Design
Design
UK's creative industries generate almost £10 million per hour
Business news: creative industries in the UK are now worth £84.1 billion per year to the country's economy, according to new government figures. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Competition: win tickets to Gold Medal masterclass and lecture days at the RIBA
Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with the Royal Institute of British Architects to give 10 readers the chance to win tickets for lectures by Zaha Hadid and Peter Cook, and workshops with Bjarke Ingels and Grayson Perry. More
Furniture
Furniture
Jean Paul Gaultier customises Typographia chairs by Tabisso with rust-patterned upholstery
Maison&Objet 2016: French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier has plucked his initials from a collection of alphabet-shaped chairs and used a distressed-looking fabric to upholster them. More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Orbit Pavilion by Studio KCA broadcasts sounds of NASA satellites in outerspace
New York office Studio KCA has created a conch-shaped, metal pavilion for NASA that provides visitors an opportunity to listen to the sound of satellites orbiting the earth (+ movie). More
Promotion
Promotion
Explore Denmark's architecture and design with new online magazine Danish™
Dezeen promotion: digital platform Danish™ features articles about both contemporary and iconic design from the Scandinavian country, as well as a catalogue of Denmark's designers and architects (+ movie). More
Residential
Residential
Shuhei Goto's Floating House in Ogasa features two-tone cladding and a 360-degree window
A sliver of glass separates the two volumes of this bottom-heavy residence in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, which is made up of a bulky rectilinear base with a house-shaped block on top (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Tal Engel's Otaku bathtub is woven from wood
This bathtub by Israeli designer Tal Engel is woven from thin strips of wood veneer using a traditional Asian boat-building technique. More
Architecture
Architecture
Whitewashed stone and glazed tiles feature in renovated Spanish farmhouse by Arquitectura-G
Barcelona studio Arquitectura-G has revamped a country house with a "labyrinthine character" into a family home featuring a tile-covered kitchen, a spiral staircase and a secluded swimming pool (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Game Changers exhibition will celebrate Balenciaga's influence on 20th-century fashion
An upcoming exhibition at Antwerp's Modemuseum examines how Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga changed the silhouette of women's clothing in the 20th century, and his influence on today's top fashion designers. More
Architecture
Architecture
PYO Arquitectos transforms Spanish farmstead with board-marked concrete and pale stone
PYO Arquitectos has converted a stone stable block and farmhouse in north-western Spain into a holiday residence for a family with four daughters (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
MWAI adds copper fixtures and marble surfaces to Victorian apartment in London
Bespoke joinery and minimal materials feature throughout the interior of this London apartment, recently transformed into a contemporary home by local architecture practice MWAI (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
Desai Chia Architecture creates a glass box home in the New York countryside
US firm Desai Chia Architecture used prefabricated elements to construct this glass and steel home in rural New York that serves as a weekend retreat (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Work to begin this May on New York condo tower by Álvaro Siza
An image of Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza's first US project – an upscale residential tower in Manhattan – has been released, with construction slated to begin this May. More
Comments
Comments
"People love to hate Viñoly but his recent work is incredible"
Comments update: readers have been discussing Rafael Viñoly after the New-York based architect recently completed two high-profile projects, including a supertall skyscraper in New York and a circular road bridge in Uruguay. More
Architecture
Architecture
"Conflict and financial turmoil" will stall megatall skyscrapers says Burj Khalifa architect
Adrian Smith, one of the architects behind the world's present and future tallest buildings, has dismissed claims that we are entering the era of the "megatall" skyscraper (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Snøhetta unveils design for Temple University library in Philadelphia
Architecture firm Snøhetta has released images of a new library it has designed for a Philadelphia university, stating that it aims to challenge the "traditional typology of the research library" (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Nike uses Flyknit material to create lightest-ever Air Force 1 trainers
Sports brand Nike has updated its classic Air Force 1 high-top shoes, using its innovative Flyknit material to reduce the weight of the shoe by half (+ slideshow). More
Promotion
Promotion
Surface Design Show 2016 to exhibit architectural materials in London
Dezeen promotion: the Surface Design Show event is set to present materials for architecture and interior design at London's Business Design Centre from 9 to 11 February 2016. More
Residential
Residential
Knox Bhavan Architects completes pair of brownstone terraces in south London
Knox Bhavan Architects designed this pair of sandstone residences to complete an Edwardian terrace in Dulwich, south London (+ slideshow). More
Retail
Retail
Salt completes Tokyo music showroom for Steinway & Sons based on piano components
This Tokyo piano shop is designed by local architecture studio Salt to reflect the craftsmanship of the instruments on sale inside (+ slideshow). More