Locker by Magnus Pettersen for the Stepney Green Design Collection
Hackney designer Magnus Pettersen will contribute a side table from his Locker furniture collection to the Stepney Green Design Collection curated by Dezeen. More
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Australia House Gallery and Studio by Andrew Burns
Australian architect Andrew Burns has completed a pointy gallery and studio for artists-in-residence in Japan to replace one that was destroyed during the major earthquake of last year (+ slideshow). More
The Bergen Safe House by Max Rink, Rachel Griffin and Simon de Jong
The charred exterior of this temporary pavilion in Bergen, Norway, references 16 major fires that have taken place in the city since the twelfth century. More
Seasons by Valentin Loellmann
German designer Valentin Loellmann used hazel branches to create the knobbly legs of these benches, tables and stools. More
Tutukaka House by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
Wooden shutters fold, tilt and slide open to let in the sun and keep out the burglars at this weekend cabin in New Zealand by architects Crosson Clarke Carnachan (+ slideshow). More
House in Futako-Shinchi by Tato Architects
Wooden stairs climb up through a narrow lightwell inside this house by Japanese studio Tato Architects. More
Recreational Island House by 2by4-architects
Slideshow: Rotterdam studio 2by4-architects designed this gabled summer house so the walls of one corner fold open. More
Dezeen archive: blackened wood
Dezeen archive: the mobile sauna in Finland we published earlier this week has inspired this archive of projects that feature wood that's been charred, stained or painted black. See all the stories »
Denizen Sauna by Denizen Works + Friends
In the freezing winter months this wooden sauna on a Finnish island can be towed like a sledge over a frozen lake to find the right spot for a plunge pool. More
Stealth Barn by Carl Turner Architects
Oriented strand board lines every wall, floor and ceiling inside this residential barn extension in Norfolk, England, by London studio Carl Turner Architects. More
Dove House by Gundry & Ducker
London architects Gundry & Ducker have added a blackened larch extension onto the rear of a Victorian terrace in south London. More
House at Camusdarach Sands by RAW
London studio (and near-neighbours of Dezeen) Raw Architecture Workshop have designed a partly submerged wooden house for the Scottish Highlands. More
C/Z House by SAMI Arquitectos
Portuguese studio SAMI Arquitectos have completed a blackened timber house on the hillside of a Portuguese island. More
Mirror House by MLRP
Funhouse mirrors are mounted on the gabled ends of this playground pavilion in Copenhagen, as well as behind the doors. More
Ubon by Rashed Alfoudari
Charred timber lines this Thai bistro in Kuwait City by architect Rashed Alfoudari. More
Dune House by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects and Mole Architects
The third completed house in Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture series has a faceted black upper storey that sits on top of the glass-walled ground floor like a big hat. More
Rocksalt by Guy Hollaway Architects
Charred larch clads the curved walls of a seafood restaurant that projects towards the harbour in Folkestone, England. More
House on Zaru Street by Open AD
These twin residences in Riga, Latvia, mirror one another exactly, except that one is clad in timber and the other in blackened steel. More
House in Marupe by Open AD
A roof terrace can be glimpsed between the metallic grey timber beams that surround a two-storey house near Riga, Latvia. More
Soot by Note Design Studio and Karolina Stenfelt
This architects' desk designed by Note Design Studio of Stockholm has been covered inside and out with pine veneer in a herringbone pattern, then charred black on the outside. More