Archmongers celebrates « raw beauty of brutalist concrete » in Trellick apartment refresh
Newly exposed concrete walls are paired with a matching terrazzo in this sensitive home renovation by London studio Archmongers in North Kensington’s Trellick Tower. Read more
UK design education has « fundamental problem » says Jo Johnson
British politician Jo Johnson, brother to the former prime minister Boris Johnson, has criticised the current state of Britain’s design and technology education. Read more
Lindal Cedar Homes offers house plans informed by Frank Lloyd Wright designs
Seattle-based manufacturer Lindal Cedar Homes has partnered with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to create a series of purchasable house designs informed by the American architect’s Usonian philosophy. Read more
Dezeen Debate features « smart and humble » church conversion in Transylvania
The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a guesthouse in Transylvania. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Read more
Feldman Architecture updates 1970s home in coastal California
US studio Feldman Architecture has created the Pebble Beach Residence to have a « distinctively northern Californian, mid-century feel » by including wooden surfaces and brightly lit rooms. Read more
Students at EMMA Creative Center present three design projects
Dezeen School Shows: a project combining fashion and furniture whilst commenting on sustainability within design is included in this school show by students at EMMA Creative Center. Read more
Rival Chicago fairs to « lose ground » without cooperation says Design Days organiser
Rival Chicago design events NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Days must start working together for the benefit of the city, an organiser of one of the fairs has said. Read more
Assume Lack of Context
“The person you’re working with might not know what you know, might not see what you see. It’s tempting to begin where we are. But it’s more useful to begin where they are.” – Seth Godin
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The Guest House
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be …
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