GKMP Architects uses pebbledash, brick and slate for Dublin house extension



GKMP Architects has extended a 1930s residence in Dublin, Ireland, using the same material palette – which even includes pebbledash. (more…)

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Pitsou Kedem’s Lago events complex contrasts opaque and translucent materials



Architect Pitsou Kedem has completed an events hall in Rishon LeZion, Israel, featuring translucent glass-plank facades designed to “glow like a firefly” at night (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Scott Benedict captures the raw concrete of the Cité Rateau housing estate in Paris



Photo essay: American photographer Scott Benedict has travelled to the outskirts of Paris to photograph a little-known concrete housing estate, designed by French architects Jean Renaudie and Rénée Gailhoustet (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Stefano Giovannoni reveals first product line for new Qeeboo brand



Milan 2016: lamps shaped like cherries and chairs modelled on rabbits are among the products that Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni is launching under his new online brand Qeeboo. (more…)

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Jonas Lindvall transforms former office block into PM & Vänner Hotel



Swedish designer Jonas Lindvall has used materials sourced from his local Småland area to create the interior of this hotel (+ slideshow). (more…)

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EVA converts former workshop into loft-inspired home for a Dutch couple



Utrecht studio EVA has transformed a former workshop building in the Dutch city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch into a loft-like home with a wooden box at its centre (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Afteroom updates collection of tubular steel furniture for Menu



Milan 2016: Stockholm design studio Afteroom‘s Family benches for Danish brand Menu feature tables that branch from the frames on powder-coated steel rods. (more…)

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Keep up with Dezeen’s coverage of Milan 2016 on our new Pinterest board

Milan design week 2016

Milan 2016: we’re heading to Milan to report on the city’s annual festival of design exhibitions, installations and parties next week. Keep up with Dezeen’s coverage of the event using our new Pinterest board, which we’ll be updating daily.

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Veauthier Meyer Architects renovates Nazi-era swimming pool hall in Berlin



Berlin firm Veauthier Meyer Architects has revamped a 1930s swimming pool complex in the city, refreshing its monumental brick facades and introducing a new ceiling that references the original glazed roof (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Thomas Feichtner’s minimal A-Chair is made using traditional carpentry techniques



Milan 2016: Austrian product designer Thomas Feichtner has collaborated with a group of craftspeople to create a minimal wooden chair using traditional carpentry techniques. (more…)

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