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Architect couple create Atwater House in Los Angeles over two decades

A co-founder of the firm Design, Bitches and her architect husband have completed the latest iteration of their family home in California, which features ample daylight and the "feeling of being in the trees". The house belongs to architects Rebecca Rudolph, a principal at local studio Design, Bitches, and Colin Thompson, who works at Gensler.

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Remsen releases homeware to "bring back joy" to design for the elderly

Brooklyn homeware brand Remsen has released an aluminium pill container and fluted grab bar as part of its overall pursuit to "reposition the conversation around ageing". Founded by architectural designers Spencer Fried and Sam Zeif, Remsen has created two homeware objects designed to "bring back joy" and make objects elderly people "really want" in the

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Remsen releases homeware to "bring back joy" to design for the elderly

Brooklyn homeware brand Remsen has released an aluminium pill container and fluted grab bar as part of its overall pursuit to "reposition the conversation around ageing". Founded by architectural designers Spencer Fried and Sam Zeif, Remsen has created two homeware objects designed to "bring back joy" and make objects elderly people "really want" in the

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Spasm Design wraps 12-storey home in terracotta facade

A single family home is contained within the Sarvasva tower, which Indian studio Spasm Design created to stand out from the neighbouring grey buildings in Mumbai, India. Named Sarvasva, the home is contained within a 12-storey tower that aims to make the most of its site within the dense urban setting. Wrapped in a rainscreen

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Spasm Design wraps 12-storey home in terracotta facade

A single family home is contained within the Sarvasva tower, which Indian studio Spasm Design created to stand out from the neighbouring grey buildings in Mumbai, India. Named Sarvasva, the home is contained within a 12-storey tower that aims to make the most of its site within the dense urban setting. Wrapped in a rainscreen

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/19/spasm-design-sarvasva-tower-mumbai/

Spasm Design wraps 12-storey home in terracotta facade

A single family home is contained within the Sarvasva tower, which Indian studio Spasm Design created to stand out from the neighbouring grey buildings in Mumbai, India. Named Sarvasva, the home is contained within a 12-storey tower that aims to make the most of its site within the dense urban setting. Wrapped in a rainscreen

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/19/spasm-design-sarvasva-tower-mumbai/

"We don't want to develop like Europe" says Suriname's architect minister

Suriname's Marciano Dasai is possibly the only government minister in the world who's also an architect. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges facing the tiny rainforest nation. Dasai has been Suriname's minister of spatial planning and environment since last year, having previously spent 20 years practising and teaching architecture. "I was never into

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/19/suriname-environment-spatial-planning-minister-marciano-dasai-interview/

"We don't want to develop like Europe" says Suriname's architect minister

Suriname's Marciano Dasai is possibly the only government minister in the world who's also an architect. In this exclusive interview, he discusses the challenges facing the tiny rainforest nation. Dasai has been Suriname's minister of spatial planning and environment since last year, having previously spent 20 years practising and teaching architecture. "I was never into

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/19/suriname-environment-spatial-planning-minister-marciano-dasai-interview/

Akin Atelier designs JAM Record Bar to feel like being "inside a giant speaker"

Pink plywood and exposed insulation combine in this monochrome bar in Sydney, designed by local architecture office Akin Atelier to evoke the cosy feel of Tokyo's mid-century listening bars. Akin Atelier founder Kelvin Ho designed JAM Record Bar for Justin Hemmes, the CEO of the Merivale hospitality group, who also runs a music label called

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Locus uses recycled materials for Mexico City restaurant interior

Mexican design studio Locus has utilised 50 per cent recycled materials for the interiors of a Singaporean restaurant in Mexico City. Combining the varied flavours of Southeast Asia typical of Singapore's cuisine, Makan serves customers within an industrial-style space in the Centro district of the Mexican capital. Designers Jachen Schleich and Sana Frini of Locus

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/18/makan-restaurant-mexico-city-locus/

Ceremony of Roses offices by 22RE feature 1970s-influenced meeting spaces

Los Angeles studio 22RE has included a "huddle room" that resembles a sunken living room at the offices for a creative music agency. The offices within a 1950s factory in Culver City were designed for Ceremony of Roses, an artist merchandising and brand services company for top music creatives. Working with creative director Madeline Denley

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/17/ceremony-of-roses-offices-los-angeles-22re/

Stòffa opens New York City flagship with "calming backdrop"

The in-house design team of New York menswear brand Stòffa has mixed vintage and contemporary furniture for its flagship store in SoHo. Fashion brand Stòffa focuses on "championing a shift toward quality, sustainability, and individuality" through made-to-order clothing and predominantly operated out of pop-ups before opening up a 2,000-square-foot (186-square-metre) retail space in New York

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Ten design projects by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Dezeen School Shows: a board game intending to preserve the traditional language of an indigenous Mexican community is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Also included is a table which is 3D-printed, made using coffee-based biomaterials. This school show also features a fashion collection which explores

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/16/instituto-tecnologico-esturdios-superiores-monterrey-student-projects-dezeen-schoolshows/

Ten design projects by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Dezeen School Shows: a board game intending to preserve the traditional language of an indigenous Mexican community is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Also included is a table which is 3D-printed, made using coffee-based biomaterials. This school show also features a fashion collection which explores

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/16/instituto-tecnologico-esturdios-superiores-monterrey-student-projects-dezeen-schoolshows/

Parsonson Architects perches stilted red home on coast of New Zealand

Warm tones feature across the facade and interior of The Lookout, a stilted house that local studio Parsonson Architects has added to a hillside site in New Zealand. Located on Ruby Bay in the Tasman District, the home comprises a timber structure elevated partially by a pair of columns in response to its sloping site.

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/16/parsonson-architects-the-lookout-new-zealand/

Underground schools "to create safe conditions" for children in Ukraine

Construction is underway on ten underground schools in the Zaporizhzhia region in southeast Ukraine, designed to protect thousands of children against Russian air raids. Local authorities in Zaporizhzhia are creating bunkers to provide safe in-person learning facilities for children living through the war that was triggered by Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The goal is

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/16/underground-schools-ukraine-war/

Climate change graphs hide in Forest Green Rovers football kit

Gloucestershire-based football club Forest Green Rovers has unveiled its new away kit for the 2024/25 season, featuring details that draw attention to the effects of climate change. Manufactured by sports brand Umbro using a bamboo blend fabric, the shirts are available in a pink colourway for away games and green for training, united by a

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General Assembly creates "comforting and quiet palette" for Manhattan apartment

Design studio General Assembly has used a wide material palette to transform an apartment on New York City's Upper West Side, decorating it with marble and travertine stone and adding wood for a lighter feel. The studio completely transformed the layout of the 3,050-square-foot (284 square metres) flat, which was designed for a young family.

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Dezeen Agenda features launch of South African design week

The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of Design Week South Africa this October. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. The new design week, Design Week South Africa, will be hosted in both Cape Town and Johannesburg and intends to showcase "a new wave" of local talent. The festival seeks to

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/08/15/design-week-south-africa-dezeen-agenda/

Hotel in Frank Lloyd Wright skyscraper to close following "unapproved" sale of items

A hotel in an Oklahoma skyscraper by Frank Lloyd Wright is set to close amid reports that the current owner has sold a number of historical items without "review or approval" from the Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy. Local investment company and owner Copper Tree Inc is reportedly temporarily closing the hotel in September 2024 in Frank

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