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Elements bathroom collection by Nôsa

Dezeen Showroom: British brand Nôsa has launched a collection of bathroom fittings characterised by earthy colourways that aim to create a spa-like feel at home. The Elements collection includes a freestanding bath, countertop basin and basin shelf, all made of Nôsa's stone resin material. Nôsa says the collection is all about channelling the "raw beauty

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Living Objects stool by Vormen

Dezeen Showroom: steel in both tubular and sheet form has been used in the design and construction of this four-legged stool created by Belgian design studio Vormen. Designed to be both elegant and practical, the Living Objects stool features a very thin sheet steel seat welded to four thicker tubular legs. The effect is a

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Atelier Janda Vanderghote creates "serene" garden studio in Ghent

Local studio Atelier Janda Vanderghote has used simple materials to create the T(uin)Huis Atelier garden studio in Ghent, Belgium. Although originally intended to be a woodworking studio, the building was designed to be flexible, currently acting as a temporary home for the owners while building work is carried out on their house. The studio sits

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Ten scene-setting independent design studios in Los Angeles

We've highlighted 10 independent designers in Los Angeles, USA, as part of our North American Design 2024 series, which showcases inventive and creative design in cities across the continent. The fifth instalment of our weekly series focuses on the most populous city in the state of California – Los Angeles, a sprawling metropolis that sits

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Yinka Ilori collection by Momentum Textiles and Wallcovering

Dezeen Showroom: British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori collaborated with material brand Momentum Textiles and Wallcovering on a collection showcasing his signature use of pattern and colour. The Yinka Ilori collection marks the designer's first foray into commercial textiles and wallcoverings and draws on common themes in his work, including his dual heritage and belief in the positive impact of joy.

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Dezeen Awards China 2024 returns to celebrate Chinese talent

Dezeen Awards China 2024, in partnership with Bentley, is open for entries! This regional edition of Dezeen Awards aims to showcase the very best in architecture, interiors and design from studios based in China. Bentley will continue its collaboration with Dezeen for a second year, supporting its regional awards programme which spotlights Chinese design talent

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Eduardo Souto de Moura and Liz Diller create cork installations for Lisbon

Liz Diller, Eduardo Souto de Moura and Yves Béhar are among six architecture and design studios that have created cork installations for the City Cortex program in Lisbon. Curated by Guta Moura Guedes and produced by the world's largest cork processing group, Amorim, City Cortex challenged architects to create sculptures and installations that would expand

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Anker Bak designs products to address "taboo" topics of ageing and death

A lightweight coffin and an aestheticised pill box feature in Anker Bak's exhibition about empathetic design for the elderly as part of this year's 3 Days of Design festival in Copenhagen. The second solo show from the Danish furniture designer and cabinetmaker, called The Furniture We Need, features products designed over recent years including a

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Omar Gandhi Architects creates illuminated brick for outdoor and indoor use

Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has created a series of lighting designs, including a brick-shaped light designed to be built into masonry walls. The architecture studio showcased two lights – the Brick Light and a tube chandelier called 18 Ga – at an installation in Toronto, Canada. Developed with local metalworks Filo Timo and architectural

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Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture unveil western Canada’s largest convention centre

Populous, Stantec and S2 Architecture teamed up to expand a convention centre with a sweeping copper-coloured canopy in Calgary, Alberta. Unveiled in June 2024, the BMO Centre at Stampede Park is the largest convention centre in western Canada with an occupancy of 33,000. A collaboration between global design studios Populous and Stantec; and Canadian studio

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/10/populous-stantec-s2-architecture-canada-convention-centre/

New Designers spotlights ten student design projects

Dezeen School Shows: a jewellery collection utilising discarded plastics and promoting sustainability is included in Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers. Also included is a project exploring Indo-Portuguese architectural styles and repurposing coconut shells, and compostable food packaging made from mycelium. New Designers School: New Designers Statement: "New Designers is an annual London showcase of

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Thank you for entering Dezeen Awards 2024! What's next?

Thanks to everyone who entered Dezeen Awards 2024, in partnership with Bentley! We have received over 4,000 entries across 41 categories from all around the world. Entries came from 82 countries on six continents, including Canada, Australia, India, Nigeria, Singapore, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and South Korea. Once again proving to be one of the

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Amazonite stone by Antolini

Dezeen Showroom: Italian company Antolini's Amazonite stone has an inimitable turquoise green appearance that adds drama to design schemes. Amazonite is part of the stone producer's Exclusive Collection, which brings together what the brand describes as the most extraordinary materials from the world's finest quarries. A turquoise green stone cut through with seams of taupe

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Abandoned mining buildings turned into a "sanctuary for human connection" in Taiwan

Taiwanese studio Divooe Zein Architects has transformed a series of disused industrial structures outside Taipei into a secluded retreat surrounded by mountains and forest. Called The Mineless Heritage Restoration Project and completed in 2023, the scheme involved the adaptation of a series of logistical structures including offices, dormitories and a bathhouse that once supported the

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Ten Hélène Binet photographs that capture light and shadow in architecture around the globe

Photographer Hélène Binet and co-authors Marco Iuliano and Martino Stierli have selected ten photography highlights – from architect Peter Zumthor's Therme Vals hotel to the Pantheon in Rome – from a new monograph of Binet's work. The book features more than 170 photographs from Binet's career and includes two critical essays based on in-depth interviews.

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The Water Clock installation captures the "torturous experience" of waiting at an embassy

Architect Dima Srouji has used glass bricks to construct a miniature waiting room inside the Fenaa Alawwal cultural centre in Riyadh to visualise the bureaucratic limbo faced by displaced Palestinians. On show in Riyadh's diplomatic quarter, the scale model of an embassy waiting room combines tiered seating into a shape resembling a water clock –

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Eden pods by Boss Design among six new products on Dezeen Showroom

Dezeen Showroom: a collection of versatile pods intended to enhance productivity and wellbeing in the workplace is among six new products featured on Dezeen Showroom. Eden pods by Boss Design British furniture design company Boss Design has released a modular series of office pods designed to appeal to the senses. Eden pods have visually soothing

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Melanin-spiked bodysuits provide sun protection in Melwear concept

Garments made with the skin pigment melanin provide a natural, alternative form of sun protection in this speculative biofabrication project by recent Central Saint Martins graduate Maca Barrera. The Melwear project imagines a future where humans wear a "second skin" embedded with bacteria-derived melanin instead of using conventional chemical sunscreens, which typically contain ingredients that

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Crina Arghirescu Rogard adds "eccentric design" to historic penthouse in Tribeca

Architect Crina Arghirescu Rogard has updated a penthouse apartment in a historic New York City building, injecting an array of designs into an already eclectic collection. Arghirescu Rogard was tasked by a friend, Mexican artist Claudia Doring Baez, to reimagine her family home in just six weeks. Sharing "a mutual passion for eccentric design pieces,"

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FRPO creates "cathedral of energy" with translucent polycarbonate tower

Architecture studio FRPO has designed DH Palencia, a thermal power plant in Spain consisting of a concrete base topped by a lantern-like building and an adjacent tower. Located in Palencia, the 1,960-square-metre building is the focal point of the city's new heating network. It converts heat energy into electricity using renewable sources, including biomass from

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