Houses of the month
Houses of the month
Dezeen's top five houses of August 2024
A revamped ruin in rural Girona and a 12-storey block on a compact plot in Mumbai are among the top five houses to turn Dezeen readers' heads this month. More
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Design
Design
IKEA turns classic blue shopping bag into portable pillow
Swedish furniture brand IKEA has recreated its recognisable Frakta carrier bag as a "huggable" padded shopper called Resten, which can be used as a pillow while on the go. More
Architecture
Architecture
Mould growing on Toyo Ito-designed "largest wooden building in Asia"
Mould is growing on Gaia, a mass-timber business school in Singapore that was completed last year for the Nanyang Technological University by Japanese architect Toyo Ito and Singapore-based studio RSP Architects. More
Events
Events
Seven architecture and design events in September from Dezeen Events Guide
Sydney Design Week, Detroit Month of Design and Lake Como Design Festival are among the architecture and design events featured in Dezeen Events Guide this September. More
Design
Design
H2ERǴ ring made with metals "mined" by plants
Metals "mined" by plants feature in a first-of-its-kind ring, made by materials researcher and designer Karoline Healy under her jewellery brand H2ERǴ. More
Promotion
Promotion
Call for entries for the Tile of Spain Awards 2024
Promotion: the annual Tile of Spain Awards in Architecture and Interior Design competition is now open for entries, which highlights worldwide projects that make "innovative" use of ceramic tiles manufactured in Spain. More
Interiors
Interiors
Laurence Bonnel creates tactile restaurant interior informed by Japanese archipelago
Artworks are dotted throughout the interior of restaurant L'Abysse Monte Carlo in Monaco, for which its designers Laurence Bonnel and Rowin Atelier took cues from the Seto Inland Sea archipelago. More
Dezeen Awards China
Dezeen Awards China
Final chance to enter Dezeen Awards China 2024
Dezeen Awards China 2024 closes today, 30 August, at 23:59 Beijing time. Submit your project today for a chance to win! More
Architecture
Architecture
Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados creates bird cage-like house on Chilean coast
Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados has cantilevered a glass and red-painted wood house off a forested cliffside near the sea in Chile with layers that create "increasing levels of intimacy". More
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda
Dezeen Agenda features launch of IKEA's second-hand marketplace
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the launch of IKEA's online marketplace for second-hand furniture. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More
Architecture
Architecture
Neil M Denari Architects aims for "immediate singularity" with purple LA office building
American studios Neil M Denari Architects and HLW have created an office structure in Beverly Hills equipped with solar panels and a distinctive "aubergine"-coloured facade. More
School Shows
School Shows
Ten student design projects featured in the Designblok Diploma Selection
Dezeen School Shows: a modular system of furniture that promotes sustainability is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students featured in the Designblok Diploma Selection. More
News
News
C3D Architecture breaks ground on "striking" Manhattan skyscraper
Construction has begun on a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan by local firm C3D Architecture that was designed with a bulbous facade that have a "striking visual effect". More
Promotion
Promotion
Fifteen furniture designers showcased at ICFF's Look Book 2024
Promotion: the eighth edition of design exhibition Look Book hosted almost 70 brands over three days at this year's design fair International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). More
Architecture
Architecture
Hello Wood designs grass-topped CLT House as "part of the landscape"
Architecture studio Hello Wood has completed a sunken house near Budapest, Hungary, which is crowned by a green roof and features an outdoor living area overlooking a pond. More
Architecture
Architecture
Villain House is a concrete replica of an old Barcelona townhouse
Local studio Architecture Office Claudia Raurell has replaced a dilapidated townhouse in Barcelona with a concrete home that mimics its original footprint. More
News
News
Daniel Heckscher announced as Stockholm Furniture Fair director
Former Note Design Studio architect Daniel Heckscher will take over from Hanna Nova Beatrice as director for Stockholm Furniture Fair and Stockholm Design Week. More
Interiors
Interiors
Linda Boronkay selects bold shapes and colours for The Sessile
Former Soho House design director Linda Boronkay drew on her experience of members' clubs when creating communal spaces at The Sessile, a rentable apartment block in north London. More
Design
Design
Under One Roof exhibition celebrates Scotland's "vibrant" emerging design scene
Design platform Slancha has curated Under One Roof, a furniture and homeware exhibition in Glasgow that spotlights 14 up-and-coming Scottish designers. More
Interiors
Interiors
Tabitha Isobel completes "warm and inviting" Regent Street store for Carl Friedrik
Interiors studio Tabitha Isobel has designed a gallery-like store in central London for luxury luggage brand Carl Friedrik, featuring a rich and inviting palette comprising dark wood, metal and draped fabrics. More