Arup victim of multimillion-dollar deepfake video scam in Hong Kong
Engineering firm Arup has lost HK$200 million after falling victim to a deepfake video, during which ​​a digitally cloned version of its chief financial officer demanded monetary transfers. Read more
Six short online courses featured on Dezeen Courses
Dezeen Courses: we’ve selected six short online courses on architecture and design aimed at deepening participants’ skills and knowledge. Read more
Solus and Refin open Laboratory space to explore « very small worlds »
Promotion: an installation space designed by London studio Holloway Li to explore microscopic photography has opened to coincide with Clerkenwell Design Week. Read more
Create a new jobseeker account and win a Lebond Siza watch
Dezeen Jobs has teamed up with Lebond Watches to offer jobseekers the chance to win one of six Swiss-made watches designed by Portuguese architect Ãlvaro Siza. Read more
Smith Young Architects embraces « imperfection » at Vestige house in Cheshire
Liverpool studio Smith Young Architects has completed Vestige, a house in northwest England with a brick base built from the remnants of a previous structure on the site. Read more
Jean ProuveÌ house finds permanent London home in Ladbroke Hall garden
Carpenters Workshop Gallery has unveiled a model of the Jean ProuveÌ-designed 6×6 demountable house in a London garden created by landscape designer Luciano Giubbilei. Read more
Design Week magazine acquired by Interconnect and set for relaunch this year
Online design magazine Design Week has been acquired by its web development company Interconnect, saving it from closure. Read more
Cow intestines and old mattresses feature in Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2024 exhibition
Spanish fashion house Loewe has announced the winner of its seventh annual prize celebrating craft from around the world, as an exhibition of the 30 shortlisted projects opens at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. Read more
Locally produced tiles clad walls and table in Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Nagoya
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design sourced local materials for the design of Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Nagoya, Japan, which features tiles across its surfaces and lamps made from pottery plates. Read more
Arper releases chair that aims to limit environmental impact « by doing what trees do »
Promotion: Italian furniture brand Arper has created Catifa Carta, a chair that the company claims can sequester carbon dioxide. Read more
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