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Signe Hytte designs home of a poet for Enter the Salon show

Danish designer Signe Hytte had Oscar Wilde in mind when designing this home for a fictional poet, presented during 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen. Enter the Salon was an exhibition of furniture and homeware products from seven different brands, styled to feel more like a lived-in interior than a show space. The project was

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AMO designs cabin "reminiscent of architectural models" for Prada menswear show

Dutch studio AMO has created a small cabin and picket-fence-lined path as part of the set for fashion brand Prada's Spring Summer 2025 menswear show. Designed to evoke fairytales, the set was created by AMO, architecture studio OMA's research and creative studio. It featured a small hut lifted three metres above a winding path from

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Dundee Design Festival sets out to become world's most sustainable

Dundee Design Festival has outlined the sustainability strategy that it hopes will make Scotland's largest design event the world's most sustainable design festival. Clean energy, electric transport and an entirely tinned beverage offering are all part of the Dundee Design Festival's (DDF) sustainability strategy, while its most ambitious initiative centres on materials and circularity. The

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/20/dundee-design-festival-2024-worlds-most-sustainable/

Quinzhee Architecture clads stilted Canadian ski house in cedar

Canadian studio Quinzhee Architecture has lifted a cedar-clad residence on stilts for a ski house in Québec. Known as Residence Chez Léon, the 1,390-square-foot (129-square-metre) house was completed in 2023 on a sloping, forested property in Charlevoix, Canada, that overlooks the St Lawrence River. Quinzhee Architecture, which is based in Québec City, worked with the

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Eleven product and engineering design projects by students at Middlesex Univeristy

Dezeen School Shows: a project promoting mindful eating habits through the use of specially designed bowls is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Middlesex University. Also included is a device to promote children's safety and an energy-efficient task light. Middlesex University Institution: Middlesex University School: Faculty of Science and Technology Course: BA

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Ye strips Tadao Ando beach house in Malibu back to its structure

Musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has removed the windows and gutted the interior of a concrete home in Malibu, California, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Images of the home's bare structure have been widely shared following a New Yorker, article where contractor Tony Saxon detailed how the house was gutted at the

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/19/ye-tadao-ando-beach-house-malibu/

Johan Sundberg Architektur creates "cosy home with modern ideas" in Sweden

Swedish studio Johan Sundberg Arkitektur has completed a brick house on the southwestern tip of Skåne County that prioritises a relationship with its surroundings in a coastal pine forest. Located in Ljunghusen, the project is designed as a forever home for a young and growing family, which can accommodate their changing needs. It is described

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/19/johan-sundberg-architektur-ljunghusen-sweden/

A New Normal exhibition presents designs for a self-sufficient Sydney

The A New Normal exhibition has presented designs that aim to transform Sydney into a self-sufficient city, including a pub making beer from recycled wastewater. On show at the Powerhouse Museum in partnership with the annual Vivid Sydney festival, A New Normal included an exhibition and a solar-powered pavilion that served as a community meeting

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Museum at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago tops out

The monolithic museum anchoring the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has topped out, with former president Barack Obama placing his signature on an uppermost beam. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, The Museum sits on the northern side of the Obama Presidential Center with a form that was "inspired by the idea of four

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Museum at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago tops out

The monolithic museum anchoring the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has topped out, with former president Barack Obama placing his signature on an uppermost beam. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, The Museum sits on the northern side of the Obama Presidential Center with a form that was "inspired by the idea of four

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/18/museum-obama-presidential-center-chicago-tops-out/

Dezeen Debate features conference centre in Beijing that is "quite the engineering feat"

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features a conference centre in Beijing by architecture studio MAD. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. MAD has completed the ZGC International Innovation Center in Beijing, which has an undulating green roof and an organic shape with rounded, petal-like corners. Readers were captivated by the building, with one describing

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/18/conference-centre-beijing-mad-architecture-dezeen-debate/

Clayton Korte creates "familiar yet exclusive" winery buildings in California

Polycarbonate, steel and concrete are among the resilient materials used to form a pair of industrial buildings at Fulldraw Vineyard, designed by American studio Clayton Korte. Set on 100 acres (40 hectares), the Fulldraw Vineyard sits within an agricultural region along California's Central Coast, in the town of Paso Robles. The winery is known for

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/18/clayton-korte-winery-buildings-california/

Clayton Korte creates "familiar yet exclusive" winery buildings in California

Polycarbonate, steel and concrete are among the resilient materials used to form a pair of industrial buildings at Fulldraw Vineyard, designed by American studio Clayton Korte. Set on 100 acres (40 hectares), the Fulldraw Vineyard sits within an agricultural region along California's Central Coast, in the town of Paso Robles. The winery is known for

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/18/clayton-korte-winery-buildings-california/

New Designers presents nine student design projects

Dezeen School Shows: a jewellery collection made from aluminium and silver informed by funeral traditions in China is included in Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers. Also included is a couture collection utilising textile printing techniques and an app intended to preserve wildlife in urban areas. New Designers School: New Designers Statement: "New Designers is an

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/18/new-designers-design-projects-dezeen-schoolshows/

"We have a duty to honour plastics" says Smile Plastics co-founder Rosalie McMillan

Promotion: plastic can remain a useful material long into the future with a thoughtful approach, argues Smile Plastics co-founder Rosalie McMillan. Smile Plastics, based in Wales, manufactures interior panels entirely from waste plastic for brands that include Ganni, Selfridges and Lush. Founded during the 1990s by engineer Colin Williamson and designer Jane Atfield, the company

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/18/we-have-a-duty-to-honour-plastics-says-smile-plastics-co-founder-rosalie-mcmillan/

Residence flooring by Tedd Todd

Dezeen Showroom: British company Ted Todd has released a collection of engineered flooring made from FSC-certified European oak. The Residence collection features a choice of three designs – plank, herringbone or chevron – in ten different natural colours. A combination of the different designs and colours can be laid together to create a dynamic effect. The collection

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"Light structures and materials" define Di Linh House by K59 Atelier

Architecture studio K59 Atelier has designed a home in Di Linh, Vietnam, using local materials that were easy to transport to its remote site, such as timber and rammed earth. Named Di Linh House, the 50-square-metre dwelling was constructed in 2022 for a family who moved from the nearby city of Da Lat during the

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"Light structures and materials" define Di Linh House by K59 Atelier

Architecture studio K59 Atelier has designed a home in Di Linh, Vietnam, using local materials that were easy to transport to its remote site, such as timber and rammed earth. Named Di Linh House, the 50-square-metre dwelling was constructed in 2022 for a family who moved from the nearby city of Da Lat during the

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/18/k59-atelier-di-linh-house-vietnam/

Ten independent studios demonstrating the diversity of design in Mexico City

We're highlighting 10 designers working with different materials and styles in Mexico City  as the latest part of our North American Design 2024 series, which highlights independent designers across the continent. From traditional designs in wood and textiles to the use of high-tech machinery and urban waste, the independent designer studios in Mexico City represent

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/06/18/ten-independent-furniture-design-studios-mexico-city/

Villa tile collection by Greg Natale for Kaolin

Dezeen Showroom: Australian interior designer Greg Natale has combined the look of marble with metallic inlays in the Villa tile collection, created for manufacturer Kaolin. The Villa porcelain tile collection features a choice of four of Natale's favourite stones – Calacatta Viola, Nero Antico, Rosa Levanto and Pink Patagonia – each overlaid with a linear

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