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Dezeen Showroom: Swedish brand Asko has been inspired by the Scandinavian natural environment in launching Elements Pearl Grey, a new colour for its signature appliance collection. Read more

Norwegian studios Vatn Architecture and Groma have extended a home called Dråpa in Oslo, adding a curved form with a large terrace looking towards the city and its archipelago. Read more

US studio Steven Holl Architects has completed Meander, a housing project in Helsinki, Finland, with a snaking form that frames gardens and maximises outward views. Read more

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a home in north London with a timber-slatted floor by local practice S2B Studio. Read more

London studio Wright and Wright has refurbished the London headquarters of the British Academy, creating double-height spaces on the lower floor that aim to reflect the grandeur of the rooms above. Read more

The Dezeen team are reporting live from London Design Festival, which takes place 14-22 September. Read on for all the coverage from the preview day – 13 September. Read more

Promotion: American furniture collective MillerKnoll has launched its first « major destination outside of the United States » in London’s Clerkenwell. Read more

Eyewear brand Cubitts has collaborated with nine artists to create unusual spectacles including a model with different-sized lenses by David Shrigley, which will be exhibited during London Design Festival. Read more


”Understand me…I do not have time for things that have no soul.” – Charles Bukowski

Architecture studios Snøhetta and Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture have completed a renovation and expansion of the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha with the addition of a « weightless » pavilion. Read more