Brook&Lyn creates minimal fashion showroom at Everlane offices



US design studio Brook&Lyn has used pastel-coloured panels and a huge circular mirror to create the first physical showroom for Everlane, at the online clothing retailer’s San Francisco headquarters (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Bompas & Parr uses algae to create glowing Mermaid’s Lunchbox jewellery



London design studio Bompas & Parr has used bioluminescent algae to create a collection of orb-shaped necklace pendants that glow when shaken. (more…)

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Bijl Architecture adds slatted sun-shading screen to a refurbished Sydney bungalow



A slatted wooden screen wraps around the extended living space of this 1960s bungalow in Sydney, forming a protective surface that shields the interior from direct sunlight and views from the street (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Sunken “sidescraper” bordering New York’s Central Park wins skyscraper competition



US designers Yitan Sun and Jianshi Wu have proposed transforming Manhattan‘s Central Park into a sunken landscape encircled by a below-grade megastructure with office, housing, retail and cultural space. (more…)

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“Americans are really not savvy when it comes to design brands”



American consumers who learned about design through Ikea are starting to appreciate other brands and are “very ready and ripe” for online retailers like Ahalife, according to Shauna Mei, founder of the e-commerce site that has just hired former Net-A-Porter director Christopher Colfer to drive the brand’s global expansion (+ exclusive interview). (more…)

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APA designs “raw and robust” collaborative office space for Barclaycard



London studio APA Architects has created a set of collaborative offices for credit card company Barclaycard at its headquarters in Northampton, England, which are designed for a specific way of working (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Ahalife appoints former Net-A-Porter head to help it become “Neiman’s for design”



Business news: Ahalife, the design marketplace that acquired e-commerce site Bezar earlier this year, has appointed online fashion retail expert Christopher Colfer to its board to help it become the first global design store on the web. (more…)

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Sculp IT organises concrete boxes around glass corridor to create Belgian woodland home



Concrete boxes are arranged on either side of a long glazed corridor to form this concrete house by Belgian studio Sculp IT, which is made up of both indoor and outdoor spaces (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Sou Fujimoto will use “only light” to create COS Milan installation



Movie: Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto explains why he has chosen light rather than physical objects to create his Milan design week installation for fashion brand COS. (more…)

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Dezeen Jobs: latest jobs update

Dezeen Jobs architecture and design recruitment

See the latest from our recruitment site Dezeen Jobs, including positions with UNStudio, Slade Architecture and Studio Fuksas, the Italian practice behind the layered canopy of steel mushrooms over the roof of an office block in Georgia (pictured). This is also the last chance to apply for roles with HENN, Design Research Studio, SOM and more… (more…)

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