The Most Important Decision
“The most important decision you will ever make is to be in a good mood.” – Voltaire
Textured layers of poured concrete enclose Barcelona home by H Arquitectes
Spanish studio H Arquitectes has completed Casa 1736, a house in Barcelona with « robust and monolithic » walls formed of tactile poured concrete. Read more
Ten modernist kiosks that offer « a window to a different world »
Over 100 modernist booths that brighten streets across central and eastern Europe feature in the book Kiosk. Authors David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka shed light on the unusual structures and pick ten of the most interesting. Read more
New Scandinavian design « breaks with the beige tradition »
Designers in Norway, Sweden and Denmark are changing perceptions of Scandinavian design by creating pieces that are organic, colourful and playful, rather than minimalist and neutral. Cajsa Carlson reports. Read more
Seven portable AI devices that attempt to give shape to a new technology
Following the recent launch of a necklace wearable that provides AI friendship, here are seven products that are trying to imagine the future of hardware for artificial intelligence. Read more
State of Kin uses hemp render to create family home with « organic feel »
Architecture studio State of Kin has paired an olive-toned hemp render with aluminium awnings at Proclamation House, a light-filled family home in Western Australia. Read more
Andrés Jaque promotes carbon-free cooking with outdoor Transspecies Kitchen
Meals are prepared in a woodland kitchen using fermentation, rather than electricity or gas, in an installation by architect AndrĂ©s Jaque‘s Office for Political Innovation. Read more
Aurelia Institute creates geodesic spacecraft for « leading good lives » in orbit
Boston non-profit Aurelia Institute has created a pavilion showcasing its self-assembling geodesic dome, designed to allow space professionals and the general public to « lead good lives » in zero gravity. Read more
Dezeen Debate features « great use of homegrown resources »
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Pew, a collection of oak stools by London-based EJM Studio. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more
BHY Arquitectos adds gabled greenhouse to 1980s Buenos Aires home
Argentinian studio BHY Arquitectos has renovated a 1980s house in Buenos Aires, adding a two-storey, gabled greenhouse to the compact residence. Read more
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