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Last chance to enter Dezeen and Bentley’s Start Something Powerful Design Competition

Dezeen and Bentley’s Start Something Powerful Design Competition closes for entries at midnight on Wednesday. Enter before the deadline for the chance to win up to £15,000. Read more

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Waste textiles turned into sweets in FabriCandy project

Scraps of fabric have been recycled into edible treats by designer Jinghan Li, who wants people to consider waste as a resource for food. Read more

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Architect couple create Atwater House in Los Angeles over two decades

A co-founder of the firm Design, Bitches and her architect husband have completed the latest iteration of their family home in California, which features ample daylight and the « feeling of being in the trees ». Read more

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Remsen releases homeware to « bring back joy » to design for the elderly

Brooklyn homeware brand Remsen has released an aluminium pill container and fluted grab bar as part of its overall pursuit to « reposition the conversation around ageing ». Read more

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Freedom

“I think freedom, ideally, is being able to choose your responsibilities. Not not having any responsibilities, but being able to choose which things you want to be responsible for.” – Toni Morrison

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How To Improve a Company

Via this Twitter post. Original source: Smooth Scaling, twenty ritual to build a friction-free organization

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Spasm Design wraps 12-storey home in terracotta facade

A single family home is contained within the Sarvasva tower, which Indian studio Spasm Design created to stand out from the neighbouring grey buildings in Mumbai, India. Read more

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Haller Gut Architekten adds « light and delicate » extension to Swiss school

Swiss studio Haller Gut Architekten has completed an extension to a school in Aeschi, providing classrooms with colourful accents and clad in thin planks of white wood. Read more

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Incoming RIBA president defends work on Neom

Incoming RIBA president Chris Williamson has defended his studio’s work on the controversial Neom mega project in Saudi Arabia, saying « it is not a decision I take lightly ». Read more

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