interior-design
Plumen’s WattNott LED lightbulb has a lifespan of 25 years
Lighting brand Plumen has designed a set of LED Edison light bulbs that it claims have a lifespan of a quarter of a century (+ slideshow). (more…)
Waterfront home near Seattle is lifted on bridge-like structural supports
Design-and-construction firm First Lamp Architects has raised this family home near Seattle above a nearby body of water, drawing references from bridge structures (+ slideshow). (more…)
Chicago’s century-old Navy Pier revitalised by James Corner Field Operations and nArchitects
United Nude and Issey Miyake experiment with wood and leather for Rock and Wrap shoes
Dutch footwear brand United Nude has teamed up with Japanese fashion label Issey Miyake to create two new designs – a fragmented platform sandal with a wooden sole and a wrapped leather shoe. (more…)
Footbridge forced to close as 15,000 visitors flock to Amanda Levete’s MAAT museum in Lisbon
A footbridge providing the main access point to the AL_A-designed Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology in Lisbon has been closed over fears of collapse, after 15,000 visitors turned out for the opening of the museum. (more…)
Temporary floating parliament on the Thames could save the UK millions, claims Gensler
The world’s biggest architecture firm has proposed moving the UK’s Lords and MPs into a bubble-like building on London’s River Thames to reduce the cost of refurbishing the crumbling Palace of Westminster. (more…)
US job of the week: School of Design director at San Francisco State University
Our US job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a director position for the School of Design at San Francisco State University, where the Mashouf Performing Arts Center by Michael Maltzan Architecture (pictured) is located. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Design brand SCP auctions off furniture made from its scraps
London Design Festival 2016: designers raided the SCP warehouse for discarded furniture to make the pieces in the The Thing With MaltaSingh exhibition, set to be auctioned next week. (more…)
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