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Margine draws on Salento's vernacular architecture for minimalist Italian villa
A minimalist exterior of white render and local stone paving reference the traditional architecture of Italy's Salento region at Casa Ulìa, a villa by local architecture studio Margine. Named Casa Ulìa, or Olive House, after the trees on the site, the 480-square-metre dwelling near Lecce was completed for a couple who wanted an "oasis of
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/10/margine-casa-ulia-villa-salento/
Tadao Ando unveils serpent-informed watch for Bulgari
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando has created a snake-informed watch as the latest addition to Bulgari's Serpenti range. Named Serpenti Tuboga x Tadao Ando, the collection of four watches are Ando's take on Bulgari's Serpenti range of jewellery where each piece has a form of a stylised serpent with head and tail. "Tadao Ando
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/10/tadao-ando-serpent-watch-bvlgari/
Cosmo pavilion by AMDL Circle for Ethimo
Dezeen Showroom: the classic garden pergola is given a contemporary twist in the Cosmo pavilion, designed by studio AMDL Circle for fellow Italian company Ethimo. The Cosmo pavilion is designed to frame outdoor furniture settings while bringing a sense of cosiness and protection from the elements. The product especially comes into its own in the
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"True trends always answer a need"
As TikTok and other platforms become increasingly flooded with home-styling ideas, Michelle Ogundehin shares advice on how to navigate changing trends in the era of ubiquitous social media. Newspaper journalists are often keen for a quote on "the latest trends". What do I think of polka dots? What about red paint: hot right now, non?
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/10/michelle-ogundehin-trends-opinion/
Five key projects by artist and Dezeen Awards judge Pilar Zeta
Argentinian artist Pilar Zeta has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. Here, she selects five projects that best reflect her work of "construction surreal spaces". Zeta, who is based in Mexico City, describes herself as a multifaceted artist who works across digital and physical mediums. "I started as a self-taught graphic designer then transitioned
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/10/pilar-zeta-dezeen-awards-2024/
Ibrahim Mahama wraps Barbican Centre in swathes of pink fabric "made by a lot of hands"
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama collaborated with hundreds of craftspeople to create Purple Hibiscus, a handsewn installation of bespoke pink cloth covering the brutalist lakeside terrace of London's Barbican Centre. Purple Hibiscus is Mahama's first bright-coloured installation, finished in pink to contrast with London's "grey weather". "Why not pink?" he told Dezeen at the Barbican. "The
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/10/ibrahim-mahama-barbican-centre-pink-fabric/
Dezeen Agenda features news that Saudi Arabia is reportedly scaling back The Line
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features news that Saudi Arabia has lowered the predicted number of residents planned for The Line by 2030. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. News agency Bloomberg reported that officials expect The Line – the 170-kilometre-long linear city being designed as part of Neom – to house fewer
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Senso designs "world's first seamless flooring" with plant-based resins
Promotion: global surfaces brand Senso has created recyclable floor and wall finishes that aim to "provide an elegant, seamless canvas" and a healthier interior environment than traditional alternatives. Senso's ranges of poured floors and wall coverings are designed to offer continuous coverage for residential and commercial spaces that are soft to the touch. The brand
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/09/senso-recyclable-flooring-walls/
Future tiles by Kaolin
Dezeen Showroom: Australian brand Kaolin has created a range of tiles made from porcelain that can be specified in both large- and small-scale interiors. The Future range was designed by Kaolin and comes in a selection of neutral colourways including Volcanic Dark Grey, Limestone White and Pietra Ceppo Taupe. Available in various slip-resistant sizes and finishes,
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/09/future-tiles-kaolin-dezeen-showroom/
Joe Doucet's Airiva wind turbines are made for city streets and buildings
Designer Joe Doucet has revealed his Airiva turbine – a modular wind power system that was conceived to have the necessary visual appeal to fit into urban settings. Currently a prototype, the Airiva energy system features two-metre-tall vertical blades with a sculptural helix shape rather than the propeller style commonly seen on large wind farm turbines.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/09/joe-doucet-airiva-wind-turbines-design/
Foster + Partners gender pay gap widest on record
The gender pay gap at Foster + Partners is the widest it has been since the data was first compiled six years ago despite an overall improvement at the UK's largest architecture firms year-on-year, official figures show. Reported per the UK's legal requirement for companies with over 250 employees to reveal their gender pay gaps
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/09/foster-partners-uk-architecture-gender-pay-gap/
Al-Jawad Pike creates marble "immersive experience" for APL's Soho flagship in NYC
British architecture studio Al-Jawad Pike has used colourful marble for the interiors of trainer brand Athletic Propulsion Labs’ second flagship store in Soho, New York City. The 3,900 square-foot space has been laid out in a curving amphitheatre design, with the interior designed to be "simple yet severe" while creating a "completely immersive experience," Al-Jawad
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/09/al-jawad-pike-marble-apl-soho-flagship-nyc/
Muda Architects completes circular museum dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine
Chengdu studio Muda Architects has completed Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine in Pengzhou, China, which is based on the shape of the yin-yang symbol. Situated beside the Huitong Lake, the museum aims to showcase the history of Chinese medicine while being a "spiritual emblem for the region". Its circular form spans land and water and
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/09/muda-architects-tianfu-museum-chinese-medicine/
Celsius Cooking system by Asko
Dezeen Showroom: smart accessories ensure optimal temperatures and heating times with the Celsius Cooking hob system designed by Swedish brand Asko. Asko's Celsius Cooking system is based around premium induction hobs, which include the option of an integrated extractor fan and smart accessories that enable users to unlock the full potential of the system. The add-ons
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/09/celsius-cooking-system-asko-dezeen-showroom/
Urlo Studio completes steel pavilion for Ecuadorian sports club
Urlo Studio has completed an "aesthetic and functional" gym and multi-sport club with a glass and aluminium pavilion with a composite facade in Ecuador. Known as the Mocolí Sports Club, or Club Deportivo Mocolí, the 8,772-square metre (94,421-square foot) complex is located on Mocolí Island, a small landmass in the Babahayo River outside of the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/08/urlo-studio-steel-pavilion-ecuadorian-sports-club/
Foster + Partners first Uruguay project to feature glass-lined courtyard
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has broken ground on its first project in Uruguay, an apartment building wrapped around a multi-storey glass courtyard. Located in the upscale Carrasco neighbourhood of Montevideo along the beachside avenue Rambla Tomas Berreta, The Edge will contain eight apartments, with a pool, gym, sauna and shared garden located on the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/08/foster-partners-apartment-glass-courtyard-uruguay/
Artcraft tiles by Marazzi
Dezeen Showroom: soft terracotta textures and decorative designs meet in the Artcraft tile collection, created by Italian brand Marazzi. The Artcraft collection consists of small-size porcelain stoneware tiles in square, rectangular and hexagonal shapes, all combining a traditional look with contemporary manufacturing techniques. The colours and textures of the tiles are based on natural terracotta, with
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/08/artcraft-tiles-marazzi-dezeen-showroom/
Origata collection by Nao Tamura for Porro
Dezeen Showroom: New York-based Japanese designer Nao Tamura looked to the craft of kimono making to inform the Origata bench and console, created for Italian furniture brand Porro. The Origata collection is made of aluminium sheet material that has been cut and assembled based on the techniques used to make kimonos, which sees fabric cut in
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/08/origata-collection-nao-tamura-porro-dezeen-showroom/
Saudi Arabia lowers predicted number of residents at The Line by 2030
The Line mega-city, which is the flagship development for Saudi Arabia's Neom project, will allegedly house fewer than 300,000 people by 2030, down from an original goal of 1.5 million. News agency Bloomberg has reported that officials expect The Line – a 170-kilometre-long linear city consisting of two parallel, 500-metre-high, linear skyscrapers – to house
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/08/saudi-arabia-lowers-the-line-residents-2030/
CombiCookTop V4000 I804 by V-Zug
Dezeen Showroom: the extractor fan appears almost invisible in the CombiCookTop V4000 I804, a refined induction hob by Swiss brand V-Zug. The CombiCookTop V4000 I804 is one of V-Zug's most state-of-the-art products, with a design that is sleek and minimalist while incorporating several advanced cooking functions. The hob sits flush with the worktop, and the applicance
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/08/combicooktop-v4000-i804-vzug-dezeen-showroom/