School Shows
School Shows
Ten most popular Dezeen School Shows of 2021
We have now published over 170 school shows! As we approach the end of 2021, here are the ten most popular showcases of student work from throughout the year. More
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Retail
Retail
Reflections and shadows define Los Angeles Apple Store by Foster + Partners
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has designed an Apple Store in Los Angeles as "a dynamic hall of illusions" amplified by a mirrored ceiling that reflects rows of indoor trees. More
Restaurants/bars
Restaurants/bars
Triiije designs Lolita Eipprova cafe from recycled and salvaged materials
Slovenian studio Triiije has used recycled materials to create a mix of patterns and textures in Lolita Eipprova, an offbeat cafe in Ljubljana, Slovenia. More
Retail
Retail
Esrawe Studio and Superflex create stripy ceramic facade for Grupo Arca showroom in Miami
Multicolour tiles form graphic stripes across the exterior of this showroom in Miami, which Esrawe Studio has designed in collaboration with art collective Superflex. More
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Local Projects uses light to guide visitors at Faith and Liberty Discovery Center
Design studio Local Projects has created an interactive exhibition space for the American Bible Society, which aims to present itself as a "beacon of light" along Philadelphia's Independence Mall. More
Restaurants/bars
Restaurants/bars
Cake Architecture and Max Radford design curtain-wrapped speakeasy in Soho
Cake Architecture and interior designer Max Radford have decorated a subterranean cocktail bar in London's Soho with colours borrowed from Indian artworks. More
Residential
Residential
Bold colours fill São Paulo apartment by Julliana Camargo
Peach, green and purple are among the vivid hues found in an urban apartment designed by Studio Julliana Camargo for a fashion editor. More
Public and leisure
Public and leisure
Pulse On designs "zen-like" lobby for Shanghai cinema
The strings of musical instruments informed the vertical lighting elements and bookshelves of this cinema lobby and bookshop created by Hong Kong-based Pulse On for a site in Shanghai's Bingo Plaza shopping mall. More
Residential
Residential
Studio Goss exposes concrete shell of converted Melbourne apartment
Hidden off-form concrete walls have come to the fore in this minimalist Melbourne apartment conversion, with interiors designed by local firm Studio Goss. More
Education
Education
Meilan Music Studio's "chaotic" interior references the spontaneity of music composition
Chinese firm Domani Architectural Concepts has created a recording studio inside Guangzhou Opera House, featuring an interior covered with jumbled wooden panels that contribute to its acoustic performance. More
Interiors
Interiors
Civilian reorganises Bed-Stuy Townhouse to create family-friendly layout
The founders of Brooklyn studio Civilian have renovated a historic townhouse for themselves and their young family, rearranging the layout and adding contemporary elements for optimum functionality. More
Interiors
Interiors
AvroKO creates residential feel inside Chief members club in Chicago
Design firm AvroKO has used eclectic furnishings, abstract artworks and mismatched rugs to make Chief's private members' club in Chicago feel more like a home. More
Hotels
Hotels
VALO Hotel & Work features hotel rooms that can also be offices
A hotel has opened on the outskirts of Helsinki featuring rooms that can be workspaces by day and bedrooms by night. More
Residential
Residential
Horizontal line cuts through Amsterdam loft revamped by Firm Architects
Firm Architects has carefully organised zinc, mirror and brick elements to form a striking horizontal line around the interior of this loft apartment in Amsterdam's De Pijp district. More
Lookbooks
Lookbooks
Ten striking fireplaces at the heart of the home
As winter is approaching in the northern hemisphere, for our latest lookbook we have rounded up ten unusual fireplaces that add both visual interest and warmth to their surroundings. More
Interiors
Interiors
Bicycle garage in The Hague provides 8,000 cyclists with room to park in "museum-like" space
Dutch design studio Silo has completed one of the world's largest parking garages for bicycles, with nearly 8,000 underground parking spots next to a busy railway station. More
Residential
Residential
Bunch Design adds colourful granny flat to a home in Los Angeles
American practice Bunch Design has completed a colourful granny flat modelled on an oversized suit at the back of a home in Los Angeles, with sliding doors that enable it to become a single open space. More
Retail
Retail
Norm Architects fashions industrial yet warm interiors for Notabene flagship store
A harmonious mix of concrete, oakwood and aluminium features in this Copenhagen shoe store, which has been designed by Danish studio Norm Architects. More
Hotels
Hotels
Fumihiko Sano Studio converts Japanese minka into guesthouse and restaurant
Japanese practice Fumihiko Sano Studio has incorporated local craft and traditional materials into the Hishiya restaurant and guesthouse in Fukichiyama, Kyoto, which occupies a renovated 20th-century folk house, or minka. More
Residential
Residential
Naturehumaine revives 1920s apartment in Montreal with contemporary finishes
Traditional details were kept throughout this ground-floor apartment in Montreal that local studio Naturehumaine renovated to bring in more natural light and create an improved connection to the rear yard. More