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Commonbond Architects self-builds Gardenhide Studio using hempcrete and timber
London practice Commonbond Architects has designed and built its own studio at the end of a garden in Abbey Wood using a combination of hempcrete and timber. Named Gardenhide Studio, the workspace in southeast London is intended to showcase the potential of hempcrete – a bio-composite material made from hemp and lime – as a
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/27/commonbond-architects-gardenhide-studio-hempcrete/
Wine Climate Cabinets by Asko among 15 new products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of wine cabinets that store bottles in specific controlled conditions is among 16 new products recently listed on Dezeen Showroom. Wine Climate Cabinets by Asko Swedish brand Asko has released a collection of four wine cabinets that present a contemporary version of traditional wine cellars, which aim to keep bottles of wine
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Cast Corbel House by Grafted features handcrafted red-concrete details
A red-hued extension built from brick and pigmented concrete has been added to a Victorian house in the suburbs of Norwich by local architecture studio Grafted. Located in the Golden Triangle in the Heigham Grove conservation area, the home is named Cast Corbel House after the handmade concrete corbelling on its facade that nods to
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/27/cast-corbel-house-extension-grafted/
GRT Architects creates buttery yellow interior for San Sabino restaurant
Yellow hues make for a sunny environment inside this restaurant in New York's West Village, designed by Brooklyn-based studio GRT Architects. For San Sabino, GRT Architects once again teamed up with chefs Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli, with whom they worked on the neighbouring Don Angie restaurant. With a very different menu and aesthetic, the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/26/san-sabino-restaurant-west-village-grt-architects-2/
Nossa Terra exhibition showcases Portugal's "cultural habits" at Lisbon Design Week
French designer Sam Baron has curated the Nossa Terra exhibition, which displays designs and artefacts made from terracotta to showcase the customs of different Portuguese regions. Nossa Terra, which translates to Our Earth, features contemporary vases, jugs and plates, as well as historic sculptures dating from the 1800s. The terracotta designs were displayed on two
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/26/nossa-terra-terracotta-sam-baron-lisbon-design-week/
The Red Room by Apparatus forms theatrical lighting presentation
New York lighting brand Apparatus has enveloped its showroom in red to present a new modular version of Cylinder pendant series during NYCxDesign. The Apparatus showroom in Manhattan's Garment District has been transformed once again, as part of the brand's continual evolution of its spaces and product lines. The Red Room was created to showcase
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/25/the-red-room-apparatus-showroom-installation-nycxdesign/
Doriza Design transforms stone building into "imperfect" holiday home in Crete
Greek studio Doriza Design has converted a 19th-century stone building into Drakoni House, a holiday home in Crete with purposefully rough and imperfect details. Located in the village of Pano Pines, Drakoni House occupies a structure made of local stone and owned by the same family for six decades. It has been uninhabited since 1920.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/25/doriza-design-drakoni-house-crete/
Eight bathrooms that confidently combine colour and pattern
From decorative tiles to maximalist wallpaper, our latest lookbook explores bathrooms where striking patterned surfaces are paired with bold colours to make a statement. Offering an alternative to the trend for minimalist or colour-blocked bathrooms, this approach uses a mix of different tones and motifs to create a multi-layered aesthetic. Patterned surfaces can be created
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This week IKEA launched its first pet range
This week on Dezeen, furniture brand IKEA unveiled Utsådd, a pet collection based on the "four most common activities that cats and dogs do in the home." The collection, which IKEA said focused on "eating, sleeping, playing and hiding", contains 29 pieces and was released in collaboration with rehoming centre Woodgreen Pets Charity. It is
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Highly sculptural roof defines Raleigh apartment block
Metal cladding and an asymmetrical roof define the exterior of the South E8 housing block by architecture firm LOHA in Raleigh, USA. The distinctive block, which contains eight apartments, replaces a single home in a neighbourhood near the downtown of North Carolina's capital city. It was developed as Raleigh has become a sought-after place to live, partly
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Highly sculptural roof defines Raleigh apartment block
Metal cladding and an asymmetrical roof define the exterior of the South E8 housing block by architecture firm LOHA in Raleigh, USA. The distinctive block, which contains eight apartments, replaces a single home in a neighbourhood near the downtown of North Carolina's capital city. It was developed as Raleigh has become a sought-after place to live, partly
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/loha-south-e8-apartments-raleigh/
Collective shows featuring small objects take centre stage during NYCxDesign week
A proliferation of multi-designer exhibitions showing variants of a single object allowed the work of numerous emerging and local designers to take centre stage during NYCxDesign week, writes Dezeen's US editor Ben Dreith. While plenty of the showrooms on Madison Avenue held events featuring contemporary European furniture design, many local curators opted for formats that
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/multi-designer-exhibitions-nycxdesign-2024/
Ten Italian-designed furnishings and products on Dezeen Showroom
Dezeen Showroom: from a modular furnishing system to tableware made from quartz, we've rounded up ten furniture and homeware pieces by Italian brands on Dezeen Showroom. Italy's long history of furniture making and status as a significant player in the design world is reflected in the products below. This selection features designers and companies hailing from
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/italian-designed-furnishings-products-dezeen-showroom/
Contour task chair by Pearson Lloyd for Senator
Dezeen Showroom: British studio Pearson Lloyd applied circular design principles when creating Contour, a versatile task chair made from recycled and recyclable materials for office furniture company Senator. The Contour task chair is distinguished by its simplicity – rather than using complex mechanics, it aims to provide automatic ergonomic comfort for a wide range of bodies,
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/contour-task-chair-pearson-lloyd-senator-dezeen-showroom/
Recycled ceramic washbasin by VitrA
Dezeen Showroom: Turkish bathroom brand VitrA has released a minimalist washbasin made from a recycled composite containing shards of broken ceramics. The recycled ceramic washbasin is made up of almost 100 per cent recycled waste materials, according to VitrA. "The recycled ceramic washbasin embodies the principles of circular manufacturing, where waste becomes a valuable resource,"
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/recycled-ceramic-washbasin-vitra-dezeen-showroom/
Studio Libeskind unveils social housing that "feels like home" in Brooklyn
Architecture firm Studio Libeskind has completed The Atrium at Sumner Houses, an affordable housing block with 190 apartments for seniors in Brooklyn, New York. Located at the centre of the New York City Housing Authority's (NYCHA) Sumner Houses campus, the 11-storey block is wrapped around a full-height central atrium that gives the building its name.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/studio-libeskind-social-housing-brooklyn/
Peris+Toral Arquitectes uses stone for social housing block in Mallorca
Walls of limestone and sandstone reference the traditional architecture of Mallorca at Living in Lime, a social housing block in Son Servera by Spanish studio Peris+Toral Arquitectes. Living in Lime contains 42 housing units designed by Peris+Toral Arquitectes to have minimal visual impact on the surrounding Mallorcan village. It is split into two low-lying blocks lined
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/peris-toral-arquitectes-living-lime-housing/
Vision Pro a "new era of computing" says Apple design head
The Vision Pro will "redefine how we connect and create" says Apple vice president of human interface design Alan Dye, as its operating system wins top honour at the D&AD Awards. Apple was recognised with a Black Pencil – the D&AD Awards highest accolade – for its visionOS operating system, which powers the recently launched
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/vision-pro-new-era-computing-apple-design-head/
Five projects that highlight circular design at Southern Sweden Design Days 2024
Fashion garments made from airbags and furniture crafted from "unattractive" materials are among the projects on show at this year's Southern Sweden Design Days in Malmö. Organised by architecture and design centre Form/Design Center, the annual design festival Southern Sweden Design Days showcases work from national and international participants across design, architecture and crafts. Operating
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/24/southern-sweden-design-days-2024-roundup/
Barricane chair by Magnus Long for Morgan
Dezeen Showroom: furniture maker Morgan worked with designer Magnus Long on a chair made from wood and cane that intends to showcase British craftsmanship. Launched at Clerkenwell Design Week 2024, the Barricane dining chair combines a solid wood frame with a cane backrest, which loosens the formality of the chair's straight lines and gives it a
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