Design
Design
Printabowl uses 3D printing to create sculptural marijuana bongs
Seattle startup Printabowl has created water pipes for smoking pot that are intended to be put on display rather than be hidden "in a shoebox under your bed". More
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Residential
Residential
Perforated shutters animate facade of Melbourne house by Jackson Clements Burrows
Perforated screens cover the windows of this cement-clad house in Melbourne by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects, allowing light from within to shine through circular openings (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Arrokabe Arquitectos creates all-new interior for 18th-century Spanish house
Behind the traditional facade of this Spanish townhouse, Arrokabe Arquitectos has created a contemporary interior featuring a wave-shaped ceiling, a floating staircase and an attic music room. More
Design
Design
David Bowie Is... curator selects five creative moments that helped shape the musician's career
A touring exhibition dedicated to David Bowie is extending its opening hours to meet demand following his death on Sunday. V&A curator Victoria Broackes, who helped organise the show, picks her highlights. More
Furniture
Furniture
Herzog & de Meuron launches Objects shop to sell its furniture and homeware
Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has launched an online shop to sell its collection of design objects, including coat hangers, stools and lighting. More
Dezeen Mail issue 288 features this week's biggest stories in architecture and design
This week's Dezeen Mail features reactions to Alejandro Aravena being named 2016 Pritzker laureate, illustrated tributes to David Bowie and the latest row between Zaha Hadid and the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Design
Design
Y-3 creates flight suits for Virgin Galactic pilots on world's first commercial space flights
Astronauts piloting Virgin Galactic's commercial space flights will suit-up in these one-piece uniforms by Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas' brand Y-3 (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Janet Echelman's illuminated 1.8 installation billows above London's Oxford Circus
American artist Janet Echelman has suspended a billowing woven sculpture based on data captured from the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami above London's busy Oxford Circus junction (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Henning Larsen gets go-ahead for ring-shaped extensions to a Danish hospital
Work is set to begin on a trio of circular buildings designed by Henning Larsen Architects for a hospital in Denmark. More
Architecture
Architecture
Zaha Hadid refuses to hand over copyright for unpaid Japan stadium designs
The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics are refusing to pay Zaha Hadid for her scrapped stadium design until she gives up all copyright on the project and signs a gagging order. More
Architecture
Architecture
Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s museum and film centre in Berkeley will open this month
New York-based Diller Scofidio + Renfro has added a sculptural metal volume to a 1930s printing plant to form the new home for the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in California (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Mae Architects gives second life to unloved Hillington Square housing estate
Demolition isn't the only solution to the problem of the UK's troubled housing estates according to architect Alex Ely, whose firm Mae Architects is renovating a series of 1960s slab blocks in Norfolk (+ slideshow). More
Lighting
Lighting
Levity lights by Studio Truly Truly feature flexible looped LEDs
Northmodern 2016: Dutch design firm Studio Truly Truly has created a collection of lamps featuring bendy LED lights arranged in loops (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
Architecture doesn't have to be complicated says David Chipperfield
British architect David Chipperfield describes his approach to designing The Bryant, his first New York residential tower, in a new video about the project (+ movie). More
Residential
Residential
Tadao Ando's Casa Wabi is an artist's retreat that stretches along the Mexican coast
A 312-metre-long concrete wall provides the framework for this house and art centre designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando for a picturesque site on the Mexican seafront (photos by Edmund Sumner + slideshow). More
Design
Design
Spread "gives new meaning to the CD" with metal and bubble-wrap packaging
Tokyo design studio Spread has used industrial materials to create minimal CD packaging for a Japanese rock band (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Adamo-Faiden adds giant conservatory to updated Buenos Aires townhouse
Buenos Aires studio Adamo-Faiden has refurbished a local 1970s townhouse and constructed a huge glazed enclosure at the back. More
Design
Design
MIT team creates transparent film that stores solar energy and releases it on demand
A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a transparent film that could be applied to windows or clothing to store energy from sunlight, then later release it as heat. More
Architecture
Architecture
Carvalho Araújo nestles timber and board-marked concrete residence into Portuguese valley
A strip of glazing separates the blocks of textured concrete and timber that make up this house designed by architecture studio Carvalho Araújo overlooking a valley in northern Portugal (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
VLF Automotive unveils Force 1 supercar amid legal battle with Aston Martin
New American carmaker VLF Automotive has unveiled its Force 1 supercar in Detroit, a week after its designer filed a $100 million lawsuit against luxury British auto brand Aston Martin. More