Amy Frearson
Sabine Marcelis and Ini Archibong among designers to collaborate with Japanese artisans
A sound-emitting egg sculpture and a samurai chest of drawers feature in a series of objects made by designers in collaboration with master artisans from Japan's Tohoku region, on show for London Design Festival. More
Pearson Lloyd reveals 10 "well-made" design objects from LDF exhibition
Pearson Lloyd founders Luke Pearson and Tom Lloyd have curated the London Design Festival exhibition Well Made to explore what this term means in today's world. In a Dezeen exclusive, they highlight 10 objects from the show. More
Paulo Moreira installs blue pavilions at Luanda Waterpoints in Angola
Portuguese studio Paulo Moreira Architectures has transformed three water access points into gathering spaces for local communities in Luanda, Angola. More
Recycling usable furniture is "nonsensical" say Industrial Facility founders
Industrial Facility founders Kim Colin and Sam Hecht design furniture to be sustainable without shouting about it. In this interview, they explain why they place more emphasis on longevity than recyclability. More
Chart exhibits artworks in pavilion made from recycled ship sails
Copenhagen's Chart Art Fair has built a pop-up gallery designed by architects Emil Dupuis Bernild, Mikkel Harboe Wolff, Jonas Sarantaris and Shwan Soran Ali, marking a major change to its annual architecture programme. More
Eight homes where pull-out furniture creates flexible interiors
Folding desks, hide-away dining tables and Murphy beds are the focus of our latest lookbook, exploring homes where pull-out furniture allows rooms to be used in multiple ways. More
Elmntl unveils prefab cabins for creating wellness retreats in wild landscapes
Colorado-based startup Elmntl has unveiled a range of customisable cabins that provide bedrooms and sauna facilities in natural landscapes. More
Hawkins\Brown converts former Vitra showroom into own street-front office
Architecture studio Hawkins\Brown has taken over a former furniture showroom, giving its staff a workspace with a shop window, a social kitchen and a Richard Woods-designed cabin. More
Andrés Jaque promotes carbon-free cooking with outdoor Transspecies Kitchen
Meals are prepared in a woodland kitchen using fermentation, rather than electricity or gas, in an installation by architect Andrés Jaque's Office for Political Innovation. More
Rotate opens first physical store with interior by Thibaut Allgayer
Shiny silver curtains and a lacquered burgundy stage feature inside the flagship store for Danish womenswear label Rotate, which opened in Copenhagen during fashion week. More
Beacon House extension by Office S&M features bubblegum pink tiles
A London house extension designed by Office S&M features a ceramic facade with the same pink glaze used for Tube station tiles on the Hammersmith and City Line. More
Multi-host Olympics would "completely undermine" the games says IOC sustainability director
LA28 will have an even more ambitious carbon strategy than Paris 2024, Olympic sustainability chief Marie Sallois tells Dezeen in this Olympic Impact interview. More
Sullivan's Fish Camp designed so "guests can’t be sure if it's 1982 or 2024"
South Carolina-based studios SDCO and Basic Projects have overhauled a seaside restaurant in Charleston with a nostalgic design that extends across everything from interiors to memorabilia. More
Young designers "cutting out the middle man" by producing objects themselves
Designers are increasingly manufacturing their own limited-edition products rather than waiting for brand or gallery partnerships. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson looks at what's driving the shift. More
Casa Yuma hotel built with "vegetal concrete" and pink bricks
Architecture studio TAAC and interior designer Sara Skalli have created a seaside hotel in Mexico that uses traditional materials including chukum – a finish made from tree resin and limestone. More
Núñez Ribot pairs cork with mass timber at Casa Pádel in Madrid
Spanish architects Teo Nuñez and Almudena Ribot have built the Casa Pádel apartment block in Madrid, combining a cross-laminated timber structure with cork cladding. More
Reflect Architecture modernises remote saltbox houses on Newfoundland seafront
On a Newfoundland peninsula only accessible by boat or on foot, Toronto studio Reflect Architecture has transformed a pair of century-old saltbox houses into a flexible vacation home. More
Paradis Apartment offers design-led stays in Belgian seaside town
The founders of design PR agency Club Paradis have transformed an apartment in Ostend, Belgium, into a design-led vacation home where almost everything is for sale. More
Archmongers celebrates "raw beauty of brutalist concrete" in Trellick Tower apartment refresh
Newly exposed concrete walls are paired with a matching terrazzo in this sensitive home renovation by London studio Archmongers in North Kensington's Trellick Tower. More
"It gave them hope that they could continue their lives" says founder of design academy for Afghan girls
An online programme launched by designer and activist Touraj Saberivand has taught design skills to over 1,000 young Afghan women. In this interview, he describes the challenges facing the course and its students. More