interior-design
Freedom To Exist’s debut timepiece is a move away from “the noise of branding”
Dezeen Watch Store: west London-based watch brand Freedom To Exist has launched a minimal timepiece that is designed to reference the classic detailing seen on vintage watches. (more…)
US job of the week: salesperson/office manager at Edelkoort
Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for a salesperson/office manager at the New York trend-forecasting firm Edelkoort, which recently introduced a hybrid design department at Parsons School of Design in New York. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
“Dream of working from your own backyard in New York” fuels Brooklyn garden studio trend
As real-estate prices in New York City continue to soar, Brooklyn residents are using their extra space and relaxed planning restrictions to extend their townhouses and build “quirky” garden studios, according to local architects (+ slideshow). (more…)
Luca Nichetto “completely shocked” by the low price of Chinese design products
Home-grown Chinese design brands will soon be selling affordable products in the west, according to Italian designer Luca Nichetto, who is creative director of Chinese startup furniture brand ZaoZuo (+ slideshow). (more…)
Kim Jones reinterprets classic Nike designs to create compact travel kit for Olympic athletes
Movie: in this exclusive video Dezeen produced for Nike, fashion designer Kim Jones unveils his compactable collection of clothes and shoes designed for athletes travelling to the Rio 2016 Olympics. (more…)
Competition: win a copy of Fiera magazine issue four
Competition: Dezeen is offering readers the chance to win a copy of the fourth issue of Fiera magazine, which picks the best projects by designers exhibited at international design fairs (+ slideshow). (more…)
Brooklyn apartment tower by Enrique Norten nears completion
Construction of a metal-clad residential tower in Brooklyn by Mexican architect Enrique Norten is almost finished, with tenants slated to move in by the end of this summer. (more…)
Glass panels installed to tackle “power shower” effect in BIG’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Rain-proofing panels have been added to the Bjarke Ingels-designed Serpentine Gallery Pavilion as London experiences a summer of torrential downpours. (more…)
Kengo Kuma dresses Shanghai tower in pleated aluminium for Soho China
Strips of perforated aluminium give a pleated appearance to the facade of this Shanghai tower designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma for property developer Soho China (+ slideshow). (more…)
