Milan 2016: coloured streamers erupt from the first-floor arches of a palazzo facade to create this undulating canopy designed by Beijing architecture studio MAD. (more…)
Scalloped balconies create unusually shaped openings across the facades of these two apartment blocks completed by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter in southern Sweden (+ slideshow). (more…)
Comments update: co-living accommodation was hotly debated this week, as readers argued for and against shared living spaces in major cities where home ownership is no longer a reality. (more…)
Milan 2016: Italian duo Formafantasma have created a trio of installations that reference the form and materials of Japanese car brand Lexus‘ LF-FC concept model (+ slideshow). (more…)
Milan 2016: in this exclusive Dezeen movie, London designer Lee Broom explains the concept behind his “blink and you’ll miss it” travelling exhibition in the back of a delivery van, which arrived in Milan on Monday (+ movie). (more…)
No longer just for church windows, stained and coloured glass is cropping up repeatedly at this year’s Milan design week, where Patricia Urquiola and the Campana brothers are among those presenting tinted transparent furniture. See more design with coloured glass »
Glazed mint-green bricks alternate to create a basketweave pattern across the walls of this school building by Areal Architecten, which also frames a series of terraces and covered play spaces (+ slideshow). (more…)
Milan 2016: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has used spotlights, mirrors and specially composed sounds to create his “shifting forest of light” that responds to visitors’ movements for fashion brand COS (+ movie). (more…)
Milan 2016: Moooi’s new Charleston Sofa, which is turned vertically on its end to form a swivel chair, is attracting lots of attention today as Milan’s Salone del Mobile opens. Click through to see a selection of the best images posted to Instagram so far using our #milanogram2016 hashtag. (more…)
Milan 2016: ten designers explore the nature of motion as part of Nike‘s Milan design week exhibition, which includes an installation of levitating marble by Max Lamb and a microclimate chair for athletes by Greg Lynn (+ slideshow). (more…)
