Design
Design
Marble candle holder by Peca can be split to create two objects
Mexican design studio Peca has launched a collection of candle holders made from marble spheres that can be split in two. More
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Residential
Residential
Concrete and glass house completed by Arrhov Frick in a Swedish woodland clearing
Positioned in a pine grove on the Swedish coastline, this concrete house features an entirely glazed facade so that residents can catch glimpses of the Baltic sea through the tree trunks. More
Retail
Retail
Hem opens first physical store in Berlin
Online furniture brand Hem has opened its first physical shop, occupying the ground floor of the company's headquarters on Berlin's Friedrichstrasse (+ slideshow). More
Interiors
Interiors
Benjamin Hubert creates exhibition design for Designs of the Year 2015
Benjamin Hubert's studio developed a modular system of display plinths and wall mounts for this year's Designs of the Year exhibition at the Design Museum in London (+ slideshow). More
Furniture
Furniture
Nendo previews Soft glass table collection for Milan exhibition
Milan 2015: Japanese design studio Nendo has unveiled a series of glass tables that will form part of its solo exhibition during this year's furniture fair in Milan. More
Architecture
Architecture
Remodelled London house extension reveals the outline of its predecessor
The sloping roofline of an old extension to a London residence is surrounded by the pale brickwork of its replacement, designed by local studio Tsuruta Architects (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Conceptual high-rise containing 11 landscapes wins eVolo Skyscraper Competition
A vision for a skyscraper containing swamps, mountains, glaciers and a jungle has been named the winner in a competition to come up with futuristic ideas for high-rise living. More
Architecture
Architecture
Private Crossrail station planned underneath Adjaye-designed London house
Photographer Ed Reeve has applied for planning consent to dig a private railway station underneath his home – the David Adjaye-designed Sunken House in north London. More
Furniture
Furniture
Bouroullec brothers to debut Belleville furniture collection for Vitra
Milan 2015: French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created two chairs and two tables for Swiss furniture brand Vitra, which will debut at Milan design week next month (+ movie). More
Design
Design
Domino's launches world's first driverless pizza delivery vehicles
UK pizza chain Domino's has launched the world's first fleet of driverless delivery vehicles (+ movie). More
Architecture
Architecture
Kouichi Kimura's Cozy House is a family home in a busy Japanese neighbourhood
This grey-rendered house was designed with strategically placed windows to create privacy for residents in a densely populated area of Japan (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
"Designers tend to be copycats," says Adidas global creative director
Interview: Paul Gaudio is Adidas' first creative director in 15 years, and a key part of the sportswear brand's strategy to use design as a weapon against arch-rival Nike. In this exclusive interview, Gaudio talks to Dezeen about Adidas' experiments in wearable technology, its collaboration with Kanye West and why copying is inevitable in sports design. More
Architecture
Architecture
Page\Park appointed to restore fire-damaged Glasgow School of Art
Scottish studio Page\Park Architects has won a bid to restore the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed Glasgow School of Art building, which was devastated by fire last summer. More
Architecture
Architecture
New editors appointed to lead Architects' Journal and Architectural Review
Two of the UK's leading architecture magazines have announced a reshuffle with the appointment of new editors for the Architects' Journal and the Architectural Review. More
Architecture
Architecture
Facebook moves into California campus designed by Frank Gehry
Facebook employees have moved into their new Frank Gehry-designed Silicon Valley headquarters – a 40,000-square-metre office building with "the largest open floor plan in the world" and a huge rooftop park. More
Comments
Comments
"Architects today have lost their courage"
Comments update: Plans to construct Europe's tallest skyscraper next to Peter Zumthor's world-famous spa building in a tiny Alpine village attracted over 140 comments this week. More
Residential
Residential
Blackened timber reading room extends a coastal home in northern France
This blackened plywood box added by architect Antonin Ziegler to one end of a rural home on France's northern coast provides a private library and garage for its inhabitants (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Foster + Partners to design all stations and trains for new Jeddah transport network
Foster + Partners has been appointed to design an £8 billion transport system for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, that will encompass a network of new metro, ferry, bus, and cycle terminals. More
Graphics
Graphics
Nendo designs brand identity for skincare based on Chinese medicine
Japanese studio Nendo used grey and white crosses for the packaging of this line of skincare products based on the practices of Chinese medicine. More
Promotion
Promotion
Kristalia launches natural hide chair by Bartoli Design
Dezeen promotion: Italian design company Kristalia has released its latest product, the Hide Chair 1085 edition by architecture and design studio Bartoli Design. More