Melek Zeynep Bulut installs suspended « portal » in London’s Painted Hall
Promotion: Turkish-born, London-based designer Melek Zeynep Bulut has designed a large scale suspended installation at the 18th-century Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London. Read more
MJMA Architecture & Design marries wood and mesh for Canadian sports centre
Timber columns and a mesh facade are intended to emulate « a screen of trees » at this sports centre in Canada by Toronto studio MJMA Architecture & Design. Read more
BIG wraps Copenhagen headquarters with 140-metre-long concrete staircase
Danish architecture studio BIG has completed its own concrete headquarters on an industrial harbour in Copenhagen. Read more
Verner Panton preferred experimentation to « beautiful platitude »
Verner Panton caused a sensation with his pioneering approach to furniture and lighting design. For our mid-century modern series, we profile the Danish designer whose colourful pieces and interiors define an era. Read more
Dune acoustic panel collection by Arturel
Dezeen Showroom:Â Danish company Arturel has worked with textile brand Kvadrat and designer Nital Patel on Dune, an acoustic panel collection with a serene aesthetic. Read more
Andblack Design Studio designs undulating preschool to « foster creativity and play »
Parametric forms topped with greenery define this preschool in Andhra Pradesh, India, which has been completed by architecture firm Andblack Design Studio. Read more
Teun Zwets creates show home with glossy furniture and cardboard bathroom
Dutch designer Teun Zwets has created a Dutch Design Week exhibition featuring colourful, cartoonish furniture, a grotto-like bed and a bathroom made out of cardboard. Read more
Refugees and design graduate unite to make towering Temple of Peace
A stepped six-tiered pyramid dominated the main Ketelhuisplein square at Dutch Design Week this year, wrapped in colourful flags offering 80 different symbols for peace. Read more
Barbara Barry and HBF celebrate eight iconic designs to mark three decades of collaboration
Promotion:Â American designer Barbara Barry is marking 30 years of collaboration with furniture brand HBF by celebrating eight of her most iconic products. Read more
Tavs Jorgensen develops cob bricks for low-carbon construction
Researcher Tavs Jorgensen has created a method of extruding cob into brick shapes, in an effort to make the low-carbon biomaterial more accessible. Read more
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