Residential
Residential
Ark-inspired house by Apollo Architects features a symmetrical layout
Apollo Architects & Associates named this Tokyo house after Noah's Ark because it features a symmetrical floor plan and a pointed wooden roof. More
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Architecture
Architecture
London's first opening pedestrian and cycle bridge proposed for Canary Wharf
London studio reForm Architects has revealed plans for an opening bridge that would allow both pedestrians and cyclists to travel across the River Thames between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe (+ movie). More
Furniture
Furniture
Slaughtered bird flu-infected chickens transformed into furniture by Emilie van Spronsen
Dutch Design Week 2015: Dutch designer Emilie van Spronsen harvested feathers and bones from the corpses of bird flu-infected chickens to create this stool and urn. More
Architecture
Architecture
JUNG Architectures adds zinc-clad extension to former leper hospital
Paris-based JUNG Architectures has converted a former French leper colony into a gallery, adding an zinc-clad extension that can be used for wine tasting (+ slideshow). More
Lighting
Lighting
Goula/Figuera's modular lights resemble geometric ink illustrations
Barcelona design studio Goula/Figuera has created a collection of hanging lights that are based on thousands of drawings. More
Residential
Residential
Concrete house in Mexico by Taller Hector Barroso cascades towards a lake
This house in Mexico is made up from a series of concrete boxes, which are staggered across a steep site to take in views of Lake Avándaro (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Isay Weinfeld's first New York project is a luxury housing development
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has unveiled designs for his first New York project: a high-end residential building in the Chelsea neighbourhood (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Holon Institute of Technology students create alternative pencil designs
Writing implements shaped like paintbrushes and squeezable tubes of paint feature in a collection of pencils designed by students from the Holon Institute of Technology. More
Design
Design
Running Georg Jensen is "like being the most beautiful girl at the party" says CEO David Chu
Danish metalware brand Georg Jensen has shaken off its "dusty" reputation and now has high-profile designers queuing up to collaborate on products, according to creative director and CEO David Chu (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Chipperfield and Rogers protest against "destruction" of London design school
Architects and designers including David Chipperfield, Richard Rogers, Jasper Morrison and Tom Dixon have joined a campaign against plans to move The Cass Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design and cut 19 of its courses. More
Comments
Comments
"The biggest challenge architects have faced in a generation"
Comments update: the poor design of refugee camps was thrust into the spotlight this week after we interviewed one of the world's leading authorities on humanitarian aid. More
Promotion
Promotion
Martell reveals list of 300 influential French creatives
Dezeen promotion: cognac brand Martell has compiled a list of the most influential emerging creative talent from France, which includes architecture studio Triptyque and designer Philippe Nigro. More
Residential
Residential
Faceted home in the Swiss Alps by JM Architecture is covered in dark grey tiles
Mottled grey tiles envelop this angular house in the Swiss Alps, which was designed by Milanese firm JM Architecture to look "like a stone in the landscape" (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
London's first public suspended swimming pool planned for Croydon
After a spate of luxury developments with private suspended swimming pools, developer Guildhouse has announced plans for a Croydon skyscraper with a glass-bottomed pool on the 14th floor that would be open for everyone. More
Architecture
Architecture
Daniel Libeskind designs angular white concrete and glass museum for Lithuanian art
Studio Libeskind has unveiled plans for a contemporary arts centre in Vilnius, which will house a unique collection of modern and contemporary art by Lithuanian artists (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Arch Group proposes dispatch centre for Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations
Moscow studio Arch Group has designed a concept for an operations control centre for handling emergency situations in Russia, featuring a domed room filled with mobile seat pods. More
Architecture
Architecture
Ribeiro de Carvalho updates century-old Portuguese winery with new metal-clad building
Portuguese firm Ribeiro de Carvalho Arquitectos has completed a winery at an estate in Alentejo, featuring a wide balcony facing out over the vineyards (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Evolvia By Evolve olive oil is presented in a minimal bottle
Artisanal oil brand By Evolve has packaged its organic extra virgin olive oil in a cylindrical reusable bottle made from laboratory glass (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Arching wooden footbridge by DANS Architects connects Slovenian village to mountains
DANS Architects used timber planks and shingles to create this footbridge and cycle path, which connects a Slovenian village to nearby lakes and mountains (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Tiny writer's studio by Architensions provides a creative refuge in Brooklyn
Tucked away at the bottom of a Brooklyn garden, this tiny cedar-clad pavilion was designed as a retreat for a pair of writers. More