Competition: win a Tangente watch by Nomos Glashütte



Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with German watchmakers Nomos Glashütte to give readers the chance to win a Tangente watch, which features a mechanical system, angular typography and blue hands (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Suzy Snooze baby monitor uses light and sound to help children sleep



Parenting technology company BleepBleeps has designed a device that combines a baby monitor, sleep trainer and night light, all in the shape of a friendly face wearing a hat (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Zaha Hadid features on new Iraqi postage stamp



The Iraqi postal service has paid tribute to the late Zaha Hadid by featuring her on a new stamp – using an image created by combining two separate portraits. (more…)

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Xylophone-like pavilion built for London Festival of Architecture



London Festival of Architecture 2016: architecture studio pH+ has created a pavilion in Greenwich that can be played like a giant musical instrument (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Today we like: meditation spaces

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Today is International Yoga Day, organised by the United Nations to promote worldwide cooperation and harmony through the popular physical, mental and spiritual practice.

To mark the occasion, we’ve rounded up some of the most serene meditation spaces we’ve featured on Dezeen – including a wooden room that cantilevers across a lake and the bamboo forest standing in the Venice Giardini. See more meditation spaces »

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Project Orange slots mews-inspired development behind a row of west London shops



Architecture studio Project Orange has reinterpreted the traditional London mews to create a row of contemporary brick studio buildings with residences on top (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Liam Treanor adds to collection of handcrafted minimal furniture



Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: British designer Liam Treanor has expanded his collection of handcrafted wood furniture to include shelves, a side table and a pendant light (+ slideshow). (more…)

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SHED transforms Washington horse stable into art studio and living quarters



Sliding barn-style doors inside this pared-back studio space and guesthouse by Seattle-based Shed Architecture and Design hint at the building’s past life as a horse stable (+ slideshow). (more…)

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AMO installs sloping mesh catwalk for Prada fashion show



Metal mesh ramps illuminated by psychedelic coloured lights formed the set for Prada‘s Spring Summer 2017 menswear show in Milan, which was once again designed by Dutch studio AMO (+ slideshow). (more…)

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The eight best outdoor installations to see this summer