Articles by Dezeen staff

Life Kitchens’ first central London showroom features a virtual-reality theatre

July 2, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: retailer Life Kitchens has opened a flagship store in London’s Waterloo, which comes complete with a virtual-reality theatre that allows customers to see and modify their suites before purchasing. The concept for the retail space was developed by brand director Oli Stephenson, who wanted to “reinvigorate” the way in which people choose kitchens for their homes.

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Vatican’s Venice Biennale pavilion made using bespoke shingles by Alpi

June 28, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: Alpi produced 9,000 custom shingles from environmentally and socially responsible wood for MAP Studio’s pavilion as part of the Vatican City’s Venice Biennale debut. The Holy See commissioned architects Francesco Magnani and Traudy Pelzel of MAP Studio to design the pavilion, which is the cornerstone of it’s entry to the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. Set

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AHEAD Americas announces region’s best hotels for 2018

June 27, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: hotels in North and South America recognised by this year’s AHEAD awards include a converted bank in Los Angeles, a beachfront resort in Nicaragua, and a renovated motor lodge in California. AHEAD’s annual awards programme celebrates outstanding hotel architecture and interiors projects around the globe, divided up into four regions: Americas, Asia,  Europe, and

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Seven of the best pavilions to see at the Bruges architecture triennale

June 12, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: a floating timber school and a swan-inspired tower are among the pavilions to see at the Triennale Bruges 2018, in Belgium. Triennale Bruges, which runs until 16 September 2018, invited architects and designers from across the globe to create temporary structures throughout the city’s centre. Now in its second edition, this year’s triennale has the

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AHEAD awards announces shortlist of best new hotels in the Americas

May 15, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: hotels on the shortlist for this year’s AHEAD Americas awards include a retro retreat in Napa Valley, an eco-friendly luxury hotel in Brooklyn and boutique escape on Mexico’s west coast. AHEAD has announced the new hotels across North and South America that are up for awards in 12 categories, with four entries shortlisted

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Competition: win a book documenting homes on the water

April 24, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Our latest competition gives five readers the chance to win a copy of Gestalten’s Rock the Boat book, which explores an assortment of homes on water. Rock the Boat showcases a diverse range of floating dwellings, giving an insight into the lifestyle of the owners and designers of the selected homes. Comprised of 272 pages filled with colour

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SCI-Arc students propose self-growing park and parasitic housing to adapt former LA prison

April 12, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: students at the Southern California Institute of Architecture have suggested ways to transform a former jail in Los Angeles, including a park controlled by artificial intelligence and building models designed by 3D printers. The schemes were designed by the first graduates of LA-based SCI-Arc’s Master of Science in Architectural Technologies – a one-year-long postgraduate

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Call for entries to AHEAD Middle East and Africa awards 2018

April 6, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: architects and designers working across the Middle East and Africas are invited to submit their hotel projects to this year’s AHEAD MEA awards. The Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design (AHEAD) recognises outstanding hotel design from around the world, through a series of heats in four regions: the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the

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Alessandro Borghese’s Milan restaurant designed to evoke a 1930s cruise ship

March 27, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: celebrity chef Alessandro Borghese has opened a new restaurant in Milan, featuring an interior that pairs Neolith Sintered Stone with shades of gold and green. Named Alessandro Borghese – Il Lusso della Semplicità, the 700-square-metre restaurant was styled by designer Alfredo Canelli, who works for Borghese’s company AB Normal. Borghese’s brief was to use a

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Alessandro Borghese’s Milan restaurant designed to evoke a 1930s cruise ship

March 27, 2018 Dezeen staff 0

Dezeen promotion: celebrity chef Alessandro Borghese has opened a new restaurant in Milan, featuring an interior that pairs Neolith Sintered Stone with shades of gold and green. Named Alessandro Borghese – Il Lusso della Semplicità, the 700-square-metre restaurant was styled by designer Alfredo Canelli, who works for Borghese’s company AB Normal. Borghese’s brief was to use a

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