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Stiks chair by Gordon Guillaumier for Alf DaFrè
Dezeen Showroom: Italian design brand Alf DaFrè has created a chair that draws on the concept of juxtaposition by combining solid wood with light tubular elements. The Stiks chair was developed for the brand by designer Gordon Guillaumier to be used in combination with another recently released product, the Pols table. Its construction is based
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/23/stiks-chair-gordon-guillaumier-alf-dafre-dezeen-showroom/
DesignMarch live talks will focus on the role of design in addressing global imbalances
Dezeen has teamed up with DesignMarch to livestream a programme of talks by leading designers exploring the role of architecture and design in addressing global imbalances in the creative industry. To kickstart the festival, a programme of talks will take place throughout the day on 24 April 2024, which will be live streamed from the Henning
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/23/designmarch-live-designtalks-reykjavik-2024/
BIG designs all-wood cubic structure as "living curriculum" at University of Kansas
Danish architecture studio BIG, alongside faculty at the University of Kansas, has unveiled its design for the mass-timber Makers' KUbe in Kansas, USA. The structure will serve as an educational building for the University of Kansas (KU) School of Architecture & Design in Lawrence, Kansas. BIG's design was chosen as part of an open call,
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/cube-university-of-kansas-big-mass-timber/
Chris Pratt destruction of Ellwood house in LA symptom of "systemic problems"
Unprotected historic homes are at risk of demolition where land holds greater value than architectural importance, says conservation group Docomomo US in response to actor Chris Pratt's tearing down a mid-century home designed by modernist architect Craig Ellwood. Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger drew attention online when news broke that the couple had begun
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/craig-ellwood-zimmerman-house-chris-pratt-demolition-doconomo/
Foster + Partners designs tiered Park Avenue supertall skyscraper
UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has designed a tiered, 62-storey supertall skyscraper on Park Avenue in New York. Located at 350 Park, the supertall skyscraper will rise approximately 1,600 feet high (487 metres), holding office spaces and a public plaza at ground level. Renderings show a tiered tower made up of rectangular volumes that
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/foster-partners-tiered-park-avenue-skyscraper/
Encanto upholstery fabric by Skopos Fabrics
Dezeen Showroom: British brand Skopos has created a range of fabric upholstery named Encanto, designed to add pops of colour and texture to a range of commercial spaces. Made from soil- and stain-resistant polyester, it aims to be a stylish upholstery option that performs well in high-traffic areas, including office, education, care, high-end hospitality and cruise
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/encanto-upholstery-skopos-fabrics-dezeen-showroom/
OFIS Arhitekti clads geometric home in Slovenia with red-brick tiles
Slovenian studio OFIS Arhitekti has completed Frame House, a family home in Ljubljana clad in red-brick tiles that play on the area's pitched-roof buildings. Frame House is located in the city's suburbs and designed by OFIS Arhitekti with a footprint of 200 square metres so as not to intrude on the site's large rear garden.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/frame-house-ofis-arhitekti-ljubljana/
"A 60 per cent reduction in plastic is the bare minimum we need the world to do"
We need to end our use of plastics for the sake of the planet and human's health, writes the director of Earth Day's end plastic initiatives Aidan Charron. Plastics have become ubiquitous in our lives, they are everywhere and unavoidable but it hasn't always been like that. They are relatively new materials and while they
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/earth-day-plastic-end-aidan-charron-opinion/
There's still time to feature in Dezeen's digital guide to NYCxDesign 2024
There's still time to get listed in Dezeen Events Guide's digital guide to the 12th anniversary of NYCxDesign, the annual festival located in New York City. Running this year from 16 to 23 May 2024 and located across the city's five boroughs, the festival hosts an eight-day programme of talks, exhibitions, installations, open studios, product
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/guide-nycxdesign-2024-dezeen-events-guide/
Round Multipurpose table by Narbutas
Dezeen Showroom: office furniture brand Narbutas has launched the Round Multipurpose table, designed to accommodate both work and leisure needs in the workplace. A versatile piece of furniture, the Round Multipurpose table has a lightweight design available in two depths and three height variations, which can be combined to create long table arrangements. Its design is
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/round-tables-narbutas-dezeen-showroom/
Woods Bagot designs art deco-informed restaurant at Rockefeller Center
Dim lighting and dark tones define the interiors of the second Smith & Mills restaurant in New York, recently completed by architecture studio Woods Bagot. Situated in New York's Rockefeller Center, the restaurant's interiors were designed by Woods Bagot in collaboration with New York City-based hospitality management consultancy Neighborhood Projects. To enter the space, guests
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/woods-bagot-art-deco-restaurant-rockefeller-center/
Melike Altınısık, Michele De Lucchi and Anupama Kundoo announced as Dezeen Awards judges
Architects Melike Altınısık and Anupama Kundoo, multidisciplinary designer Michele De Lucchi, sustainability director Mina Hasman and curator Abraham Thomas have joined the Dezeen Awards 2024 judges. Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley is open for entries. Submit your entry by midnight London time on 30 May to avoid late entry fees. Now in its
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/22/melike-altinisik-anupama-kundoo-dezeen-awards-2024/
Anther rug by Niubó among 14 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a rug that draws on the appearance of a flower's reproductive system is among 14 new products recently listed on Dezeen Showroom. Anther rug by Laura Niubó for Niubó Los Angeles-based designer Laura Niubó has created a series of rugs informed by the reproductive organs of plants – among them is the Anther rug,
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Models nap on Thom Browne bedding during Milan design week performance
Fashion designer Thom Browne has presented his collaboration with Italian textile brand Frette as part of a sleep-themed performance during Milan design week 2024. Browne's Time to Sleep performance took place inside the neoclassical Palazzina Appiani in Milan's Parco Sempione on Tuesday 16 April. The 19th-century Napoleonic building's upper-level salon provided the setting for the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/21/thom-browne-frette-bedding-milan-design-week-performance/
Models nap on Thom Browne bedding during Milan design week performance
Fashion designer Thom Browne has presented his collaboration with Italian textile brand Frette as part of a sleep-themed performance during Milan design week 2024. Browne's Time to Sleep performance took place inside the neoclassical Palazzina Appiani in Milan's Parco Sempione on Tuesday 16 April. The 19th-century Napoleonic building's upper-level salon provided the setting for the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/21/thom-browne-frette-bedding-milan-design-week-performance/
IGArchitects slots skinny 2700 house into narrow plot in Japan
Walls of exposed concrete define this skinny house in Saitama, Japan, which local studio IGArchitects designed with a width of just 2.7 metres. Named 2700, the home is designed for a young couple on a long and thin site left over following a road expansion in the city, which is close to Tokyo. To maximise
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/21/2700-skinny-house-igarchitects-japan/
MYT+GLVDK creates industrial-style restaurant in Mexico City
Mexico City studio MYT+GLVDK has designed a fast-casual restaurant where exposed concrete walls are covered in wavy green metal mesh. The office led by Andrés Mier y Terán and Regina Galvanduque completed both the architectural and graphic identities for Órale Milanga, located in the city's upscale Polanco neighbourhood. The restaurant celebrates the "comforting and beloved"
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/20/myt-glvdk-orale-milanga-restaurant-mexico-city/
Concrete columns frame Bury Gate Farm house by Sandy Rendel Architects
A "classical" two-storey colonnade characterises this family home in the South Downs National Park, completed by London studio Sandy Rendel Architects. Named Bury Gate Farm, the five-bedroom house replaces a 1950s bungalow on a sloped site on the outskirts of Pulborough, which overlooks fields and woodland. According to Sandy Rendel Architects, it is designed as a
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/20/bury-gate-farm-sandy-rendel-architects/
Eight kitchens with striking material palettes of contrasting colours and textures
In this lookbook, we collect eight kitchens that contrast rough and smooth textures, glossy and grainy surfaces, and a variety of colours for an overall eye-catching interior. The kitchens in this roundup exemplify how a combination of seemingly clashing materials can create a rich and interesting palette. Some opted for contrasting a number of cool-toned
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/20/kitchen-contrasting-colours-materials-lookbooks/
Concrete columns frame Bury Gate Farm house by Sandy Rendel Architects
A "classical" two-storey colonnade characterises this family home in the South Downs National Park, completed by London studio Sandy Rendel Architects. Named Bury Gate Farm, the five-bedroom house replaces a 1950s bungalow on a sloped site on the outskirts of Pulborough, which overlooks fields and woodland. According to Sandy Rendel Architects, it is designed as a
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/20/bury-gate-farm-sandy-rendel-architects/