Interiors
Interiors
KI Design Studio adds slide and plant-covered wall to Ukraine apartment
The two floors of this Kyiv apartment are connected by a long slide, which KI Design Studio added to make being at home more fun (+ slideshow). More
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Design
Design
SipaBoards unveils self-inflating electric paddleboard
Paddleboarders receive a boost on the water with this jet-propelled board that also self-inflates by Slovenian company SipaBoards (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Amalgamma develops 3D printing concrete technique for building structures
A group of students from the Bartlett School of Architecture has developed a method of 3D printing concrete to create structural elements and large furniture pieces. More
Architecture
Architecture
Sports hall for Escola Gavina school in Spain features multi-hued clay and glass tiles
Colourful glass discs are embedded in the clay-tile facade of this school hall near Valencia, so on sunny days colourful shadow patterns are cast across the floor inside (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Russian Avant-Garde architecture influences wooden desk accessories
The wooden desk accessories in this collection by Russian designers Nasya Kopteva and Sasha Braulov are based on architectural landmarks in their home country, including Melnikov House and the Red Banner Textile Factory (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
Tomoyuki Kurokawa Architects completes Tokyo building covered in holes
The faceted volume of this concrete mixed-use block in Tokyo is punctured by a series of holes that form windows, balconies and open-air stairwells (+ slideshow). More
Graphics
Graphics
David Bowie was "facing his own mortality" with Blackstar album says cover designer
Exclusive interview: the cover of David Bowie's Blackstar album, released just days before his death, was designed to reflect the musician's mortality according to his long-time graphic design collaborator Jonathan Barnbrook. More
Architecture
Architecture
17 of the architecture projects helping to transform Rotterdam
From billowing pink bus stops to a bombastic market hall and a smog-eating tower, a barrage of new projects are helping turn Rotterdam into "the city of the future". Dezeen rounds up 17 of the city's most interesting recent additions. More
Architecture
Architecture
Baca Architects completes buoyant house on the River Thames
Work has completed on the UK's "first amphibious house" by Baca Architects, which rises in its dock-like foundations to avoid flood water (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Jasper Conran steps down as Conran Holdings chairman
Business news: British designer Jasper Conran has resigned from his position as head of the family business, less than two years after taking over Conran Holdings from his father Terence. More
Residential
Residential
Turquoise staircase creates diagonal stripes across Quebec home by Architecturama
A turquoise staircase runs diagonally across the facade of this cube-shaped home in rural Quebec, designed by Montreal studio Architecturama (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Dynamo and Kelly Hoppen collaborate to create illusions with trompe l'oeil wallpaper
Interior designer Kelly Hoppen and celebrity magician Dynamo have teamed up to launch a collection of 3D-effect wall coverings, designed to create optical illusions of more space in the home. More
Lighting
Lighting
Campana brothers to present mushroom-like Fungo chandelier for Lasvit at Maison&Objet
Maison&Objet 2016: misshapen glass bubbles appear to be sprouting from this chandelier by Brazilian design duo Humberto and Fernando Campana, which will be shown at Paris trade fair Maison&Objet this week. More
Architecture
Architecture
Record number of skyscrapers completed in 2015
A record-breaking total of 106 skyscrapers over 200 metres tall were completed in 2015, and even more are predicted for 2016, according to new industry research. More
Residential
Residential
Danish summer house by Lenschow & Pihlmann is fragmented into house-shaped blocks
Four house-shaped blocks enclose a courtyard in the centre of this hilltop holiday home on the Danish coast by Lenschow & Pihlmann (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Rotterdam is "the city of the future" say architects
Landmark buildings and experimental construction are transforming the Netherlands' second city into a world-class destination for architectural innovation, outstripping other European centres and turning Amsterdam into "the city of the past". More
Architecture
Architecture
Kod Arkitekter and General Architecture add wood-panelled extension to Swedish villa
This wood-panelled extension by a pair of Swedish architecture studios echoes the design of the 19th-century villa that it adjoins (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
David Chipperfield adds to Tonale ceramics range for Alessi
Architect David Chipperfield has extended his range of tableware for Italian brand Alessi, adding vases, a serving plate and an updated range of colours. More
Architecture
Architecture
Singapore's answer to the High Line could stretch across the entire island
Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei has been chosen to transform a 24-kilometre-long stretch of disused Singapore railway into a High Line-esque park that extends across the entire island (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
Wernerfield uses concrete and weathering steel to create low-maintenance weekend home in Texas
Dallas studio Wernerfield has completed a lakefront dwelling that features concrete and glass volumes, and a treehouse clad in pre-rusted steel (+ movie). More