Hussein Chalayan: Archipelago exhibition highlights designer’s most iconic works
An exhibition at Shanghai’s Power Station of Design museum showcased 130 pieces of work by British, Turkish-Cypriot fashion designer Hussein Chalayan that explore his career, themes of race, culture and migration. Read more
Manuel Cervantes Estudio embeds Hill House into a slope in Mexico
Architecture firm Manuel Cervantes Estudio has used concrete, wood and rugged stone to build a dwelling in central Mexico that is partly sunken into the ground. Read more
Adjaye Associates designs mass-timber building covered in plants for Toronto’s waterfront
Architecture studio Adjaye Associates has designed a plant-covered building called Timber House as part of a developement on Toronto’s waterfront that will include buildings by Alison Brooks Architects and Henning Larsen. Read more
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Interested in showcasing your students’ work and promoting your architecture and design courses on Dezeen? Book a Dezeen School Shows post and a Dezeen Courses listing together to save 10 per cent. Read more
Muuto relaunches Fiber Chair with recycled plastic shell
Promotion: Danish furniture brand Muuto has released a recycled plastic version of its Fiber Chair designed by Copenhagen studio Iskos-Berlin. Read more
Graal Architecture extends university refectory with green steel pavilion
Graal Architecture has renovated and extended a university refectory building in France, adding a lightweight rooftop pavilion of glass and green-painted steel overlooking the surrounding parkland. Read more
Jokes
“The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.” — David Ogilvy (via quotesondesign)
Robert Adam designs neoclassical country house as « UK’s largest new home for over a hundred years »
Architect Robert Adam has designed an 11-bedroom neoclassical house for an estate in the Cotswolds near the village of Chipping Norton, UK. Read more
« I’ll be forced to keep up with the Kardashians, even if I don’t want to, » says commenter
In this week’s comments update readers are debating Kim Kardashian’s holiday home projects and other top stories. Read more
Curve Crown by Front for Zero Lighting
Dezeen Showroom: for Zero Lighting Swedish design duo Front has created the Curve Crown pendant, which borrows features from classic library lamps. Read more
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