Controversy over Notre-Dame restoration reignites as plans for « Disney » interiors emerge
The row over how the fire-gutted Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris should be restored has restarted as plans to give the interior a tourist-friendly makeover are emerging. Read more
Kazuko Akamatsu outlines Shibuya skyscraper design in video by CCA
In the second Models Talk film published in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Japanese architect Kazuko Akamatsu explains how she used voids to create a feeling of openness at the Shibuya Stream skyscraper in Japan. Watch from 3:00pm London time. Read more
Mobile solar-powered recycling plant Trashpresso wins World Design Impact Prize
An autonomous recycling machine designed by Taiwanese company Miniwiz, which can be transplanted into local communities to transform plastic waste into useful products, has received the 2021 World Design Impact Prize. Read more
Pegg is a furniture collection that can be constructed with traditional pegs
Oxford-based designer Michael Buick has created a wooden range of furniture that can be easily assembled and disassembled using traditional pegs. Read more
Davide Groppi designs Origine light to look like « a bud emerging from the ground »
Italian designer Davide Groppi has created Origine, a sculptural light designed to illuminates facades and interiors with indirect light. Read more
Give Your Home Character with These 4 Interior Design Styles
Adding class and character to your home doesn’t have to cost a fortune or take plenty of time. Actually, the key to creating a space that has its personality and reflects your taste might lay in choosing the right interior design style that suits your needs and preferences. Bold and flashy elements lovers will find …
Charlotte Taylor creates NFT of OMA-designed underwater sculpture for Miami Beach
Visualisation artists Charlotte Taylor and Nicholas Préaud have created an NFT artwork based on an OMA-designed sculpture that will form part of an underwater park near Miami Beach. Read more
Foster + Partners sustainability lead calls for more refurbishments and fewer basements to help fight climate change
Architects should reuse existing buildings where possible to reduce embodied carbon and emissions, according to Christopher Trott, head of sustainability at Foster + Partners. Read more
Virgil Abloh and Mercedes-Benz create solar-powered car with transparent front hood
German car brand Mercedes-Benz has unveiled Project Maybach, a solar-cell-powered electric car designed with fashion designer Virgil Abloh who passed away last weekend. Read more
Stella tableware by Sieger Design for FĂĽrstenberg
Dezeen Showroom: Stella tableware is a handcrafted porcelain dining set with gentle relief lines in a radial pattern by Sieger Design for interiors brand Fürstenberg. Read more
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