Reebok to launch Sigourney Weaver’s Alien Stomper trainers



Reebok has announced the release of the boot-like sneakers worn by Sigourney Weaver in 1986 sci-fi film Aliens. (more…)

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CF Møller plans Copenhagen harbour baths that will double as school classrooms



The craze for harbour baths in Denmark continues, with CF Møller set to build a trio of floating classrooms to provide “aqua learning” and water sports training for the new Copenhagen International School. (more…)

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Roche Bobois’ Mah Jong sofa shown in new movie and reinterpreted for charity auction



Dezeen promotion: French furniture brand Roche Bobois has produced a movie featuring its Mah Jong sofa, which has been reinterpreted by a group of artists for a charity auction (+ movie). (more…)

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Threefold Architects transforms workshop and shop to create combined gallery and home



Threefold Architects has combined a Victorian workshop and an old shop unit in east London to create a home and gallery for an art curator (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Lensvelt designs collection of intentionally boring office furniture



Milan 2016: Dutch furniture brand Lensvelt is producing a collection of “boring” office furniture intended to “restore the balance between work and play” in the workplace (+ movie). (more…)

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Tord Boontje wanted to make the home “softer and more humane” with 2004 Midsummer Light



Most Loved: in the next movie in our exclusive video series, London designer Tord Boontje explains how the decorative paper lampshade he designed in 2004 challenged the dominance of Minimalist design. (more…)

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Crossboundaries converts derelict building into kindergarten with rooftop playground



Slides and climbing frames connect brightly coloured playrooms in this kindergarten by Crossboundaries, set within a formerly derelict building in the financial district of Zhengzhou, China (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Meike Harde’s Evergreen Platters contain pressed flowers



Pressed plants and colourful petals are frozen within these glass plates by German designer Meike Harde. (more…)

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Cargo Architecture completes Scandinavian-inspired holiday home in Quebec



Canadian studio Cargo Architecture used a restrained materials palette for this woodland vacation cottage in Quebec, which has a swing and a wood store built into its facade. (more…)

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Studio Gang’s supertall Chicago tower will include $17.1 million penthouse



New images of architect Jeanne Gang’s Vista Tower in Chicago have been released to entice buyers to purchase luxury condominiums within the supertall skyscraper (+ slideshow). (more…)

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