Design
Design
Marc Fornes creates coral-like installation for Orlando convention centre
Strips of curving perforated aluminium are joined together to create this huge branching installation by architect Marc Fornes and his studio The Very Many. More
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News
News
UK government makes creative industries a pillar of post-Brexit growth plan
The UK government has made the creative sector a priority in its new industrial strategy, signalling what industry representatives are calling a potentially "new, bold and imaginative understanding of business". More
Architecture
Architecture
Toshiko Mori uses compressed earth and bamboo for cultural hub in remote Senegalese village
This cultural centre in Senegal by Japanese architect Toshiko Mori was constructed using exclusively local materials and techniques – and has been recognised in the architecture category of the 2017 AIA Awards. More
News
News
Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman steps down after 25 years
The prominent editor-in-chief of British Vogue, Alexandra Shulman, has announced she is departing the magazine after a quarter of a century at the helm. More
Design
Design
Concept apartment by Future Facility gives older residents "revolutionary domestic independence"
This installation at London's Design Museum strips household appliances back to their basics to make operation easier for an ageing population. More
Architecture
Architecture
Larissa Johnston arranges minimal London home around plywood box
A plywood box hosts the kitchen and staircase in this minimal maisonette in Islington, which has been reconfigured and extended by local architect Larissa Johnston. More
Job of the day: project architect at Baca Architects
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is a project architect at Baca Architects in London, which designed the UK's "first amphibious house" on the River Thames. More ›
Design
Design
Meike Harde's mirrors sit askew in frames that double as hangers
German designer Meike Harde has created a pair of patterned mirrors for Pulpo with protruding frames that can be used to hang coats or jewellery. More
Architecture
Architecture
Sandstone buildings create fortress-like clubhouse surrounded by a moat in Jiaxing
Sandstone blocks face into a central courtyard to create this huge clubhouse complex by More Architecture and AIM Architecture, which is set on an island in Jiaxing, China. More
News
News
Harvard to offer free online architecture course
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is launching a web-based course that offers architectural education at no cost. More
News
News
Kengo Kuma's expansion of Portland Japanese Garden set to open in April
Work is nearly complete on a major expansion to an urban Japanese garden in Oregon – the first public commission in America for architect Kengo Kuma. More
Interiors
Interiors
The Future Perfect sets up shop in modernist Los Angeles home
New York design gallery The Future Perfect has opened its third showroom, in a Hollywood Hills midcentury house complete with a focal fireplace, sliding glass doors and backyard pool. More
Furniture
Furniture
Birkenstock launches line of beds as next step in comfort design
German footwear brand Birkenstock has moved into the bedroom, adapting the principles behind its famous sandals to a collection of beds launched at this year's IMM Cologne furniture fair. More
Fashion
Fashion
Iris van Herpen uses visual trickery for latest couture collection
For her latest couture collection, Dutch designer Iris van Herpen created hypnotic garments that distorted the models' bodies. More
Comments
Comments
"Who's gonna make OMA great again?"
Has OMA lost its edge? Readers are wondering if the Dutch architecture firm led by Rem Koolhaas has run out of ideas in this week's comments update. More
Design
Design
Jeff Goodman Studio blows coloured glass beads for Devil's Abacus screen
The beads on this oversized abacus designed by Ontario-based Jeff Goodman Studio are made from colourful pieces of blown glass. More
Design
Design
IKEA launches kitchen made from recycled plastic bottles
Twenty-five plastic bottles are used in each of these IKEA kitchen units, designed by Swedish studio Form Us With Love to make "sustainability available for everyone". More
Interiors
Interiors
Space Modification Unit transforms Beijing hutong property into tranquil tea house
Porthole windows offer glimpses into this Beijing tea house, where rooms are defined by light linen drapes and set in a landscape of white gravel, terrazzo and marble. More
Interiors
Interiors
Aesop's Paris offices converted into temporary treatment rooms
The Rue Saint-Honoré offices of skincare brand Aesop have been transformed by Benjamin Paulin into a temporary space for facial appointments and treatments. More
Job of the day: head of product development for Lee Broom
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a UK-based head of product development for Lee Broom, who transformed his London showroom into an Op Art-inspired installation at last year's London Design Festival (pictured). More ›