Eight highlights from Dundee Design Festival 2024
Aeroplane seat covers designed for neurodivergent passengers and a knitted landscape filled with giant mushrooms were among the designs showcased at this year’s Dundee Design Festival, Scotland’s largest design event. Read more
Germane Barnes redesigns classical columns around African diasporic themes
American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at her Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. Read more
Snøhetta wraps Queens library in orange ombre glass covered with script
Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the Far Rockaway Library in New York, which is wrapped in fritted, orange ombre glass covered with thin, white script by Brooklyn artist José Parlá. Read more
Nine design projects using virtual reality by students at the American University in Dubai
Dezeen School Shows: an aircraft to be used as a police vehicle is featured in Dezeen’s latest school show by students at the American University in Dubai. Read more
DW60 dishwasher by Asko
Dezeen Showroom: sustainability, performance and hygiene meet in the DW60 dishwasher by Swedish brand Asko, which says its appliance is the most reliable in its class. Read more
Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter clads Danish university extension in gold-toned metal
Copenhagen studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has extended Skylab at the Danish Technological University with a cluster of gold blocks arranged around a skylit workshop. Read more
Isamu Noguchi’s sculptural Akari lamps are « poetic, ephemeral, and tentative »
Continuing our mid-century modern design series, we explore Japanese-American designer Isamu Noguchi‘s Akari lamps made from Japanese washi paper, which remain a staple in stylish interiors to this day. Read more
Women’s contribution to mid-century modern design is « not challenged as much now » says Pat Kirkham
Many female designers from the mid-century modern movement are more celebrated now than when they were producing work, says design historian Pat Kirkham in this interview for our mid-century modern series. Read more
Tell Dezeen about your experience of working in architecture and design
Dezeen is conducting research about people’s experiences of working in architecture and design and we need your help! Click here to fill in our short survey. Read more
Sahara Wall Panel by Gabriel Tan for Abstracta
Dezeen Showroom: designer Gabriel Tan has created an acoustic wall panel with protruding curved lines informed by sand dunes for Swedish brand Abstracta. Read more
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