Comments update: the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has reopened with a major extension by Snøhetta, but commenters think simply demolishing Mario Botta’s original Postmodern building would have been a better solution. (more…)
Ikea has launched its new indoor gardening product into stores, bringing home hydroponics to a larger market (+ slideshow). (more…)
Milan 2016: this was a bumper year for the Salone del Mobile, with a record-breaking number of visitors. Dezeen editor Anna Winston rounds up some of the best product launches from the furniture fair, including new work by Jasper Morrison and Claesson Koivisto Rune, the standout piece from Patricia Urquiola’s Cassina revamp, and a minimalist Japanese kitchen for small homes (+ slideshow). (more…)
This weathering steel staircase by engineering studio Close to Bone cantilevers off a hill in Flanders, forming an observation tower overlooking rolling farmland and the Kabouterbos forest (+ slideshow). (more…)
New York 2016: prolific Japanese studio Nendo has unveiled a collection of furniture and lighting featuring sketch-like outlines that trace the motion of moving elements (+ slideshow). (more…)
See the latest from our new and improved recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Nike, Design, Bitches and Caruso St John Architects, the firm behind Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with RIBA, the V&A, British Airways and more… (more…)
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Patrik Schumacher has paid tribute to the “empowering” and “unprecedented” architectural moves developed by his former partner Zaha Hadid, who died unexpectedly in March following a heart attack. (more…)
Milan 2016: furniture manufacturer Onecollection has relaunched a 1958 chair by Finn Juhl, which played an important role in the proliferation of Danish design (+ slideshow). (more…)
American studio SAS Designbuild has completed a family dwelling in a historic Boston neighbourhood that reads as two separate homes due to its unusual facade treatment. (more…)
