Residential
Residential
Alphaville's Hikone Studio Apartments are housed in an angular concrete block
Kyoto studio Alphaville has squeezed an angular concrete apartment building onto a small plot in the Japanese city of Hikone (+ slideshow). More
-
Architecture
Architecture
Czech and Slovak Pavilion explores whether Soviet-era architecture is worth saving
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: a bright red model of the Slovak National Gallery forms the centrepiece of the Czech and Slovak Pavilion, which questions whether the countries' Soviet-era architecture should be saved or demolished. More
Graphics
Graphics
Tessa Chong contrasts Japanese landscapes and cityscapes for Super Magic Hats video
Music: inspired by her travels to Japan, Melbourne-based director Tessa Chong has depicted a "moving tapestry of city life" for Super Magic Hats' track Transpose (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Philippe Malouin contributes 3D-printed bowl to Othr's growing homeware range
Canadian designer Philippe Malouin has added a small bowl to new 3D-printed homeware brand Othr's collection of items, as part of its chain of fortnightly product launches (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Atelier 2+1 adds glazed extension to Parisian psychiatric hospital
A 1960s-inspired window wall fronts this extension to a psychiatric institute in Paris by Local firm Atelier 2+1 (+ slideshow). More
News
News
This week, budget supermarket Aldi hit the headlines for selling replica Eames chairs
This week on Dezeen: discount supermarket Aldi triggered a debate about copyright laws in furniture design this week after it emerged the company was selling replica versions of a classic chair design by Ray and Charles Eames. More
Design
Design
Kolelinia updates design for Halfbike pedal-powered scooter
Transportation design studio Kolelinia has released an updated model of its three-wheeled Halfbike – which raised close to $1 million on Kickstarter in 2015 (+ movie). More
Residential
Residential
Bright white home by MU Architecture blends with Quebec's snowy landscape
Canadian studio MU Architecture has completed a white-painted holiday home in rural Quebec that is composed of two stacked volumes that cling to the steep terrain (+ slideshow). More
Furniture
Furniture
Benjamin Hubert's Layer expands Cradle chair collection for Moroso with knitted mesh backs
Clerkenwell Design Week 2016: Benjamin Hubert's design studio Layer has expanded and updated its Cradle collection for Italian furniture brand Moroso, featuring a stretch-mesh material made using new digital knitting techniques (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Ilse Crawford named Maison&Objet Designer of the Year
London designer Ilse Crawford will create a hub space for Maison&Objet's Paris fair in September after being awarded the title of Designer of the Year. More
Interiors
Interiors
Carlo Ratti's Office 3.0 uses Internet of Things to create personalised environments
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has designed a system for an office in Turin that instructs heating, lighting and cooling systems to follow occupants around the building like an "individually-tailored environmental bubble". More
Retail
Retail
Snøhetta creates curving wooden amphitheatre for Aesop's Düsseldorf store
Shelving crafted from Douglas fir curves around the interior of skincare brand Aesop's first Düsseldorf store, which Snøhetta designed to feel like an amphitheatre (+ slideshow). More
-
Furniture
Furniture
Aldi says replica Eames chair "does not infringe design rights"
Discount supermarket chain Aldi is selling pairs of replica Eames chairs for £39.99 – a fraction of the £339 it costs to buy a single authorised version of the chair. More
Architecture
Architecture
Norman Foster discusses Zaha Hadid's "extraordinary" Capital Hill Residence
Zaha Hadid 1950-2016: Norman Foster reflects on Zaha Hadid's Capital Hill Residence in the first of a series of interviews with top architects, which Dezeen and Architizer filmed for our video tribute to Hadid last month (+ movie). More
Architecture
Architecture
V&A features Sam Jacob's replica refugee shelter in copying exhibition at Venice Biennale
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: scale reproductions of Nefertiti's bust and a shelter used by refugees in Calais' Jungle are among the myriad replicas of cultural artefacts included in a V&A-curated show about the value of copying (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura team up for Portuguese museum project
Pritzker Prize winners Álvaro Siza Vieira and Eduardo Souto de Moura have teamed up to renovate a museum at a historic Portuguese monastery and have also added a new contemporary sculpture museum (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
MVRDV creates transparent interior for Hong Kong office block
Transparent glass walls, floors and furniture all feature inside this office block, created by Dutch firm MVRDV in a stripped-out Hong Kong factory (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: creative director at Squint/Opera
Our job of the week on the new and improved Dezeen Jobs is for a creative director at digital animation studio Squint/Opera, whose past projects include visualisations of a flooded future London (pictured). Visit the ad for full details or browse more architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Architecture
Architecture
Gabinete de Arquitectura presents latticed brick arch as model for low-cost construction
Venice Architecture Biennale 2016: Golden Lion-winner Solano Benítez presents a brick and timber arch at the Venice Biennale as an example of how cheap materials and intensive labour could "transform scarcity into abundance". More
Design
Design
Fritz Hansen launches Objects range of home accessories
Danish brand Republic of Fritz Hansen has become the latest furniture company to launch an accessories range, which includes a brass candlestick by Spanish designer Jaime Hayón and cushion covers by Arne Jacobsen (+ slideshow). More