Amber Road uses dark tones to furnish 1906 apartment in Sydney
Dark hues are paired with decadent materials in this Sydney apartment, designed by local studio Amber Road to suit a sociable, well-travelled owner. Read more
View ArticleLoïc Bard designs "sensual" burnt-wood Bone furniture and utensils
French designer Loïc Bard has crafted a set of wooden furniture and matching tableware, all with rounded edges "inspired by the sense of touch and the human body". Read more
View ArticleMagdalena Keck designs art-filled home at Manhattan's Four Seasons Residences
New York interior designer Magdalena Keck has used brand-name furnishings and a monochrome palette to create a minimal apartment in Lower Manhattan. Read more
View ArticleArching rooftop walkway and garden tops West Kowloon Station in Hong Kong by...
People are invited to climb the curved, plant-covered roof of the new train station in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, designed by Andrew Bromberg at Aedas. Read more
View ArticleEnergy-storing concrete bricks could be key to proliferation of renewables
Renewable energy could reliably power the grid at peak times using an eco-friendly and cost-effective storage solution designed by Swiss start-up Energy Vault. Read more
View ArticleDiébédo Francis Kéré designs wooden pavilion for Tippet Rise Art Centre
Tippet Rise Art Centre in Montana, USA, is about to start building a wooden pavilion made out of logs by Burkinabe architect Diébédo Francis Kéré. Read more
View ArticleThis week's top five architecture and design jobs include MLA+ and Büro Ole...
This week we've selected five of the best architecture and design job vacancies via Dezeen Jobs, including positions with architecture studio MLA+ and German architect Ole Scheeren's firm Büro Ole...
View ArticleIgarashi Design Studio's Zero Space is filled with furniture based on...
Pebble-like seats in pastel hues offer students a place to recline in this recreational area, which Igarashi Design Studio has created for an arts university in Tokyo. Read more
View ArticleDezeen's top 10 Chinese architecture projects of 2018
China has been one of the most prolific countries for architecture in 2018, with examples ranging from a bright pink church to a guesthouse with an undulating roof. For our review of the year,...
View ArticleDezeen's top 10 innovative materials of 2018
Designers experimented with unusual materials throughout 2018, from innovative new products to waste. Design editor Augusta Pownall picks out 10 of the best for our review of the year. Read more
View ArticleScalloped cage fronts 18-square-metre corner apartment in Buenos Aires
Argentinian studio IR Arquitectura has transformed a leftover corner of a 1950s building in Buenos Aires into this small apartment, using built-in furniture and a caged balcony. Read more
View ArticleWantedDesign founders awarded for bolstering French-American cultural exchange
French duo Odile Hainaut and Claire Pijoulat, the co-founders and directors of New York's WantedDesign fair, have received France's Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters for promoting the...
View ArticleWhite peaks of MAD's Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Centre revealed in new photos
MAD Architects' city-sized complex of mountain-like towers with cascading white louvres, called the Nanjing Zendai Himalayas Centre, is nearing completion in eastern China. Read more
View ArticleNendo rethinks the ballpoint pen to be more comfortable and reduce rattling
Tokyo-based design studio Nendo has updated the humble ballpoint pen, with a more ergonomic design called bLen, for Japanese pen manufacturer Zebra. Read more
View ArticleWooden sleeping pods by Reed Watts made available to homeless people in London
Modular sleeping pods made from easy-to-assemble wooden panels are providing temporary accommodation for homeless people in London. Read more
View ArticlePlans for trio of Brisbane skyscrapers by Zaha Hadid Architects dropped
Australian developer Sunland Group has abandoned its long-running plans to build three towers designed by Zaha Hadid Architects on the Brisbane River. Read more
View ArticleDezeen's top 10 Mexican architecture projects of 2018
From a tropical art gallery and an Aztec-influenced beach house to an all-white food market, Mexico's architecture went from strength to strength this year. US reporter Eleanor Gibson selects 10...
View Article"Most people are one pay cheque away from where I am" says homeless man who...
London's rising homelessness problem is most visible on Tottenham Court Road, where a tent village springs up each night in front of furniture and lighting stores Habitat and Heal's. Dezeen speaks to...
View ArticleWorld's first lab-grown steak is made from beef but slaughter-free
The first steak grown in a laboratory from cow cells has been developed in Israel, and claims to have a texture and flavour similar to conventional meat. Read more
View ArticleNew luxury hotels in Middle East "whisper rather than shout" say AHEAD MEA...
High-end hotels in the Middle East are becoming increasingly refined and understated, say AHEAD MEA jury members in this movie Dezeen produced for the awards programme. Read more
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