Eight graduates to watch from the Design Academy Eindhoven class of 2016

Eight Design Academy Eindhoven graduates to watch

Design Academy Eindhoven is regarded as one of the most influential schools in the world, so much so that it placed third in our schools Hot List. We’ve rounded up eight of the most promising designers from this year’s graduation show, which took place during Dutch Design Week. Read more

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Paris apartment updated with slender white staircase and dark green kitchen

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A white metal-framed staircase connects the two floors of this Parisian apartment, which local studio Les Ateliers Tristan & Sagitta has overhauled to make room for the clients’ two young children. Read more

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Tadao Ando’s only UK building slated for demolition

Tadao Ando Piccadilly Gardens demolition

Plans are underway to demolish and replace Tadao Ando‘s concrete pavilion at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, the Japanese architect’s only building in the UK. Read more

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Job of the day: interiors/exhibitions specialist at Adjaye Associates

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an interiors/exhibitions specialist at David’s Adjaye’s firm, which was recently selected to design a major new art museum in Latvia (pictured). Read more stories about David Adjaye or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.

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Taipei apartment renovation gives owner and his cats room to play

Loft H in Taiwan by ST design studio

Taiwanese design practice ST Studio has opened up the interior of a Taipei apartment to create a flexible space for the owner and his two cats. Read more

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Kaws covers New York basketball courts in colourful murals

Stanton Street basketball courts by Kaws and Nike

Nike has enlisted Brooklyn-based artist Kaws to paint his signature motifs across two basketball courts in New York City. Read more

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Timelapse movie captures visitor centre created by Reiulf Ramstad in the Norwegian mountains

Reiulf Ramstad-designed Trollstigen Visitor Centre

This movie by videographer Alejandro Villanueva tours the Reiulf Ramstad-designed Trollstigen Visitor Centre in rural Norway, revealing how its network of pathways zigzag across a landscape of rugged mountains and deep fjords. Read more

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MW Works uses weathered cedar and glass to build waterside Washington retreat

Case Inlet Retreat by Mw works

US firm MW Works Architecture + Design has created a holiday home with ample glazing and natural materials, helping it blend with its picturesque surroundings. Read more

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Royal College of Art named most important design school on Dezeen Hot List

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London’s Royal College of Art is the design school that Dezeen readers most want to hear about, finds our inaugural Dezeen Hot List. Read more

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Sunken washroom by Studio 304 allows residents to bathe in a garden setting

Sunken Bath by Studio 304

Studio 304 has added a glazed bathroom to a London flat, featuring a sunken bathtub that offers Japanese-style bathing to its occupants. Read more

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