Workers in open-plan offices are more distracted, unfriendly and uncollaborative than those in traditional workplaces, according to the latest industry survey. (more…)
Open-plan offices make workers more unfriendly and less productive
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Kengo Kuma designs £60,500 silver tea set for Georg Jensen
Kengo Kuma is the latest high-profile name to create a tea service for Georg Jensen, basing his design on traditional Japanese sets (+ slideshow). (more…)
Competition: win a book documenting 20 years of RIBA Stirling Prize winners
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Merrell Publishers to give away five copies of a book profiling each of the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlisted and winning projects (+ slideshow) (more…)
Lucy Tauber converts old London post office into light-filled bakery
B&B Italia expands into luxury kitchens with purchase of Arclinea
Business news: Italian furniture brand B&B Italia has bought high-end kitchen maker Arclinea, marking “the first major milestone” in its growth since being acquired by investment firm Investindustrial. (more…)
MNy Arkitekter uses seven types of timber for Finnish lake house
Museum of the West by Studio Ma features walls made of textured concrete
Dress Tents by Robin Lasser and Adrienne Pao are part shelter, part attire
These tents worn as giant dresses were created and photographed by artists Robin Lasser and Adrienne Pao as “wearable architecture” (+ slideshow). (more…)
Call for entries to A’ Design Awards and Competition 2017
Dezeen promotion: architects and designers are invited to submit entries to this year’s A’ Design Awards (+ slideshow). (more…)
“World’s first” flat-pack truck designed to deliver aid to developing countries
This flat-packed delivery truck is designed to be easily disassembled and packed away in under 12 hours (+ slideshow). (more…)
Sig Nordal 