Scott & Scott Architects creates stripped-back interior for Vancouver ice cream shop



Whitewashed brickwork and galvanised steel surfaces feature inside this old Vancouver warehouse that Canadian studio Scott & Scott has converted into a liquid-nitrogen ice cream shop (+ slideshow). (more…)

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LAN Architecture completes French town hall with a perforated metal skin



Perforated steel mesh wraps this town hall in northwest France by LAN Architecture, creating a skin that changes from opaque to transparent when illuminated at night (+ slideshow). (more…)

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De Allegri and Fogale design sculptural two-piece pepper grinder



This marble and recycled stone grinder is intended by London designers Laetitia de Allegri and Matteo Fogale as an alternative to the traditional pestle and mortar (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Spain’s “radical” post-crisis architecture features on Dezeen’s new Pinterest board

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The Golden Lion-winning Spanish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale showcased the new “radical” architecture built in Spain after the economic crisis in 2008, so we’ve put together a new Pinterest board highlighting the best examples from the pages of Dezeen.

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Alphaville’s Hikone Studio Apartments are housed in an angular concrete block



Kyoto studio Alphaville has squeezed an angular concrete apartment building onto a small plot in the Japanese city of Hikone (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Czech and Slovak Pavilion explores whether Soviet architecture is worth saving



Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: a bright red model of the Slovak National Gallery forms the centrepiece of the Czech and Slovak Pavilion, which questions whether the countries’ Soviet architecture should be saved or demolished. (more…)

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Tessa Chong contrasts Japanese landscapes and cityscapes for Super Magic Hats video



Music: inspired by her travels to Japan, Melbourne-based director Tessa Chong has depicted a “moving tapestry of city life” for Super Magic Hats’ track Transpose (+ movie). (more…)

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Philippe Malouin contributes 3D-printed bowl to Othr’s growing homeware range



Canadian designer Philippe Malouin has added a small bowl to new 3D-printed homeware brand Othr‘s collection of items, as part of its chain of fortnightly product launches (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Atelier 2+1 adds glazed extension to Parisian psychiatric hospital



A 1960s-inspired window wall fronts this extension to a psychiatric institute in Paris by Local firm Atelier 2+1 (+ slideshow). (more…)

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This week, budget supermarket Aldi hit the headlines for selling replica Eames chairs

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This week on Dezeen: discount supermarket Aldi triggered a debate about copyright laws in furniture design this week after it emerged the company was selling replica versions of a classic chair design by Ray and Charles Eames. (more…)

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