Luca Guadagnino transforms Roman palazzo "steeped in history" into boutique hotel

Film director Luca Guadagnino's interior design studio has turned a historic palazzo in Rome, Italy, into a luxury hotel. The hotel, named Palazzo Talia, is the first hospitality project from Guadagnino's Studiolucaguadagnino. Originally built in the 16th century, the palazzo was previously a school for children from less privileged backgrounds. The institution, called Nobile Collegio

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Mountain Dew aims to "reclaim its legacy" with mountain-focused rebrand

Beverage company PepsiCo has unveiled a rebrand of its Mountain Dew drink with a new logo and packaging focused on its mountain roots. The brand's first redesign since 2009 aims to place the mountain at the core of the drink's identity, with the landscape incorporated into the branding and the word mountain added back into

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Renzo Piano Building Workshop completes "big cube" in Paddington

Curtain walls and an exposed steel structure define Paddington Square, a contentious mixed-use building in central London by architecture studio Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Ten years in the making, the building takes the form of a 55- by 55-metre cube, elevated on a podium of public amenities including an entrance to the London Underground. While

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"Mid-century modern is classic, it's never going away" says Cara Greenberg

Mid-century modern furniture design endures because it is the "peak" of American furniture design says author Cara Greenberg, whose book popularised the term, in this interview for our mid-century modern series. "Every 30 years, styles are rediscovered," Greenberg told Dezeen. "But each generation that I've observed that comes up since I wrote the book catches

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World's 59 most outstanding designs shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2024

Dezeen has announced the design shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes designs by Arper, Joseph Joseph, Snøhetta and Humanscale. The 59 shortlisted studios, which are in the running for awards in eleven different design project categories, are located across 25 different countries including Cyprus, Israel, Japan, Ukraine, New Zealand and Italy. The top

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Eight designs shortlisted in Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition

Eight innovative designs have been shortlisted for Dezeen and Bentley's Start Something Powerful Competition, which called for pioneering proposals that reimagine the way future generations live over the next 100 years. Entrants from more than 34 countries entered the contest, which challenged contestants to envision architecture or design concepts that respond to rapid advancements in

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Santiago Calatrava "inspired by the idea of time" for Gübelin watch

Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has designed a platinum watch named Ipsomatic for Swiss jeweller and watchmaker Gübelin. The watch, which is the architect's first timepiece, has an organic, curved, 39-millimetre-thick case that is made from platinum. According to Calatrava, he was informed by the history of the Lucerne-based company as well as the concept of time

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Visplay launches modular furniture for "modern workplace planning"

Promotion: commercial furnishing company Visplay is launching its Omnio Office modular furniture system at Orgatec 2024 in Cologne, Germany. Set to launch later this month, Omnio Office was informed by Visplay's flexible furniture, originally created for retail and has also been in exhibitions, showrooms, car dealerships, pharmacies among other environments. "Companies need the flexibility to

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Delve Architects transforms pair of houses with light-filled extensions

Local studio Delve Architects has added rear and side extensions to a pair of semi-detached houses for next-door neighbours in Surrey, UK. Delve Architects added two-storey extensions across both homes, replacing what it described as "dark, cramped kitchen spaces" with bright open-plan living areas, plus additional bedroom spaces above. The extensions were carried out alongside

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Dezeen Debate features "beautifully crafted" winery in Spain

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Foster + Partners' addition to a Spanish winery. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. British studio Foster + Partners built a vaulted timber hall at Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain, characterised by an earthy material palette and overhanging roof. Commenters commended the expansion, with one describing it

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WORKac completes San Francisco offices with "dynamic sense of topography"

New York architecture studio WORKac has completed an office building with a white, layered facade at the Mission Rock development in San Francisco. With eight storeys and 300,000 square feet (27,870 square metres), the building is made of a series of tiered floor plates and "carved-out" terraces meant to echo the California landscape. It is

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Dezeen Debate features "beautifully crafted" winery in Spain

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Foster + Partners' addition to a Spanish winery. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. British studio Foster + Partners built a vaulted timber hall at Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain, characterised by an earthy material palette and overhanging roof. Commenters commended the expansion, with one describing it

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/08/foster-partners-bodegas-faustino-winery-dezeen-debate/

WORKac completes San Francisco offices with "dynamic sense of topography"

New York architecture studio WORKac has completed an office building with a white, layered facade at the Mission Rock development in San Francisco. With eight storeys and 300,000 square feet (27,870 square metres), the building is made of a series of tiered floor plates and "carved-out" terraces meant to echo the California landscape. It is

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/08/work-ac-building-b-san-francisco-mission-rock/

Dezeen Debate features "beautifully crafted" winery in Spain

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Foster + Partners' addition to a Spanish winery. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. British studio Foster + Partners built a vaulted timber hall at Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain, characterised by an earthy material palette and overhanging roof. Commenters commended the expansion, with one describing it

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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/10/08/foster-partners-bodegas-faustino-winery-dezeen-debate/

Dezeen Debate features "beautifully crafted" winery in Spain

The latest edition of our Dezeen Debate newsletter features Foster + Partners' addition to a Spanish winery. Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. British studio Foster + Partners built a vaulted timber hall at Bodegas Faustino winery in Spain, characterised by an earthy material palette and overhanging roof. Commenters commended the expansion, with one describing it

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Fuseproject proposes "friendly" design for AI-enabled robot

American design studio Fuseproject has designed a body for a robotic system by tech studio Kind Humanoid intended for various domestic and commercial environments. Called Kind Humanoid, the robotic system is the latest contender in the race to bring mechanical systems up to par with increasingly sophisticated artificial intelligence systems. With programming similar to the

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Hugh Strange Architects draws on farm architecture for Cornish courtyard home

Traditional farmsteads of England's West Country informed the rough render exterior and barn-like timber ceilings of this house in Cornwall by London studio Hugh Strange Architects. Aptly named Farmworker's House, it is designed by Hugh Strange Architects for a farm manager in a wooded corner of a large field opposite a livestock shed. It has

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Hugh Strange Architects draws on farm architecture for Cornish courtyard home

Traditional farmsteads of England's West Country informed the rough render exterior and barn-like timber ceilings of this house in Cornwall by London studio Hugh Strange Architects. Aptly named Farmworker's House, it is designed by Hugh Strange Architects for a farm manager in a wooded corner of a large field opposite a livestock shed. It has

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World's 49 most striking interiors shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2024

Dezeen has announced the interiors shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes interiors by Keiji Ashizawa, India Mahdavi, Mesura and Unknown Works. The 49 shortlisted studios, which are in the running for awards in nine different interior project categories, are located across UAE, Sweden, Hong Kong, Canada and Portugal. The top five represented studio

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WOHA combines aluminium extension and Singapore remittance house for 21 Carpenter hotel

Architecture studio WOHA has added a perforated-aluminium extension to a 1930s building to create a hotel that is "very mindful of the history" in Singapore. Named 21 Carpenter, the hotel is located on the edge of Singapore's Chinatown area in a refurbished building that was built in 1936 as a place where Chinese labourers could

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