casalgrande Padana recreate the look of wood by mimicking the texture of the grain. Developed with design studio SBGA Blengini Ghirardelli, the Project Wood collection delivers the warming effect of natural wood along with the durability and performance qualities of porcelain stoneware. The tiles
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MD41 creates "pure and extremely simple" gymnasium in Italy

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Architecture studio MD41 has completed a gymnasium for a school in Merate, Italy, housed in a cubic volume clad in textured concrete panels. Replacing a former gymnasium on the same site, the building slots in between the school to the north and a sprawling brick piazza to the south created by local studio Archea Associati
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Don't Move, Improve! unveils London's best house renovations of 2024

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A dwelling with a "tin hat" by Nimtim Architects and a colourful extension by Charles Holland are among the 16 London homes named on the shortlist for this year's Don't Move, Improve! competition. A triangular house in a former garage by studio Brown Urbanism is also on the shortlist, alongside an extension by Cairn that
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Lesley Lokko and Marina Tabassum named world's most influential architects

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Architects Lesley Lokko and Marina Tabassum have been named on the list of the 100 most influential people of 2024 by Time magazine. The architects are included alongside world leaders, artists and sports stars in the annually published list of people the US magazine judges as the world's most influential. Called a "force of nature"
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Insulator lighting collection by Novocastrian

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Dezeen Showroom: British design studio Novocastrian has released a series of lighting that references equipment and infrastructure associated with railways. The Insulator lighting collection comprises pendant and table lamps as well as sconce lights, which share similar ribbed motifs and distinctive polished hardware. "Our founder Richy took inspiration from endless train journeys along Britain’s East
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Marjan van Aubel unveils "even more reflective and immersive" solar-powered installation

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Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel has exhibited a solar-powered installation in collaboration with car brand Lexus at this year's Milan design week. Named 8 minutes and 20 seconds in reference to the amount of time it takes sunlight to reach the earth, the installation features a full-size silhouette of the brand's Future Zero-Emission Catalyst concept
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Day four from Milan design week 2024

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The Dezeen team are reporting live from Milan Design Week (15-19 April). Read on for all the coverage from the fourth day (Thursday 18 April) – and follow the live feed for today's activity!   5:30pm Dezeen co-ceo Ben Hobson reports from a talk that has just taken place in the middle of Dutch brand
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Patrick Carroll presents knitted "paintings" at JW Anderson store

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Artist Patrick Carroll has used recycled yarn to create hand-knitted painting-style pieces for the Days textile exhibition at JW Anderson's Milan store during Milan design week. Carroll presented translucent artworks that look "as if they are paintings", which were made using a 1970s flatbed domestic knitting machine and displayed on wooden stretcher bars – the
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Dezeen Agenda features inflatable chair unveiled by IKEA at Milan design week

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features a collection of gaming furniture by IKEA. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. IKEA has debuted a series of gaming furniture which aims to challenge the stereotypical "cyberpunk-esque" aesthetic often associated with the genre. The Brännboll collection, revealed at this year's Milan design week, comprises 20 pieces
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Forty designers reinvent Technogym fitness bench at Milan design week

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Home fitness brand Technogym has invited 40 international designers and artists to reimagine its exercise bench for its Milan design week exhibition, which is captured in this video produced by Dezeen. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Technogym asked 40 leading designers including Nendo, Patricia Urquiola and Rolf Sachs to reinterpret the brand's weight storage bench. Titled
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Ten computational design projects by DesignMorphine

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Dezeen School Shows: a project set in a speculative future in which humans and plants live in harmony is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at DesignMorphine. Also included is a narrative project that includes bionic beings based on moon jellyfish and another that suggests cocoon-like structures based on mushrooms that grow around
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Spoon XL bathtub by Benedini Associati for Agape

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian bathroom company Agape has released a travertine version of its Spoon XL bathtub designed by Benedini Associati. The travertine Spoon XL from Agape forms part of the brand's new Marble and Stone Collection. It represents a higher-sided version of the original Spoon bathtub designed by Benedini Associati in 1998. Freestanding and smoothly
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Jeometrica furnishing system by Luca Nichetto for Scavolini

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian designer Luca Nichetto drew on the work of Gio Ponti when creating this kitchen furniture system for design brand Scavolini. Jeometrica is a contemporary interpretation of the equipped wall designs of influential 20th-century Italian architect and designer Ponti. "It has been extremely insightful to design for a brand such as Scavolini which targets
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Barrault Pressacco critiques "copy and paste" housing with home in southern France

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French studio Barrault Pressacco has completed the 102LET house outside Montpellier, mimicking the area's suburban architecture to conceal an interior defined by bright, open spaces. Positioned on a sloping site in the village of Pradez-le-Lez, the single-family home aims to challenge the typical standards of suburban housing, proposing a "new model" for the area. "Urban
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David Lynch designs gigantic wooden chair within meditative A Thinking Room

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Film director David Lynch revealed his furniture design skills at tradeshow Salone del Mobile during Milan design week, where he created a large wooden chair in a room with an ocean-like pattern floor. Known for his dark Americana films, including Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, as well as cult TV series Twin Peaks, the filmmaker
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Five art and design exhibitions on Dezeen Events Guide

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Arab Design Now and Enzo Mari are among the current design exhibitions taking place across the world featured in Dezeen Events Guide. Other design-related events taking place at the moment include Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design, Christien Meindertsma: Re-forming Waste and I Will Follow the Ship. Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design
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Andromeda coffee tables by LSM for UniFor

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian design brand UniFor's Andromeda collection was unveiled during Milan Design Week. It includes a selection of coffee tables that share the wider collection's distinctive design motifs. The coffee tables in the Andromeda series come in two tabletop shapes – elliptical or round – and have the refined yet dramatic aesthetic distinctive of
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Francis Kéré arranges spruce log pavilion around communal kitchen in Milan

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Burkinabè architect Diébédo Francis Kéré has created a circular pavilion made from spruce logs for Germany kitchen brand Next125 at Milan design week. Named The Fireplace, the pavilion aims to explore the concept of a kitchen as a place for communal gathering and sharing through its rounded structure and centralised kitchen unit. "Circularity is always
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Two weeks left to nominate your favourite studios for Designers of the Year at Dezeen Awards 2024

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You only have two weeks left to participate in our public nomination for the Designers of the Year awards at Dezeen Awards 2024! The Designers of the Year awards celebrate outstanding talent in architecture, interiors, and design, both emerging and established. It acknowledges individuals whose innovative contributions have made a mark on their field. This
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Oklahoma City approves USA's tallest skyscraper height

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A height variance request for what is set to be the tallest skyscraper in the US located in Oklahoma City has been approved to move forward to the next stage. The Oklahoma City Planning Commission has granted approval of a height increase request for Legends Tower, a proposed supertall skyscraper. Architecture studio AO and developer
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Day three from Milan design week 2024

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The Dezeen team are reporting live from Milan Design Week (15-19 April). Read on for all the coverage from the third day (Wednesday 17 April) – and follow the live feed for today's activity!   5:30pm Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson has also been at Triennale Milano for the major exhibition exploring the legacy of the late
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Marimekko transforms "real Milanese institution" into flower-clad cafe

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Jumbo poppies synonymous with Marimekko cover the floor of Bar Unikko, a pink-hued pop-up cafe created as a Milan design week pit stop to mark the print's 60th anniversary. Named after Unikko, the recognisable poppy pattern designed by Maija Isola in 1964, the cafe is a pop-up project at Bar Stoppani in Milan. Marimekko purposefully
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Brett Farrow designs San Dieguito House to embrace setting in coastal California

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A large tree lies at the heart of a cedar-clad residence in southern California designed by US studio Brett Farrow Architect, which used various tactics to "meld nature into the home's ethos". Located in the beach town of Encinitas, just north of San Diego, the house was designed to replace a family's existing ranch-style home
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Five US-based roles on Dezeen Jobs

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We've listed five roles based in the USA available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Dezeen, Harvard Graduate School of Design and Morris Adjmi Architects. Summer internship at Dattner Architects Dattner Architects has opportunities for summer interns to join its office in New York. The firm's collaboration project with WXY Architecture for New
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Shigeru Ban unveils Paper Log House at Philip Johnson's Glass House

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Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a pavilion from paper tubes, wood and milk crates to mark the 75th anniversary of US architect Philip Johnson's Glass House in Connecticut, USA. Created in collaboration with students from New York university Cooper Union, the 13.5 foot by 13.5 foot (10 meter by 10 metre) structure was built
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Pietra Tiburtina tile collection by Casalgrande Padana

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Dezeen Showroom: drawing inspiration from historic Italian architecture, the Pietra Tiburtina tiles from Casalgrande Padana recreate the charm of natural travertine. The Pietra Tiburtina porcelain stoneware tile collection is based on travertine – a staple of Italian construction and decorating since Roman times. For the collection, Casalgrande Padana focused on the aesthetic effects of both
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Holzer Kobler Architekturen wraps seaside visitor centre in timber grid to "play in, on, under or beside"

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A gridded timber frame creates a flexible armature for play equipment and social spaces at the Erlebnis-Hus visitor centre in Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany, which was designed by Holzer Kobler Architekturen. Located alongside a dyke on a coastal promenade in Sankt Peter-Ording, the centre contains event spaces, a shop and restaurant and lookout points, housed in
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Nifemi Marcus-Bello highlights plight of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea in Milan installation

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Nigerian designer Nifemi Marcus-Bello has created a sculptural interpretation of a boat from stainless steel to highlight the dangerous crossing faced by people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. Named Omi Iyọ – Yoruba for saltwater, the stainless steel sculptural object is on show at 5VIE Design Week during Milan's annual design week. The shape
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Faye Toogood explores "sexuality and the body" in Rude Arts Club exhibition

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Pillowy lamps, daybeds that look like stacked mattresses and rugs featuring abstract renderings of private body parts feature in an exhibition of new launches from Faye Toogood at Milan design week. The Rude Arts Club showcase brings together products created by the British designer for rug company CC-Tapis and furniture brand Tacchini that explore sex and
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Five key projects from designer and Dezeen Awards 2024 judge Jasper Morrison

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British designer Jasper Morrison has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here he selects five projects that best reflect his work. Morrison is known for his furniture, lighting, tableware and everyday product designs, describing his work as "at its best, super normal". In 1986 he founded the London-based Office for Design. He went on
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Patterned stone-and-clay floor showcases Hermès' "connection with the earth"

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French fashion house Hermès has designed an installation that uses reclaimed bricks, slate, marble and terracotta to draw attention to the brand's artisan roots at Milan design week. The brand's annual installation, which has previously featured lantern-like light structures and latticed iron cages, this year drew visitors' attention downwards. Spread across the floor of the
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Day two from Milan design week 2024

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The Dezeen team are reporting live from Milan Design Week (15-19 April). Read on for all the coverage from the second day (Tuesday 16 April) – and follow the live feed for today's activity!   5:00pm Salone del Mobile – the world's largest furniture fair – always has a number of fun and attention-grabbing stands,
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Niceworkshop presents furniture made from reused skyscraper formwork

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Design studio Niceworkshop has created furniture for recycling brand Format made from aluminium formwork used for pouring the concrete on large-scale buildings, which is on show at Milan design week. Showcased at the Capsule showcase at Corso Como 10, the collection includes chairs, benches and tables made from slabs of aluminium fastened together by industrial
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Anther rug by Laura Niubó for Niubó

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Dezeen Showroom: Los Angeles-based designer Laura Niubó has created a colourful geometric rug as part of a collection of abstract textile artworks depicting the reproductive organs of flowers. Anther, designed by Niubó for her eponymous brand, forms part of the Espressionismo Floreale rug collection. "Espressionismo Floreale explores the theme of the rebirth of life through
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Dezeen Debate features "a solution to all modernist buildings"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an installation by Ibrahim Mahama that covers London's Barbican Centre. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Ghanaian artist Mahama worked with hundreds of craftspeople to produce Purple Hibiscus, a handsewn installation of bespoke pink cloth adorning the lakeside terrace of London's brutalist Barbican Centre. Commenters discussed the project,
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Ross Barney Architects encloses NASA testing facility in unique copper-concrete panels

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US architecture Ross Barney Architects has completed a NASA laboratory for deep-space technology testing in Cleveland, USA, which includes a tower made of pre-cast concrete panels for testing antennas. Ross Barney Architects created the Aerospace Communications Facility at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, which originally opened as the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in
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A-N-D places standing chandeliers in 17th-century Milanese villa

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Vancouver-based lighting company A-N-D has showcased two collections at Alcova during Milan design week, adapting its chandeliers to be placed on the floor to respect the historic setting. The lights flanked the walls of a room on the ground floor of Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, a 17th-century villa outside of Milan that is one of two
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Andromeda tables by LSM for UniFor

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian design brand UniFor has created a series of sculptural tables made from aluminium as part of its Andromeda collection, which debuted at Milan Design Week. The Andromeda tables are characterised by their slimline appearance and striking proportions, visual features that are echoed throughout the rest of the collection. As is the case
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Lasvit showcases glass-making techniques in Milan design week installation

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Czech glass-making brand Lasvit has unveiled an outdoor installation made from fused glass at Milan design week, shown in this video produced for the brand by Dezeen. Titled Porta, the installation was created by Lasvit art director Maxim Velcovsky and forms part of the brand's Re/Creation exhibition at Palazzo Isimbardi in Milan.  The installation
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Mira furniture system by Scavolini

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Dezeen Showroom: distinctive finishes and details meet in the Mira furniture system, designed for installation in kitchens and living areas by Italian brand Scavolini. Developed by the company's research and development lab Vuesse, the Mira system has a linear, polished look, with an L-shaped profile on the doors and a combination of wood, metallic and
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Seven interior design courses featured on Dezeen Courses

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Dezeen Courses: interested in studying interior design? We've selected seven interior design courses available at institutions in the USA, UK and Australia. The roundup includes short courses and certificates, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and welcomes potential students of all experience levels. They aim to develop participants' spatial planning skills and their eye
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Sona Reddy Studio draws on vernacular architecture for restaurant in Hyderabad

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Traditional materials and building techniques "celebrate the essence" of south Indian architecture at Telugu Medium, a restaurant in Hyderabad by local practice Sona Reddy Studio. Telugu Medium is located in the Jubilee Hills neighbourhood and housed in a vaulted structure of exposed brick and concrete, designed to suit the area's arid climate and reference its
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Chromasonic makes "light audible and sound visible" for Google's Milan installation

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Google has returned to Milan design week with a kaleidoscopic installation by research studio Chromasonic, designed to simulate the experience of having synesthesia. Stretching across 600 square metres inside a redeveloped industrial building near Porta Venezia, Making Sense of Color takes visitors on a "sensorial journey" through a maze of semi-transparent screens. Changing patterns of
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Six delectable food and drink pop-ups at this year's Milan design week

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As Milan design week continues, we've selected six pop-up spaces where you can grab a bite to eat while admiring the latest design launches in the Italian capital. Included in the roundup are restaurant spaces temporarily overhauled by design brands, a cosy dining room set in a Milanese palace and a hot dog pop-up by
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"Italo Rota's all-encompassing definition of architecture is needed today more than ever"

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Architects should learn from Italo Rota's desire to constantly learn and evolve his view of architecture, Carlo Ratti writes following the Italian architect's death last week. What is architecture? Every designer has his own definition. For Le Corbusier, it was "the skilful, rigorous, and magnificent play of volumes under light", while for Gio Ponti it
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Fire engulfs Copenhagen's old stock exchange causing spire to collapse

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A fire has broken out at the 17th-century Børsen building in  Copenhagen, Denmark, causing its iconic dragon tail-shaped spire to collapse. The fire at the building, which was the city's stock exchange, began early this morning with the 56-metre-tall spire collapsing around 8:30am local time. Built in 1615, the Renaissance-style building is one of the
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Hideki Yoshimoto lines reflective installation with illuminated fibreglass "soldiers"

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Japanese designer Hideki Yoshimoto has unveiled the Beyond the Horizon immersive art installation at this year's Milan Design Week, designed in collaboration with car brand Lexus. Drawing on Lexus' new concept car LF-ZC (Lexus Future Zero-emission Catalyst) that "explores possibilities for a next-generation Lexus battery electric vehicle", the installation by Hideki aims to encapsulate and represent
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Day one from Milan design week 2024

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The Dezeen team are reporting live from Milan Design Week (15-19 April). Read on for all the coverage from the first day (Monday 15 April) – and follow the live feed for today's activity!   5:00pm As anticipated in the first entry today, we can now bring you pictures from the launch of Samuel Ross's
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Eduardo Souto de Moura creates watch with face rotated "for optimal visibility on the wrist"

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Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has designed a watch for LeBond with its face rotated by 30 degrees to optimise viewing. The timepiece has a minimalist design with a circular face and was created for the watch brand LeBond, which described it as "an architect's take on a driver's watch". To create
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Three large-scale and "deeply interactive" installations at Coachella 2024

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Soaring, spikey plywood towers and a colourful, kinetic "settlement" by artist Morag Myerscough are among the large-scale installations at this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. The installations form part of the arts program at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is hosted at the Empire Polo Club of Indio. It brings
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Rugs by Sonya Winner Rug Studio among 16 new products on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: a kaleidoscopic series of rugs that reference the work of a 20th-century French artist is among 16 new products recently listed on Dezeen Showroom. Sonia and Sonya rug collection by Sonya Winner Rug Studio Circular shapes made up of colourful concentric patterns characterise this series of tactile floor coverings by British brand Sonya Winner
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New York Jets reintroduces jet to team logo in nostalgic rebrand

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The New York Jets NFL team has brought back a jet aircraft to its logo as part of its latest rebrand, which is a nod to its 1980s Sack Exchange era. Designed to combine "coolness and nostalgia, the rebrand reintroduces a jet – the American football team's namesake – to the logo for the first time since
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Aquahalo shower by Michael Neumayr for Dornbracht

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Dezeen Showroom: designer Michael Neumayr worked with German brand Dornbracht on a shower that brings a dynamic and sculptural bathing experience to the bathroom. The Aquahalo shower creates an interplay of water and light through its structure, which consists of a metal ring attached to the ceiling at four points, crowned by a centrally-placed downlight. Three
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Gaggenau to celebrate "life enhancing craftsmanship" at Villa Necchi during Milan design week

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Promotion: kitchen brand Gaggenau is set to return to Villa Necchi during this year's Milan design week with an immersive installation called The Elevation of Gravity. Designed in partnership with Munich-based architecture studio and longtime Gaggenau collaborator 1zu33, the week-long exhibition will highlight the brand's existing product ranges and also provide a first look at
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Frammento tiles by Marazzi

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Dezeen Showroom: emulating the look of Venetian terrazzo, the Frammento tiles by Italian manufacturer Marazzi feature unique stone chip patterns designed with the help of AI. The Frammento tiles take inspiration from Venetian seminato, an iconic type of terrazzo flooring made by mixing marble chips into cement or lime. Here, Marazzi has used a new artificial
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Heatherwick’s Vessel set to reopen with "floor-to-ceiling steel mesh"

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The Vessel viewpoint by Thomas Heatherwick is expected to reopen in New York this year, shrouded by steel netting to prevent people from jumping from its platforms. It follows the closure of the structure in Hudson Yards in August 2021, after a 14-year-old boy became the fourth person to die there by suicide. Related Companies,
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Exposed materials and colourful accents define Maison Nana in Paris

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A green-steel structure and walls of exposed blockwork and plywood feature inside this house and artist's studio in Paris by local practice Jean Benoît Vétillard Architecture. Named Maison Nana, the home is located on a dense urban plot in Bagnolet and provides a series of flexible spaces organised around a central skylit atrium. Maison Nana is
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IKEA unveils inflatable chair that "challenges traditional gaming design"

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As part of Milan design week, IKEA has launched a collection of gaming furniture designed to subvert the genre's stereotypical "cyberpunk-y" look. The Brännboll collection includes 20 pieces of seating, storage and various accessories designed to make at-home gameplay more immersive while blending into the home when not in use. Among them is a spill-proof
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Chatillon Architects releases first photos of Grand Palais restoration in Paris

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French studio Chatillon Architects has unveiled its progress on the Grand Palais renovation in Paris, which is set to host fencing and taekwondo events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Located on the Champs-Élysées, the landmark glass and steel structure is being revamped to improve public access after becoming "a monument that was often only
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Gubia cabinet by Gordon Guillaumier for Alf DaFrè

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian furniture company Alf DaFrè has released a wooden sideboard characterised by dappled surfaces that appear to have been carved into by a chisel. The Gubia cabinet is named after a carpentry tool called a gauge chisel that can be used to sculpt wood, forming concave areas defined by ridges around their perimeters.
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V-Zug unveils neutral-toned showroom during Milan design week

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Swiss homeware brand V-Zug has opened its inaugural Milan showroom, combining soft hues and natural materials with high-tech appliances, as captured in this video produced by Dezeen. Called V-Zug Studio Milan, the showroom was designed by Italian architect and interior designer Elisa Ossino to encapsulate a "poetic simplicity" through blending objects crafted from natural materials with
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Dezeen LIVE: Milan design week 2024

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The Dezeen team are reporting live from Milan design week in the northern Italian metropolis (15-19 April) with updates throughout the day, including exclusive previews of products, installations and events.   9:00am Dezeen's editorial director Max Fraser, editor-at-large Amy Frearson, digitial editor Rupert Bickersteth, deputy editor Cajsa Carlson, US editor Ben Dreith, design editor Jennifer Hahn, social editor
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Check out Dezeen's digital guide to Milan design week 2024

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As the 2024 edition of Milan design week kicks off, our digital guide to the festival is now live. It spotlights the key events taking place from 15 to 21 April this year. Highlighting exhibitions, talks, open showrooms, product launches, fairs and more across the city's design districts, our dedicated guide features over 100 events
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Coco Wolf, Cosapots, Renson, and Cubic Outdoor Living collaborate for immersive garden at Salone del Mobile

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Promotion: four outdoor brands are working together in "a harmonious collaboration" to create an immersive garden during this year's Salone del Mobile design fair. Coco Wolf, Cosapots, Renson and Cubic intend to combine "expertise from different sectors offering visitors a holistic outdoor experience". Promising a "visual and tactile experience", the brands' collaborative stand will chart
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Maria Vittoria Paggini's gives her home "porno-chic" makeover for Milan design week

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Designer Maria Vittoria Paggini has used colourful wallpaper and murals depicting nude bodies concealed behind peepholes to transform her home for Milan design week. Located in the 5vie design district in the heart of the city, Casa Ornella is annually redesigned by Vittoria Paggini who presents the project during Milan design week. This year, the
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HGX Design creates house that "flows like music" in the Hudson Valley

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New York architecture studio HGX Design has created a linear, glass-fronted home in the Hudson Valley informed by the "individual notes of a music composition". Located in Germantown, New York, the Hudson Valley Residence spans  7,300 square feet (678 square metres) and is comprised of interconnected rectangular volumes with courtyards inserted between them. HGX Design
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Spaceworkers marries concrete with green ceramic tiles at Pavilion in the Garden

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Portuguese studio Spaceworkers has completed a geometric garden pavilion near Porto, featuring an overhanging roof and monolithic walls of concrete and green ceramic tiles. Pavilion in the Garden is a multipurpose event space that sits on a former parking lot in the green outskirts of the Portuguese village of Sobrado. Looking to capture the "essence"
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Eight living rooms with tactile organic modern interiors

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For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight living rooms from Denmark to Japan that have been decorated in an organic modern style, featuring natural wood and stone details. The deceptively simple organic modern style combines modernist interior designs with natural materials and earthy colours. Plenty of wood, in the form of flooring, panelling and furniture
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Adam Sheet is a waterproof biotextile made from apple waste

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Japanese design studio Sozai Center has created Adam Sheet, a washable and scratch-resistant biomaterial made of leftover apple pomace mixed with bioplastic. Studio founder Shotaro Oshima and his team created the earthy-hued biotextile using apple pomace salvaged from Japan's Aomori Prefecture – one of the country's leading apple production areas. Adam Sheet is a translucent
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Sergio Mannino enlivens Philadelphia pharmacy with mauve and silver

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Brooklyn-based designer Sergio Mannino has chosen a palette of purple and silver for a Philadelphia pharmacy that helps patients affected by the opioid crisis. Located in the Philadelphia suburb of Cheltenham, the Angel Care Pharmacy is owned by Olivia Tchanque, who wanted the design of her space to reflect the care and sensitivity offered to
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Red accents enliven social housing block on triangular plot in Barcelona

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Movable metal shutters reveal bright red balconies at this social housing block in Barcelona, created by local architecture studios MIAS and Coll-Leclerc Architects. Located on a triangular plot to the south of the city, the building provides 72 apartments across seven storeys and is clad with vertical panels of terracotta-coloured glass-reinforced concrete. MIAS and Coll-Leclerc
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Eight hotel interiors characterised by eclectic designs

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From guest rooms filled with fashion designer Christian Louboutin's personal antique collection to Ibiza's oldest hotel where handmade masks are mounted on the walls, our latest lookbook features eight eclectic hotel interiors. Eclectic design brings together objects and styles from a range of sources – often mixing contemporary and vintage pieces. While many hotels are
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This week Saudi Arabia scaled back The Line megacity

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This week on Dezeen, we reported on the news that Saudi Arabia is scaling back the expected population it hopes The Line mega city will reach by 2030. News agency Bloomberg reported that officials expect The Line, which is the flagship development for Saudi Arabia's Neom project, to house fewer than 300,000 people by 2030 compared
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Esrawe + Cadena house Mexico City fragrance boutique within radial pavilion

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This wooden pavilion set among lush gardens forms a retail space in Mexico City for fragrance brand Xinú, designed by its founders Esrawe + Cadena. The Xinú Marsella space occupies a former car mechanic's workshop in the city's Juarez neighborhood that has been transformed into an oasis of greenery. It was built to provide a
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Detroit skyscraper becomes city's second-tallest building

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A skyscraper designed by New York studio SHoP Architects at Detroit's Hudson's Detroit development has topped out, making it the second tallest building in the city. Named the Tower, the 681-foot-high (207 metre) skyscraper forms part of a larger development in Downtown Detroit called Hudson's Detroit. It reached its full height this week. When complete
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Vitra extends European presence with showroom openings in heritage buildings

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Promotion: Swiss furniture brand Vitra is expanding its European presence through a programme of showroom openings in renovated, distinctive historic buildings. The brand, which is known for high-end office and home furniture by leading designers, has embarked on a programme of showroom expansion and renovation to add to its global presence. "All Vitra showrooms reflect
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Sonia and Sonya rug collection by Sonya Winner Rug Studio

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Dezeen Showroom: the colourful artwork of late French artist Sonia Delaunay was the basis for this duo of rugs created by British brand Sonya Winner Rug Studio. The aptly named Sonia and Sonya collection comprises an expansive rug and a long, slim runner rug, both characterised by their kaleidoscopic colours and circular motifs. The pieces
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RAD+ar encloses tropical Frame Garden with mirrored panels in Indonesia

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Large mirrors frame the tree-planted interiors of this cafe and seating area beside a park in Jakarta, Indonesia, completed by local studio Research Artistic Design + architecture. Called Frame Garden, the project is designed to enable the local community to make better use of the neglected park, providing a cafe operated by coffee chain Tanatap,
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Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign creates "boring alter-egos" of UK landmarks

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Creative agency Uncommon Creative Studio has made "boring" versions of UK landmarks including Buckingham Palace and Edinburgh Castle for Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign. Created to demonstrate how UK landmarks would look if designed in modernist styles, the agency used artificial intelligence to reimagine the landmarks. Along with Buckingham Palace and Edinburgh Castle, Uncommon Creative Studio
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Dezeen video captures reconstructed spire at Notre-Dame

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This Dezeen video shows the restoration progress of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, including its reconstructed spire that is crowned by a golden rooster. In the video, viewers can see the 96-metre-tall spire without its scaffolding, with a design replicating the 1859 version designed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.   View this post on Instagram   A
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Leo Maher references "queer legends" with Something Sticky lighting sculptures

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British artist-designer Leo Maher has created sculptural lights that tell stories about homosexuality, set to feature in the Alcova exhibition during Milan design week. A fake mermaid, a flower in drag and an ancient torture practice are all referenced in Maher's series, which he has named Something Sticky. The works were made from various materials,
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Oblò pendant light by Paola Navone for Lodes

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian architect Paola Navone collaborated with Venetian brand Lodes to create Oblò, a pendant light with a chromatic palette designed to recall "the sensations of the sea". Navone of Milanese practice OTTO Studio created the pendant light, which is characterised by a bulbous diffuser made from pyrex and silicone. Each diffuser is finished
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Study finds botanical gardens offer "greater cooling effect" in cities compared to parks

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The Global Centre for Clean Air Research has published research that found botanical gardens are one of the best ways to cool cities and mitigate the effects of heatwaves. In its study, the Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) at the University of Surrey analysed how different examples of blue infrastructure (water areas and features)
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Saint Laurent rereleases handpainted Gio Ponti plates designed for Villa Planchart

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French fashion house Saint Laurent will unveil the Villa Planchart Segnaposto collection of 12 porcelain plates designed by Italian architect Gio Ponti in 1957 at Milan design week. The tableware collection will be showcased in an exhibition called Gio Ponti – Villa Planchart at the Chiostri Di San Simpliciano cloister in Milan during the city's
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Poetica furniture system by Scavolini

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian design brand Scavolini has released a modular furnishing system that allows users to customise kitchens and living rooms. The Poetica furniture system comprises doors, cupboards, cabinets, shelving and wall panels. All elements of the system can be specified in different coverings and colourways, allowing users to mix and match, allowing users to
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Workshop Architecture Inc creates "raw and unvarnished" prefabricated home in Ontario

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Toronto studio Workshop Architecture Inc has created a prefabricated home in Ontario with an exposed structure and blue-painted element on the interior. Located in Tiny, the Unfinished House is a 1,400-square-foot (130 square metre) two-bedroom, two-bathroom home with additional flexible spaces that double as accommodations for visitors. On the interior, the unfinished appearance is a
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Dezeen Debate features "a delicious slice of design cake"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Fletcher Crane Architects' pale brick home overlooking Richmond Park in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. UK studio Fletcher Crane Architects completed Kingston Villa in London, offering what they suggest is a contemporary "evolution" of the area's typical suburban architecture in pale brick and metal. Readers were split, with some
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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

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US studio Page Southerland Page has  worked to "cultivate a stronger sense of community" with the urban design surrounding the Texas State Capitol that integrates historical landmarks in Austin. The Texas Capitol Complex – designed for the Texas Facilities Commission – spans approximately 150 acres across 40 city blocks around the Texas State Capitol. Page
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Lidewij Edelkoort, Tej Chauhan and Inga Sempe are announced as judges for Dezeen Awards 2024

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Trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, industrial designer Tej Chauhan and designer Inga Sempé, alongside Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum and architect Andre Herrero are named Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley is open for entries. Submit your entry by midnight London time on 30 May to avoid late entry fees.
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New York Institute of Technology spotlights seven fabrication and robotics projects

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Dezeen School Shows: a 3D printed panel made from wood and clay that is filled in with hempcrete is included in this school show by the New York Institute of Technology. Also included is a project that creates 3D printed materials based on the structure of chainmail and an installation that uses folded aluminium sheets
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