Joe Gebbia confirms role as America’s first chief design officer
Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia has confirmed to Dezeen that he has been appointed America’s first chief design officer by president Donald Trump. Read more
Wright & Wright adds « calm and confident » extension to University of Oxford library
London studio Wright & Wright has expanded the University of Oxford‘s Corpus Christi College Library, tucking a limestone-fronted extension into its original Grade I-listed site. Read more
StudioTamat revamps 1960s villa in Italy’s Castelli Romani
Rome-based StudioTamat has designed eclectic interiors for an Italian villa, blending modernist influences with floral wallpapers and playful shapes. Read more
The Age of Wood exhibition challenges conventional perceptions of timber
Furniture brand Karimoku has worked with design duo Christian + Jade on an exhibition that chronicles the vast spectrum of Japanese tree species and their « profound process of ageing ». Read more
L/O designs Osaka shop to « celebrate artistry and utility » of Japanese knives
A traditional Japanese cladding method informed the overlapping wooden panels used to display knives at Tojiro Knife Gallery in Osaka, Japan, designed by creative agency L/O. Read more
MIT Design Intelligence Lab explores « sustainable consumer electronics » with Geolectric
MIT Design Intelligence Lab has designed Geolectric, a lantern that explores alkaline-based geopolymers as a sustainable alternative to consumer electronics, and was given as a gift to the Irish president. Read more
Grounded rugs by Plesner Patterns among six new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of woollen rugs decorated with patterns that reference flowers, forests and leaves is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more
Ten American pyramids that show « capitalism’s penchant for nostalgia »
The Pyramids: Special Economic Vortex Zones of North America explores pyramidal structures throughout the continent. Here, the book‘s creator Ian James comments on ten of the weirdest and most interesting examples. Read more
DC Preservation League sues Donald Trump to prevent « irreversible alterations » to Eisenhower building
Conservation group DC Preservation League and law firm Cultural Heritage Partners are suing US president Donald Trump to prevent him altering the appearance of the 19th-century Eisenhower building in Washington DC without a review. Read more
DeRoche Projects encloses Accra tennis court with rammed-earth walls
Four-metre-high rammed-earth walls frame the plot of Backyard Community Club in Accra, Ghana, completed by local studio DeRoche Projects. Read more
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