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Soo Kyung Bae’s jewellery draws attention to the “thigh-gap trend”
Dezeen Mail issue 298 features this week’s biggest stories in architecture and design
Should illustrators be rushing to respond to terrorist attacks on social media? Catch up with the discussion about this and more of the week’s top stories in the latest issue of Dezeen Mail.
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Micro apartments could help cities retain their diversity says Ian Schrager
The booming market for luxury apartments in New York “is an issue” that could damage the city, according to hotelier and real-estate developer Ian Schrager – and micro apartments could be the solution. (more…)
CC Arquitectos builds timber-framed Santana House in Mexican woodland
CC Arquitectos used weathered stone, natural wood and huge panels of glazing to create this secluded woodland house in Mexico‘s scenic Valle de Bravo region (+ slideshow). (more…)
New Zealand rejects crowd-sourced flag design
New Zealand residents have voted to stick with their existing flag after a competition that attracted over 10,000 designs and a national referendum, estimated to have cost NZ$26m. (more…)
“Illustrations have become a key component of the response to terrorist atrocities”
Opinion: in the aftermath of the Brussels attacks, Rob Alderson asks how illustrations like Plantu’s hugging flags and Jean Jullien’s Peace for Paris symbol have become part of our “post-terror grammar”. (more…)
John Miller’s Lost maze disorientates visitors with mirrored panels
Factory Fifteen’s latest movie features a futuristic car factory taken over robots
An artificial intelligence system takes control of a futuristic car manufacturing plant in this short movie by architectural film studio Factory Fifteen (+ movie). (more…)
Floris Wubben etches patterns into Erosion ceramics using heat
Dutch designer Floris Wubben has created a flame-throwing device that allows him to form uneven textures across a collection of ceramics (+ slideshow). (more…)
