A narrow window extends up to the roof of this chapel-like wooden house in southwest London, bringing light into a compact interior that is partly sunken below ground (+ slideshow). (more…)
This week on Dezeen: Apple’s Jonathan Ive (pictured) accused contemporary designers of losing interest in how things are made this week, while the United Arab Emirates revealed plans for a manmade mountain in an attempt to increase the country’s rainfall. (more…)
Milan 2016: Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune‘s chair and sofa for Italian brand Tacchini feature tall sloping backs that form triangular shapes when seen from the side. (more…)
This floating weather station by Matthew Butcher has been cast adrift in the flood-prone Thames Estuary, and is intended as a critique on the current trend for floating architecture (+ slideshow). (more…)
New York’s Museum of Modern Art has announced an exhibition of projects that aim to tackle the issue of shelter for migration and global refugee emergencies. (more…)
Our US job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs website is for an architect/designer at Commune Design, which transformed a Mid-Century Modern office building into a boutique hotel (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Milan 2016: Italian lighting manufacturer Ghidini has unveiled its debut range of brass furniture and products, designed by Studio Job, the Campana brothers and Richard Hutten and more. (more…)
British designer Jasper Morrison has revealed Lepic, his first industrially produced kitchen (+ slideshow). (more…)
Milan 2016: in our next movie from Nike’s The Nature of Motion exhibition, architect Greg Lynn explains how his body temperature-regulating chair could help athletes significantly improve their performance. (more…)
Opinion: Salone del Mobile may be the official centre of the furniture business during Milan design week, but Fuori Salone is the fair that actually channels investment into the city, says local designer Eleonora Fassina. (more…)
