Stella Cadente Paris by Atelier du Pont
The new Paris store for fashion designer Stella Cadente is a tunnel lined in gold. More
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Dezeen archive: gold
Dezeen archive: we've noticed a trend in golden buildings recently, including The Hive by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Maidstone Museum East Wing by Hugh Broughton Architects just this week, so we thought we’d round up all our stories that feature a lavish use of golden materials. See all the stories »
The Hive by Feilden CleggBradley Studios
Slideshow: just like the museum we published yesterday, this library in Worcester, England, by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios is covered with shimmering squares of golden metal. More
Maidstone Museum East Wingby Hugh Broughton Architects
A blanket of golden shingles clads the new wing that London studio Hugh Broughton Architects have added to a Tudor-style museum in Maidstone, England. More
The Golden Age: Somewhere by Paul Nicholls
In this movie by Paul Nicholls of architectural animation studio Factory Fifteen, the world is conceptualised as a series of virtual interfaces where people visit places and meet each other without leaving the room. More
Designed in Hackney: London 2012 Olympic Torch by BarberOsgerby
Designed in Hackney: we're kicking off our new Designed in Hackney initiative today, showcasing world-class architecture and design created in the borough that's home to Dezeen's offices and one of the five host boroughs for the London 2012 Olympic Games. First up is the London 2012 Olympic Torch by BarberOsgerby. More
Movie: golden spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
In this movie from the V&A museum in London, Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley talk about the cape they made by harvesting silk from over a million wild spiders in Madagascar. The silk is naturally golden in colour and the spiders take just a week to replenish their supply once released back into the wild. More
Pabellon Ultraligero Centrifugo by Clavel Arquitectos
Photographer Cristobal Palma has sent us these photographs and an extended movie showing how children playing on roundabouts generate electrical power to illuminate three twirling parasols at an installation by Spanish studio Clavel Arquitectos in a Shenzhen public square. More
Spider-silk cape by Simon Peers and Nicholas Godley
A golden cape woven from the silk of over a million wild spiders is on show at the V&A museum in London. More
Tower of Love by dRMM
Couples visiting the British seaside town of Blackpool can tie the knot inside a shimmering golden wedding chapel by London architects de Rijke Marsh Morgan (dRMM). More
Gridlock 2 by Philippe Malouin
The latest collection by London designer Philippe Malouin combines concrete with a complex brass grid. More
Basque Culinary Centre by Vaumm
Spanish architects Vaumm have completed a golden culinary centre for Basque chefs in San Sebastián. More
Movie: Pabellon Ultraligero Centrifugo by Clavel Arquitectos
This movie by photographer Cristobal Palma shows how children playing on roundabouts generate electrical power for three twirling parasols at an installation by Spanish studio Clavel Arquitectos in a Shenzhen public square. More
Infrasons by Matali Crasset
French designer Matali Crasset presents a series of vessels shaped like horns, speaker components and loudhailers at Mica Gallery near Rennes in France. More
Stadsmissionen School by Codesign
Architects Codesign have converted a Stockholm warehouse into a school. More
Water Table Object by Heng Zhi
Beijing Design Week 2011: golden plates and cutlery become slowly submerged underwater when this table is set. More
Unfold by Uli Budde and A.E. Köchert
Vienna Design Week 2011: Berlin designer Uli Budde unwrapped the facets of a brilliant-cut diamond to create the shape of this gold pendent, currently on show at Vienna Design Week. More
ROCKmagneten by MVRDV and COBE
Architects MVRDV of Rotterdam and COBE of Copenhagen and Berlin have won a competition to design a rock-music museum at a former concrete factory in Roskilde, Denmark. More
Tsujita LA by SWeeT
Swirling clouds of drumsticks cover the ceiling of a Los Angeles noodle restaurant by Japanese architects SWeeT. More
Firstsite by Rafael Viñoly Architects
In this exclusive movie, architect Rafael Viñoly talks to Dezeen about Firstsite, a visual arts centre wrapped in golden metal that he has completed in Colchester, England. More