Mangas Outdoor rugs and seat covers by Patricia Urquiola for Gan
Dezeen Showroom: designer Patricia Urquiola has developed a collection of outdoor rugs and seat covers for Spanish brand Gan, which reference knitted jumpers. Read more
Australia’s Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion « questions the relics of the British Empire »
The Australia pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which is exclusively revealed here, features a copper reconstruction of the Empire Hotel in Queenstown. Read more
Africa a « powerful place from which to examine the issues that will dominate the next century » says Venice curator Lesley Lokko
Venice Architecture Biennale opens this week. In this exclusive interview, curator Lesley Lokko explains why she placed Africa at the heart of the festival for the first time. Read more
Visitors’ experiences of cities to be plotted on moving calligraphic scrolls at Singapore’s Venice pavilion
Moving calligraphic scrolls will continually plot the response of visitors to a series of questions about architecture’s intangible qualities at the Singapore’s Venice Architecture Biennale pavilion, which is unveiled exclusively here. Read more
Ooty stool by Allermuir
Dezeen Showroom: British furniture manufacturer Allermuir has released a stackable plywood stool named Ooty, created by London-based design duo SmithMatthias. Read more
British Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale encapsulates « the incredible diversity we experience in Britain everyday »
Designer Mac Collins is among those exhibiting works at the British Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, which celebrates how global diasporic communities design space. Read more
Finnish Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale « declares the death of the flushing toilet »
A Finnish huussi, or composting toilet, has been built in the centre of the country’s pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, which aims at critically exploring the world’s unsustainable approach to sanitation. Read more
Dezeen live: Venice Architecture Biennale
Follow the Dezeen team reporting from the 18th international architecture biennale in Venice, curated by Lesley Lokko. We will be exclusively unveiling national pavilions throughout the day. Read more
Attend a talk exploring how Material Bank can support the design industry
Dezeen has teamed up with Material Bank for a live panel talk next week in London exploring how its easy-access platform is changing the way that architects and designers specify materials. Read more
US Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale urges visitors to question plastic dependency
Mankind’s relationship to single-use plastics is the focus of the US Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, which is revealed exclusively online as part of a day of pavilion openings. Read more
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