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“Less is more is back” says panel during Gaggenau talk at Milan design week

May 3, 2024 Calum Lindsay 0

Dezeen teamed up with kitchen appliances brand Gaggenau to host and film a talk about reduction in design with representatives from Zaha Hadid Architects, SOM and Industrial Facility during Milan design week 2024. Moderated by Dezeen’s editorial director Max Fraser, the talk explored how principles of reduction and essentialism in architecture and design can be

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Airbnb creates rentals based on famous places and movies for guests

May 2, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Rental platform Airbnb has announced the addition of its Icons program, a category that provides a range of international experiences including a stay in the house from Pixar’s Up and an overnight in the Musee D’ Orsay in Paris. The first 11 Icons experiences include recreations of houses from popular culture, such as the floating

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This Alley Between Buildings Was Transformed With A Series Of Arches

May 1, 2024 Erin 0

Photography by Robin Hill Daniel Toole Architecture in collaboration with SB Architects, has transformed a nondescript alley in Miami, Florida, with a series of concrete arches. Photography by Heywood Chan This alley was originally surrounded by trash rooms, dumpsters, mechanical rooms, transformers, and haphazard parking. Photography by Heywood Chan The design concept grew out of […]

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Dezeen Events Guide launches digital guide to NYCxDesign 2024

May 1, 2024 Sophie Chapman 0

Dezeen Events Guide has launched its guide to NYCxDesign 2024, highlighting the key events in New York City from 16 to 23 May. The festival celebrates its 12th anniversary with a programme of exhibitions, open showrooms, tours, talks, design fairs and product launches. Located across neighbourhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, around 200 events are

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Six architecture and design events in May from Dezeen Events Guide

April 30, 2024 Sophie Chapman 0

Lisbon, Melbourne and Clerkenwell’s design weeks are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this May. Other events taking place during the month include NYCxDesign, London Craft Week and Design Miami Los Angeles. London Craft Week 13 to 19 May, UK London Craft Week is a festival showcasing the work of

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Hemingway Design and James Shaw create furniture from recycled clothes for Traid

April 30, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Local studio Hemingway Design collaborated with designer James Shaw to transform a London store interior for charity retailer Traid, which features colourful furniture created from leftover second-hand clothes. Hemingway Design renovated Traid’s Shepherd’s Bush branch as part of a wider rebrand for the retailer to mark its 25th anniversary, including its visual identity. Traid sells donated

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Jane Withers picks five projects that don’t “take water for granted” from MK&G exhibition

April 29, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

An exhibition at Hamburg’s MK&G museum examines the global water crisis and what architects and designers can do to help. Here, curator Jane Withers selects five highlights from the show and explains the stories behind them. Water Pressure: Designing for the Future is the result of several years of research by Jane Withers Studio, which involved

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This Wood-Framed Glass Box Is The Ultimate Backyard Office

April 27, 2024 Erin 0

Architecture firm SWATT + PARTNERS has shared photos of a backyard office they designed for their clients in Dry Creek Valley, California. The wood-framed glass box hovers above the rugged terrain, it’s placed west of the main house, is partially above a narrow level pad, and partially over a steep decline. An infinity edge pool, […]

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A Coffee Shop Inspired By The Spectral Allure Of The Aurora Borealis

April 26, 2024 Erin 0

Design firm Unknown Surface Studio has shared photos of Uncloud Coffee, a new coffee shop they completed in Chonburi, Thailand, with a sculptural and eye-catching facade. Inspired by the spectral allure of the Aurora Borealis, the design abstractly interprets these atmospheric light displays. The building’s form echoes the dynamic, sweeping patterns of the northern lights, […]

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This Small Shingle Clad Cabin Has An Organic Shape

April 25, 2024 Erin 0

Photography by Peter Markos Markos Design Workshop has shared photos of a small organically shaped cabin clad in wood shingles they designed, that began as a project during the pandemic, however, they didn’t have any money or land for the project. Peter Markos explains, “My search for land led to a partnership with a farm […]