UM Project creates collection of "otherworldly" storage cabinets
Brooklyn furniture brand UM Project has used plastic tube armour, knitted fabrics and cast concrete to make a collection of fantastical storage cabinets. More
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Clara von Zweigbergk's colourful lamps recall hot air balloons and carousels
Swedish designer Clara von Zweigbergk has created colourful lamps reminiscent of hot air balloons for Danish lighting brand Louis Poulsen. More
MVRDV creates interiors for Groos store inside post-war Rotterdam building
MVRDV restored the industrial roots of this building in the Het Industriegebouw in Rotterdam to create a new home for the Groos design store. More
IKEA releases film in ode to its beloved blue bag
Following on from the blue bag's recent viral moment, IKEA has released a short film celebrating the Frakta tote and its multitude of uses. More
10 idyllic Greek island retreats from Dezeen's Pinterest boards
Following the completion of an unusually domed holiday home in Greece, we've rounded up 10 summer houses on far-flung Greek islands, including a modernist home inspired by Yves Klein's paintings and a once earthquake-damaged property restored using historical photographs. More
"IKEA's Frakta has broken through into design consciousness"
IKEA's blue bag is the perfect pop-culture reference for a generation stuck in a rotation of rental flats, says Will Wiles in his latest Opinion column. More
Construction starts on David Adjaye's crimson concrete art museum in Texas
The red concrete art museum that British architect David Adjaye designed for the Linda Pace Foundation is now under construction in San Antonio, Texas. More
Peter Zumthor's stilted Zinc Mine Museum captured in photography by Aldo Amoretti
These new images of the Peter Zumthor-designed Zinc Mine Museum were taken by Barcelona-based photographer Aldo Amoretti during a winter trip to southern Norway. More
15 designers to watch from this year's Central Saint Martins BA Fashion show
On Wednesday night, all eyes were on Central Saint Martins' BA Fashion class of 2017 – with students presenting collections that tackled pressing social issues, ideas about gender and the UK's upcoming election. Design reporter Alice Morby picks the 15 graduates to watch. More
MoMA unveils first phase of major overhaul by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed the first stage of its renovation of New York's Museum of Modern Art, and has revealed details of its plans to extend into Jean Nouvel's 53W53 residential tower. More
Pink Cape Town house by The Fold Architects features rooftop pool and vertical garden
A rooftop swimming pool offers views over Cape Town from this house, which was designed by local studio The Fold Architects with pink-painted walls to offset a verdant vertical garden. More
Job of the day: project architect at Rise Design Studio
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect to join Rise Design Studio, whose recent projects include a glazed extension to a house in north London. More ›
Ellena Mehl Architects disguises Provençal extension with grass roof and terraced landscape
To subtly extend a traditional Provençal farmhouse on the French Riviera, Ellena Mehl Architects has nestled a connecting building with stone and glass facades into a stepped hillside. More