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Gijs Schalkx converts car to run on plastic waste

Dutch designer Gijs Schalkx has retrofitted an old car to run on an unusual fuel source: waste plastic that is turned back into oil. Read more

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Christian Louboutin and Jomo Tariku named judges for Dezeen Awards 2024

Fashion designer Christian Louboutin, architect Keith Griffiths and designers Lisa Jones, Ruby Kean and Jomo Tariku have joined as Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Read more

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EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop

Architecture studio EBBA has completed a store for coffee brand WatchHouse that draws on modernist design to provide a calming environment in the heart of the City of London. Read more

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Carlos Matos references Mexico’s « profound transformations » in secluded retreat

Mexican architect Carlos H Matos has completed a concrete house designed to be an « ode to antiquity » and « futurity » in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca. Read more

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Dubrovska Studio uses « leftovers » in Kyiv to furnish local dance studio

Local architecture practice Dubrovska Studio has created a fitness studio lined with curtains and outfitted with custom furniture made from materials sourced from around Kyiv in the face of wartime shortages. Read more

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Peach-coloured walls enliven Goan holiday homes by Jugal Mistri Architects

Peach-toned walls and arched openings define Baia Villas, a set of six holiday homes in Goa that Mumbai studio Jugal Mistri Architects has designed to evoke local vernacular. Read more

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Tura Oval freestanding bath by Roca

Dezeen Showroom: bathroom design brand Roca has created a bathtub designed to look as though it is « floating in space » thanks to its stepped profile informed by cantilevers in architecture. Read more

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Kooo Architects creates narrow Tokyo hotel with cut-out balconies and terraces

Japanese studio Kooo Architects has designed the skinny Hotel Rakuragu in central Tokyo to have a « unique shape », with cut-out balconies that help to preserve privacy. Read more

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Peel lighting series by Frandsen among 13 new products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: a collection of lights with theatrically curved bodies made from sheets of steel is among 13 new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Read more

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Bang & Olufsen brings back classic 90s six-CD player

Electronics brand Bang & Olufsen has collected and restored several hundred units of its 1990s-era Beosound 9000 CD player, giving them a second life as a limited-edition product for fans of physical media. Read more

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