"The best suburban malls were meccas with superb qualities"
As America's suburban shopping malls are becoming ghost towns, Aaron Betsky argues that their complex architecture character means that they deserve more serious consideration. More
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"A perfect place for a person with lots to think about"
This week, commenters are debating if John Pawson has taken minimalism too far in an apartment interior and think designers' role in improving safety needs defining. More
Spanish Colonial house in Los Angeles receives major update by Síol Studios
California firm Síol Studios has maintained the historical character of a 1920s dwelling while adding contemporary elements, including an eclectic array of furnishings and artwork. More
Klaus Littmann plants forest in Austrian football stadium
Swiss art curator Klaus Littmann has planted 300 trees in a football stadium in Austria as a "memorial" to the environment in the anthropocene era. More
Tranquil Dawn named Colour of the Year for 2020
Paint brand Dulux has selected a cool-tone shade of green as it's Colour of the Year for 2020, which is meant to offer an antidote to an "increasingly disconnected" modern society. More
Carlo Ratti's orange squeezer serves juice in bioplastic cups made from the peel
Italian studio Carlo Ratti Associati has developed an orange juice bar that turns the waste fruit peel into 3D-printed bioplastic cups to drink the contents from, as an example of the circular economy in practice. More
Designs of the Year 2019 nominees include genderless voice and home HIV test kit
Contenders for this year's Beazley Designs of the Year awards include Diller Scofidio + Renfro's The Shed, a pocket-sized home HIV test kit, and the world's first genderless voice. More
Benjamin Hubert to speak about building a design business at Dezeen Day
British industrial designer Benjamin Hubert will speak at the Dezeen Day conference in London on 30 October. More
MIT Media Lab director resigns after allegedly covering up Jeffrey Epstein donations
Joichi Ito has stepped down as director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab after The New Yorker magazine claimed he made efforts to hide donations from American businessman and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. More
Studio Four channels hygge inside Melbourne family home
Dark surfaces and an array of warm materials helped Studio Four create a cosy series of rooms behind the black facade of this Melbourne family home. More
Veark's CK01 knife is made from a single piece of steel
Danish brand Veark has developed a chef's knife that is manufactured using a drop-forged process that creates a unique texture on the handle of each product. More
Bureau de Change covers barn-style Cotswolds house with ombré effect charred larch
Architecture studio Bureau de Change has covered a Cotswolds house formed of a pair of interlocking barn-style buildings in stone and larch, which has been charred for a graduated effect. More