Airbnb creates rentals based on famous places and movies for guests
Rental platform Airbnb has announced the addition of its Icons program, a category that provides a range of international experiences including a stay in the house from Pixar’s Up and an overnight in the Musee D’ Orsay in Paris. Read more
Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners’ plans for « London’s lowest whole-life carbon high-rise »
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the approval of Foster + Partners’ 18 Blackfriars Road development in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more
Cars and hurricanes inform « sail-shape » of Aston Martin’s first residential skyscraper
British automotive manufacturer Aston Martin and Argentinian architecture studio Bodas Mian Anger have completed a skyscraper in Miami with a curved, flat form and a cantilevered pool deck near its top. Read more
Architects and planners call for boycott of Columbia University after protests
A mix of faculty, students and non-affiliated practitioners in the fields of architecture and design have signed a petition calling for a boycott of Columbia University after its treatment of students protesting the war in Gaza. Read more
Selenite Maximum surfaces by Fiandre Architectural Surfaces
Dezeen Showroom: named after a crystalline mineral, the Selenite Maximum surface collection by Italian brand Fiandre Architectural Surfaces brings an iridescent quality to interiors. Read more
Selenite Maximum tile collection by Fiandre
Dezeen Showroom: named after a crystalline mineral, the Selenite Maximum tile collection by Italian brand Fiandre Architectural Surfaces brings an iridescent quality to interiors. Read more
Painted Garden flooring by Milliken
Dezeen Showroom: flooring company Milliken has created dappled carpet tiles that take cues from both gardening and flower displays seen at the Chelsea Flower Show. Read more
Mamout adds « smallest possible extension » to townhouse in Brussels
Belgian studio Mamout has extended a townhouse in Brussels, adding a small garden room built from a prefabricated shell of pastel green-coloured steel. Read more
Elding Oscarson creates CLT dome theatre inside Swedish museum extension
Architecture studio Elding Oscarson has extended the National Swedish Museum of Technology with Wisdome Stockholm, a timber building topped by a curving roof that bulges over a dome inside. Read more
« Has Milan design week become a victim of its own popularity? »
Milan design week seemed to show that the industry has given up on reducing its planetary impact and creating products for regular people, writes Max Fraser. Read more
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