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Six industrial design projects by students at University of Illinois Chicago
Dezeen School Shows: a vehicle powered by electricity intended for use in urban areas is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Illinois Chicago. Also included is a project exploring the psychological effects of food packaging and a jacket suitable for various weather conditions. University of Illinois Chicago Institution: University
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Mork-Ulnes balances ADU on California mountainside
International studio Mork-Ulnes Architects has created an angled accessory dwelling unit in the mountains of Marin County, California with wooden interiors and a loft space. Completed in the spring of 2023, the Crest Guesthouse measures 411 square feet (38 square metres) and was built on the old foundations of a former garage by Mork-Ulnes Architects,
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/21/mork-ulnes-adu-california-mountainside/
Rudy Guénaire draws on American modernism for Matsuri restaurant interior
French designer Rudy Guénaire has created the interiors of Japanese restaurant Matsuri in Paris, combining wooden furniture covered in lacquer with pastel-coloured domes informed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Located in Paris' 16th arrondissement, the 200-square-metre restaurant was given a full redesign by Guénaire. As the menu focuses on "Japanese sushi from a Californian angle", Guénaire
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/21/rudy-guenaire-american-modernism-matsuri-restaurant/
BoND's PatBo Miami boutique features soft curves and floral touches
New York studio BoND has created a "feminine, organic" interior for Brazilian brand PatBo's store in Miami Design District, complete with a dramatic sweeping staircase. The two-level retail space was designed by BoND following the studio's work on the PatBo headquarters in Manhattan, which opened last year. The team took a similarly soft, feminine approach
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/20/patbo-flagship-store-miami-design-district-bond/
Norwich University of the Arts presents ten architecture and interior design projects
Dezeen School Shows: an architecture project using reclaimed materials is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Norwich University of the Arts. Also included is a renovated bathhouse in London and the adaptive reuse of a red brick pumping station in Norfolk, UK. Norwich University of the Arts Institution: Norwich University of the Arts School: Architecture
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Crystalline cafe tops Kristal Observation Tower in Slovenia by Korpnik Produkcija
Slovenian studio Korpnik Produkcija has completed a concrete observation tower overlooking the spa town of Rogaška Slatina, topped by an angular glass cafe resembling a crystal. Designed by Celje-based Korpnik Produkcija with structural engineers Ponting, Kristal Observation Tower stands 106 metres tall and is currently the tallest building in Slovenia. The studio said it is
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/20/kristal-observation-tower-korpnik-produkcija/
Eight contemporary kitchens brightened by skylights
Residential kitchens illuminated by skylights are the focus of this lookbook, which includes homes everywhere from Australia to Mexico and Japan. A popular feature in many contemporary kitchens, skylights are typically used to maximise natural light in rooms that sit below ground or in the depths of a plan. However, they are also helpful for
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/20/contemporary-kitchen-skylights-lookbooks/
This week we revealed Buckingham Palace's interiors
This week on Dezeen, we published photos of the inside of Buckingham Palace's newly refurbished east wing. Opened to the public for the first time in its 175-year history earlier this month, the chinoiserie interiors contain porcelain lions, nine-tiered pagodas and a lotus-shaped chandelier. The wing also contains the room with the palace's famed balcony that overlooks
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/20/buckinghampalace-interiors-this-week/
Knoll releases unveils new colours for its Bauhaus-era collections
American furniture producer Knoll has commissioned photographer Adam Jason Cohen to shoot its re-editioned black, white, and archival dark red Bauhaus-era collections at significant locations throughout Los Angeles. The revised products include the MR Chair and Table by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; the Wassily Chair, Cesca Chairs, and the Laccio Table by Marcel Breuer.
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Knoll releases unveils new colours for its Bauhaus-era collections
American furniture producer Knoll has commissioned photographer Adam Jason Cohen to shoot its re-editioned black, white, and archival dark red Bauhaus-era collections at significant locations throughout Los Angeles. The revised products include the MR Chair and Table by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe; the Wassily Chair, Cesca Chairs, and the Laccio Table by Marcel Breuer.
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/19/knoll-new-colours-bauhaus-era-collections/
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design creates "contemporary interpretation" of A-frame cabin
Canadian studio Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has wrapped a lakeside cabin in cedar and topped it with a split gable roof that reinterprets a traditional A-frame cabin in Ontario. Known as Bunkie on the Hill, the 1,000-square foot (93-square metre) cabin is tucked into the treeline overlooking a lake in Muskoka, Ontario. Dubbeldam Architecture +
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/19/dubbeldam-architecture-design-canadian-cabin/
Eight delicately crafted products and homeware made from glass
Dezeen Showroom: designers have been using glass to create furnishings for many years – here, we detail some of the products on Dezeen Showroom made from the material. Glass has long been a popular choice for designers thanks to its resistance to heat, water and sunlight. Advancements in manufacturing techniques over the years has enabled the
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/19/products-homeware-glass-dezeen-showroom-2/
"Is plastic the problem or the future?" asks Smile Plastics
Promotion: Welsh brand Smile Plastics' products promote the "imaginative, repetitive reuse" of plastic in a bid to mitigate its environmental impact. Swansea-based Smile Plastics was founded in the 1990s by engineer Colin Williamson and designer Jane Atfield. Since then, the brand has been creating plastic panels and bespoke products that are both 100 per cent
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Linear Plaster wall light by Tornado
Dezeen Showroom: British brand Tornado continues its minimalist wall lighting range with the Linear Plaster lamp, which can be used as a light source in an emergency. The Linear Plaster wall light has a simple square or rectangular form that is meant to echo the shapes of the walls it is attached to. It is made
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/19/linear-plaster-wall-light-tornado-dezeen-showroom/
Herzog & de Meuron inserts arched apartment behind old facade in Austria
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled Kornmarktplatz, an arched structure that extends behind a neo-baroque facade in Bregenz and contains an apartment and hotel. Located on a square near Lake Constance in Austria, the eight-metre-wide building sits on a site formerly occupied by a 17th-century building that fell into disrepair after a roof
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/19/kornmarktplatz-herzog-de-meuron-apartment-hotel/
Herzog & de Meuron inserts arched apartment behind old facade in Austria
Architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled Kornmarktplatz, an arched structure that extends behind a neo-baroque facade in Bregenz and contains an apartment and hotel. Located on a square near Lake Constance in Austria, the eight-metre-wide building sits on a site formerly occupied by a 17th-century building that fell into disrepair after a roof
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/19/kornmarktplatz-herzog-de-meuron-apartment-hotel/
Young designers "cutting out the middle man" by producing objects themselves
Designers are increasingly manufacturing their own limited-edition products rather than waiting for brand or gallery partnerships. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson looks at what is driving this shift. Many young designers are becoming entrepreneurs, using small-batch production to create objects that can be sold directly to consumers. A visible sign of this is the "shop" page
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/19/young-designers-self-production-limited-edition-products/
Tavares Strachan perches giant ship atop Hayward Gallery
Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan has positioned a large-scale model of a ship in a rooftop pond at London's Hayward Gallery, forming an outdoor installation to accompany his current art exhibition There Is Light Somewhere. The installation is a replica of SS Yarmouth – the flagship of the former Black Star Line, the first Black-owned shipping
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/19/tavares-strachan-ship-hayward-gallery/
Tavares Strachan perches giant ship atop Hayward Gallery
Bahamian artist Tavares Strachan has positioned a large-scale model of a ship in a rooftop pond at London's Hayward Gallery, forming an outdoor installation to accompany his current art exhibition There Is Light Somewhere. The installation is a replica of SS Yarmouth – the flagship of the former Black Star Line, the first Black-owned shipping
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/07/19/tavares-strachan-ship-hayward-gallery/
CookFox Architects adds tiered extension to historic New York apartment building
Local studio CookFox Architects has added an extension to an early 1900s building in the Upper West Side, paying homage to its historic character. The 378 West End Avenue project consisted of restoring the facade of a pre-existing building while extending the structure externally and internally with a 19-storey apartment building made-up of red and
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