Invisible Studio and Mole Architects create "big shed" as Forest School Camps base

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The Big Roof is a flexible educational and storage space in eastern England, created by British practices Invisible Studio and Mole Architects for the Forest School Camps charity. Described by Invisible Studio and Mole Architects as a "big shed", the project replaces three dilapidated agricultural buildings in the Cambridgeshire Fens previously used by the educational
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Modektura adds sand terrazzo flooring to Kyiv apartment

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A balcony-turned-conservatory features in an apartment renovated by architecture and interior studio Modektura in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kyiv-based Modektura designed the interior to reflect the history of the apartment block, which was initially constructed in 1900. "We wanted to tie it back to the house itself," Modektura founder Maksym Dietkovskyi told Dezeen. "Colours and textures were
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Q-Active sit-stand desk by Narbutas

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Dezeen Showroom: workplace furniture brand Narbutas has launched a sit-stand desk designed to be assembled and ready to use in just nine minutes. The Q-Active desk was created to fit the requirements of a modern office by delivering comfort and ergonomics as well as a dynamic character. It also saves companies the time and labour that
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Verso exhibits eclectic pieces by 23 designers in Brooklyn condo

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Local gallery Verso has exhibited one-off and limited edition designs by 23 designers in various rooms of a newly built Brooklyn condominium building during NYCxDesign 2024. Called Verso&Friends, the showcase included a wide variety of designs including furniture, lighting, home accessories, textiles, and semi-functional sculptures, spread throughout the three condominiums in the structure. Exhibitors included
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Robert Hutchinson Architecture converts 1950s Seattle building into event space

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A mezzanine and rooftop lounge are among the enhancements by Robert Hutchinson Architecture to a former warehouse that has been reborn as a multipurpose venue called Stone Way Auto. The building is situated in Seattle's Fremont neighbourhood, known for its bohemian character. The venue's name stems from the owner's love of automobiles, along with its location
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University of East London presents ten tables designed by students

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Dezeen School Shows: a side table composed of upcycled materials that explores minimalism is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of East London. Also included is a table consisting of reclaimed materials including plywood and vibrant wood veneer, and another made of teak, epoxy resin and 3D-printed PLA that has
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Gather outdoor seating by Foster + Partners for Escofet

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Dezeen Showroom: architecture firm Foster + Partners aimed to create relaxed outdoor areas with Gather, its ultra-thin concrete seating solution for Spanish street furniture brand Escofet. Gather outdoor seating is a modular system made from Escofet's own ultra-high-performance concrete, called Slimconcrete, which is finished by hand. Using Slimconcrete enabled Foster + Partners to achieve a
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Wine Climate Cabinets by Asko

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Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Asko has created a smart alternative to a traditional wine cellar, which the company has described as a "personal sommelier". Asko designed four different variations of the Wine Climate Cabinet – the freestanding Wine Climate Cabinet, the Wine Ageing Cabinet, the Asko Compact Undercounter iteration and the one-zone Undercounter Wine Climate
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Kiron Cheerla Architecture crowns home in India with lantern-like roof

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Indian studio Kiron Cheerla Architecture has completed Pott House, a home in Hyderabad topped by a lantern-like roof that draws light and natural ventilation into its interiors. Pott House occupies half of a garden plot characterised by loose black cotton soil, leading Kiron Cheerla Architecture to design a lightweight gridded structure with pile foundations. It
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"Heatherwick's naysayers are missing the point" says commenter

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In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign is developing a master's degree at Loughborough University. The degree aims to challenge conventional architecture education and to foster a generation of architects who will "inspire joyful architecture," in line with the goals of the movement. "Heatherwick's naysayers are missing
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Uku lounge chair by Simon Pengelly for Allermuir

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Dezeen Showroom: designer Simon Pengelly drew on "subtle Scandinavian influence" when creating Uku, a smooth timber lounge chair made for furniture brand Allermuir. Uku features a slender timber frame, which cradles soft upholstery in a selection of neutral hues. Available in mid- or high-back variations, the chair comes in either natural oak or black-stained oak.
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Dezeen celebrates around the world ahead of Dezeen Awards 2024 entry deadline

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Earlier this week Dezeen co-hosted dinners in New York City and London to celebrate NYCxDesign and Clerkenwell Design Week respectively ahead of the Dezeen Awards 2024 entry deadline. Dinners took place on either side of the Atlantic just 24 hours apart, one at the Civilian in New York City's theatre district and another at the
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Alarquitectos lines Lisbon apartment with colour-blocked walls and pine wood

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Portuguese studio Alarquitectos has used walls of pink and blue to brighten São Sebastião 123, an apartment converted from a 20th-century office in Lisbon. Tasked with revitalising the old workspace's dark and poorly ventilated interiors, Alarquitectos opened it up by removing the existing partitions and adding a courtyard. Along with an existing outdoor space that has
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Kohler creates installations informed by flowing water at Milan Design Week 2024

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Promotion: bathroom brand Kohler teamed up with designer Samuel Ross and design studio Yabu Pushelberg to create two installations that display the brand's latest products at this year's Milan Design Week. A Kohler product booth designed by Yabu Pushelberg and an installation named Terminal 02, created by Ross' industrial design studio SR_A, both featured elements informed by flowing
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Joseph Walsh Studio crafts sculptural conductor's rail for Louisville Orchestra

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Irish furniture workshop Joseph Walsh Studio has created a conductor's rail for Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra, featuring a dynamic bentwood form that reflects the "energy of live music". Joseph Walsh designed and produced the unique stage piece as a gift to the Kentucky orchestra after bonding with Abrams, who is also a
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"Eccentric" furniture by queer designers fills Bushwick space

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New York interior design studio Studio S II has collaborated with artists Grace Whiteside and Liz Collins to showcase furniture by a majority of women, trans and non-binary designers in Brooklyn as part of NYCxDesign. Called Design Dysphoria, the exhibit included furniture, textile artwork, glass work and fine art pieces arranged in a residential-like layout
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Dezeen Debate features "a tastefully understated building from ZHA"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Zaha Hadid Architects' plans to convert a Latvian warehouse into a ferry terminal. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled plans for the adaptive reuse of a 1960s shipping warehouse in Riga, Latvia, which will be transformed into the Ropax Ferry Terminal.
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OMA converts derelict Detroit bakery into Lantern arts space

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Dutch studio OMA has converted an early-1900s bakery and warehouse into an arts centre punctuated by 1,000 windows as part of the Little Village development. Called the Lantern, the building contains 22,300 square feet (2,072 square metres) of space for two arts non-profits with retail and studio spaces as well as an expansive courtyard. The
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Eight independent design studios to know in Portland

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From sculptural installations constructed using 3D printing to handmade furniture made in wood, Dezeen highlights the work of eight designers creating unique objects in Portland as part of our North American Design 2024 series. Design in Portland, Oregon, spans a wide breadth, buoyed by an underlying craft and maker culture and spearheaded by the city's
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Tejo seating by Paul Crofts for Isomi

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Dezeen Showroom: designer Paul Crofts used recycled cork wine stoppers to create this modular seating system for furniture brand Isomi. Designed by Crofts, Tejo is a "reconfigurable, recyclable and renewable" modular seating collection that can become a bench, a single sofa and a double back-to-back sofa. The curving components were filled with natural latex rather
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Stepped villa in Menorca by Nomo Studio offers "an abundance of textures"

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A cluster of white-plaster volumes steps down a hillside to frame views of the Mediterranean Sea at Bundle House, a villa in Menorca by architecture practice Nomo Studio. In response to a sloping, awkwardly-shaped site, Nomo Studio divided the home into nine distinct blocks that are organised to create small pockets of outdoor space and a
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La Poste launches scratch-and-sniff stamp that smells like baguettes

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French post office La Poste has introduced a stamp designed by Stéphane Humbert-Basset that gives off the scent of bread when scratched to celebrate the baguette. The stamp has a "bakery scent", which was achieved through the use of microcapsules that are embedded within the ink of the stamps to provide the bread-like fragrance, reported French
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Marcel Wanders and Studio Job create inflatable installations for BlowUp Art The Hague

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Silver eggs and a giant floating pot are among the inflatables installed outside the Dutch parliament in The Hague as part of this year's BlowUp Art The Hague festival. For the third edition of the annual event, which runs until 2 June, curator Mary Hessing of WOTH Studio asked the studios of four Dutch designers
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Patternmaker fabric collection by Camira

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Dezeen Showroom: British textile brand Camira has launched a range of fabrics in collaboration with textile artist Kate Lawrie, combining material innovation with intricate patterns. The Patternmaker collection features a colour palette of cool-toned blues and warm honey-browns with patterns informed by geological structures, geometry, architecture and weaving techniques. Patternmaker is available for hospitality, commercial and
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Winning a Dezeen Award "reaffirmed our commitment to innovation" says past winner

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With just nine days left to enter Dezeen Awards 2024, last year's winners detail the positive outcomes of winning. Mexican architects ODAmx and Rubén Valdez Practice, who won interiors project of the year in 2023, told Dezeen that winning generated "exposure which has translated into many potential opportunities," while furniture design of the year winner Noho
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Studio TOOJ 3D-prints Contourage console table from sand

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Stockholm-based Studio TOOJ has designed Contourage, a bright-blue table with a wood-grain pattern that was constructed from 3D-printed sand using a binder jetting process. The table was unveiled at this year's Milan design week as part of Studio TOOJ's exhibition "Restrained Beauty: The Unseen Layers of Scandinavian Design" at nomadic design platform Alcova's Villa Borsani
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Daniel Buren brings his signature colours to six hotels around the world

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French artist Daniel Buren has created installations at six Belmond hotels, including a colourful pergola in Mallorca, mirrored totems in Cape Town and a window takeover in Rio de Janeiro. The Belmond hotel group invited Buren to create site-specific works at some of the most prominent hotels in its portfolio, with other locations including Venice,
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Lyle Gallery showcases "metalwork through a feminine lens" in New York

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Inflated and spiralled metal furniture by three female designers have been featured in an inaugural exhibition by Lyle Gallery during the city's NYCxDesign week. Metal includes work by co-founder of London studio Jamps, Martha McGuinn, Texas-based Jøna Maaryn and Michelle Jiaxin Huang, who is based in Rhode Island. "Metal is a celebration of craftsmanship, showcasing
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DF Arquitectos uses volcanic rock for sports club in Mexico

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Local architecture studio DF Arquitectos has wrapped an expansive clubhouse for a football team in volcanic stone in the shadow of a rocky cliff in Mexico City. The Casa Club Pumas opened in 2023 for the Pumas First Division team at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Owned by the university, the team provides exercise
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Ten interior design projects by students at Maryville University

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Dezeen School Shows:  a community space drawing on French heritage and industrial architecture is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Maryville University St Louis. Also included is an ecological resort and spa featuring upscale dining and a mixed-use family apartment dwelling inspired by local landscapes. Maryville University St Louis Institution: Maryville University St
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Yuri Suzuki combines sculpture and sound with "trumpet-like" San Francisco art installation

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Japanese sound artist and designer Yuri Suzuki has created Arborhythm, an outdoor art installation capturing the sights and sounds of San Francisco, California. Suzuki's sound project was commissioned to coincide with the Art of Noise exhibition – a multi-sensory tribute to how design has shaped music consumption over the past 100 years – at the
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Fritz Hansen unveils high-back sofas by Jaime Hayon for workplace interiors

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Promotion: Danish brand Fritz Hansen has launched The Plenum Cabin, a seating range crafted by designer Jaime Hayon as "a versatile space-creation tool" for the workplace. The Plenum Cabin is a four-seater, pod-like furniture piece designed by Hayon to host informal and private conversations within large and open workspaces. It comprises two sofas with adjoining
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Vineyard collection by Ramón Esteve for Vondom

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Dezeen Showroom: Spanish brand Vondom collaborated with architect Ramón Esteve to create an outdoor furniture collection designed with comfort and functionality in mind. The Vineyard collection comprises tables and seating and was initially created for use in the designer's country house. Each piece in the range is made from teak wood and lacquered aluminium, with the
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Rammed-earth wall fronts Parisian townhouse by Déchelette Architecture

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French studio Déchelette Architecture has completed Casa Franca, a townhouse and artists' studio in Paris distinguished by a large wall of rammed earth. Located in the city's 18th arrondissement, the 400-square-metre space combines living spaces for its owner and resident artists with the headquarters of the charity Greenline Foundation, which uses art to encourage the
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Klymax nightclub by OMA was designed to be a "sonic sweet spot"

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Architecture studio OMA has collaborated with DJ Harvey on a nightclub at the Potato Head resort in Seminyak, Bali, where optimised acoustics and a sprung dance floor elevate the experience for partygoers. After completing the resort itself in 2020, OMA returned to work with the Potato Head Design Studio on the interiors for Klymax, which are
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Martha Schwartz, Alexandra Hagen and Nguyễn Hà announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

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Architects Alexandra Hagen and Nguyễn Hà, landscape architect Martha Schwartz, Takt CEO Henrik Taudorf Lorensen and interior designers Alessio Nardi and Lukas Persakovas have joined as 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
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Gubi opens first UK showroom in London townhouse takeover

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A Georgian townhouse filled with period details is now Gubi House London, the first dedicated showroom that the furniture brand has opened outside Denmark. Gubi partnered with Danish surface design studio File Under Pop to reimagine the listed building as a showspace for its collection, which includes furniture by designers such as GamFratesi and Space
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Slow tiles by Marazzi among eight new products on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: a range of ceramic tiles that mimic the appearance and feel of terracotta features among eight new products on Dezeen Showroom. Slow tiles by Marazzi The earthy quality of traditional terracotta informed this collection of tiles by Italian brand Marazzi. Slow tiles are made from porcelain and come in a variety of size formats
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Studio Aisslinger completes "nature-loving" renovation of Hotel Seegarten

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Designer Werner Aisslinger has renovated a lakeside hotel in Germany's Sauerland region, adding hydroponics and locally sourced materials including wood and terrazzo to craft interiors informed by the surrounding nature. Hotel Seegarten is owned and operated by TV chef Olaf Baumeister, who took over the traditional inn from his parents in 1992 and has overseen
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The Riviera Maya Edition at Kanai hotel sits over mangrove reserve in Mexico

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Architecture studios Edmonds International and Rockwell Group have collaborated on The Edition hotel group's latest property in Mexico's Quintana Roo state, which will be founder Ian Schrager's last for the brand. The Riviera Maya Edition at Kanai took the team seven years to complete, but finally opened earlier this year on a nature reserve close
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Ten architecture and interior design projects by Canadian University Dubai

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Dezeen School Shows: a UAE-based astronaut training facility is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Canadian University Dubai. Also included is a research centre focusing on plants that can grow in salt water and an educational building designed to be inclusive and diverse. Canadian University Dubai Institution: Canadian University Dubai School: School
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IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facades

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Students and researchers at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia have constructed a mobile home in Barcelona using wood from Collserola Natural Park. Called Moca, an abbreviation of Mobile Catalyst, the prototype two-person dwelling is mounted on a trailer and designed to be easily transported by car. It is built from cross-laminated timber (CLT)
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Eight compact micro interiors that make the most of their small space

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For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight micro apartments and micro homes that use clever solutions to fit the most into a single room, which often functions as both the living room and the bedroom. A "sleeping cocoon" and built-in space-saving furniture are among the solutions used to create comfortable living and sleeping spaces in
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Space Available opens closed-loop design workshop and studio in Bali

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Design studio Space Available has transformed a former warehouse in Bali into a workshop and office space featuring a mezzanine clad in offcuts from its plastic recycling projects. Situated in an industrial suburb of the island's capital Denpasar, the building houses the first physical workspace for Space Available, which creates products and clothing from ocean
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In Common With opens Quarters showroom and hospitality venue in Tribeca

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New York lighting brand In Common With has opened a multi-functional space in a 19th-century Tribeca loft in time for NYCxDesign, and will host a shoppable experience and a variety of events during the festival and beyond. In Common With founders Felicia Hung and Nick Ozemba renovated the 8,000-square-foot (473-square-metre) space on the second floor
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UCA presents 10 student-designed electric vehicle chargers

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Dezeen School Shows: characterful charging points for electric vehicles feature in Dezeen's latest school show by University for the Creative Arts in collaboration with Andersen EV. Among the designs is a charging station that functions as a miniature greenhouse containing small plants, which is made from a glass-like biomaterial. There's also a charger with an
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Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten designs Vertical Farm Beijing as a "beacon in the city"

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Dutch practice Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten has completed Vertical Farm Beijing, an innovation centre for urban fruit and vegetable production housed in a faceted greenhouse. Created for horticultural company AgriGarden and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), the centre was designed to demonstrate to both students and the general public how food can be
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Eight converted-barn interiors that reveal echoes of their pasts

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An "unprecious" restaurant, a sculptor's studio and a handful of holiday homes are among the converted barns in our latest lookbook, which explores how to transform the interiors of these agricultural buildings. Traditionally, barns are farm buildings that house livestock or store resources such as grain or hay. But around the world, architects and designers
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This week we launched North American Design 2024

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This week on Dezeen, we launched our latest editorial series, North American Design 2024, which will define the state of independent design across North America by spotlighting a different city each week. Focusing on cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States, the series will feature a hand-picked selection of independent furniture and product designers
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Bark-lined furniture among showcase of Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance's work in New York

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French designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has shown three collections highlighting European vernacular craft traditions at New York gallery Demisch Danant during NYCxDesign. Duchaufour-Lawrance showed three collections under the Made In Situ collection at the downtown Manhattan gallery Demisch Danant. Ranging from furniture lined with bark to beeswax candles where the wax becomes part of the candle,
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Team of Arkansas designers creates a ramped bikeable office building

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Arkansas has claimed its first bikeable structure – a ramped office building in Bentonville designed by Michel Rojkind, Callaghan Horiuchi and Marlon Blackwell Architects. Completed at the end of 2022, the 230,000-square foot (21,368-square metre) mixed-use office is known as The Ledger. A collaboration between Mexican architect Michel Rojkind and Arkansas-based studios Callaghan Horiuchi and
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Ten design projects by students at the University of West England

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Dezeen School Shows: an architectural scheme that aims to reconnect and celebrate the historic areas of Rome is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of West England. Also included is a hub in Bristol geared towards supporting activists, and a publication that collates academic texts that examine and promote the
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Arup victim of multimillion-dollar deepfake video scam in Hong Kong

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Engineering firm Arup has lost HK$200 million after falling victim to a deepfake video, during which a digitally cloned version of its chief financial officer demanded monetary transfers. The hyper-realistic video, which was generated using artificial intelligence, targeted an employee at the Hong Kong office of the international firm in January. According to the British
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Solus and Refin open Laboratory space to explore "very small worlds"

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Promotion: an installation space designed by London studio Holloway Li to explore microscopic photography has opened to coincide with Clerkenwell Design Week. The UK's largest independent supplier of independent ceramics, Solus Ceramics, is hosting the installation at its showroom in Clerkenwell in collaboration with Italian porcelain stoneware manufacturer Refin. Titled Laboratory, the brand said the
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Smith Young Architects embraces "imperfection" at Vestige house in Cheshire

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Liverpool studio Smith Young Architects has completed Vestige, a house in northwest England with a brick base built from the remnants of a previous structure on the site. Named Vestige, the home overlooks a park in Cheshire and replaces an existing dwelling on the site, which the client had hoped to extend but couldn't due
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Jean Prouvé house finds permanent London home in Ladbroke Hall garden

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Carpenters Workshop Gallery has unveiled a model of the Jean Prouvé-designed 6x6 demountable house in a London garden created by landscape designer Luciano Giubbilei. Maison Démountable will be a permanent fixture of the publicly accessible garden at Ladbroke Hall, the west London arts venue that Carpenters Workshop Gallery moved into in 2023. It forms the
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Design Week magazine acquired by Interconnect and set for relaunch this year

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Online design magazine Design Week has been acquired by its web development company Interconnect, saving it from closure. Interconnect purchased the company from its previous owner Xeim, which also runs Marketing Week and Creative Review, after working as Design Week's service provider since 2015. "We felt that taking ownership would inject new vitality into the brand,"
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Cow intestines and old mattresses feature in Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2024 exhibition

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Spanish fashion house Loewe has announced the winner of its seventh annual prize celebrating craft from around the world, as an exhibition of the 30 shortlisted projects opens at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. Mexican ceramicist Andrés Anza took home the top prize of 50,000 euros for his human-sized ceramic sculpture, which the jury
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Locally produced tiles clad walls and table in Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Nagoya

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Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design sourced local materials for the design of Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Nagoya, Japan, which features tiles across its surfaces and lamps made from pottery plates. The studio used tiles across the walls, floors and tables of the cafe, which were all produced by local manufacturer Ceramic Olive Bricks. "This
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Arper releases chair that aims to limit environmental impact "by doing what trees do"

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Promotion: Italian furniture brand Arper has created Catifa Carta, a chair that the company claims can sequester carbon dioxide. It is made out of PaperShell, a new composite material made from paper combined with a natural resin binder, which the makers claim is entirely circular. The chair was originally released in 2001 under the name
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Yves Salomon revives Pierre Chapo lighting and furniture using shearling offcuts

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At this year's Salone del Mobile at Milan design week, fashion brand Yves Salomon showcased a furniture collection with Chapo Creation, inspired by Pierre Chapo's designs and incorporating shearling offcuts. The collection consists of a day seat, a sculptural chair, a lampshade, an ottoman, and an armchair. Each item was upholstered with upcycled shearling scraps,
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Lee Broom unveils lighting informed by "mythology" in New York penthouse

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British designer Lee Broom has debuted a collection of lighting during NYCxDesign showcased in an installation of mauve curtains in the designer's personal Tribeca penthouse. The Alchemist collection, which encompasses pendants lights, chandeliers and wall sconces, was informed by the designer's reading of Brazilian author Paulo Coelho's book The Alchemist and references themes of  "astrology, mythology
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Dezeen Agenda features the launch of North American Design 2024

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of North American Design 2024 – a Dezeen series spotlighting design stars in the region. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. This week, Dezeen unveiled its North American Design 2024 series, spotlighting the most innovative independent furniture and product design studios spanning Canada, Mexico,
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Forge Craft uses "hammock" approach to create outdoor space for transitional apartments

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Local studio Forge Craft Architecture + Design has created affordable apartments for people transitioning out of homelessness in Austin that feature a breezeway to encourage rest and preserve heritage trees on the site. Called Zilker Studios, the structure includes 110 affordable apartments operated by local housing organisation Foundation Communities. The mid-rise housing complex consists of
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Boston University presents nine graphic design student projects

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Dezeen School Shows: a graphic design project that examines how branding has become a consistent feature of daily life is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Boston University. Also included is a poster that conveys the complex emotional and physical hallmarks of going through puberty, and a magazine aimed at women with
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Corian Solid Surface used to create "seamless" elegance in Sofia bathroom

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Promotion: Corian Design's partner, manufacturer Soliform, has transformed the bathroom of a private apartment in Sofia, Bulgaria, using Corian Solid Surface panels to add "a touch of elegance". Aiming to encapsulate "a sense of sophistication and tranquility", the bathroom's floors and walls were clad with 70-square-metres of Corian Solid Surface – a non-porous, versatile material
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"Shifting shades" of rammed earth define Thai community building by Suphasidh Architects

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Soil from across Thailand was used to create layers of colour and texture in the rammed-earth walls of Chonburi Multi-Purpose Building, designed by local studio Suphasidh Architects. Overlooking the Bay of Bangkok in the seaside town of Sattahip, the 196-square-metre building contains a cafe and four floors of multipurpose community space, alongside an existing hostel.
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Zaha Hadid Architects to convert Latvian warehouse into ferry terminal

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British studio Zaha Hadid Architects has revealed plans to adaptively reuse a 1960s shipping warehouse in Riga, Latvia, to create the Ropax Ferry Terminal. Situated beside Daugava River, the 20,000-square-metre terminal by Zaha Hadid Architects will double the port's current capacity with the addition of a fourth floor topped by an oversized, curved roof. Ropax
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Grade II-listed Oxford college library updated with oak-lined interiors

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British architecture studios Nex and Donald Insall Associates have renovated the neo-gothic Exeter College Library at the University of Oxford, originally constructed by George Gilbert Scott in 1857. Addressing a need for additional study spaces and improved accessibility of the Grade II-listed building, the studios implemented a series of contemporary interventions including the addition of
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Two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards

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There are just two weeks left to enter Dezeen Awards. Submit your entry by Thursday 30 May at 23:59 London time for a chance to be crowned a Dezeen Awards winner! Now in its seventh year, Dezeen Awards, in partnership with Bentley, celebrates the most outstanding work across architecture, interiors, design and sustainability. Entering gives
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Miriam Barrio creates "organic and natural" interiors for Barcelona curly hair salon

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Barcelona-based Miriam Barrio Studios has transformed the interiors of a modernist building into Curly Lab, a curly hair salon incorporating curved shapes and copper-toned surfaces. Located at the base of a gothic and modernist building designed by Catalan architect Enric Sagnier in 1895, Curly Lab is situated at Diputación in the Eixample district of Barcelona.
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Six upcoming school shows from Dezeen Events Guide

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The Loughborough University Degree Show 2024, How Do You Feel New York? and An Exhibition of Architectural Works are among the current and upcoming academic exhibitions featured in Dezeen Events Guide. Other school shows and academic events include 2024 School of Constructed Environments End of Year Exhibition, Arts University Bournemouth – Summer Shows 24 and
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SunRice installation explores new uses for world's "most widely consumed food"

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Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota used a kind of artificial stone made with waste rice husks to create this modular installation in the Brera botanical garden for Milan design week. The SunRice installation transformed the garden into a pathway that allowed visitors to explore the multiple uses of rice – "from
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ISA creates skinny metal-clad apartment building in Philadelphia

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American studio ISA has used a range of strategies to maximise space, light and views in the metal-clad Signal House, which rises from a slender urban lot. The multi-level apartment building is located in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighbourhood, a transitioning area that has been attracting creative types and urban professionals. Local firm ISA, or Interface Studio
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Quilt launches whole-home heat pump system with "thoughtful design"

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Studio Mike and Maaike has worked with California start-up Quilt to create a design-led heat pump system, to make it more appealing for people to switch their homes to low-carbon heating and cooling. Launching today in the US and Canada, the Quilt heat pump system is intended to have an aesthetic appeal both inside and
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"Public technology sculpture" The Portal shut down after "inappropriate behaviour"

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An interactive video installation connecting Dublin and New York City that was set to form part of NYCxDesign programming was temporarily shut down for poor behaviour from both cities. Founded by Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys, The Portal installation is an ongoing initiative in which two circular screens are installed in partner cities and cast a 24/7
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Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign launches "joyful architecture" degree

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British designer Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign is developing a master's degree at Loughborough University, which aims to challenge conventional architecture education. Set to start in autumn 2025, the degree is hoped to foster a generation of architects who will "inspire joyful architecture", in line with the goals of the movement. Heatherwick's Humanise campaign was launched
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Modular One herringbone flooring by Parador

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Dezeen Showroom: German brand Parador has introduced a herringbone variation of Modular One, its eco-focused vinyl flooring. Parador's Modular One is PVC-free, plasticiser-free and durable, and is made with over 90 per cent renewable raw materials, according to the brand. It released the herringbone variation in response to renewed interest in the traditional laying pattern, which
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Vestiges of industry inform hotel complex on former factory site in Bordeaux

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A 36-metre-tall concrete silo has been converted into a dramatic hotel lobby at Bacalan Block – the transformation of a former factory site in Bordeaux into a mixed-use development by Colboc Sachet Architects. Overlooking the River Garonne near the city's centre, the new scheme was completed in 2021 and provides two hotels, a combined hostel
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Heams & Michel Architectes shrouds prefabricated aluminium pavilions in geometric lattices

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French studio Heams & Michel Architectes has updated a public square in Cannes with seven prefabricated aluminium kiosks that can be adapted to various uses. Named 7 Kiosks, the project forms part of a wider effort to renovate the Allées de la Liberté, a street between the port and the old town that holds local
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Christian Louboutin and Pierre Yovanovitch perch chairs on legs informed by "iconic women"

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Chairs with high heels for feet feature in this seating collection from French designers Pierre Yovanovitch and Christian Louboutin, meant to reflect "female individuality". Unveiled at Yovanovitch's gallery in New York City, the duo's latest collaboration includes nine bespoke oakwood chairs influenced by female muses from throughout history, mythology and film – Dita, Josefina, Syrena,
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Eight highlights from DesignMarch 2024 in Iceland

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Each year at DesignMarch, Iceland sets out to prove that being a remote island with a tiny population isn't a barrier to having a thriving design scene. Here, Dezeen rounds up the highlights of the 2024 festival. DesignMarch is Iceland's biggest design festival, with more than 100 exhibitions taking place across Reykjavík over five days.
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Zaha Hadid Architects and The Dalmore create rare whisky "imbued with life experiences"

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In this talk filmed by Dezeen for The Dalmore, Zaha Hadid Architects director Melodie Leung explains how she worked with the Scottish distiller to create a rare edition of its single malt whisky. During the talk, which was moderated by Wallpaper* China editor Yoko Choy, Leung described her collaboration with whisky makers Richard Paterson and Gregg
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Aram and Max Radford Gallery showcase emerging designers in Now 4 Then exhibition

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London's Aram Store has collaborated with Max Radford Gallery to launch an in-store gallery space with an exhibition of pieces by upcoming furniture and lighting designers that nod to the brand's past. The Now 4 Then exhibition showcases work by ten emerging UK designers – all showing pieces that were seen for the first time
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Terracotta-tiled extensions by Emil Eve Architects named London's best home improvement project

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A family house "joyfully transformed" with terracotta-coloured extensions has been named London's best home improvement project by Don't Move, Improve! 2024. The house renovation by local studio Emil Eve Architects, named Aden Grove, has been selected as the overall winner of the annual award from a shortlist of 16 projects. It was praised by this year's
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Dezeen Debate features "an intelligent re-use of an industrial structure"

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The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features the Kunstsilo art gallery in Norway by Barcelona studios Mestres Wåge Arquitectes, BAX and Mendoza Partida. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. The Kunstsilo art gallery in southern Norway is located in a converted 1930s grain silo and was designed by Barcelona's Mestres Wåge Arquitectes, BAX, and
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Brandon Haw Architecture creates masterplan for "last waterfront site" in Williamsburg

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Local studio Brandon Haw Architecture has created a masterplan for a development along the Brooklyn waterfront which will include five mixed-use towers created by design studios CookFox Architects, Rockwell Group and more. Totalling approximately 1 million square feet (92, 903 square metres) across 3.75 acres, Williamsburg Wharf will encompass residential, commercial, retail, and outdoor space
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Ten studios leading Detroit's design scene in 2024

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To kick off our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights independent furniture and object designers in North America, we showcase 10 studios creating unique objects in Detroit, Michigan. The first piece in our weekly series, which will draw attention to design studios in and around metropoles on the continent, focuses on the "lively and
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This is North American Design 2024

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Launching today, Dezeen's North American Design 2024 series will define the state of independent design in North America, providing a cross-section of a different city each week. US editor Ben Dreith explains more. Dezeen has zeroed in on cities across Canada, Mexico and the United States, selecting independent furniture and product designers from each who
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London extension by Collective Works blends Scandinavian and Mediterranean influences

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Terracotta-coloured facades and warm wood-lined interiors define Mid Terrace Dream, a terraced house in north London renovated and extended by local studio Collective Works. Collective Works has expanded the home, which it said was previously "run down", with two adjoining pitched-roof volumes at the rear and a full dormer to expand its loft. The extensions
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Six industrial silos repurposed as unusual homes and public spaces

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Following the opening of the Kunstsilo art gallery in Norway last week, we spotlight six examples of industrial silos that have been adaptively reused around the world. Used for the storage of materials such as grain or coal, silo structures are typically built with robust tower-like forms made from concrete or metal. However, these utilitarian
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Nike's Metamorph Poncho transforms from coat to camping tent

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Sportswear brand Nike has designed the Metamorph Poncho, a lightweight multi-layered raincoat that can be reconfigured as a tent for camping. Designed by Nike, the two-tone grey garment is constructed as a water-repellent hooded cape that can be zipped up at the front. The machine-washable Metamorph Poncho features a backpack-style, Swoosh-branded pocket that holds collapsible
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Winning a Dezeen Award "is invaluable" says designer Faye Toogood

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With just over two weeks until entries close, Dezeen Awards judges, including designers Faye Toogood and Jasper Morrison and architect Francine Houben, explained how winning can offer global recognition and validation for designers and architects. "Dezeen is so widely renowned within our industry, an accolade from such an esteemed platform is invaluable," designer Toogood told
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WilkinsonEyre reveals plans for latest Lord's Cricket Ground redevelopment

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Architecture studio WilkinsonEyre has unveiled its proposal for the redevelopment of the Tavern and Allen stands at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London. It follows WilkinsonEyre's redesign of the Compton and Edrich stands, which it completed in 2021 on either side of the Stirling Prize-winning Media Centre by Future Systems. The proposal has been approved by
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Serpentine Pavilion "a great riddle" says architect Minsuk Cho

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Architect Minsuk Cho discusses his design for this year's Serpentine Pavilion in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen for the Serpentine. Cho is the founder and lead architect of Mass Studies, an architecture practice based in Seoul, South Korea. He is the 23rd architect to be chosen for the Serpentine commission, and the pavilion will
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Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés completes trio of apartment blocks for Athletes' Village in Paris

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French architecture studio Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés has unveiled a trio of apartment blocks lined with loggias and terracotta-tiled facades for the Athletes' Village in Paris. Located beside the city's Seine river, the three buildings are situated within the Saint-Ouen district – also referred to as Les Quinconces – which forms one of the three
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Plastic-eating mealworms "collaborate" in stool design by William Eliot

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Insects are an unlikely "collaborator" in British designer William Eliot's Digested Objects stool, which was shaped by plastic-eating mealworms as they gnawed their way through blocks of polystyrene. The Digested Objects stool is recognisable as a three-legged seat but has a gnarled and pitted form with no evident logical basis to its contours. The final
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Eleven things to do and see during New York's 2024 design week

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From a furniture show in a high-end sex shop to an homage to Dutch brickwork in New York by designer Floris Wubben, we've rounded up key shows and installations taking place during New York design week 2024. New York City's annual design festival begins this week, with events and programming oriented around institutions such as
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Studio North adds wooden screen to Calgary residence

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Canadian practice Studio North has wrapped a wooden screen around the curved corners and cantilevers of a Calgary house near a winding river. Studio North completed the 4,520-square-foot (420-square metre) residence – known as Elbow House – at the end of 2023 on an 8,050-square-foot (748-square metre), wedge-shaped property along the banks of the Elbow
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Seven fashion and textiles projects by students taking part in New Designers

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Dezeen School Shows: a sustainably designed running shoe with replaceable and reconfigurable modular components is included in Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers. Also included is a collection of garments informed by how people's use of nature and landscapes is limited by access laws and an embroidery project focusing on craft techniques that takes
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Dynamic carpet tiles by Modulyss are listed on Dezeen Showroom

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Dezeen Showroom: Belgium-based flooring brand Modulyss has showcased a range of carpet tiles on Dezeen Showroom, including a collection informed by motifs found in nature. Each pattern in Modulyss' Handcraft carpet tiles references a different type of naturally occurring ornamentation. Its Moss range has a tactile, furry surface, while Grind recalls how paths are created by walking
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Hyper Sonic textiles by Carnegie Fabrics

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Dezeen Showroom: American brand Carnegie Fabrics has launched a new collection called Hyper Sonic, which blends its innovative textile designs with acoustic solutions. The Hyper Sonic collection forms part of a new line from Carnegie Fabrics called Carnegie Acoustic Solutions, which intends to deliver sound-dampening performance alongside aesthetics. The collection includes a number of products that
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Studio Vio surrounds concrete holiday home in Vietnam with lush gardens

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Architecture practice Studio Vio has blended contemporary materials with traditional crafts and lush gardens at De Hue Space, a holiday home in Hue, Vietnam. Located in the village of Thuy Bieu just west of the city centre, De Hue Space has seven guest rooms alongside common living areas and is intended to promote local tourism.
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Formafantasma furniture interrogates "gendered nature" of modernism

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Design duo Formafantasma paired harsh steel rods with delicate glass flowers in its La Casa Dentro furniture collection, comparing modernism's sobriety with the femininity of more decorative motifs. Creative and life partners Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin made the furniture to "address the canons of modernism" – an early 20th-century movement favouring functional, pared-back design over
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"Great cities need tall buildings to help them thrive"

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Skyscrapers get a bad rap but are crucial to the success of cities, writes economics professor Jason Barr. Skyscrapers remain controversial in the 21st century, yet they are getting taller and more numerous. Seven times more buildings of 150 metres or taller have sprung up since 2000 than were constructed in the entire 20th century.
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Hélène Chartier, John Maeda and Llisa Demetrios announced as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges

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Urbanist Hélène Chartier, technologist John Maeda, curator Llisa Demetrios, architect Laura Narayansingh and designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal have been named 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 year, the
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Andrés Reisinger creates 12 chairs based on vision he had while meditating

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Argentinian designer Andrés Reisinger took a spiritual approach when producing the furniture for his latest exhibition, 12 Chairs For Meditation. Exhibited at Nilufar's Viale Lancetti gallery during Milan design week, the show was developed around a vision that the founder of Reisinger Studio experienced during meditation. This led him to design a series of 12
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Noho develops furniture based on insights on how people actually live

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Promotion: Kiwi design studio Formway has reimagined the traditional dining room set-up for its own furniture brand Noho, creating a collection of tables and chairs that are conducive to other activities besides dining. Noho's repertoire consists of three pieces – the newly launched Dine table range, the Noho Move chair and the Lightly chair, which was
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Highstay designs Paris holiday apartments for Olympics visitors and holiday makers

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Hospitality brand Highstay has brought a contemporary spin to these 19th-century Parisian apartments, which its team has renovated to offer accommodation during the Olympic Games and beyond. The holiday apartments are intended for short- and long-term stays of up to one month, offering an alternative to hotels "for those coming to the city this summer
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Red staircase anchors Diesel store in Miami Design District

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Fashion brand Diesel has debuted a retail design concept at its store in the Miami Design District, featuring raw metal surfaces and a red lacquered spiral staircase. Designed under the creative direction of Glenn Martens, who joined the brand in 2020, the industrial-style store is intended to reflect "the brand's signature bold attitude". "Envisioned as
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OFIS Arhitekti adds looping extension to modernist villa in Slovenia

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A semi-enclosed, winding extension that aims to facilitate "inside-outside living" defines Ring House, a 1930s villa in Slovenia renovated by local studio OFIS Arhitekti. Located in the suburbs of the capital city Ljubljana, the modernist villa required updating to improve its connection to the garden, as it had no direct access from the ground floor.
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Eight minimalist kitchens where materials provide the decoration

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For our latest lookbook, we've compiled eight functional kitchens that prove that conventional construction materials have their place in domestic interiors. The kitchens featured in this roundup utilise common construction materials, including wood, metal and concrete, to create an atmosphere of durability and serenity. Combining these materials creates a balanced interior scheme, with wood providing a
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Olivier Delannoy creates mirrored “English garden” for Daroco Soho restaurant

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Paris-based restaurant group Daroco has opened a London outpost with mirrored, curving interiors designed by French architect Olivier Delannoy. Delannoy, who has worked on Daroco's previous projects, reproduced the mirrored ceiling from its two Paris restaurants for the Daroco's latest location in Soho. "Though the layout maintains an orderly appearance, the reflection of the mirror
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BoND revives mid-century Sears Catalog kit house in Fire Island Pines

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New York studio BoND has "brought back the simplicity" to this modernist home on Fire Island by stripping away finishes from previous renovations and adjusting the internal layout. The 1,100-square-foot (102 square metres), two-bedroom home is a Sears Modern kit house – the blueprints and building supplies for which were originally ordered from the American
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HCCH Studio creates Twisted Brick Shell Library "to cuddle visitors" in China

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Architecture practice HCCH Studio has created a shell-like brick pavilion in Longyou County, China, which draws on its agricultural surroundings. Aptly named Twisted Brick Shell Library, the pavilion is located on an area of farmland separated from the nearby city of Quzhou by the Quijiang River. HCCH Studio designed it as a multifunctional space where
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Eight interiors with pyramidal ceilings that create dramatic depth

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For our latest lookbook, we've brought together eight houses from Mexico to Norway featuring pyramidal ceilings that reveal their structure and create a sense of depth. Similar to domed and vaulted ceilings, pyramidal ceilings have four panes that angle upwards towards a central point. Because of their depth, they often conform to architectural elements visible
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Watch The World Around Summit 2024 live

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Dezeen has teamed up with The World Around to livestream its annual summit, featuring talks centred on "the intersection of architecture with ecological and social justice". Watch it live here from 1pm New York time. Now in its fifth year, the World Around summit speakers will include MAD Architects founder Ma Yansong, MASS Design Group landscape
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This week it was reported that Saudi Arabia authorised "lethal force" for Neom clearance

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This week on Dezeen, we covered reports that Saudi Arabia cleared its forces to use "lethal force" to remove people from villages ahead of The Line megacity as part of Neom. We reported that the BBC spoke to Colonel Rabih Alenezi, who told the British media organisation that ahead of the development of The Line
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BIG creates 3D-printed data storage device to be sent to the Moon

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Danish architecture studio BIG and technology company Lonestar Data Holdings Inc have created a data storage device for the moon, where it is designed to rest indefinitely after arrival. The device, called Freedom Payload, is about the size of a hardback book and 1 kilogramme in mass. It will store data from "governments, enterprise businesses,
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Hebra Arquitectos tucks Lone Oak House within wooded site in Chile

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Chilean studio Hebra Arquitectos has completed an elevated home with steel pilotis and a V-shaped roof, aiming to create a building that "floats in the middle of the forest". Hidden within a densely wooded area, the Lone Oak House is located in a river region in southern Chile. The project was commissioned during the Covid
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Five US-based courses featured on Dezeen Courses

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Dezeen Courses: interested in studying in the US? We've rounded up five US-based courses covering a variety of subjects including landscape architecture, exhibition design and industrial design. Our roundup includes undergraduate and postgraduate programmes available at institutions from all over the US and is aimed at American and international students alike. Here are five US-based
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Milos outdoor collection by Jean-Marie Massaud for Vondom

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Dezeen Showroom: French designer Jean-Marie Massaud has created the Milos outdoor furniture collection for Vondom, channelling the landscape of the Mediterranean. The Milos collection includes sofas, armchairs, sun loungers and coffee and side tables, all made of soft, organic shapes. "For this new collaboration with Vondom, I wanted to evoke the original identity of this
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Slow tiles by Marazzi

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Dezeen Showroom: Italian brand Marazzi has launched the Slow tile collection, which is designed to evoke a slow-living philosophy by reviving the look of terracotta. The Slow collection combines the high-performance qualities of contemporary porcelain stoneware with the appearance of terracotta – the reddish-brown clay that has long been used for flooring and roofing. The Slow
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Emil Eve Architects brightens London house with terracotta tile-clad extensions

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Local studio Emil Eve Architects has revamped the Aden Grove house in east London, adding loft and rear extensions characterised by angular forms and terracotta tiles. The terraced Victorian home in Newington Green required an update due to its dark interior and series of narrow, disjointed rooms, said Emil Eve Architects. "Like many Victorian terraces,
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Giles Tettey Nartey creates communal table for pounding and serving fufu

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Pestles, mortars and bowls are integrated into the surfaces of the Communion table, created by designer Giles Tettey Nartey specifically for preparing the West African staple dish fufu. Carved from American maple, the monumental furniture piece consists of a central serving table surrounded by five workstations for pounding boiled cassava and plantain into a dough.
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Apple apologises for hydraulic crush advert that "missed the mark"

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Technology company Apple has apologised for its iPad Pro advert, which shows creative tools being crushed in a hydraulic press, following a backlash from creatives. "We missed the mark with this video, and we're sorry," Apple's vice president of marketing Tor Myhren told advertising industry publication Ad Age. "Creativity is in our DNA at Apple"
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H3O creates "unpredictable" zigzagging interiors for lightning-struck home

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Three jagged walls delineate the colourful spaces inside this converted barn in Sant Just Desvern, Spain, transformed by Barcelona studio H3O to reference a lightning bolt that struck the building generations ago. The one-storey Relámpago House is a former barn with a white-painted barrel-vaulted ceiling in the Spanish town of Sant Just Desvern on the
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Elisa Ossino focuses on "the tactility of the material" for limestone V-Zug showroom

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Promotion: Italian architect Elisa Ossino has designed a "tactile" showroom in Milan for Swiss home appliance brand V-Zug. Overlooking Piazza San Marco in the Italian city's Brera district, the space is organised into two areas – one that displays V-Zug's home appliances and one that functions as an "interactive kitchen". This was designed for visitors
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Ateno lines subway station in "continuous waves" of red concrete panels in China

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Chinese architecture studio Ateneo has used 3D technology to form the undulating, sculptural walls of Wuyuanwan subway station in Xiamen, China. Ateno drew on the red brick used for traditional village houses in China's Fujian region – where the station is located – for the renovation of Wuyuanwan station, which is clad entirely with panels
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Modus carpet tiles by Modulyss

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Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has created the Modus carpet tiles, a collection that it says is both unconventional and radiates timeless allure. The Modus collection was devised in-house by designer Joris Peutz and features four styles – Rust, Ivy, Fade and Trace. All four channel natural motifs, with both Rust and Ivy featuring patterns
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COA Arquitectura tops Mexico winery with sawtooth roof

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Mexican studio COA Arquitectura has enclosed a winery outside of Guadalajara with a corrugated steel sawtooth roof and rammed earth walls. Located in Aguascalientes, the 16,576-square-foot (1,540 square meters) Tierra Tinta Winery includes three buildings arranged in a loose triangle – the winery with a tasting room and cellar, separate restrooms and a third building which
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Dezeen Agenda features Nike's development of its own AI design model

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The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter includes the news that Nike is developing of its own AI model for product design. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Sportswear brand Nike has announced that it is developing a generative AI model to design products using its large collection of athlete data. Nike chief innovation
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Pnehaus converts inflatable outdoor seating for use in protests

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Rhode Island design studio Pneuhaus has converted a series of outdoor inflatable benches into self-defence devices to "de-escalate" potentially dangerous situations for students taking part in protests at universities in the United States. The design is an elaboration on Pneuhaus's Street Seats, inflatable tubes fabricated "to bring a sense of play" to public spaces, according
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Six opportunities in the interior design industry on Dezeen Jobs

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We've selected six opportunities in the interior design industry available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at Aesop, Tala Fustok and THDP. Studio assistant at Arlene Shechet Studio Arlene Shechet Studio is recruiting a studio assistant to join its team in Kingston, USA. One of the studio's recent portfolio includes the sculpture Dawn, currently displayed
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Mira Developments encircles Bentley Home villas with private lagoon

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Promotion: UAE-based developer Mira Developments has unveiled its plans for a community of luxury residences in Dubai, named Mira Villas designed by Bentley Home. Located around a 15-minute drive from the Burj Khalifa, Mira Villas designed by Bentley Home will contain 36 five-bedroom homes with fully furnished interiors by Bentley Home. Mira Developments designed the
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Kunstsilo gallery opens within "basilica-like" grain silo in Norway

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The Kunstsilo art gallery has opened within the shell of a 1930s grain silo in the south of Norway, converted by Barcelona studios Mestres Wåge Arquitectes, BAX and Mendoza Partida. Located on the Odderœya peninsula in Kristiansand, Kunstsilo is home to the world's largest private collection of modern art from the Nordic region, with more
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