This video shows Cabin Anna, a modular timber cabin created by architectural designer Caspar Schols with sliding walls that open its interior up to the elements. Cabin Anna was constructed from a flat-pack structure and comprises sections of wood, metal and glass mounted on slide … | Continue reading
British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori has created two oversized chairs decorated with a colourful Dutch wax-like print for his Types of Happiness installation in east London. The two 10-feet-high chairs, which were made from an internal steel frame with fibreglass padding and pai … | Continue reading
Mjölk Architekti aimed to embed Montessori ideals of learning through play and self-determined activity in this nursery extension in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic. Built in the small town of Jablonec nad Nisou, the project was designed by Prague-based Mjölk Architekti in col … | Continue reading
Local architect Rafael de Cárdenas referenced lost landmarks of New York for the interiors of this streetwear store in the city's Lower East Side. De Cárdenas worked with Angelo Baque, the former brand director of streetwear brand Supreme, on the design of a retail location for A … | Continue reading
Dezeen School Shows: an aquatic research centre designed to raise awareness of freshwater ecosystems is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the School of Visual Arts. Also featured is a healing centre designed to promote wellbeing through exposure to white nois … | Continue reading
We've selected five architecture, design and sales job roles based in New York available on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at OMA, Kiehl's and Leong Leong. BIM coordinator at OMA OMA is seeking a BIM coordinator with experience working on large-scale projects in the U … | Continue reading
Finnish brand Vaarnii has displayed its collection of wooden furniture alongside sculptural designs at the Tableau gallery during the annual 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. The brand, which was founded three years ago, creates pine furniture in local factories within Fi … | Continue reading
Architecture studio 2m26 has used traditional Japanese carpentry to create a chicken coop built from cypress and cedar bark in the mountains surrounding Kyoto, Japan. Aptly named Niwatorigoya, which means chicken coop in Japanese, the structure is located in the grounds of a trad … | Continue reading
Design studio Nina+Co has used materials informed by the ingredients used in natural skincare products for Big Beauty's first store in Hackney, London. For its first retail space, Big Beauty founder Lisa Targett Bolding to create a space that was an extension of the brand's ethos … | Continue reading
Danish design practice Natural Material Studio has unveiled its Human Nature exhibition, which featured compostable biofoam seating and biomaterial textiles, at 3 Days of Design. The studio designed the Human Nature installation to take full advantage of the large vaulted space a … | Continue reading
Promotion: architects and designers are increasingly finding new ways to use cork outside of cork stoppers as a way to reduce the carbon footprint of their projects, according to Portuguese company Amorim Cork Composites. As the innovation arm of the world's largest cork producer … | Continue reading
New York studios Starling Architecture and Emily Lindberg Design have renovated a Brooklyn townhouse for a young family, combining two units into a single home and unifying them through the use of white oak. The Carroll Gardens Townhouse was previously laid out as a two-family dw … | Continue reading
The Canadian government and social enterprise Challenge Works have announced the winners of their Afri-Plastics Challenge – an accelerator for companies across sub-Saharan Africa that are working to end plastic pollution. The competition's £4.1 million prize fund was divided amon … | Continue reading
There is just one month left to enter our Future Luxury Retail Design Competition, which calls for innovative concepts that reimagine the future of luxury retail. Enter now before the contest closes for entries on 7 July. Announced last month, Dezeen and Bentley have teamed up to … | Continue reading
This year's edition of the Ukurant exhibition at 3 Days of Design has taken over a carpentry workshop and features lamps made from egg yolks and a table "decorated with fire". Located at the festival's Refshaleøen Hub, the Ukurant showcase – held by young designers, for young des … | Continue reading
Wooden planks made from old railway sleepers clad Roundhouse Works, a creative centre in London designed by architect Paddy Dillon with local studios Reed Watts Architects and Allies & Morrison. The building is located to the rear of the Roundhouse, a famous concert venue in Camd … | Continue reading
Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh says that her restrained and environmentally conscious Serpentine Pavilion reflects current views on architecture in this exclusive interview. Speaking to Dezeen at the opening of this year's Serpentine Pavilion in London's Kensington Gardens, Ghot … | Continue reading
Co-founder of Danish brand Hay Rolf Hay has criticised trade fairs and the temporary stands that brands use to display products. Speaking on the first day of 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, which doesn't include a main trade fair, Hay described the shows as "completely irresponsi … | Continue reading
Architecture studio Vastushilpa Consultants has created a museum and memorial in India to honour the victims of the 2001 Gujarat earthquake and celebrate the resilience of the local Kutch community. Vastushilpa Consultants placed the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum on a hill … | Continue reading
Placing the Global South at the centre of this year's Venice Architecture Biennale created a spirit of openness and sincerity, write Ewa Effiom, Krish Nathaniel and Aoi Phillips in this review of the event. There are enough Pritzker and Stirling prizes to recognise built work in … | Continue reading
Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno has changed the HVAC and electrical system of the Serpentine gallery in London, in an effort to make an exhibition for all the nearby species. Titled Web(s) of Life, the exhibition presents some of the artist's most recent and well-known environm … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: Australian designer Ross Gardam has listed a selection of lighting designs on Dezeen Showroom, including a table lamp with a Brutalism-informed composition made from glass. The Vestige lamp was created in collaboration with Australian artisan and glass artist Pet … | Continue reading
Architect Lina Ghotmeh discusses her design for this year's Serpentine Pavilion in London, in this exclusive video produced by Dezeen for the gallery. Set to take the form of a timber shelter housing a concentric table for visitors to congregate around, Ghotmeh's pavilion in Lond … | Continue reading
The late entry deadline for Dezeen Awards 2023, in partnership with Bentley Motors, is midnight London time on 8 June. Submit your project before the deadline on Thursday 8 for a final chance to win a Dezeen Award! Entry fees Fees to enter are now £230 per category entry for indi … | Continue reading
French designer Philippe Starck has revealed his design for the Qatar Preparatory School at an exhibition of upcoming buildings in Qatar during the Venice Architecture Biennale. Commissioned by Qatar Museums, the Qatar Preparatory School is set to be the first vocational school f … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: Spanish designer Jorge Garaje sought to add freshness and zest to outdoor settings with the Citrus rug collection, created for Gan. The Citrus outdoor rugs come in three abstracted but familiar designs that reference three different types of fruits — oranges, lim … | Continue reading
American artist James Turrell has created Eight Decades, a limited-edition glass decanter made with French glassware brand Lalique that draws on "Egyptian forms". Turrell, who is best known for his large-scale light installations, designed the bottle as a celebration for his 80th … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: a series of noise-dampening tiles made from mycelium are among 16 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. FIKA acoustic wall tiles by AllSfär Acoustic product design brand AllSfär worked with mushroom packaging manufacturer the Magical Mushroom Company on a ser … | Continue reading
Since February, searches for brick architecture have skyrocketed on Pinterest. The material is particularly popular in South America. We round up eight projects from the continent featured on our bricks board. Materials such as brick and concrete are commonly used in South Americ … | Continue reading
This month's Dezeen In Depth newsletter looks at how electric vehicle technology is changing car design and features an exclusive interview with 2023 Venice Architecture Biennale curator Lesley Lokko. Subscribe to Dezeen In Depth now. Cars could start to look dramatically differe … | Continue reading
Dezeen Events Guide has launched its guide to the 10th edition of 3 Days of Design, the design festival in Copenhagen that runs from 7 to 9 June 2023. The guide outlines the key events from the festival's programme, including product launches, open showrooms, fairs, exhibitions a … | Continue reading
Promotion: prefabricated folding pods for housing displaced people and lightweight "filigree" concrete components for construction are among the projects on display at the European Cultural Centre's (ECC) biennial architecture exhibition that opened in Venice this month. Titled T … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: Japanese office furniture brand Okamura has designed a flexible workspace named Lives Post + Beam, which includes a frame with sliding wall panels. Users can customise the square frame with fixed or moveable panels that attach to a top rail and are available as w … | Continue reading
Stables linked by steel bridges and a clubhouse with a cantilevered terrace feature at the Hípico Piedra Grande equestrian complex in rural Mexico, designed by Studio RC. Located in Huixquilucan in the State of Mexico, the complex includes a rectilinear clubhouse and a block of s … | Continue reading
A steel frame and large glazed openings define Rescobie Pavilion, a hillside garden room by Edinburgh studio Kris Grant Architect that overlooks a loch in rural Scotland. The two-storey pavilion, which is located in the garden of a 19th-century schoolhouse in the hamlet of Rescob … | Continue reading
Dezeen has been shortlisted for four Association of Online Publishers awards, three Professional Publishers Association and three British Society of Magazine Editors talent awards. Dezeen's was recently shortlisted for editorial team of the year at both the Association of Online … | Continue reading
An architecture centre founded by British architect Terry Farrell has opened in Newcastle, England, with an exhibition exploring building materials of the future and "urban rooms" for local residents. The Farrell Centre is an exhibition gallery, research centre and community spac … | Continue reading
In the arty Paris district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Stockholm design studio Halleroed has designed a new boutique for French bag and luggage brand L/Uniform. Taking cues from the brand's simple, rational approach to design, Halleroed design lead Ruxandra Halleröd created a seri … | Continue reading
Designer Marc Fornes presented an organically shaped pavilion at Milan design week to accompany the most recent Objets Nomades furniture collection by fashion house Louis Vuitton. Fornes, who runs New York studio The Very Many, formed the Nomad pavilion out of more than 16,000 sh … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: architect Ramón Esteve looked to the luxury of New York holiday homes with the Hamptons outdoor furniture collection, created for Spanish brand Vondom. The Hamptons collection includes a lounge chair, sofa, ottoman and coffee table. The range is distinguished by … | Continue reading
Spanish studio Mesura has created a brick and concrete house that steps down a steep hill and features giant windows that frame the surrounding Mediterranean landscape. Named Casa Dosmurs, the home is designed to blend in with its site in the residential area of Alella in Catalon … | Continue reading
To mark this year's Earth Day, Dezeen has selected 12 recent interviews that will make you more informed about the major environmental issues facing the planet. Dezeen interviews numerous prominent figures from the world of design and architecture – often focusing on reducing emi … | Continue reading
Promotion: as part of its immersive exhibition at Milan design week, electronics brand LG OLED has teamed up with Dutch design brand Moooi to give its lifestyle TVs a decorative makeover. Presented at Milan design week 2023 in a multi-sensory exhibition called A Life Extraordinar … | Continue reading
Promotion: German lighting brand Occhio has created a new lighting series named Luna, which it presents as part of its "new horizons" installation at Milan design week. Displayed on the grounds of Milan's Villa Necchi Campiglio, the "new horizons" installation draws upon themes o … | Continue reading
A red "cave" hides behind the main dining space of this wine and small plates bar in Madrid designed by interiors studio Plantea Estudio. Located on the ground floor of a neoclassical building in Madrid's buzzy Justicia neighbourhood, Plantea Estudio designed Gota to appear "dark … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: Australian designer Ross Gardam has created the Volant chandelier, a lighting installation of sculpturally angled metal bars and tubular glass elements, which launches at Milan design week 2023. Gardam describes Volant as a modern chandelier that's almost akin to … | Continue reading
Promotion: for its first solo show, Dutch material brand SolidNature is hosting an immersive exhibition at Milan design week, created by OMA architects Ellen Van Loon and Giulio Margheri. Named Beyond The Surface, the installation includes a series of rooms clad and decorated wit … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: German sanitaryware brand Grohe has listed products on Dezeen Showroom from its Atrio Private Collection, characterised by extensive customisation options. The Atrio Private Collection – a range which is tied to Grohe's high-end sub-brand Grohe Spa – contains a m … | Continue reading