Metropolis tile collection by Casalgrande Padana

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Dezeen Showroom: walls and floors with continuous surfaces that mimic concrete are created using the Metropolis tile collection by Italian brand Casalgrande Padana. Available in eight shades of white, grey and beige, the Metropolis range of porcelain tiles is defined by lightly mottled surfaces based on the textural variation in concrete slabs. Perfectly square edges
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Minsuk Cho unveils star-shaped Serpentine Pavilion that "provides many choices"

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Architect Minsuk Cho has created a star-shaped shelter organised around a circular void, informed by courtyards of historic Korean houses, as the 2024 Serpentine Pavilion. Situated in central London's Kensington Gardens, the pavilion named Archipelagic Void comprises five structures – or "islands" – each serving different functions. In contrast to pavilions from previous years, which
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OFIS Arhitekti marries exposed concrete with black brick for Slovenian home

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A projecting portico formed of exposed concrete creates an "imposing" entrance to Villa Eternal Way, a home in Ljubljana by local studio OFIS Arhitekti. The home's elevated entrance references those of traditional Slovenian structures in the area, which are raised above ground level due to the historical risk of flooding. Meanwhile, Villa Eternal Way's facades are
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Burdifilek applies "quiet colour palette" to Entourage superyacht

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Canadian design studio Burdifilek chose delicate blue-hued furnishings for the Entourage superyacht, which features minimalist interiors created to blend in with "the azure sea beyond". Constructed with an aluminium superstructure by naval architect Damien Yachting, the 63-metre-long vessel features interior design by Burdifilek – a Toronto-based studio. Spread over four decks, the yacht can accommodate up
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"If it's ludicrously expensive then it must be good" says commenter

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In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a report exploring the growing phenomenon of luxury car brands building skyscrapers. Dezeen's Nat Barker reported on why car makers including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin have all unveiled skyscrapers in the past 18 months and commenters added their thoughts. "This trend is 'driven' by the idling
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Ali Bounds, Peter Mabeo and Malin Orebäck announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

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Architects Ali Bounds, Sushana Khachatrian and Andrew Waugh, furniture designer Peter Mabeo and design strategist Malin Orebäck have joined as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. With just one day left to enter Dezeen Awards – time is running out! There will be no extension to this deadline, so this is your last chance to submit your
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First images of 2024 Serpentine Pavilion revealed

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The first pictures of Minsuk Cho's star-shaped Serpentine Pavilion, which is named Archipelagic Void, have been revealed. Set to open to the public this Friday, the pavilion in London's Kensington Garden is the Seoul-based architect's first building in the UK. The pavilion consist of five structures  arranged in a star shape around a central, circular
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Twelve must-see exhibitions and events at 3 Days of Design

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Ahead of 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, we've rounded up 12 unmissable events, including a show on a historic yacht and an exhibition that explores people's perception of plastic. The festival, which has been dubbed the "second biggest destination for design" – after Milan design week – will be held in the Danish capital
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The world is "over-branded" says Karim Rashid at Design Doha

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Promotion: the world is under-designed and over-branded, designer Karim Rashid argued on stage at Design Doha Forum. Rashid was speaking as part of a panel titled "Branded Futures: Will Our Lives and Our Cities Become Over-Designed?" that formed part of the Design Doha Forum (DDF). Tackling issues of branding and urbanism and exploring potentially excessive design within
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Seven key installations and exhibitions from Melbourne Design Week 2024

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Sculptures grown from arctic seawater are among the projects in this roundup of seven of the most intriguing exhibitions from Melbourne Design Week. Also among the pieces on show at the event, which is Australia's largest annual design festival, was a vending machine that sells snacks made from insects and pet furniture that serves multiple functions.
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Lloyd Wright chapel to be disassembled following ongoing California landslide

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Following an increase in land movement surrounding Lloyd Wright's Wayfarers Chapel outside of Los Angeles, the organization has announced it will disassemble the landmark for preservation. Located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the 100-seat church was completed in 1951 by son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Lloyd Wright, and has remained
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Dezeen Debate features an electric car that will "change urban congestion permanently"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features an electric car created by design studio Roth Architecture in Tulum. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Tulum-based Roth Architecture has designed an electric car using local materials to reduce the environmental impact of fossil fuel transportation. Readers discussed the vehicle, with one praising it as a
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MAB3 and Zénite create forest of books for a Brazilian library

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Brazilian architecture studio MAB3 and Zénite Arquitetura & Construção have teamed up to install a wood-wrapped library in a school in São Paulo. The 470-square metre Graded School Library was completed in 2023 in a building constructed in 1961. The library is the American school's latest addition after architect Siegbert Zenettini updated the building in
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IED students and CampusX envision Gen Z student housing

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Promotion: the Instituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Florence has led a collaboration between students on its Interior and Furniture Design programme and design company CampusX. With guidance from professors of the Rizoma Architetture programme at IED, the students were tasked with reimagining student housing for the next cohort of students in Generation Z –
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Krft sculpts "bulging" form for Brighton College arts centre

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A combination of grey brick and flint clads the sculptural exterior of this performing arts centre, which Dutch studio Krft has created for a college in Brighton, UK. The project replaces a series of ad-hoc extensions to Brighton College's main building – an adjacent neogothic structure that was completed by architect Gilbert Scott in 1849.
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Specere chair by Andreas Krob for Okamura

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Dezeen Showroom: designer Andreas Krob and Japanese office furniture brand Okamura have released a task chair that combines the aesthetics of 1950s drafting chairs with modern ergonomic support. The Specere office chair comes in two styles – a chair and stool – both of which reference vintage drafting chairs in their shape and compact proportions. At
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Dezeen's top five houses of May 2024

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A rammed-earth townhouse, a renovated modernist kit home and a concrete house in Switzerland feature in Dezeen's houses of the month for May. Also included in our monthly list of the five most popular residences featured on Dezeen are houses in Hawaii and Hyderabad – both with gabled corrugated-metal roofs. Read on to find out
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Six collectible design highlights from RAD Design in Bucharest

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The inaugural edition of RAD Design, held in Bucharest, Romania, marks the first contemporary collectible design fair in Eastern Europe. RAD Design showcased furniture, lighting and decorative objects, bringing together the work of 17 different designers, independent makers and galleries from Romania and around the world. Titled With or Without Poetry, With or Without Function, the
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John Pawson unveils pared-back furniture that is "all about the timber"

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British designer John Pawson has created a collection of bespoke wooden furniture for Danish manufacturer and long-term collaborator Dinesen. Named the Pawson Furniture Collection, the pieces are each based on the span of a timber board. It marks 30-years of collaboration between Pawson and Dinesen and draws on their original furniture collection created in 1992. "This
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Scorpios Bodrum overlooks the Aegean Sea from every angle

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Mykonos beach club Scorpios is opening a second location in Bodrum, Turkey, where a team of architects and designers has created a series of stone bungalows and a wellness "temple" featuring a dramatic coffered ceiling. Set to open in June 2024, Scorpios Bodrum is positioned on a peninsula that juts out into the Aegean Sea,
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Micah Rosenblatt creates steel furniture based on the cityscape of New York

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Local designer Micah Rosenblatt has debuted a collection of steel furniture covered in light green automotive paint that was informed by the architectural styles found throughout New York City. The City Block collection encompasses 16 pieces of furniture, including a dining room table, chairs, sculptural floor lamps, and a loveseat, all predominantly made of steel
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SOM breaks ground on skyscraper with "handmade surfaces" in Guadalajara

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American studio SOM has unveiled images of a skyscraper in Guadalajara, Mexico, which will be clad in red-toned concrete with interiors designed by Mexico City-based Héctor Esrawe. Designed in collaboration with Esrawe and Mexico City architecture studio Estudio AMA, the Legend development will hold offices, retail, a hotel and apartments. The development will consist of
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Hopp tile collection by Equipe Cerámicas

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Dezeen Showroom: an elongated tile shape and elegant arched relief pattern distinguish the Hopp tile collection, made by Spanish brand Equipe Cerámicas. Equipe Cerámicas describes the Hopp tiles as "an irresistibly beautiful product with an elegant and architectural design". The tiles have a slim format and come in either a plain surface design or a decor
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Agricultural sheds inform metal home in Taiwan by Studio Tngtetshiu

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The "anonymous" metal buildings found in rural Taiwan were a visual reference for Double Roof House, which local practice Studio Tngtetshiu has created in Tainan. Double Roof House comprises a home, warehouse and playground, located alongside a red-brick church previously renovated by Studio Tngtetshiu. To contrast the solidity of the church, the studio used a steel-framed
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Eight highlights from the first-ever We Design Beirut event

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The We Design Beirut festival showcased the Lebanese capital's often-overlooked design scene. Here, Dezeen rounds up eight highlights from its inaugural edition. We Design Beirut is the city's first design week in five years and the first design event since the explosion that destroyed a large part of Beirut in August 2020. In its aftermath,
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"My mum only recently started to understand what I do" says Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian

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Experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian enjoys the fact that people find it hard to pin down exactly what she does and believes others should embrace her "non-linear" approach, she tells Dezeen in this interview. "I love people not fucking understanding what I do," Ben Hayoun-Stépanian told Dezeen. "Bottom line is, they don't understand what I
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Hassell completes "democratic and non-hierarchical" building for Sydney law school

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Architecture studio Hassell has completed the Michael Kirby Law Building at Macquarie University in Sydney, organising its teaching spaces around a skylit, timber-framed atrium. Located on the university campus to the north of Sydney's centre, the 8500-square-metre building replaces an existing two-storey administration centre built in the 1980s around an underutilised courtyard. Hassell transformed the
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Torii bench by Ultramar Studio among nine new products on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: a bench made from wood that mimics the shape of Japanese Torii gates is among nine new products recently listed on Dezeen Showroom. Torii bench by Ultramar Studio A frame made up of cylindrical wooden lengths ending in flat brass discs makes up furniture brand Ultramar Studio's distinctive Torii bench. The bench references
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Gisbert Pöppler creates own office and showroom inside former Berlin bookshop

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An old bookshop in Berlin is now home to the studio of architecture and interior design practice Gisbert Pöppler, which incorporates the building's grand arched doorways and other original features. The office is situated on Karl Marx Allee, a major boulevard lined with buildings designed in the socialist classicism architectural style of the 1950s. Gisbert
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PGM Arquitectura adds garden suites to César Pelli skyscraper in Mexico City

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Local studio PGM Arquitectura has completed a series of garden suites on top of the podium of the St Regis hotel skyscraper in Mexico City, originally designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli. Hotel chain St Regis brought on PGM Arquitectura to refresh the interiors of the skyscraper in Reforma, one of the city's central business
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Ten architecture projects by students at London South Bank University

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Dezeen School Shows:  an educational centre with an emphasis on upcycling within product and furniture design is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at London South Bank University. Also included is a library informed by rocks featuring a garden, and an auditorium that takes cues from industrial styles whilst incorporating renewable energy into its
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F+G Architectes creates "deliberately restrained" timber stable near Lyon

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French studio F+G Architectes has created a stable outside Lyon that is formed of wooden structures designed as a modern take on the area's typical agricultural buildings. Called Les Écuries de la Roche, the building in the commune of Vourles provides space for 28 horses, alongside a clubhouse and indoor and outdoor riding arenas. It
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Eight decadent living rooms with 1970s-style furnishings

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For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight living rooms that incorporate retro 1970s-style fittings and decorative accessories to create decadent textured interiors with rich, vivid colours. The nostalgic interiors, which range from a townhouse in Cork to an apartment in São Paulo, highlight a number of lavish designs that embrace each individual occupier's love for
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ACME and BWM design adaptable interiors for MM:NT apartment hotel

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Modular furniture, app-operated doors and a self-serve bar are among the experimental ideas being trialled at MM:NT, a mini-hotel in Berlin that will constantly evolve in response to feedback from guests. Australian hotel group TFE Hotels worked with design strategist Philippa Wagner to develop the concept for a compact apartment hotel featuring interiors by architecture
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Brick lattice fronts Leica store in New York by Format Architecture Office

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A flagship store and gallery for camera brand Leica has arrived in New York's Meatpacking District, designed by Format Architecture Office with a cream brick-screen facade. The Leica Store and Gallery replaces an "unremarkable" 1950s meat market building that had fallen into disrepair. "At just two stories in height and with a modest street frontage
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School of Visual Arts presents ten senior thesis interior design projects

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Dezeen School Shows: a community hub with commercial and residential programme spaces inspired by Haitian culture is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts. Also included is a funeral centre with multi-functional spaces and botanical elements and an educational therapy centre inspired by the structure of fungi. School of
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Remix Studio elevates school campus in Shanghai on public podium

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Architecture practice Remix Studio has completed a campus for Futian High School in Shanghai, designed as a "city in the city" and linked by colourful walkways and bridges. The large campus, which measures over 120,000 square metres, was designed by Remix Studio to challenge the country's typical hermetic educational architecture and create a more open
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Eight bedrooms with decorative platform beds

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Our latest lookbook features bedrooms where raised platform beds add a stylish touch, ranging from a solid concrete bed in a home in Mexico to a sculptural wooden bed in a Tokyo flat. Often used in minimalist and brutalist interiors, platform beds with no clearance underneath have a monolithic feel that can really create a
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Dezeen In Depth probes the growing trend of luxury residential skyscrapers

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This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter looks at the growing trend of luxury car brands building skyscrapers and features an interview with We Design Beirut organiser Mariana Wehbe.  Over the past 18 months, luxury car brands including Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Aston Martin have all designed skyscrapers. Dezeen's Nat Barker explores the growing trend of car-branded
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This week the restoration of the Grand Palais Olympic venue was unveiled

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This week on Dezeen, we revealed the renovation of the Grand Palais in Paris, which will be used as a fencing and taekwondo venue at the Olympic Games in Paris. French studio Chatillon Architectes recently completed the restoration of the vast glass-roofed atrium at the landmark structure ahead of this summer's Olympic Games. The fencing
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Paraphernalia exhibit explores "objects that shape us" in New York

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An exhibit curated by local designers Eliza Axelson-Chidsey and Jess Fügler included a children's rocking horse and a "self-heimlich tool" as part of an exploration of everyday objects during NYCxDesign week. The Paraphernalia show took place during this year's NYCxDesign week in an East Village studio and displayed a diverse set of objects including jewellery,
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Chicago airport expansion set to have "tree-like structural system"

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American studios SOM, Ross Barney Architects, Juan Gabriel Moreno Architects and Arup have unveiled designs for a "satellite concourse" at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Named Satellite One, the terminal will provide additional gates for airlines that operate out of Chicago and space for layover passengers. It will service international and national flights. Led by SOM,
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Oslo National Academy of the Arts presents eight design projects

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Dezeen School Shows:  a project questioning the shape of chairs is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Also included is a project investigating the impact of technology and data on the environment and another consisting of interactive objects that aim to spark conversations around childbirth. Oslo
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Twelve furnishings created by designers and brands based in Britain

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Dezeen Showroom: following the 2024 edition of Clerkenwell Design Week in London, we've compiled 12 designs that UK-based studios have listed on Dezeen Showroom. Among the products is a lighting collection that draws on railway infrastructure by design studio Novocastrian, a modular sofa system by furniture company Isomi and designer Paul Crofts with parts made
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Points furniture system by Pearson Lloyd for Bene

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Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Bene worked with London-based studio Pearson Lloyd on a modular furniture system designed to foster flexible and adaptable workplaces. Points intends to enhance both collaborative work and focused individual tasks, as well as overall wellbeing . The aluminium structures are freestanding and flexible, meaning they are not constrained by being
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ARG Architects updates gridded home in Iceland with curving walls

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A curved wall of rammed earth made from local soil has been added to the gridded interior of Curvilinear Serenity, a house in Iceland renovated by local practice ARG Architects. ARG Architects was tasked with updating the single-storey family home built in the 1970s in Garðabær, a rapidly growing area of Iceland. According to the studio,
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Final chance! Dezeen Awards 2024 late entry closes on 6 June

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Did you miss last night's deadline? Don't worry, you have one last week to submit your Dezeen Awards 2024 entries before the late entry deadline next Thursday 6 June! The late entry deadline for Dezeen Awards 2024, in partnership with Bentley, is 6 June at 23:59 London time. Submit your project before then for a
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Inga Sempé celebrates the joyful mess of everyday life in The Imperfect Home

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A full-size home interior installed inside the Triennale Milano showcases furniture and homeware by French designer Inga Sempé alongside dirty dishes, hanging laundry and personal trinkets. The Imperfect Home is a retrospective exhibition showcasing over 100 objects developed by Sempé since she founded her Paris-based studio back in 2001. Designed with interiors office Studio A/C,
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Five architecture and design events in June from Dezeen Events Guide

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Design Shanghai, New Designers and NeoCon are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this June. Other events taking place during the month include design festivals London Festival of Architecture and 3 Days of Design. London Festival of Architecture 1 to 30 June 2024, UK The 17th edition of the London Festival
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Muuto launches design competition to celebrate "new perspectives"

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Promotion: Copenhagen-based brand Muuto has announced the Muuto Design Contest, a free-to-enter competition seeking exceptional ideas for small furniture and accessories. The Muuto Design Contest invites a wide range of entrants – anyone with a formal background in design or a related field. Muuto is looking for fresh ideas for creating small furniture pieces and
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Green zinc panels "camouflage" Folded House in Cambridge by Westerdahl

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London studio Westerdahl has renovated a house in Cambridge, reorganising an existing extension and cladding it in green zinc panels that blend in with the surrounding planting. Westerdahl was tasked with better connecting the home, named Folded House, to its large garden after it had been blocked by utility spaces in its extension. The studio
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Public Records puts on exhibition to launch design service in New York

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Public Records has hosted an exhibition and event during NYCxDesign week to mark the launch of its in-house design service, which aims to "bridge that gap" between designers and developers. After five years of renovating a post-industrial space in Brooklyn, the venue's team announced that it would start the Public Service design agency that will
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Dezeen Agenda features the restoration of Grand Palais in Paris

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the completion of the first phase the Grand Palais renovation. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. French studio Chatillon Architectes restored the Grand Palais, ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in Paris. Fencing and taekwondo will be held in the newly renovated atrium, which features extensive glasswork and
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SO-IL completes perforated-metal facade of residential tower in Brooklyn

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Local architecture studio SO-IL has completed the exteriors of a residential building in Brooklyn with a wavy, perforated metal facade. Located in Dumbo, Nine Chapel will host 27 one to four-bedroom apartments across its various volumes, which are stacked together and reach 14 storeys high at the tallest point. Developed by Tankhouse, the building consists
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Canadian court declares Krista Kim copyright owner of "first NFT digital house in the world"

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The Federal Court of Canada has declared that Krista Kim is the "sole author" of Mars House, after the artist became embroiled in a copyright dispute over the NFT-backed digital home. Kim sought a declaration of copyright ownership for Mars House in response to a dispute over the intellectual property of the digital home between
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Students at the Pratt Institute present 13 interior design projects

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Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring home reconstruction through the use of local materials is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Pratt Institute. Also included is a recreational space exploring performance and a project exploring how objects like dining tables can aid victims of domestic abuse. Pratt Institute Institution: Pratt Institute School:
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HOK unveils Major League Soccer's first fully electric stadium in Queens

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International architecture studio HOK has unveiled the latest designs for an open-air stadium for the New York City Football Club in Queens. Located adjacent to the New York Mets' Citi Field, the 25,000-seat, soccer-specific stadium will be the first in the sports league to run completely on electricity, and was designed to highlight the diversity
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Lumion 3D-rendering software allows architects to design with "unparalleled ease"

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Promotion: architect Konrad Wójcik has talked about how he used real-time 3D-rendering software Lumion to create a virtual, desert-proof glass bunker house informed by the Dune films' sets. Wójcik, who runs the Youtube channel Architect Reflects, used Lumion 2024 to imagine Dune House – a brutalist-style bunker designed for the science-fiction world depicted in the
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Heritage throw by Plesner Patterns

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Dezeen Showroom: traditional Scandinavian craft techniques such as weaving and wood carving are referenced in this woollen blanket created by Norwegian design studio Plesner Patterns. Designer Kiki Plesner-Löfroth created the Heritage throw for her eponymous brand Plesner Patterns using 100 per cent merino wool to create a cosy and grounding feeling. Decorated with patches of
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Cairn uses hand-poured hempcrete for House Made by Many Hands in London

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Architecture studio Cairn has used hand-poured hempcrete to form the rough textured walls at House Made by Many Hands, an extension of a Victorian home in east London. Approached to redesign the "dark and cramped" home in Hackney, London and Edinburgh-based Cairn reconfigured and expanded its ground floor using a palette of low-carbon and bio-based
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Zaha Hadid Architects designs nightclub and casino for Bahamas marina

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UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects is designing a yacht club, nightclub and casino in the Bahamas as part of the Habacoa marina development. The UK-based studio is designing two venues – a yacht club and entertainment building containing a nightclub and casino – at Habacoa, which is described as "North America’s largest and most comprehensive
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Six calming wellness spaces shortlisted in Dezeen and Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum Design Challenge

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A breakroom for medical staff informed by Japanese tea rooms and playful tents made from waste materials are among six designs shortlisted for Dezeen and Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum Design Challenge. The shortlist for the contest, which challenged participants to create an interior space that promotes wellbeing using Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum material, was chosen from entries
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Heatherwick Studio reveals plans for island park with "floating islets" in Seoul

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UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has unveiled its plans to transform the uninhabited Nodeul Island in Seoul into a public park called Soundscape. Situated on the Han River in South Korea, Soundscape will serve as a public space for musical performances and art-based events once complete in 2027. Heatherwick Studio won an international competition to
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Studio Weave and Tom Massey design WaterAid garden with rain-harvesting pavilion

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A weathering-steel pavilion featuring fluid curves inspired by the movement of water formed the centrepiece of this garden presented by Studio Weave and landscape designer Tom Massey at the Chelsea Flower Show. The garden was created by Massey and Studio Weave founder Je Ahn for international not-for-profit WaterAid, which works to provide clean water to
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Alexander Poetzsch Architekturen converts German chocolate factory into supported housing for children

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German studio Alexander Poetzsch Architekturen has converted a former chocolate factory in Dresden into a youth club and assisted living centre for children. Overhauled for the German Child Protection Association, the building now contains a therapeutic housing community with a youth club, counselling centre, workshop and library alongside administrative and conference spaces for the organisation.
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Dezeen Awards 2024 entries close tonight at 23:59 London time

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Today is the last day you can enter Dezeen Awards 2024 before the entry deadline tonight Thursday 30 May at 23:59 London time! Our online entry form is simple and we've even made you a simple five-step guide to make sure you get your project in on time. 1. You can enter Dezeen Awards 2024
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Tutto Bene balances steel and mirrors with wood and leather in Nightingale restaurant

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Design studio Tutto Bene drew on "the sombre elegance of theatre and museum lobby cafes" when creating the interiors for the Nightingale restaurant in London. The 60-square-metre space, which opens to a courtyard in London's Mayfair neighbourhood, references Viennese coffee houses, known locally as Kaffeehäuser. "We thought London is missing spaces with the atmosphere that
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Pelli Clarke & Partners completes skyscraper "imbued with lightness" in Chicago

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US studio Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed the 57-storey Salesforce Tower along the Chicago River, marking the final stage of the city's Wolf Point development. The 852-foot-tall (259 metres) office tower joins two residential towers and 2.3 acres of public park space across the 4-acre Wolf Point development, which sits directly at the intersection
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Roth Architecture creates electric car for navigating narrow Tulum roads

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Tulum-based design studio Roth Architecture has created an electric car accented with local materials to offer a "tranquil journey amidst nature" along the local roads. The EK car was created under the studio's Azulik brand, which includes a resort, art museum, restaurants and the studio's "insect-wing" office spanning a property along the coast of Mexico's
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Thomas Juul-Hansen unveils "postmodern and classic" Manhattan skyscraper

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New York architect Thomas Juul-Hansen has completed the Sutton Tower skyscraper in New York, which has limestone facades and a champagne-coloured stainless steel crown. Called Sutton Tower, the residential skyscraper rises 850 feet (259 metres) on Manhattan's East Side, near the Queensboro Bridge on 57th Street – the same street with skyscrapers known as Billionaire's Row
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Nick Missel explores "cultural archeology" with silicone furniture at Design Miami/Los Angeles

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Philadelphia-based artist Nick Missel exhibited a series of sculptural seats informed by scrap materials and working class survivalism at Design Miami's 2024 Los Angeles edition. Created with tactile appeal, Nick Missel's collection of unique furniture objects were designed to explore malleable forms with textured surfacing. Missel's works were showcased alongside five other artists – Gulla
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Bruges Triennial 2024 explores "hidden possibilities" in the historic city

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Promotion: Bruges Triennial has opened for its fourth edition, exhibiting a series of contemporary art and architecture installations across the city until 1 September. Curated by Shendy Gardin and Sevie Tsampalla, this year's Bruges Triennial aims to be an exploration of the city's "hidden possibilities" under the theme of Spaces of Possibility. "With their monumental
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Remi chair by Boss Design

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Dezeen Showroom: furniture company Boss Design has created a tub chair made from sustainably considered materials that references the shapes of flowers and shells. The Remi chair is made from Bio-Pur injection moulded polyurethane foam, a renewable material derived from agricultural sources that has a carbon footprint 75 per cent lower than polyurethane foam made
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Chidori Studio draws on industrial references for home in Japan

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Architecture practice Chidori Studio has completed Hokuriku Residence No. 3, a house in Hakusan that references traditional Japanese homes and industrial architecture. Located on the site of a former soy sauce factory, the open single-storey home was designed for a client who requested bright spaces with ample access to the outdoors. The site is situated
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Chatillon Architectes completes Grand Palais restoration ahead of Paris Olympics

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French studio Chatillon Architectes has completed its restoration of the vast glass-roofed atrium at the Grand Palais, which will host fencing and taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. It marks the end of the first phase of renovation work at the landmark structure, carried out by Chatillon Architectes in time for the Paris
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Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to 3 Days of Design 2024

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Dezeen Events Guide has launched its digital guide to 3 Days of Design 2024, marking the festival's 11th anniversary, which takes place from 12 to 14 June 2024. The guide spotlights events taking place across the 11 participating districts in Copenhagen, including exhibitions, open showrooms, talks, product launches and parties. The events explore furniture, textiles,
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Piovenefabi creates repurposed-steel-beam stage at Horst Arts and Music festival

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Architecture studio Piovenefabi has created The Ring stage using repurposed steel beams for the 10th edition of Horst Arts and Music festival in Brussels. Named Ring, the stage is the latest in a series of installation that have been designed to be adapted for public re-use added after the festival, which takes place in Asiat
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Cutwork designs co-living developments for single-parent families

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Parisian architecture studio Cutwork has unveiled plans for housing designed to allow single parents and their children to live more closely together. Rental housing provider Commune commissioned Cutwork to design co-living specifically for single-parent families. The design includes private living spaces that cater to both adults and children, plus communal spaces where families can spend
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British Museum launches international competition to find architect to reimagine western galleries

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Promotion: the British Museum in London has launched an international competition to find an architect-led team to work with the institution to develop proposals to redevelop its Western Range. The central London institution is hunting for an architect-led team to lead the largest building project within its Bloomsbury campus since the Robert Smirke-designed quadrangle was
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Shovk completes Japanese-infused renovation of Dzen House near Kyiv

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Elements of Ukrainian and Japanese architecture combine at this pared-back residence on the outskirts of Kyiv, which local architecture studio Shovk created for a client with a passion for Japanese culture. The project involved the transformation of a basic bungalow built in 2010 into a two-storey dwelling that makes the most of its picturesque setting
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Annabelle Schneider curates installation with "womb-like" structure in New York

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Local designer Annabelle Schneider has created a "womb-like" installation with an inflatable, "breathing" volume tucked between the pillars of an industrial space in Downtown Manhattan as part of NYCxDesign week. The Breathe With Me installation was commissioned by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York to present Swiss design while providing a relaxing space
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Geological formations shape design of Wyoming house by Lever Architecture

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Weathering steel and accoya wood wrap the exterior of the Alta House, which was created by US studio Lever Architecture to embrace the "sublime mountain landscape". Located in the small Wyoming town of Alta, the house serves as a holiday home for an outdoor-loving couple from Portland, Oregon. Situated on a half-acre (0.2-hectare) site, the
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Arts University Bournemouth presents ten student design projects

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Dezeen School Shows:  an educational design centre that promotes sustainable practices is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Arts University Bournemouth. Also included is a project exploring textiles through varied techniques of  digital print and scrap materials and another which investigates unrealised buildings with the use of laser cut acrylic and card.
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MAWD unveils furniture collection made from "sustainably sourced" materials at NYCxDesign

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March and White Design's inaugural furniture collection features in this video produced by Dezeen for the brand. March and White Design (MAWD) debuted a made-to-order three-piece collection, titled MAWDmade, during NYCxDesign week in an exhibition called Designing Tomorrow. Ad | Design Studio March and White Design debuted its three-piece collection during this year's NYCxDesign week
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Mosso chair by Pommier

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Dezeen Showroom: solid timber is elegantly smoothed and sculpted in this chair, designed by French architect Charlie Pommier for his eponymous furniture company, Pommier. The Mosso chair has a frame that curves up and around the sitter in a flowing line, giving solid wood a soft and fluid appearance. Pommier aimed for the form to deliver
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Clyde coffee table by Dare Studio

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Dezeen Showroom: solid wood is given a minimalist yet playful treatment in the Clyde coffee table, a statement furniture piece created by British brand Dare Studio. The Clyde coffee table is made up of circular forms, with the flat disc of the tabletop supported by chunky, cylindrical legs. The top of the legs are offset from
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Archisbang converts Italian farm building into We Rural guesthouse

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Italian studio Archisbang has transformed a farmhouse outside Turin into a guesthouse, inserting rooms with polycarbonate windows and doors into its existing brick structure. Named We Rural, the guesthouse is located in the village of Poirino and offers a range of facilities for passersby, an events space and bedrooms for longer stays. Archisbang said it
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Ten pet beds that prove furniture for animals can be interesting too

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After IKEA launched a range of products for pets, Dezeen rounds up 10 beds designed with domestic dogs and cats in mind. Utsådd collection by IKEA Swedish furniture giant IKEA partnered with Woodgreen Pets Charity to launch a range of products for pets including a rattan dog bed and a pitched-roof cat bed. "Our goal
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Renaissance fixtures by Focus SB

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Dezeen Showroom: British electrical hardware brand Focus SB has created a minimalist fixture made from solid brass that is formed of a square-cornered panel without any visible screws. The Renaissance fixture can be used in conjunction with either light switches or sockets and comprises a flat, screwless plate with square corners. A design that Focus
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Nine unique product designs that improve health and wellbeing

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With two days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024, we've collected nine past product design projects that enhance user health and inclusivity, spanning assisted living items, medical devices and personal health products. Assistive devices empower individuals with disabilities or limitations to perform tasks independently, fostering self-sufficiency and confidence. Meanwhile, health technology enables users to track
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Pininfarina creates chaise longue with the "aerodynamic curves" of a sports car

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Italian design studio Pininfarina has launched its first collectible furniture object – a chaise longue featuring a craggy, rock-like base and a smooth seat informed by the outline of a sports car. Oksýs is a limited-edition furniture object created to complement Pininfarina's recent move into branded residential projects, such as its Cyrela development in the
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Tabitha Isobel gives London townhouse a "surprising and bold" makeover

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Designer Tabitha Organ combined natural materials with metal details to transform this London townhouse into a home with a "slightly futuristic" feel for a client who loves entertaining. The five-storey property on St Pauls Road had recently been renovated by a developer using poor-quality finishes, so the client – a young tech entrepreneur and first-time
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Kriskadecor ceiling installations by Kriskadecor

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Dezeen Showroom: rows of aluminium chains are the basis for Spanish brand Kriskadecor's ceiling installations, which serve both decorative and practical functions. Kriskadecor's ceiling installations are made using its signature aluminium chains – a lightweight product that comes in different colours, finishes and densities. Used on a ceiling, the chains can help to heighten sense
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Mithun completes airy, colourful interior for office in Austin

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Pops of colour and a bar with an entrance hidden by a bookcase have been installed in a software company's office interiors, recently completed in downtown Austin by Seattle-based architecture studio Mithun. Spanning five storeys, the 157,000-square foot (14,585 square metres) office houses diverse work and amenity spaces for Atlassian Inc, an Australian company that
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Ten design projects from students taking part in New Designers

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Dezeen School Shows: a jewellery collection that combines silversmithing techniques with 3D printing is included in Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers. Also included is a bowl made using compostable materials and natural pigment that explores the repurposing of waste materials, and a stool exploring users' dependence on furniture. New Designers School: New Designers Statement: "New Designers
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Torii bench by Ultramar Studio

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Dezeen Showroom: made of wood and brass, the Torii bench by London-based furniture maker Ultramar Studio has a sculptural shape based on Japanese torii gates. The Torii bench features a striking combination of curved and straight cylindrical wooden components, which together evoke the shape of the traditional gates that stand in front of Shinto shrines. Ultramar
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BetteSuno bath by Barber Osgerby for Bette

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Dezeen Showroom: British studio Barber Osgerby has designed a minimalist freestanding tub made from glazed titanium steel, as part of the BetteSuno collection for bathroom brand Bette. The BetteSuno bath has a completely symmetrical design, with no fittings interrupting its clean lines and a protruding flat rim that can be used as a head- or armrest,
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Inuce designs Mountain Church of Julong as "more than just a place of worship"

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Architecture studio Inuce has created a church in the town of Julong near Quanzhou, China, which evokes the form of a biblical ark resting on a rock. Located at the foot of a mountain surrounded by forest and with views across the town, the Mountain Church of Julong references both the form and representation of
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Commonbond Architects self-builds Gardenhide Studio using hempcrete and timber

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London practice Commonbond Architects has designed and built its own studio at the end of a garden in Abbey Wood using a combination of hempcrete and timber. Named Gardenhide Studio, the workspace in southeast London is intended to showcase the potential of hempcrete – a bio-composite material made from hemp and lime – as a
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Mae-ling Lokko and Gabriela de Matos become Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

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Architects Mae-ling Lokko and Gabriela de Matos, designer Deborah Spencer, gallery owner Benoist Drut and interior designer Jessica Shaw have joined Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley is open for entries. Submit your entry by 23:59 London time on 30 May to avoid late entry fees. Now in its seventh
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Wine Climate Cabinets by Asko among 15 new products on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: a collection of wine cabinets that store bottles in specific controlled conditions is among 16 new products recently listed on Dezeen Showroom. Wine Climate Cabinets by Asko Swedish brand Asko has released a collection of four wine cabinets that present a contemporary version of traditional wine cellars, which aim to keep bottles of wine
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Cast Corbel House by Grafted features handcrafted red-concrete details

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A red-hued extension built from brick and pigmented concrete has been added to a Victorian house in the suburbs of Norwich by local architecture studio Grafted. Located in the Golden Triangle in the Heigham Grove conservation area, the home is named Cast Corbel House after the handmade concrete corbelling on its facade that nods to
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GRT Architects creates buttery yellow interior for San Sabino restaurant

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Yellow hues make for a sunny environment inside this restaurant in New York's West Village, designed by Brooklyn-based studio GRT Architects. For San Sabino, GRT Architects once again teamed up with chefs Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, with whom they worked on the neighbouring Don Angie restaurant. With a very different menu and aesthetic, the
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Peris+Toral Arquitectes uses stone for social housing block in Mallorca

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Walls of limestone and sandstone reference the traditional architecture of Mallorca at Living in Lime, a social housing block in Son Servera by Spanish studio Peris+Toral Arquitectes. Living in Lime contains 42 housing units designed by Peris+Toral Arquitectes to have minimal visual impact on the surrounding Mallorcan village. It is split into two low-lying blocks lined
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Eight dining rooms and kitchens where natural materials create tactile interiors

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For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight dining rooms and kitchens characterised by their use of natural materials to create tactile interiors with earthy hues. With an ever-growing focus on sustainable materials, the use of locally sourced natural materials offers an appealing and low-carbon solution for home interiors. Ranging from rammed-earth walls and woven ceilings
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Nossa Terra exhibition showcases Portugal's "cultural habits" at Lisbon Design Week

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French designer Sam Baron has curated the Nossa Terra exhibition, which displays designs and artefacts made from terracotta to showcase the customs of different Portuguese regions. Nossa Terra, which translates to Our Earth, features contemporary vases, jugs and plates, as well as historic sculptures dating from the 1800s. The terracotta designs were displayed on two
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The Red Room by Apparatus forms theatrical lighting presentation

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New York lighting brand Apparatus has enveloped its showroom in red to present a new modular version of Cylinder pendant series during NYCxDesign. The Apparatus showroom in Manhattan's Garment District has been transformed once again, as part of the brand's continual evolution of its spaces and product lines. The Red Room was created to showcase
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Doriza Design transforms stone building into "imperfect" holiday home in Crete

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Greek studio Doriza Design has converted a 19th-century stone building into Drakoni House, a holiday home in Crete with purposefully rough and imperfect details. Located in the village of Pano Pines, Drakoni House occupies a structure made of local stone and owned by the same family for six decades. It has been uninhabited since 1920.
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Eight bathrooms that confidently combine colour and pattern

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From decorative tiles to maximalist wallpaper, our latest lookbook explores bathrooms where striking patterned surfaces are paired with bold colours to make a statement. Offering an alternative to the trend for minimalist or colour-blocked bathrooms, this approach uses a mix of different tones and motifs to create a multi-layered aesthetic. Patterned surfaces can be created
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This week IKEA launched its first pet range

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This week on Dezeen, furniture brand IKEA unveiled Utsådd, a pet collection based on the "four most common activities that cats and dogs do in the home." The collection, which IKEA said focused on "eating, sleeping, playing and hiding", contains 29 pieces and was released in collaboration with rehoming centre Woodgreen Pets Charity. It is
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Highly sculptural roof defines Raleigh apartment block

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Metal cladding and an asymmetrical roof define the exterior of the South E8 housing block by architecture firm LOHA in Raleigh, USA. The distinctive block, which contains eight apartments, replaces a single home in a neighbourhood near the downtown of North Carolina's capital city. It was developed as Raleigh has become a sought-after place to live, partly
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Collective shows featuring small objects take centre stage during NYCxDesign week

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A proliferation of multi-designer exhibitions showing variants of a single object allowed the work of numerous emerging and local designers to take centre stage during NYCxDesign week, writes Dezeen's US editor Ben Dreith. While plenty of the showrooms on Madison Avenue held events featuring contemporary European furniture design, many local curators opted for formats that
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Ten Italian-designed furnishings and products on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: from a modular furnishing system to tableware made from quartz, we've rounded up ten furniture and homeware pieces by Italian brands on Dezeen Showroom. Italy's long history of furniture making and status as a significant player in the design world is reflected in the products below. This selection features designers and companies hailing from
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Contour task chair by Pearson Lloyd for Senator

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Dezeen Showroom: British studio Pearson Lloyd applied circular design principles when creating Contour, a versatile task chair made from recycled and recyclable materials for office furniture company Senator. The Contour task chair is distinguished by its simplicity – rather than using complex mechanics, it aims to provide automatic ergonomic comfort for a wide range of bodies,
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Recycled ceramic washbasin by VitrA

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Dezeen Showroom: Turkish bathroom brand VitrA has released a minimalist washbasin made from a recycled composite containing shards of broken ceramics. The recycled ceramic washbasin is made up of almost 100 per cent recycled waste materials, according to VitrA. "The recycled ceramic washbasin embodies the principles of circular manufacturing, where waste becomes a valuable resource,"
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Studio Libeskind unveils social housing that "feels like home" in Brooklyn

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Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has completed The Atrium at Sumner Houses, an affordable housing block with 190 apartments for seniors in Brooklyn, New York. Located at the centre of the New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) Sumner Houses campus, the 11-storey block is wrapped around a full-height central atrium that gives the building its name.
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Peris+Toral Arquitectes uses stone for social housing block in Mallorca

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Walls of limestone and sandstone reference the traditional architecture of Mallorca at Living in Lime, a social housing block in Son Servera by Spanish studio Peris+Toral Arquitectes. Living in Lime contains 42 housing units designed by Peris+Toral Arquitectes to have minimal visual impact on the surrounding Mallorcan village. It is split into two low-lying blocks lined
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Vision Pro a "new era of computing" says Apple design head

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The Vision Pro will "redefine how we connect and create" says Apple vice president of human interface design Alan Dye, as its operating system wins top honour at the D&AD Awards. Apple was recognised with a Black Pencil – the D&AD Awards highest accolade – for its visionOS operating system, which powers the recently launched
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Five projects that highlight circular design at Southern Sweden Design Days 2024

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Fashion garments made from airbags and furniture crafted from "unattractive" materials are among the projects on show at this year's Southern Sweden Design Days in Malmö. Organised by architecture and design centre Form/Design Center, the annual design festival Southern Sweden Design Days showcases work from national and international participants across design, architecture and crafts. Operating
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Barricane chair by Magnus Long for Morgan

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Dezeen Showroom: furniture maker Morgan worked with designer Magnus Long on a chair made from wood and cane that intends to showcase British craftsmanship. Launched at Clerkenwell Design Week 2024, the Barricane dining chair combines a solid wood frame with a cane backrest, which loosens the formality of the chair's straight lines and gives it a
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"Cutting out sustainability in the face of economic downturn is short-term and misguided"

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Brands are backing away from prioritising the planet amid difficult financial conditions but sustainability cannot be a mere trend, writes Caroline Till. It now feels as though we've reached a tipping point in the design and lifestyle industries. Global unrest and economic uncertainty are causing financial and strategic jitters; brands and corporations are shifting away
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Six innovative infrastructure projects from bridges to boardwalks

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With six days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024, we look back at last year's six shortlisted infrastructure and transport projects, which include a rolling bridge and submerged bicycle park. This category rewards new-build infrastructure or refurbishment of existing facilities where the projects exhibit an innovative solution to delivering public utilities. Infrastructure projects encompass a
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Jérôme Pereira tests the limits of balance with lights made from tree branches

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Designer and artist Jérôme Pereira has created a series of carefully weighted lighting sculptures using tree branches he foraged from the forests near his studio in the south of France. Pereira presented nine of these works in his inaugural solo exhibition, Celestial Attraction, staged by design gallery Philia during Milan design week. Many of the
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2LG repurposes vintage helter skelter to "harness nostalgia" at Clerkenwell Design Week

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Stay Playful (When No One Feels Like Playing) is a sugary pink helter skelter, which has been repaired by interiors studio 2LG and placed in London's Spa Fields park as an installation for Clerkenwell Design Week. Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead of 2LG studio created the helter skelter – a traditional British fairground ride – as
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Riley Hooker creates inflatable seating informed by "slime mold" for collective gathering

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During this year's NYCxDesign festival, local designer Riley Hooker has created a modular and twisting inflatable seating system informed by "slime mold" meant to acts as a gathering place in times of "crisis". Fabricated by Rhode Island design studio Pneuhouse and created in collaboration with designer Nick Meehan, SIT(UATION) was installed in Creative Time HQ
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Dezeen Agenda features IKEA's first pet range Utsådd

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features IKEA's reveal of its first product range for pets, Utsådd. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Swedish furniture brand IKEA has collaborated with rehoming centre Woodgreen Pets Charity to create the Utsådd collection, its first product range for pets. The collection, which includes 29 pieces such
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Head Hi Lamp Show in New York prioritises "creation over commercialization"

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Brooklyn design bookstore Head Hi has showcased lamps made by 54 different designers for its annual group show during NYCxDesign. The fifth annual Head Hi Lamp Show happened in a long Soho loft with white-painted walls and wood flooring, having moved from its previous Brooklyn location. At the entrance was a bar area with two
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Flexform showcases furniture for homes that "express your personality" in Somewhere magazine

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Promotion: Italian furniture brand Flexform has created its own magazine, which highlights its sofas and armchairs, for "homes that make people feel welcome". Named Somewhere, the magazine was created to emphasise how Flexform's furniture is "able to express your personality. Where you feel at home," the brand said. While the products in the collection are already
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Tempus Obsidian timepieces by Ben Rousseau

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Dezeen Showroom: British art and design studio Ben Rousseau has released a contemporary version of a traditional wall clock that features a digital display set into a glossy black face. Tempus Obsidian timepieces display the time via an illuminated wall-mounted fixture that has a dark, mirrored surface reminiscent of Obsidian, a type of naturally occurring
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Six US-based roles on Dezeen Jobs

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We've selected six US-based roles available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Anacapa Architecture, Bryan O'Sullivan Studio and Walker Warner Architects. Marketing assistant at Oppenheim Architecture Oppenheim Architecture is seeking a marketing assistant to join its team in the US, Europe or remotely. The studio's portfolio includes the Ayla Clubhouse in Aqaba, housed
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So Architecture adds textured "sanctuary" to cottage in Tasmania

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A vaulted ceiling clad in wooden slats features inside Harriet's House, a cottage in Tasmania extended by local studio So Architecture. Located in the city of Launceston, the 50-square-metre addition replaces two dated extensions previously added to the rear of the Georgian-style dwelling. As the site of the cottage is overlooked on both sides, So Architecture
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Artefact uses bricks made from "unloved" stone to craft temporary shelter in Clerkenwell

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Architecture studio Artefact has created an installation for Clerkenwell Design Week using bricks made of stone instead of fired clay, which the manufacturers claim emit 75 per cent fewer greenhouse gases in their production. The temporary shelter, called Brick from a Stone, consists of a colonnade with six columns and was designed by Artefact using stone bricks
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Tam Tam folding table by Ibebi

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Ibebi has released a versatile table designed for use in workplaces that can be folded away for easy storage. Tam Tam was created to enhance the adaptability of office spaces, facilitating work surfaces that can be easily moved around and put aside when necessary. The tables feature a centrally-placed hinge that allows
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Lisbon by Design showcases "contemporary interpretations of Portuguese heritage"

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This year's Lisbon by Design features design pieces, craftworks and collaborative installations made in Portugal exclusively for the design fair, which is hosted in the city's Gomes Freire Palace. Now in its fourth edition, the annual event showcases furniture, lighting and decorative objects as solo and collaborative installations in a series of rooms. Lisbon by Design
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Frying pans and tennis balls feature in collection made from found objects by London Met students

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Students from London Metropolitan University worked with Benchmark to create a range of products using the furnituremaker's wood offcuts and objects gathered from the streets of London for Clerkenwell Design Week. A group of second and third-year students from the university's undergraduate degree in product and furniture design participated in the project, called Aldgate Gold after
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One week left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024!

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With just one week left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024, we're spotlighting seven changes we've introduced to our categories this year. With new interiors categories including textile and surface design, as well as the addition of landscape and urban design, there's a category for you. Next Thursday 30 May at 23:59 London time is your
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