Dallas Pierce Quintero arranges small London home around four courtyards



Angled bricks create three-dimensional zigzags across the walls of this London house, which architects office Dallas Pierce Quintero built on a tiny infill plot in east London (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Hay’s 2016 collection includes furniture by Scholten & Baijings and the Bouroullec brothers



Milan 2016: Danish design brand Hay has unveiled its 2016 furniture and homeware collection as part of a huge exhibition in Milan, which includes hole-punched chairs by Scholten & Baijings and a customisable sofa by the Bouroullec brothers (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Go Logic builds a wooden house in a forest clearing in Maine



US studio Go Logic has completed a three-bedroom home in New England, featuring angled roofs, a covered walkway and glazing that offers expansive views of the surrounding woodland (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Architects for Society designs low-cost hexagonal shelters for refugees



Minnesota-based Architects for Society has developed a prototype for a rapidly deployable dwelling that could house victims of catastrophic events (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Dave Hakkens updates open-source Precious Plastic recycling machines



Dutch designer Dave Hakkens has updated his series of Precious Plastic machines, which anyone can build and use to make products by recycling the material (+ movie). (more…)

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Design Academy Eindhoven’s Milan exhibition includes a petting zoo and a vagina mirror



Milan 2016: in response to the “overwhelming presence of technology” in today’s society, Design Academy Eindhoven students have created an exhibition in Milan featuring objects and installations that are all designed to be touched. (more…)

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“This year Milan stopped being a furniture fair and became something more interesting”



Opinion: megabrands like Nike and Pespi have stolen the spotlight at this year’s Milan design week and are upstaging the traditional design brands, says Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. (more…)

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Nendo designs symmetrical space for Marsotto Edizioni’s Light and Shadow exhibition



Milan 2016: Japanese studio Nendo has created a half black, half white installation to display marble furniture for design brand Marsotto Edizioni (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Dezeen Mail issue 301 features this week’s biggest stories in architecture and design

MINI presents shared living spaces as a solution to the affordable housing crisis in cities



Milan 2016: car brand MINI has developed a concept for shared urban living and is “seriously exploring” how it can apply its brand values to help solve the housing shortage (+ slideshow). (more…)

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