Five Dubai Design Week pavilions translating Arab vernacular through sustainable materials
A shelter for Gaza and a traditional Ahwari reed house are among the pavilions at this year’s Dubai Design Week, which explored using natural and circular materials to expresses their context. Read more
Masquespacio unveils spiky palm tree-like lamps at Dubai Design Week
Spanish design studio Masquespacio has created a trio of colourful clay lamps called Ceramic Blossom, combining 3D-printed and hand-moulded elements. Read more
Najla El Zein creates benches « to capture the nuanced experience of being in a public space »
Lebanese designer Najla El Zein has created the Us, Her, Him elongated, limestone benches at Flag Plaza in Doha, Qatar. Read more
Norberto Miranda creates inflatable classroom with world’s « thinnest shelf »
Mexican designer Norberto Miranda has created an inflatable « museographic device » made from PVC with a built-in shelf supported by air pressure. Read more
Javier Senosiain Arquitectos creates « illuminated cave » office in Mexico City
Architecture studio Javier Senosiain Arquitectos has created a wood-lined office space in Mexico City informed by an « animal’s refuge » and other cave-like spaces. Read more
Rings lights by Ted Bradley Studio
Dezeen Showroom:Â clay is moulded into a perfect circle and combined with precision metal and LED components to make the Rings lights, a series of customisable ceiling light sculptures by Ted Bradley Studio. Read more
Tropical Architecture Bureau blends « old-world charm with the modern » for Keralan home
Rounded layers of smooth cement plaster take cues from traditional stone-carved architecture at TropiBox, a home in Kerala, India, designed by local studio Tropical Architecture Bureau. Read more
Black timber and metal cloak low-lying Weald House in Kent
Architecture studios Mailen Design and Peter Bradford Architects have completed Weald House, a barn-like home designed to be « deeply connected » to its rural site in Kent, UK. Read more
Neom names Delugan Meissl Associated Architects and Gensler as The Line architects
Austrian studio Delugan Meissl Associated Architects and global studio Gensler have been named as the architects for phase one of The Line megacity, which is being built as part of the controversial Neom project in Saudi Arabia. Read more
Ciguë designs art-filled Ace Hotel in brutalist building on Athens Riviera
French studio Ciguë drew on Greek modernism when creating the interior of Ace Hotel and Swim Club Athens, which features vintage furniture and specially commissioned artworks by local artists. Read more
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