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We should bring back the holistic approach and interdisciplinary ethos of the mid-century modern designers, argues Dominic Bradbury as part of our mid-century modern design series. Read more

Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Zintra Acoustic has added eight designs to its Emboss acoustic panel collection, which features textured surfaces made from embossing. Read more

This week, leading figures in space architecture will descend on Milan to formally establish the discipline for the first time. Ellen Eberhardt explores what’s at stake. Read more

Architecture studio Bindloss Dawes has renovated an 18th-century pub in Somerset, England, to create an « intimate » new home for the Osip farm-to-table restaurant. Read more

Matthew Pratt has been awarded third place in Dezeen and Bentley‘s Start Something Powerful Competition with his proposal for subterranean desert sanctuaries to help future generations to flourish in arid climates. Read more

Whether you’re a brand-new startup or a small business trying to scale, you will need nerves of steel when you are dealing with a laundry list of concerns that are not always straightforward to solve. The best solutions are sometimes a bit unorthodox, which, of course, makes them ideal for those who not only want …

Let’s get real for a second. It’s incredibly tempting to look at what’s working for the big players in your industry and think: “It’s working for them, let’s do exactly the same!” But the reality is that being a “me-too” brand, in other words one that tries to mimic the leaders often results in blending …

Aeroplane seat covers designed for neurodivergent passengers and a knitted landscape filled with giant mushrooms were among the designs showcased at this year’s Dundee Design Festival, Scotland’s largest design event. Read more

American architect Germane Barnes aims to illustrate aspects of the African Diaspora by reimagining the three classical columnar orders at her Columnar Disorder exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago. Read more

Architecture studio Snøhetta has completed the Far Rockaway Library in New York, which is wrapped in fritted, orange ombre glass covered with thin, white script by Brooklyn artist José Parlá. Read more