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An instagram account dedicated to really bad portraits of random people. Refreshing.

Tell me a simple fact that simply blows your mind. For example, every ‘c’ in Pacific Ocean is pronounced differently. Your turn. — Alan Baxter (@AlanBaxter) March 19, 2022 This Thread is wonderful. Worth a click through and browse.

“There’s nothing wrong with lurkers. Lurkers are potential action-takers.For now, though, our focus, our energy and our gratitude is for the people who are already showing up.” – Seth Godin

Dezeen Showroom: furniture manufacturer Kettal has designed an adaptable and modular office meeting room that can accommodate up to 10 people. Read more

A cluster of shipping containers sheltered by a steep metal roof defines a series of indoor and outdoor spaces at this home in Thailand, designed by architecture studio Tung Jai Ork Baab. Read more

A factory that once made Denmark’s classic Viking school pencils now contains a one-room hotel conceived by homeware brand Vipp. Read more

Rather than demolishing Cumbernauld’s brutalist town centre, we should learn from Patrick Geddes and employ radical surgery to give the megastructure a new lease of life, writes Rory Olcayto. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: London-based designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a collection of recycled glass vases and tumblers for Lebanese homeware label Beit Collective. Read more

Dezeen has teamed up with Universal Design Studio to host a live talk exploring the evolution and role of the contemporary design agency. Watch it live from 2pm London time on Tuesday 22 March. Read more

It’s the User Experience (UX) debate of our time – which is better, Light Mode or Dark Mode? Considering the overwhelming popularity of Dark Mode during the past few years, it might seem strange to even ask. Sometimes dark mode is forced on the user, whilst others it is added as a user selectable option …