Features
How craft conquered design
Craft has become cool, while industrial design has lost its sparkle. What's driving the trend? And are they really so different? Debika Ray reports. More about How craft conquered design
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Promotion
SketchUp's 3D Basecamp Summit to showcase new digital tools for architects and designers
Promotion: Trimble SketchUp will bring its 3D Basecamp Summit to Las Vegas, exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) and reality capture are changing the way projects are designed, visualised and built. More about SketchUp's 3D Basecamp Summit to showcase new digital tools for architects and designers
James Dyson Awards
AI-powered alarm for deaf people wins UK James Dyson Award
Design student Gargi Agrawalla has won this year's UK James Dyson Award with a device that uses artificial intelligence to alert deaf and hard-of-hearing users of important sounds like knocks or fire alarms, which they might otherwise miss. More about AI-powered alarm for deaf people wins UK James Dyson Award
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Steelcase's redesigned WorkLife Studio shows how "thoughtful design can enhance wellbeing"
Promotion: furniture manufacturer Steelcase has unveiled its renewed WorkLife Studio space in London, which was designed to bring people and design expertise together. More about Steelcase's redesigned WorkLife Studio shows how "thoughtful design can enhance wellbeing"
Architecture
Not A Hotel reveals design for giant Poké Ball guest room in Japan
Hotelier Not A Hotel has revealed its latest guesthouse will take the form of a human-sized Pokémon Poké Ball, nestled beside a lake in Hokkaido, Japan. More about Not A Hotel reveals design for giant Poké Ball guest room in Japan
Interiors
Veronica Mishaan carries out "successful juxtaposition" of patterns in Bogotá penthouse
Local designer Veronica Mishaan has revamped a penthouse apartment with bursts of colour and animal prints in Bogotá, Colombia. More about Veronica Mishaan carries out "successful juxtaposition" of patterns in Bogotá penthouse
News
Grimshaw to integrate Boring Company station into elevated Las Vegas stadium plaza
Architecture studio Grimshaw has released plans for a reimagined entry plaza for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, transforming parking lots into transport infrastructure and walkways. More about Grimshaw to integrate Boring Company station into elevated Las Vegas stadium plaza
Architecture
Mango trees shade "restrained and calming" home in India by InLe architects
Timber shutters and the canopies of two large trees shade the interiors of House Beyond the Mango Trees, a home in Kerala by Indian practice InLe Architects. More about Mango trees shade "restrained and calming" home in India by InLe architects
Books
Chromatic Architecture authors pick six of the world's best colourful buildings
A new book from designer Adam Nathaniel Furman and Dezeen contributor Kate Mazade spotlights the most radical examples of colourful architecture from across history. Here, the authors pick six favourites. More about Chromatic Architecture authors pick six of the world's best colourful buildings
London Design Festival
Studio Saar tops LDF pavilion with police and rain shields
This year's London Design Festival landmark project, The Pangolin Shield, explores Britain and India's colonial history through a bamboo-grid pavilion covered with shields used both for protection and aggression. More about Studio Saar tops LDF pavilion with police and rain shields
Design
Jony Ive decorates Moncler outerwear collection with New York symbols
Designer Jony Ive's studio LoveFrom has created its second collection for fashion brand Moncler, using symbols including its signature bear climbing the Empire State Building to celebrate the brand's flagship New York store. More about Jony Ive decorates Moncler outerwear collection with New York symbols
London Design Festival
London has "the best architecture and interior design community in Europe" says Duncan Riches
As Shoreditch Design Week kicks off its inaugural edition at this year's London Design Festival, we interviewed creative director Duncan Riches about how he aims to bring design back to the east London neighbourhood. More about London has "the best architecture and interior design community in Europe" says Duncan Riches
London Design Festival
Lee Broom evokes 1970s glamour with The Chant Chambers installation
Designer Lee Broom has created an "atmospheric environment" in his Shoreditch showroom with The Chant Chambers, an installation showcasing his glass-block Chant lighting collection at London Design Festival. More about Lee Broom evokes 1970s glamour with The Chant Chambers installation
Promotion
Lualdi develops vision for contemporary interiors based on architectural systems
Promotion: Italian company Lualdi has evolved its architectural door designs from the likes of Piero Lissoni and Kokaistudios to encompass partitioning and panelling systems, bringing sophistication and coherence to interior schemes. More about Lualdi develops vision for contemporary interiors based on architectural systems
Opinion
"Is touching really asking too much?"
Look-but-don't-touch design exhibitions are inherently unfulfilling so it's good that some designers are finding ways to let people properly interact with their work, writes Alice Fisher. More about "Is touching really asking too much?"
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Herman Miller updates Aeron Chair to ensure its "lasting design"
Promotion: American furniture design brand Herman Miller has been honing its Aeron office chair for decades, equipping it with innovative materials and features for modern workplaces. More about Herman Miller updates Aeron Chair to ensure its "lasting design"
Architecture
Gonzalo Bardach balances "thick walls and filtering planes" at Casa JR in Argentina
Local studio Gonzalo Bardach Architecture has created a concrete house with shading screens and green roofs for "atmospheres that support everyday inhabitation with calm and depth" in Argentina. More about Gonzalo Bardach balances "thick walls and filtering planes" at Casa JR in Argentina
School Shows
Horse-mounted ecological regeneration system among projects by IE University
Dezeen School Shows: a portable structure made from natural materials that disperses native seed types from horseback is among projects by IE University students. More about Horse-mounted ecological regeneration system among projects by IE University
Architecture
Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture uses trapezoid motifs for concrete housing in Tokyo
Trapezoidal motifs appear throughout this concrete condominium block in Tokyo, designed by Japanese studio Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture. More about Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture uses trapezoid motifs for concrete housing in Tokyo
Architecture
Mossy rooftop crowns Bather's Cabin in East Sussex woodland
Visitors to this woodland cabin in East Sussex enter via a planted roof terrace, which its architect, British studio Built Works, has "devoted entirely to the ritual of bathing". More about Mossy rooftop crowns Bather's Cabin in East Sussex woodland
Design
Design Academy Eindhoven students reinvent the bathroom for a resource-scarce future
Tiles decorated with hair and a dissolving washbasin made of soap are among the student projects featured in Behind Closed Doors, an exhibition by the Design Academy Eindhoven and Kaldewei at Berlin design festival Currents. More about Design Academy Eindhoven students reinvent the bathroom for a resource-scarce future
London Design Festival
London design "an international success story" says Sadiq Khan
With London Design Festival underway, we asked long-standing mayor of London Sadiq Khan for his thoughts on the festival and what to see this year. More about London design "an international success story" says Sadiq Khan
Design
HS2 excavations used to create biscuit-like tiles for Old Oak Common station
Designers Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad and Rafael El Baz have used traditional biscuit moulds to create Sweet Terrain, a collection of wall tiles for a HS2 station made from clay excavated during its construction. More about HS2 excavations used to create biscuit-like tiles for Old Oak Common station
Architecture
Colar angles home and studio to face surrounding hills in Mexico
White lime-rendered walls frame Casa Amona, a two-storey home and studio in Mexico, designed by local architecture studio Colar to support multi-generational living. More about Colar angles home and studio to face surrounding hills in Mexico
Architecture
Keiji Ashizawa clads House in Yatsugatake in charred cedar
An "angled, folded form" clad in charred cedar defines this holiday home, designed by Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design to embrace the surrounding landscape while maintaining its inhabitants' privacy. More about Keiji Ashizawa clads House in Yatsugatake in charred cedar