Wan Tseng’s Wisp wearables are an alternative to “intense” sex toys



Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Wan Tseng has designed erotic devices that provide a subtle, sensation-focused alternative to traditional sex toys (+ slideshow).  (more…)

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Design firms should “relocate their operations to the EU” if Brexit talks fail, says lawyer

Lawyer Annabelle Gauberti suggests creative businesses consider moving to the EU

EU referendum: creative businesses in the UK should consider relocating to the EU in the wake of Brexit, according to a lawyer who advises design and fashion companies. (more…)

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Inward-facing Iranian home lets light filter in through a facade of wooden slats



Timber slats covers the walls and the windows of this house in Isfahan, Iran, allowing light to filter in without compromising the privacy of its occupants (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Designers should demand new policies to “make the best” of Brexit, says Rohan Silva



EU referendum: architects and designers in the UK should stop complaining about the outcome of the EU referendum and instead start fighting for better post-Brexit policies for their industry, according to a former senior policy adviser to the government. (more…)

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La Errería designs a facade that angles in and out for House F&M in Spain



The facade of this house in the Spanish town of Novelda is divided into three sections that are each angled to make the most of the available views and sunlight (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Monotype overhauls London Underground’s 100-year-old Johnston typeface



International font company Monotype has brought the London Tube’s 100-year-old typeface into the 21st century, adding the hashtag, at sign and lighter weights more suitable for digital use (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Riverside house by Sandy Rendel Architects contrasts weathering steel with concrete and glass



This riverside house in southeast England was designed by Sandy Rendel Architects with an upper storey clad entirely in weathering steel mesh, and a base of exposed concrete and glass (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Timber and glass dormitory building nestles among trees in a Paris park



Paris firm Belus & Hénocq Architectes has added a timber-clad educational centre and student dormitory to a boarding school, which sits in a landscaped park in the Saint-Denis area of Paris (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Zaha Hadid’s BMW Central Building is “a radical piece of thinking,” says Amanda Levete



Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: British architect Amanda Levete explains why the BMW Central Building in Leipzig, Germany, is her favourite Zaha Hadid project in the next movie in our exclusive video series. (more…)

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