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“Timber prices going up daily” in Europe due to Ukraine war

June 17, 2022 Jennifer Hahn 0

European architects and designers are struggling to source wood for their projects as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought imports from the region to a standstill, threatening stocks and driving up prices across the continent. Studios are reporting that costs for solid oak and birch plywood have doubled in the last few months, while others

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Jennifer Morden creates “aspirational” mid-century house with sinister dungeon for Fresh

June 16, 2022 Jane Englefield 0
Fresh set design

Production designer Jennifer Morden created a mid-century house to reflect the personality of the flamboyant and misogynistic antagonist in comedy-thriller film Fresh. Morden and her team built two individual sets in a studio to represent the house for the film, which was directed by Mimi Cave and shot in Canada’s British Columbia. The sets were designed to

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Architects brand UK government plan to reintroduce imperial measurements “stupid”

June 16, 2022 Rima Sabina Aouf 0
Imperial measurements proposal

Architects and architecture critics are attempting to stop a government proposal to reintroduce imperial measurements to the UK by calling on people to respond to its consultation “Dear architects and designers and anyone who loves millimetres – please respond to this clunky gov’t consultation on the return of imperial measurements,” wrote The Developer editor-in-chief Christine

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Tristan Auer designs Blade Runner-inspired bathroom for Axor

June 16, 2022 Dezeen staff 0
Axor Distinctive bathroom concept by Tristan Auer

Promotion: drawing on the aesthetic of the film Blade Runner, architect Tristan Auer has designed a neon-lit bathroom concept for Axor to suit an imagined male client. Auer created the concept as part of the German brand’s Distinctive project, which tasks some of the world’s leading architects with creating highly individual bathrooms. Auer was free to

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Attitude of “permanent renewal” drives retail success says Colette co-founder Sarah Andelman in Liganova talk

June 15, 2022 Dezeen staff 0
Liganova Salone Club with Sarah Andelman and Ben Hobson at Milan design week 2022

Promotion: Sarah Andelman, co-founder of Parisian concept store Colette has discussed the unexpected approaches needed to succeed in the future retail landscape in a talk hosted by Dezeen and brand retail experts Liganova during Milan design week. Andelman was in conversation with Dezeen’s chief content officer Benedict Hobson at brand and retail experience company Liganova’s Salone

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Pasturebird introduces solar-powered robot chicken coop

June 12, 2022 Rima Sabina Aouf 0
Automated Range Coop by Pasturebird

American poultry producer Pasturebird has invented a solar-powered robot chicken coop on wheels, which it says fosters regenerative farming while allowing the animals to “live their best life”. Pasturebird’s Automated Range Coop (ARC) is a large, floorless barn that each day rolls itself a short distance to allow the chickens within to graze on fresh

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Eight of Thomas Heatherwick’s most controversial projects

June 9, 2022 Nat Barker 0
New Routemaster by Heatherwick Studio

The Tree of Trees installation for the Platinum Jubilee is just the latest project by British designer Thomas Heatherwick to trigger controversy. Here are eight of his most divisive projects. Trained as a designer rather than an architect, Heatherwick seems to attract disapproval no matter what he does. His ability to charm prestigious clients into

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