Architecture
Architecture
Milan Expo pavilions "haven't a hope in hell" of completing in time
Milan Expo 2015: two weeks ahead of opening day, the Milan Expo is still a building site and designers say some pavilions may not be finished in time. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Tigg Coll overhauls east London student housing to be "more akin to a members' club"
A lounge contained within a house-shaped extension is one of several interventions designed by Tigg Coll Architects to add a more homely feel to a student housing block in London (+ slideshow). More
Graphics
Graphics
Competition: five Wembley Stadium posters by Dorothy to be won
Competition: Dezeen and UK designers Dorothy have teamed up to give readers the chance to win one of five large-format prints illustrating the original Wembley Stadium in London. More
Architecture
Architecture
Timber-lined roof perches at an angle on top of Chilean seaside home
A slanted roof with a timber underside is elevated above this top-heavy house on the Chilean coast, designed by architects Alvaro Arancibia and Sebastian Coll (+ slideshow). More
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week on Dezeen
This week we reported on Patrik Schumacher's rant against critics, proposals by Snohetta (pictured) and SANAA for a new Budapest museum, and all the highlights from Milan's annual design week. Read on to catch up with the latest architecture and design news. More
Dezeen's #milanogram2015 highlights: day five
Milan 2015: it's been raining in Milan today and visitors have been posting their damp experiences to our #milanogram2015 Instagram hashtag. Read on for a selection of today's most popular images from the city-wide design fair. More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Belly of the Beast is a hillside folly with a scruffy coat made from old tyres
Scraps of rubber tyres create a shaggy coat around this narrow tower created by architecture students Matt Ritani and Declan Burn on a countryside sculpture trail in New Zealand. More
Design
Design
Furniture companies need to improve their branding says Richard Hutten
Milan 2015: furniture companies need to get better at branding, according to Dutch designer Richard Hutten, who said the sector "has a lot to learn from other fields". More
Furniture
Furniture
Simon Morasi Piperčić stretches belt leather over steel frame to create Strain chair
Milan 2015: furniture brand Prostoria is presenting a lounge chair with a stretched leather backrest and tubular steel support at Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Milan's Salone del Mobile is still "the centre of the furniture design world" says Jasper Morrison
Milan 2015: Jasper Morrison has defended Milan's Salone Del Mobile, saying it is "by far the most important event for the furniture industry" and that his earlier criticisms of the fair were a "mistake" (+ interview). More
Residential
Residential
Concrete Maison Le Cap house features mirrored glazing to reflect the seaside scenery
Four concrete boxes make up this holiday home by Paris architect Pascal Grasso, which nestles into a verdant hillside on the southern coast of France (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Designers create transportable leather furnishings for Louis Vuitton
Milan 2015: a swinging cocoon chair by the Campana brothers and seats made from leather petals by Raw Edges are among the contributions to a collection of portable furnishings for French fashion house Louis Vuitton (+ slideshow). More
Job of the week: architects at Grimshaw
Our job of the week on Dezeen Jobs is a position for mid to senior architects at Grimshaw, whose current projects include a 90-storey skyscraper for Sydney. Visit the ad for full details or browse other architecture and design opportunities on Dezeen Jobs.
Furniture
Furniture
Richard Hutten's X-Chair for Moroso is designed to be seen from behind
Milan 2015: Dutch designer Richard Hutten has created a chair with a distinctive X-shaped connector on the back. More
Furniture
Furniture
Alberto Biagetti and Laura Baldassari upholster gym equipment with fur and leather
Milan 2015: beaver fur and hand-stitched leather cover the familiar forms of gym apparatus in this furniture and lighting collection influenced by body-building culture (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
Oficina d'Arquitectura's Portuguese guest house is cut in two by a recessed entrance
A void in the centre of this gabled guest house near Porto contains an entrance onto a patio that links it to the adjacent main property (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
GamFratesi covers Milanese cloister with mirrors for Mindcraft exhibition of Danish design
Milan 2015: design duo GamFratesi recruited established names like Cecilie Manz and Ole Jensen to exhibit alongside new designers in a mirrored installation for the Mindcraft exhibition in Milan. More
Architecture
Architecture
University model-making workshop by Atelier ARS features walls that fold open
A grid of louvred doors and shutters form the exterior of this model-making workshop in Guadalajara, Mexico, allowing enough natural ventilation to prevent dangerous fumes from building up inside (+ slideshow). More
Dezeen's #milanogram2015 highlights: day four
Milan 2015: close-up details, architectural facades and textile surfaces are increasingly popping up in our #milanogram2015 Instagram hashtag, as visitors seek out creative new ways of presenting exhibitions and products. More
Design
Design
Bethan Laura Wood creates installation of oversized canapés for lettuce-shaped plates
Milan 2015: British designer Bethan Laura Wood has created an installation of giant canapé-shaped sculptures for the relaunch of a 1960s tableware collection cast from lettuce leaves. More