Airbnb calls for « creative people with creative spaces » to list their spare room
Promotion: designers and creatives have the opportunity to showcase their style and earn supplemental income by listing a spare room on rental website Airbnb. Read more
Ai Weiwei’s first design exhibition celebrates « how life goes on » after the pandemic
Hundreds of thousands of cannonballs, donated Lego bricks and a marble toilet roll feature in Making Sense, the first design-focussed exhibition by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei at London’s Design Museum. Read more
Sthapotik tops Bangladesh mausoleum with « chandelier » of skylights
A series of cylindrical skylights and brick turrets feature in this Bangladesh mausoleum, which architecture studio Sthapotik designed as a reference to traditional Islamic buildings. Read more
Kooo Architects creates Shanghai Freitag store in 1970s textile factory
Japanese studio Kooo Architects has converted a 1970s textile factory in Shanghai into a store that aims to capture the ethos of messenger bag manufacturer Freitag. Read more
Twelve forest houses in deep woodland from Dezeen’s Pinterest
Over the last two weeks searches for « forest house » have doubled on Pinterest, so we’ve rounded up twelve woodland architecture projects. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest! Read more
Watch a talk exploring the challenges of designing buildings in historic settings
Dezeen teamed up with World Monuments Fund to present a talk exploring the legacy of architect Christopher Wren and the challenges of developing cities while retaining their historic characteristics. Read more
Daydream daybed by Richard Frinier for Dedon
Dezeen Showroom:Â American designer Richard Frinier was informed by Middle Eastern folk tales when designing the Daydream four-poster daybed, which is available from German outdoor furniture brand Dedon. Read more
SSdH tucks Melbourne warehouse apartment into former chocolate factory
Local studio SSdH has designed a split-level, mezzanine-style apartment characterised by eclectic furniture, which is housed within an old chocolate factory in Melbourne. Read more
Should companies rely on ‘do it yourself’ graphic design?
To hire or not to hire a graphic designer. That is the million-dollar question. There are so many free pre-made templates out there – why hire a professional? Many companies are asking themselves whether ‘do it yourself’ graphic design is best for their business. Like everything else, it depends. Creative design calls for in-depth business …
Fast typing your apps into the future
TypeScript’s reputation has been on the up for at least the past six years. During this time it has overtaken C, PHP, C++, and C# in the software development popularity stakes. It has also almost tripled its usage rate amongst professional tech engineers, emerging with a victorious 34% usage share in 2022’s survey stats. Open-sourced …
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