Design

ETH Zurich explores novel fabrication method for light and reusable concrete staircase

October 14, 2024 Rima Sabina Aouf 0

Material-saving and reversible construction approaches are showcased in the spine-like Cadenza concrete spiral staircase, created by researchers at technology university ETH Zurich working with ROK Architects. The Cadenza staircase is the latest contribution to the NEST building, a laboratory for experimental fabrication techniques that ETH Zurich shares with other research institutes in the Swiss city

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Bernadotte & Kylberg unveils own-label furniture in nature-inspired Arken hotel

October 13, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

The design duo of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Oscar Kylberg have designed landscape-like interiors for a hotel in a Swedish nature reserve, featuring their first own-label furniture collection. The Bernadotte & Kylberg founders have created three unique suites at Arken, part of the Eriksberg Hotel and Nature Reserve in Blekinge, southern Sweden, which

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Dezeen Awards 2024 reveals 35-strong sustainability shortlist

October 10, 2024 Jessica Smee 0

Dezeen has announced the sustainability shortlist for this year’s Dezeen Awards, which includes designs by Mater, Tengbom, Kvadrat and Kirkby Design. The 35 shortlisted studios, in the running for awards in six different sustainability project categories, are located across 19 countries, including Brazil, Thailand, Spain, Poland and Switzerland. Shortlisted projects include a modular seating system

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Dezeen’s Global China exhibition spotlights cultural collaboration

October 10, 2024 Christina Yao 0

Models, sketches and photos of works by architects and designers including Neri&Hu, Büro Ole Scheeren, Paul Priestman and FOG Architecture feature in Dezeen’s Global China: Connecting The World Through Design exhibition in Shanghai Taking place during the World Design Cities Conference (WDCC) in Shanghai last month, Global China: Connecting The World Through Design showcased work

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The organic designs of Eero Saarinen went “beyond the measly ABC” of modernism

October 8, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

We continue our series on mid-century modern design with a profile of Eero Saarinen, the Finnish-American architect and industrial designer whose creations were adopted as the optimistic symbols of a new post-war age. “We have chairs with four legs, with three and even with two, but no one has made one with just one leg,

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Japanese food replicas “trigger your memory and stimulate your appetite”

October 2, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Gleaming sushi and an “earthquake-proof burger” are among the hyperrealistic food models on display at Japan House London as part of the exhibition Looks Delicious! Exploring Japan’s Food Replica Culture. Opening today, the show documents Japan’s history of food replicas, known as food samples or shokuhin sampuru in Japanese, which dates back to 1923 and

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Birdhouses informed by skyscrapers and modernist architecture feature in Dwellings exhibition

October 2, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

Andu Masebo and Rio Kobayashi are among 23 designers who have created birdhouses for an exhibition held at South London Gallery that aimed to unpack “what it means to build a house for a bird”. Conceived by design studio Computer Room and birdwatching collective Flock Together, the Dwellings project focused on shared themes of sanctuary

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Six architecture and design events in October from Dezeen Events Guide

October 1, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Dutch Design Week, Archtober and Design Week South Africa are among the key architecture, design and art events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this October. Other events taking place during the month include Designblok, Design Week Lagos and Designart Tokyo. Archtober 1 to 31 October, USA The 14th edition of the annual Archtober event takes

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Patricia Urquiola and Keiji Ashizawa among judges to decide Dezeen Awards 2024 winners

September 26, 2024 Chater Paul Jordan 0

Eighteen leading architects and designers met this week to decide the winners of Dezeen Awards 2024, which will be revealed at the Dezeen Awards 2024 party in November. The Dezeen Awards master jury took place at the One Hundred Shoreditch hotel in London and included architect Keiji Ashizawa and designers Patricia Urquiola and Lee Broom..

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A Home Designed To Walk Up And Around The Green Roof

September 25, 2024 Erin 0

AtelierM has sent us photos of a contemporary home they completed in Capilla del Senor, Argentina, whose design was inspired by geometry and its surroundings. The curved design of the home allows the living areas to wrap around a courtyard, with a pathway leading up and onto the roof, which is covered in greenery. The […]