Design
Design
BMW unveils "blackest black" car sprayed with Vantablack
BMW has released a Vantablack version of its X6 coupe, which has been spray-painted with "the world's blackest black" pigment that absorbs over 99 per cent of light. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Roof completes on Heatherwick and BIG's Google HQ
New photos capture the latest progress on the headquarters that BIG and Heatherwick Studio have designed for Google in California's Mountain View. More
Design
Design
Kazuyo Sejima creates commuter train with giant windows to take advantage of panoramic views
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima has designed the Laview commuter train with huge passenger windows and a curved glass nose, which is now in operation between Tokyo and Saitama. More
Comments
Comments
"Sort of like a high-maintenance partner"
In this week's comments update, readers are amused by the care instructions accompanying Apple's new credit card. More
Architecture
Architecture
Wavy white concrete roof tops Foster + Partners' Apple Aventura store in Miami
Foster + Partners has completed its latest Apple Store in Miami with an undulating white concrete roof that draws on the city's art deco buildings. More
Architecture
Architecture
M-Rad designs accessible tiny cabin for California campground
American firm M-Rad has created a compact, movable cabin with design elements to accommodate people with disabilities, including a shower with a seat and doorways wide enough for a wheelchair to pass through. More
Architecture
Architecture
Henning Larsen tops Danish sewage works with park
A green roof with meandering pathways disguises this weathering steel water treatment facility, which Henning Larsen has completed on the island of Zealand, Denmark. More
News
News
Pornhub launches Dirtiest Porn Ever campaign to clean up the world's oceans
Adult video website Pornhub has filmed a movie on a litter-filled beach to raise money to remove plastic from the world's oceans. More
News
News
Pelli Clarke Pelli reveals Japan's tallest skyscraper
Construction has begun on Japan's tallest building, a 330-metre-tall skyscraper in Tokyo designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects. More
News
News
Indonesia's new capital will be located on Borneo
As congested and low-lying Jakarta sinks rapidly, Indonesia's government has revealed that the new capital city will be built on the island of Borneo. More
Interiors
Interiors
Pétanque is played inside Boulebar restaurants by Bornstein Lyckefors
Architecture studio Bornstein Lyckefors has designed a series of restaurants in Sweden and Denmark that centre around a terrain for playing pétanque. More
Design
Design
Colourful circles denote contact-lens prescriptions in Dimple design by Universal Favourite
Australian studio Universal Favourite has designed the packaging for contact lens subscription service Dimple, which makes use of boldly patterned circles that correspond with prescriptions. More
Positions at BIG, Adjaye Associates and Heatherwick Studio available on Dezeen Jobs this week
We've selected five exciting roles on Dezeen Jobs this week, including positions at BIG, Adjaye Associates and Heatherwick Studio. More
Architecture
Architecture
Muñoz Miranda Architects designs Málaga apartment block to appear "sculpted from clay"
A geometric pattern of glass reinforced concrete slats covers the exterior of this housing block in Málaga, which has been designed by Muñoz Miranda Architects. More
Architecture
Architecture
ACDF builds Panorama retirement home for "sophisticated seniors" on outskirts of Montreal
Montreal firm ACDF Architecture has designed a 30-storey tower to accommodate elderly housing in Quebec featuring interiors that are more akin to a boutique hotel. More
News
News
Mariana Pestana to curate 2020 Istanbul Design Biennial
Portuguese architect, curator and co-founder of The Decorators Mariana Pestana has been revealed as the curator of the Istanbul Design Biennial in 2020. More
News
News
Coalition of survivors protest museum for Orlando Pulse shooting
A group of survivors from the deadly 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida are protesting the creation of a museum and memorial for the tragedy – which firms including Studio Libeskind and Diller Scofidio + Renfro are vying to build. More
Interiors
Interiors
Supernormal reimagines the classroom for children's educational centre in Massachusetts
American firm Supernormal has created a nursery and preschool in the Boston area that features sculptural volumes wrapped in vibrant wallpaper and open play areas illuminated by speckled daylight. More
Architecture
Architecture
Arch Studio reconnects a series of neglected Beijing houses with rooftop walkways
Chinese practice Arch Studio has completely rebuilt a group of old brick and concrete structures in Beijing, joining them together with a "folding" circulation route that reimagines their flat roofs as walkways. More
Interiors
Interiors
Holland Harvey Architects transforms disused London supermarket into homeless shelter
Warm and tactile materials help create a domestic feel inside this north London homeless shelter, which Holland Harvey Architects has created inside a former supermarket. More