Architecture
Architecture
Egypt plans pyramid-inspired skyscraper in Cairo
News: the Egyptian government has revealed plans to construct a 200-metre-high skyscraper modelled on the country's most famous architectural structures. More
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Residential
Residential
Ernesto Pereira updates a coastal Portuguese home with timber-clad cutaways
Diagonal slats of timber line the boxy recesses set into the facade of this house in Portugal that has been remodelled by architect Ernesto Pereira (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone features a curved screen
News: electronics company Samsung has launched two smartphone models at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, including one with a display that curves at the edges (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Estudio Ramos completes concrete sailing clubhouse on Argentina's Paraná River
An angular concrete box has been stacked on top of a rectilinear one to create the form of this yachting club facility near Buenos Aires (+ slideshow). More
Retail
Retail
30,000 red shoelaces hang from the ceiling of Melbourne's Camper store
Brazilian architect Marko Brajovic has fixed thousands of bright red shoelaces to the undulating ceiling of this Camper footwear shop in Melbourne (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Basalt desk accessories by Jeonghwa Seo originate from a Korean island
South Korean designer Jeonghwa Seo has designed a collection of desktop accessories made of Jeju Island basalt by local artisans, with shapes referencing the volcanic landscape. More
Architecture
Architecture
Gabled stone and glass Torispardon house reinterprets Scottish farm buildings
A modern timber and glass structure connects the more traditional stone-walled buildings at either end of this house in the Scottish highlands, designed by architects Stuart Archer and Liz Marinko (+ slideshow). More
Architecture
Architecture
Yener Torun photographs vibrant modern architecture in Turkey
Photo essay: Istanbul-based Yener Torun has created a photography series that offers an alternative view of historic Turkish cities, featuring modern buildings with graphic shapes and bright colours (+ slideshow). More
Furniture
Furniture
Glen Baghurst's debut furniture range fuses cultural influences
Stockholm 2015: Australian designer Glen Baghurst has launched his first collection of furniture and products, influenced by materials and forms from Britain to Morocco (+ slideshow). More
Residential
Residential
Pitágoras Arquitectos adds red timber wing to stone farmhouse in rural Portugal
This red-painted timber-clad extension was added to the rear of an old stone farmhouse in Portugal, framing a new courtyard at the centre of the family home (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
"It's the end of fashion as we know it" says Li Edelkoort
Design Indaba 2015: fashion is dead, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has declared, describing the fashion industry as "a ridiculous and pathetic parody of what it has been" (+ interview). More
Pinterest
Pinterest
Updated Pinterest board: bridges
Following the unveiling of 74 designs for another new crossing over London's River Thames, we've updated our bridges Pinterest board with the latest examples from the pages of Dezeen.
Furniture
Furniture
IKEA launches furniture that wirelessly charges smartphones and tablets
News: Swedish furniture giant IKEA has incorporated induction-charging stations into products from its latest collection, which will allow users to wirelessly charge their smartphones. More
Residential
Residential
Ben Waechter's Tower House makes the most of an "unbuildable" Portland hillside
Faced with a sharply sloping plot in Portland, Oregon, architect Ben Waechter chose to "build up rather than out" to create a cost-efficient house for a family (+ slideshow). More
Pavilions
Pavilions
Warming Huts provide shelter for ice-skaters on Winnipeg's frozen river
A cafe in a cross-shaped tent, a mirrored hideaway and a pop-up art gallery are among the shelters that architects have dotted along a frozen river in Winnipeg, Canada (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Mondaine launches "first ever Swiss-made smartwatch"
News: Swiss watch brand Mondaine has unveiled a smartwatch with an analogue face – which it says is the first Swiss watch to combine traditional watchmaking with connected technologies. More
Video
Video
Olya Tsoraeva sets Radiohead's Creep to stop-motion plasticine animation
Music: a plasticine depiction of Radiohead singer Thom Yorke is "stuck in a plastic reality" for this new video created to accompany the British band's 1992 track Creep. More
Residential
Residential
Old upholsterer's workshop in London transformed into a narrow brick home
London studio Kirkwood McCarthy has renovated a derelict workshop in east London to create a brick house that is tacked onto the end of a narrow mews yard (+ slideshow). More
Design
Design
Most design brands "will disappear" within five years says Stefano Giovannoni
Design Indaba 2015: most furniture and lighting brands "will disappear in five years" as the internet revolutionises the way products are distributed, according to Italian industrial designer Stefano Giovannoni (+ interview). More
Fashion
Fashion
3D scanning will be used to create "unique fitted clothing"
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: industrial designer Leonie Tenthof van Noorden, who uses 3D scanning to produce bespoke dresses, claims the technique will soon be commonplace in fashion stores (+ movie). More