Norwegian designer Falke Svatun has crafted a range of stoneware vessels with cut-out bases, enabling them to balance on the edge of shelves or windowsills (+ movie). (more…)

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Global firm Gensler has proposed an alternative skyscraper concept for the waterfront site in Chicago where a spiralling, supertall condominium tower by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava was slated to rise. (more…)

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Dezeen will be reporting live from the unveiling of Bjarke Ingels’ Serpentine Gallery Pavilion on Tuesday morning. Follow us on Facebook and Snapchat for exclusive video footage and images. (more…)

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A towering waterfall appears to fall from midair into the Grand Canal at the Palace of Versailles as part of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson‘s latest exhibition (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Organisers of the London Design Festival are holding an emergency meeting to discuss the fate of its flagship crazy golf project for Trafalgar Square after a Kickstarter campaign looked set to fail to meet its target. (more…)

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For those who aren’t able to visit BIG’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion this summer, Swiss visualisation studio Archilogic has made it possible to take an unofficial tour of the building using virtual reality (+ interactive 3D model). (more…)

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Designers Daniel Rybakken and Francisco Gomez Paz have both unveiled their latest chandelier designs for Italian lighting brand Luceplan. (more…)

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Dezeen promotion: Dezeen is teaming up with Ikea to broadcast its annual Democratic Design Day event, which takes place in Sweden on 8 June, and will include news on the brand’s upcoming releases and designer collaborations. (more…)

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Graduate shows 2016: Rhode Island School of Design graduate Jacqueline Lung has bent, welded and sanded strips of stainless steel to form frames for a pair of sunglasses. (more…)

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Pouring concrete into fabric moulds allows designers to create dramatic, sculptural shapes that could soon be used for architectural structures. We’ve selected six of the most interesting examples, including a new casting technique using robots. (more…)

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