Claesson Koivisto Rune’s Palladio tables reference Minimalist sculpture



Milan 2016: the works of Minimalist sculptor Donald Judd and Italian architect Andrea Palladio have informed the design of this set of tables by Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune for Dutch furniture brand Artifort (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Invisible Studio uses only felled tree specimens for arboretum buildings in Gloucestershire



Piers Taylor’s firm Invisible Studio has added a pair of woodland maintenance buildings to the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire, England, using only trees felled in the routine maintenance of the estate (+ slideshow). (more…)

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The Shit Evolution in Milan presents dung as a “beautiful” material



Milan 2016: products made from a new material that uses recycled poo are presented in darkened rooms with crap-covered floors at The Shit Evolution exhibition curated by the Museo Della Merda (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Dezeen’s #milanogram2016 highlights: day one

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Milan 2016: it’s day one of Milan design week, the world’s biggest and most important design fair, and over 1,000 images from around the city have already been posted to our #milanogram2016 hashtag on Instagram. Click through to see a selection of the best photographs. (more…)

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Dezeen Jobs: latest jobs update

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See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with Studio Weave, Heatherwick Studio and Waugh Thistleton Architects, one of the studios pioneering the construction of timber-framed high-rises (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with Hawkins\Brown Architects, UNStudio, RIBA and more… (more…)

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No Sex by Atelier Biagetti is a “futuristic paradise” for sexual rehabilitation



Milan 2016: Atelier Biagetti invites people to take sanctuary from an over-sexualised world inside a surreal clinic featuring pastel pink furniture, clinical curtains and attendants in nurse’s outfits (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Raw Edges unveils wooden furniture featuring rainbow-hued zigzag patterns



Milan 2016: London design studio Raw Edges has created a collection of zigzag-patterned furniture using pieces of wood that have been dipped into angled buckets of dye. (more…)

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Valentín Sanz converts former warehouse into community centre with a foldaway kitchen



A kitchen concealed behind a pivoting wooden wall is one of several interventions made to transform an old agricultural warehouse in Almenar de Soria, Spain, into a community events space (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Archmongers brightens the interior of “plain and ugly” 1970s ex-council house



The interior of this former council-owned house in north London has been given a modern makeover by local studio Archmongers to create brighter spaces with colourful accents (+ slideshow). (more…)

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10 unmissable exhibitions and installations at Milan design week 2016



Milan 2016: as this year’s Milan design week gets underway, we’ve selected our top picks from what’s on around the city. (more…)

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