Dutch design studio PolyLester has created a collection of furniture on wheels that is used to transform an industrial hangar into a venue for exhibitions, workshops, dinners or parties (+ slideshow). (more…)
Milan 2016: Moroso has transformed its Milan showroom into an exhibition space filled with products by Ron Arad, marking a longstanding relationship between the Italian company and the Israeli designer (+ slideshow). (more…)
American musician Prince has died suddenly aged 57. By changing his name to a graphic symbol for a period, the artist elevated himself to icon status that would last a lifetime, according to the logo’s designer. (more…)
London designer John Pawson has completed the seventh property in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture series: a Welsh valley retreat with a dark skin and a pale interior (+ slideshow). (more…)
Renderings of a sculptural Manhattan residential skyscraper by Kohn Pedersen Fox have been unveiled to entice buyers to purchase units costing up to $18.5 million (+ slideshow). (more…)
Milan 2016: Dutch designer Bastiaan Buijs’ latest sex-inspired furniture piece is a BDSM version of Gerrit Rietveld’s iconic Red and Blue Chair, which aims to “shine light” on sexual taboos. (more…)
A replica of the Palmyra Arch – a 2,000-year-old Syrian architectural landmark believed to have been destroyed by Islamic militant group ISIS – has been erected in London’s Trafalgar Square. (more…)
Opinion: initiatives like What Design Can Do’s Refugee Challenge encourage designers to believe that they can solve international problems that go far beyond their reach, says Ruben Pater. (more…)
Grafton Architects has been selected to design a new faculty building for the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in Holborn, seeing off a shortlist of prestigious firms. (more…)
Highlights from Milan design week, a clifftop house in Japan by John Pawson and a bicycle by Ikea features in this week’s edition of Dezeen Mail.
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