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Sora light by Fung + Bedford for Frandsen
Dezeen Showroom: UK-based design duo Fung + Bedford drew on the Japanese art of origami in the design of this statement light for Danish brand Frandsen. The Sora pendant light has a horizontal form suspended from two cords and flanked by wing-like protrusions, which make it appear to hover in mid-air. An LED strip light
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/04/sora-light-fung-bedford-frandsen-dezeen-showroom/
Woodio Blossom bathroom collection by Woodio
Dezeen Showroom: Finnish company Woodio has added three new spring-inspired colours to its bathroom collection, all made from a wood composite intended to provide a sustainable alternative to ceramics. The key new colour for Woodio's products is Blossom – a rose-tinted shade that Woodio describes as the "eye-catcher tone of this spring" and a hue for
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/04/woodio-blossom-bathroom-collection-woodio-dezeen-showroom/
Knox Bhavan transforms Victorian villa in London into "low-energy forever home"
Love Walk II is a Victorian villa in London that has been retrofitted and extended by architecture studio Knox Bhavan to create a home in which its owners can comfortably grow older. Located in the conservation area of Camberwell Grove, Love Walk II was updated to improve both the habitability and energy efficiency of its
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/04/knox-bhavan-love-walk-ii-victorian-london-retrofit/
Twenty unmissable installations and exhibitions at this year's Milan design week
In the lead-up to Milan design week, we have collected twenty of its must-see exhibitions, including a Salone del Mobile installation by David Lynch, an arts club by Faye Toogood and a "playground" by IKEA. For this year's Milan design week, numerous big brands and studios in the design, interior and fashion industries will present large-scale
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/04/milan-design-week-2024-installations/
One month left to enter Dezeen and Forbo Flooring's Marmoleum Design Challenge
There is just one month left to enter the Marmoleum Design Challenge, which invites architects and designers to create an interior space using Marmoleum to promote wellbeing. Enter now before the contest closes on 30 April. Launched in February, the Marmoleum Design Challenge tasks entrants with creating a 10-square-metre space within a space that can
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/04/forbo-flooring-marmoleum-design-challenge-one-month-reminder/
Fala Atelier transforms Porto warehouse into "house of many faces"
A clash of old and new surfaces, geometries and colours defines this conversion of a warehouse and office in Porto into a home by local studio Fala Atelier. Called House of Many Faces, the dwelling is tucked on a long, narrow site between largely abandoned industrial spaces overlooking the River Duoro. "The very long narrow
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/04/fala-atelier-house-of-many-faces-warehouse-porto/
Five key projects by architect and Dezeen Awards 2024 judge Suchi Reddy
Reddymade founder Suchi Reddy has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here she selects five projects that best reflect her studio's work. Originally from Chennai, a city in eastern India, Reddy founded her New York-based practice Reddymade based on "a design ethos informed by neuroaesthetics, the study of how the brain responds to the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/04/suchi-reddy-dezeen-awards-2024/
Velux shares the "innovative" process behind Living Places housing concept
Promotion: window manufacturer Velux has highlighted the lessons learned by the partners behind its experimental Living Places housing concept. Living Places Copenhagen, which has an ultra-low CO2 footprint, is a prototype village built in collaboration with Danish architecture studio EFFEKT, consulting engineering firm Artelia and contractor Enemærke & Petersen. The concept was brought to life last
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SODA offers model for office-to-residential conversions with Roca in Liverpool
London studio SODA has converted a 1970s office block in Liverpool city centre into a residential building that includes co-working and wellness facilities. The adaptive reuse project sees the 10-storey block, which spent decades as an office for HM Revenue and Customs, transformed into rental homes managed by operator Livingway. Roca contains 120 one- and
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/04/roca-liverpool-office-to-residential-conversion-soda/
Glavovic Studio adds massive periscope on walkway near Everglades
American firm Glavovic Studio has created a red aluminium walkway with a large-scale periscope in Florida to connect the local population with the nearby Everglades. Located in Tamarac, a city northwest of Fort Lauderdale, the walkway was placed at the edge of dense suburban development including sprawling single-family neighbourhoods and an Amazon fulfilment centre. It
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/03/glavovic-studio-periscope-walkway-everglades/
Dolce & Gabbana unveils branded supertall skyscraper for Miami
Fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana has unveiled renderings of its first branded hotel and residences, a Miami supertall skyscraper created in collaboration with New York architecture practice Studio Sofield. Located in the Brickell neighbourhood of downtown Miami, the 90-storey tower will reach 1,049 feet high (320 metres), the same height as the city's in-progress first
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/03/dolce-gabbana-first-branded-supertall-hotel-miami/
Eight architectural assistant roles featured on Dezeen Jobs
We've selected eight opportunities available on Dezeen Jobs for architecture graduates, including positions at Holland Harvey, Bradley Van Der Straeten Architects and Holloway Li. Part 1 architectural assistant at Ashton Architecture Ashton Architecture is looking for a Part 1 architectural assistant to join its team in London. One of the studio's latest projects is an
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/03/architectural-assistant-roundup-dezeen-jobs/
Izat Arundell clads remote Outer Hebrides home with local stone
Thick walls of local stone shelter Caochan na Creige, a home in Scotland's Outer Hebrides by local practice Izat Arundell designed to "sit respectfully in the landscape". Caochan na Creige – which means 'little quiet one by the rock' – is a small home perched in a sheltered inlet on the eastern coast of the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/03/caochan-na-creige-izat-arundell-remote-outer-hebrides-home/
Foster + Partners frames underground Apple Store in Shanghai with "active public space"
A multi-level plaza and elevated viewpoint flank this Apple Store, which British architecture studio Foster + Partners has buried below ground in Shanghai's Jing'an district. Named Apple Jing'an, the subterranean store is accessed by the plaza that links with existing pedestrian routes in a bid to establish it as an "active public space", Foster +
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/03/foster-partners-apple-jingan-shanghai/
Foundation bar stool by Bestcase
Dezeen Showroom: created by American brand Bestcase, the Foundation bar stool is designed to celebrate raw aluminium and simple manufacturing techniques. The Foundation bar stool was designed by Bestcase co-founder Charles Constantine and released in 2022 as part of a collection built from aluminium sheet material. In the bar stool, the scaled-up sheets are bent using
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/03/foundation-barstool-bestcase-dezeen-showroom/
Sigurd Larsen refurbishes 19th-century farm for Michelberger hotel
Danish architect Sigurd Larsen has refurbished the Michelberger Farm in Spreewald, Germany, creating a new wing of guest rooms that reinterprets the redbrick style of the 19th-century complex. Having already worked on the refurbishment of the Michelberger hotel in Berlin in collaboration with Jonathan Tuckey, Larsen was tasked with replacing a ruin on the site
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/03/sigurd-larsen-19th-century-farm-michelberger-hotel-germany/
Six social architecture projects highlighted at Re:Arc symposium in Colombia
A mobile pavilion made of bamboo and a board game dedicated to education around the urban planning process were among the projects highlighted from a design and architecture symposium held in Bogotá. Helmed by Copenhagen philanthropic organisation Re:Arc Institute, the symposium gathered several global design and architecture studios to present projects aligned with the "Andean
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/02/six-social-architecture-projects-re-arc-symposium-colombia/
Dezeen Agenda features Lamborghini's first rebrand in 20 years
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Italian brand Lamborghini's first rebrand in 20 years. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Italian automaker Lamborghini revealed a rebrand as part of a broader "transformation process," featuring a flat, simplified logo. The updated logo keeps the bull at the shield's centre, but now it's a simplified silhouette.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/02/lamborghini-rebrand-dezeen-agenda/
Populous unveils plan to revamp horse-racing track in New York
Global architecture studio Populous has designed a renewed horse-racing track and sporting venue for Belmont Park in Nassau County, New York. The facility will redevelop the original Belmont Park, which first opened in 1905 and was renovated in 1968. The historic track has been home to the Belmont Stakes for over 155 years and has
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/02/populous-new-york-belmont-park/
Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to Milan design week 2024
Dezeen Events Guide has launched its guide to Milan design week 2024, which highlights the key events taking place in the Italian city this month. The festival runs from 15 to 21 April 2024 and includes exhibitions, design fairs – such as Salone del Mobile and Alcova – talks, product launches and open showrooms. Milan design
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/02/dezeen-events-guide-milan-design-week-2024-digital-guide/