Dezeen Debate newsletter features a ribbon-like bridge
The latest edition of Dezeen Debate features a ribbon-like bridge in Los Angeles. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more
Safdie Architects vaults glass atrium over indoor garden for São Paulo medical centre
Safdie Architects has oriented a medical centre in Brazil around a massive atrium with a glass ceiling that was designed to evoke « the feeling of being under a tree canopy ». Read more
BIG and Barcode Architects cantilever housing block over IJ lake in Amsterdam
Danish architecture studio BIG and Dutch studio Barcode Architects have unveiled the angular Sluishuis housing block above the IJ lake in Amsterdam‘s IJburg district. Read more
Icon seating collection by Marcello Ziliani for Mara
Dezeen Showroom: created by designer Marcello Ziliani for Italian office furniture brand Mara, Icon is a collection of chairs that aims to combine the aesthetic appeal of domestic seating with the functionality of office chairs. Read more
Tosin Oshinowo creates village in Nigeria for community displaced by Boko Haram
Architect Tosin Oshinowo has designed the Ngarannam village in northwest Nigeria to replace a settlement destroyed by the Boko Haram terrorist group. Read more
« Marcus Fairs was undoubtedly one of the design world’s pre-eminent power brokers »
Marcus Fairs, who passed away earlier this month, changed the way we consume design news, writes Justin McGuirk.Read more
Space Forge to launch satellite factory to manufacture components in space
Welsh startup Space Forge has developed the ForgeStar-0 satellite, which will make electronic components and materials that are « impossible to manufacture on Earth » in space. Read more
Slatted Tea Cart by Smilow Design
Dezeen Showroom:Â design studio Smilow Design has rereleased a classic of mid-century American design, the Slatted Tea Cart, which can be used to serve drinks or as a side table. Read more
« Design practices must lead the way in rethinking capitalism to save the planet »
Design practices and architecture firms need to rethink capitalist business models to meet the challenges of the climate emergency, writes Katie Treggiden. Read more
Finnish « sand battery » offers solution for renewable energy storage
Finnish companies Polar Night Energy and Vatajankoski have built the world’s first operational « sand battery« , which provides a low-cost and low-emissions way to store renewable energy. Read more
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