Six seesaws designed outside of the playground
Architects and designers have been using seesaws, usually found in children's playgrounds, to create installations and make political statements. Here are six of the most engaging. More
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Maarten Baas creates video showing his designs as "silent witnesses to the limitless opulent world from the past"
Dutch designer Maarten Baas has created a short satirical movie set in a future where Western society has suffered a dramatic decline and his works are found gathering dust in his warehouse. More
Mark Odom pays homage to the 1950s with Inglewood Residence in Austin
A vintage car parked outside this house in Austin designed by Texas firm Mark Odom Studio adds to its mid-century modern aesthetic. More
"Offices are going to get much smaller" after pandemic says Sevil Peach
Large offices will become a thing of the past according to interior designer Sevil Peach, who predicts that corporate towers will be replaced by smaller hubs as staff work from home offices and co-working spaces as a result of coronavirus. More
MB Architecture stacks shipping containers to form Amagansett holiday home
US studio MB Architecture has stacked shipping containers to construct this black holiday house in Amagansett, New York in a few days. More
Live interview with architect Stefan Behnisch
German architect Stefan Behnisch speaks to Dezeen in this Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
Space Popular launches virtual reality art gallery
Design studio Space Popular has created a gallery in virtual reality for the Architectural Association, plus today's other design and architecture-related coronavirus news. More
Carlo Ratti calls for redesign of "dinosaur" hospitals and universities for the post-coronavirus era
Hospitals and universities are "dinosaurs" that need to be redesigned in the wake of coronavirus, according to architect Carlo Ratti. More
"At first, almost nobody took any notice of Archigram" says Peter Cook in exclusive Dezeen interview
In the first of a series of video interviews with former members of Archigram for VDF, architect Peter Cook recounts how the influential avant-garde architecture group rose to prominence in the 1960s. More
Last chance to enter Samsung and Dezeen's contest for innovative recycled cardboard designs
There is not much time left to enter the Dezeen x Samsung Out of the Box Competition to design household objects made from repurposed cardboard packaging. The contest closes for entries at 23:59 BST on Friday 29 May. More
Jihye Kang creates refractive furniture from rows of acrylic rods
Hongik University graduate Jihye Kang built her Purity furniture from acrylic and stainless steel as an exploration of the refractive effects that can be achieved with simple materials and shapes. More
"New opportunities have arisen directly as a result of winning" say Dezeen Awards winners
With the deadline for Dezeen Awards 2020 fast approaching, we spoke to last year's victors to find out how winning has helped them win business, get international press coverage and feel like they're standing "on top of the world for a moment". More
Archigram, Faye Toogood, Reiulf Ramstad and Rosey Chan feature at VDF this week
In week five of Virtual Design Festival we team up with former Archigram members Peter Cook and Dennis Crompton for an exclusive video series, plus our live Screentime interviews feature Rael San Fratello, Standard Architecture, Ben van Berkel and more. More
Clancy Moore Architects converts Dublin warehouse into family home for a photographer
Clancy Moore Architects has overhauled a Dublin warehouse, creating a light-filled home and studio for photographer Fionn McCann and his family. More
Norm's 1L11 trainer produces 80 per cent less carbon than typical shoes
Recycled plastic and rubber make up this unisex trainer by Belgian brand Norm, which has set out to change the "nonsense" manufacturing process of a standard pair of shoes. More