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Letterpress in the Digital Age: Why Designers Still Love Squeezing Ink into Paper

There’s a paradox at the heart of contemporary design. The more our tools migrate to screens, the more some designers are drawn back to presses. Letterpress printing, a technology that’s survived since the fifteenth century, is experiencing something unexpected: a renaissance. It’s not nostalgia. It’s something deeper. In an era of infinite undo and instant …

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White House ballroom project temporarily halted by judge

Breaking: The White House ballroom project has been temporarily halted by a US judge, who has ruled that proper procedures were not followed before the project began. Read more

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Dezeen Debate features « genius » unconventional table tennis equipment

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a set of unconventional table tennis tables by architecture studio Exercice.  Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more

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Five Texas tiny houses that « challenge and reproduce » the American Dream mythology

A recent book focused on the tiny home trend in Texas, theorises what the explosion of micro-domiciles means for contemporary American class politics and economics. Here the author select five projects from the book. Read more

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Trump releases design of presidential library skyscraper in Miami

US president Donald Trump has released a video rendering of a Miami skyscraper with glass facades that claims it will be the home of the Donald J Trump Presidential Library. Read more

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Elements Texture Canneté tile by Casalgrande Padana

Dezeen Showroom: soft neutral colours meet a slatted, wood-inspired surface in the Elements Texture Canneté tile by Italian brand Casalgrande Padana. Read more

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O’Donnell + Tuomey reveals « jewel-like » V&A East Museum ahead of opening

Irish studio O’Donnell + Tuomey has exclusively revealed the exterior of the V&A East Museum in London ahead of its official public opening later this month. Read more

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Ten items from the Zaha Hadid archives that capture her talent and idiosyncrasies

Today marks 10 years since the death of one of architecture’s all-time greats, Zaha Hadid. To help mark the anniversary, Zaha Hadid Foundation director Aric Chen has picked out 10 of his favourite items from the Hadid archive exclusively for Dezeen. Read more

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« This image of the demanding dragon is becoming old-fashioned »

Stories about Zaha Hadid‘s unyielding personality persist a decade on from her death. It’s time to lay the stereotypes about powerful women to rest, writes Ingrid Schroder. Read more

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Firth wall light by Tala

Dezeen Showroom: British lighting brand Tala has put a contemporary, minimalist spin on vintage bulkhead lights with its rippled glass Firth wall light. Read more

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