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Palm A chair by Jean-Michel Wilmotte for Parla

Dezeen Showroom: designed by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte for Parla, the Palm A chair is created to be used both inside and outdoors. Read more

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One Sec

One Sec App has helped me become aware and control my Instagram addiction. Every time I try to open the app it prompts me to breathe deeply and asks “do you really want to open Instagram?” I close the app, every time. (You can set it up for any app or website)

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WillemsenU submerges house under the ground in the Netherlands

Dutch studio WillemsenU has completed a house that is partially buried underground to blend in with its rural surroundings in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Read more

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Shrek and Donkey invite guests to stay in mud-laden Shrek’s Swamp

Rental website Airbnb has designed Shrek’s Swamp, a grass-and-mud-covered hut underneath a tree in the Scottish Highlands. Read more

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Goldfinger launches ash furniture that lets people « own a piece of Tate Modern »

Social enterprise Goldfinger has launched its bespoke Tate Modern furniture collection made from fallen trees at London Design Festival. Read more

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Marvel Onyx surfaces by Atlas Concorde

Dezeen Showroom: Italian ceramics brand Atlas Concorde has created a collection of marble-effect porcelain stoneware named Marvel Onyx, informed by the luminosity and veined surfacing of natural onyx stone. Read more

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« Enlightened by subtle openings » says commenter

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a concrete multi-generational home in India and debating news that construction has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia. Read more

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« People living with disabilities are done waiting for accessible designs »

Designers and brands must get thinking now about the simple, immediate changes that can make their products more accessible to people living with disabilities, writes Luc Speisser. Read more

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« I’m filled with dread » over climate change says Liam Young

Future-gazing architect and filmmaker Liam Young explains why he believes humans will fail to avert climate catastrophe in this interview with Dezeen. Read more

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Yama fishmonger in Tel Aviv was designed to display fish « like jewels »

Israeli architecture studio Baranowitz and Goldberg Architects has created Yama, a fishmonger in Tel Aviv with a sculptural interior that was informed by jewellery stores. Read more

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