Norwegian studio Saunders Architecture has created an island villa in an archipelago in Norway that is cross-shaped in plan and acts as an observatory for viewing its surroundings. Named Villa Austevoll, the project is located on the island of Selbjørn, which forms part of an arc … | Continue reading
American interior stylist Colin King has joined Dezeen Awards 2023 as a judge. Here, he selects five projects that best reflect his studio's work. New York-based King, founder of eponymous design practice Colin King Studio, says he "emphasises passion in and out of the studio" wh … | Continue reading
David Chipperfield did not deserve to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize last week, writes Aaron Betsky. Whether it's the Oscars or the Pritzkers, it is always a fool's errand to second-guess jury choices. I mean, I liked Everything Everywhere All at Once, but really? Nonetheles … | Continue reading
Living spaces snake around trees and rocks at the Chuzhi house, which architecture studio Wallmakers has created on an overlooked site in the village of Shoolagiri, India. The spiralling home is partly embedded in a steep and rocky site that had previously been overlooked as a "w … | Continue reading
The second case study in our Timber Revolution series is Murray Grove, a London housing tower by Waugh Thistleton that has a superstructure built almost entirely from cross-laminated timber. Slotted into a residential area in Hackney, the groundbreaking Murray Grove garnered inte … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: Italian kitchen brand Falmec and designers Studio Ferriani have created an extractor hood called Monolith, which integrates into the benchtop and doubles as storage for utensils. Part of the Elements Collection, Monolith incorporates a 90-centimetre-long suction … | Continue reading
Japanese fashion brand Anrealage has presented a colour-changing collection at Paris Fashion Week that was activated by suspended moving UV lights. The Autumn Winter 2023 presentation took place at Théâtre de la Madeleine in central Paris and saw models walk on stage wearing 1950 … | Continue reading
In an "urgently needed" discovery that could revolutionise direct air capture, researchers from Lehigh University have found a way to potentially make the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere cheaper and more efficient. The novel process, published in the Science Advance … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: a translucent resin bathtub designed to have a striking yet minimalist appearance is among seven new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Amore translucent resin bath by Lusso British bathroom brand Lusso has designed the Amore freestanding bathtub, which has a … | Continue reading
Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has completed the Simonsson House in the city of Boden, Sweden, cladding it entirely in red-painted planks of local pine. Located just south of the Arctic Circle, the dwelling is designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune in line with a series of str … | Continue reading
Our latest lookbook features cross-laminated timber interiors, including a colourful German vacation home and a tenement-style housing development in Edinburgh, and is part of Dezeen's Timber Revolution series. Architects looking to offset the carbon emissions of a building often … | Continue reading
Australian architect Emily Sandstrom has transformed a run-down 1930s bungalow in Sydney by adding an extension that was partly built from demolition materials. Sandstrom aimed to restore the home, which had been left untouched for decades, and celebrate its original features inc … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: a globe-shaped acoustic light fixture made partially from recycled plastic bottles is among 11 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Moon light by Thomas Bernstrand for Abstracta Office furniture brand Abstracta and designer Thomas Bernstrand created a spheri … | Continue reading
Design agency Morrama has developed a concept for a menopausal treatment service that would use artificial intelligence to tailor pills to help alleviate users' symptoms. The Luma service would see users connect their smartwatch to an app, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) … | Continue reading
Our latest lookbook collects eight homes that feature split-level living areas, from a humble apartment in Mexico to a vast brutalist-style house in Bali. Split-level areas are often seen in residential homes, where architects separate different spaces using short flights of step … | Continue reading
This week on Dezeen, we spoke to the editors of a book about Barbie's Dreamhouse to find out how changes in its design showcase the evolution of the American home. The monograph, which was released by toymaker Mattel and architecture magazine Pin-Up, features detailed architectur … | Continue reading
Houston-based Gin Design Group has combined various mid-century references at a local restaurant, which celebrates its chef's family history and is "a tribute to all grandmothers". Located at The Ion business centre in Midtown Houston, The Lymbar's design was heavily influenced b … | Continue reading
Belgian practice Studio Okami Architecten has completed a woodland villa in Antwerp named Beli House, which features a mirrored facade and draws on 1960s design. Located in Kalmthout, the building replaces an experimental 1960s villa, which had to be demolished due to Belgian reg … | Continue reading
Bespoke furniture with a mid-century feel can be rearranged to alter the use of this office space in north London, which interior design studio The Mint List has created for a music management company. Camilla Kelly and Lucy Tudhope of The Mint List designed the headquarters for … | Continue reading
Dezeen School Shows: from a "library of blood" to a meat-growing lab, we've picked five of the weirdest student projects featured on Dezeen School Shows. Students are encouraged to push the boundaries of their imagination, and the results can be even more outlandish than anything … | Continue reading
Copenhagen studio and gallery Tableau has curated Funct Feast, an exhibition of "functional art" and collectible design that was on show as part of Stockholm Design Week at the new Älvsjö Gård venue. The exhibition showcased work by 23 different designers chosen by Tableau, rangi … | Continue reading
Argentinian artist Pilar Zeta and Mexican sculptor Andrés Monnier have created the Antipodes exhibition at Galerie Philia that began during Mexico City's art week. The works by Zeta and Monnier are set in a concrete-walled space in the Mexican capital, launched during Mexico City … | Continue reading
Local studio Splyce Design has designed a light-filled, angled house with glazed corners and a sculptural staircase overlooking the Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, British Columbia. Completed in 2021, the 5,700-square-foot (530-square-metre) residence, known as Yield House, is orient … | Continue reading
Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari has created a trio of dismantlable mosques at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to demonstrate the potential of bamboo. The mosques were created in response to a challenge from the biennale's artistic director Sumayya Vally to des … | Continue reading
Powerful new chatbot ChatGPT has delivered a stark warning to architects about the existential threat that AI poses to the profession. ChatGPT, which has generated huge attention since being launched by US company OpenAI two months ago, claimed that architects who ignore the pote … | Continue reading
Architects urgently need to get to grips with the existential threat posed by AI or risk, in ChatGPT's words, "sleepwalking into oblivion", writes Neil Leach. In the near future, architects may become a thing of the past. Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly advancing to a poi … | Continue reading
Buckingham Palace has recruited former Apple designer Jony Ive to create the logo for the coronation of King Charles III, depicting a crown formed from the national flowers of the United Kingdom's four nations. Created by Ive and his design studio LoveFrom, the official emblem is … | Continue reading
Spanish design students used red oak, maple, cherry and tulip woods to create furniture pieces for Slow Spain: Slow furniture for fast change, an exhibition by the American Hardwood Export Council at Madrid Design Festival. A side table that doubles as a lamp, a modular shelving … | Continue reading
Mata Architects founder Dan Marks has extended his self-designed home in London, adding a charred wood-clad garden studio using Japanese technique Sho Sugi Ban. The refurbishment of the 19th-century, mid-terrace house also added a rear extension containing a large kitchen and liv … | Continue reading
This week on Dezeen, we revealed footage of a 61-storey skyscraper set to be built in Miami Beach that will contain a car lift so that residents can drive into apartments on all of its levels. Created by Sieger Suarez Architects, Dezer Development and car brand Bentley, the 228-m … | Continue reading
Italian company Dyaqua, which has developed a way to produce solar panels so that they resemble the barrel clay tiles common on the roofs of buildings in Italy, has said the technology is important for the sustainable redevelopment of historical sites. Called Invisible Solar, the … | Continue reading
Canadian architecture studio Atelier l'Abri has built a series of A-Frame buildings for the Farouche Tremblant agrotourism site in Québec's Mon-Tremblant National Park, which were designed to "recede in the landscape". Intending to celebrate and showcase the surrounding untamed w … | Continue reading
Following the news that Tate Modern has lost its lengthy court battle against Neo Bankside residents over privacy, we look back on other buildings that became the subject of legal disputes. Legal showdowns and court cases over accessibility, injuries, building damage, planning an … | Continue reading
The best way to land exciting design commissions is to be proactive about pitching ideas to brands, according to Norwegian designer Daniel Rybakken. Speaking to Dezeen ahead of Stockholm Design Week, Rybakken said that many of his best-known projects resulted from him reaching ou … | Continue reading
The sofa is reimagined as a reconfigurable hammock in this concept presented at Stockholm Design Week by electronics brand Samsung and design studio Form Us With Love. Shift is a prototype textile "watching platform" that can change form depending on the number of people using it … | Continue reading
Spanish fashion brand Loewe collaborated with French metal artist Elie Hirsch to create a series of pewter and copper jackets in bulbous silhouettes for its Autumn Winter 2023 collection. The metal jackets were presented during Paris Fashion Week's menswear season, which saw Loew … | Continue reading
Scottish studio Fraser/Livingstone has completed a mass-timber tenement-style housing development in Edinburgh named Simon Square. Comprising six flats, the housing block replaces an old builder's yard on a site closely bordered by 19th-century stone tenements, in Edinburgh's Sou … | Continue reading
Architecture studio Surman Weston has created a pool house in the gardens of a large home in Surrey, UK, and raised it on a concrete plinth to overlook the surrounding forest. Located close to Reigate Heath, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), the structure was designed … | Continue reading
British heritage brand Burberry has unveiled a logo that uses an equestrian knight motif that was created for the brand over 100 years ago along with a serif typeface. Campaign imagery adorned with the new logo, which was posted to Instagram earlier this week, announced the redes … | Continue reading
Design practice Studio Bound has created an installation at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that aims to communicate the idea that all of Mecca can be considered a mosque. Named City as a Mosque, the installation aims to build understanding about the formal and … | Continue reading
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish furniture brand Blå Station and designer Johan Ansander have created a cushy upholstered version of the 2021 wooden Maximus easy chair. Max shares Maximus' stocky, rounded silhouette and size, despite Maximus seeming to appear marginally larger thanks to … | Continue reading
A floating feather was the visual reference for the airport terminal that Chinese architecture studio MAD is designing in the city of Changchun, Jilin province, China. Terminal 3 at Changchun Longjia International Airport will have a distinctive fan-shaped form, which is intended … | Continue reading
American startup Recompose has opened a funeral home in Seattle designed by architecture firm Olson Kundig, where human remains are composted and turned into a nutrient-rich soil that can nurture new plant life. Set in a converted warehouse in the city's SoDo district, the facili … | Continue reading
MASA Gallery has announced the opening of its permanent gallery in a heritage building in Mexico City where installations as well as a repository of work from past shows will be held. To mark the gallery's fifth anniversary, MASA has set up shop in a historic home in the San Migu … | Continue reading
Dezeen Courses: in the latest roundup of programmes listed on Dezeen Courses, we've selected five degrees that train students to be innovative creators by combining creative design and scientific theory. The roundup includes postgraduate courses that explore topics such as techno … | Continue reading
French interior designer Marion Mailaender has completed a seafood bar in Paris named Citrons et Huîtres, which features oyster-shaped door handles and a stainless steel counter informed by fishmongers. Mailaender, who specialises in creating spaces "with a great sense of humour" … | Continue reading
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features MVRDV's reimagining of Vancouver's waterfront in response to rising sea levels. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change, which reported that sea levels could increase as mu … | Continue reading
Architects have a duty to use their skills to help solve societal problems even if it means thinking beyond designing buildings, ProxyAddress founder Chris Hildrey tells Dezeen in this interview. British architect Hildrey founded ProxyAddress, a social enterprise that gives peopl … | Continue reading