OMFGCO updates branding and interiors for Hawaii's Laylow Hotel
Design agency OMFGCO has overhauled and restored a hotel in Waikiki, drawing inspiration from Hawaiian mid-century modernism to create a lush getaway. More
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Brave Matter pairs Himalayan salt with ceramic and brass for lighting collection
California studio Brave Matter has used simple forms and earthy materials to create lighting fixtures and tableware that are meant to evoke ancient artefacts. More
Zaha Hadid's Miami Beach apartment was furnished with her own designs
Photos have surfaced of the apartment that late architect Zaha Hadid designed for herself in Miami Beach, after the property sold. More
A.Human debuts body-morphing accessories at New York Fashion Week
Body adornments that create alien-like appendages such as skin growths and webbed fingers feature in new fashion brand A.Human's collection, which is currently on show in a nightmarish exhibit for New York Fashion Week. More
Daniel Arsham's "dystopian" 3018 exhibition perverts items from US pop culture
American artist and designer Daniel Arsham has crystallised the flying car from Back to the Future, and bagged and bound Mickey Mouse for his latest exhibition, which imagines the world in the next millenium. More
Brad Pitt's Make It Right housing foundation in New Orleans faces lawsuit
The housing charity founded by actor Brad Pitt for a hurricane-devastated district of New Orleans is facing a lawsuit, after residents reported water leaks, black mould, foundation issues and ill health. More
Nike vest keeps Rafael Nadal cool during US Open
Nike's research laboratory has developed a vest to cool an athlete's body in less than five minutes, which tennis player Rafael Nadal has used in practice sessions during this year's US Open. More
Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop brand launches first home collection with CB2
American actress Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand Goop has debuted its first furniture and homeware collection, featuring items influenced by mid-century Italian and modernist design. More
Angular steel roof tops Princeton Transit Hall by Studio Rick Joy
Thin sheets of metal cover a waiting area and a convenience store at this train station in Princeton, New Jersey, by American firm Studio Rick Joy. More
"Landscape architects can't rely on architecture-centric media"
Landscape architects need to fly the flag for their profession if they are to receive the recognition they rightly demand and deserve, says Charles A Birnbaum. More
America's best new landscape architecture projects revealed
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced its top new landscape architecture projects in the US, including a remote art centre in Montana, the bustling Chicago Riverwalk, and an 85-acre park along the Brooklyn waterfront. More
OJT uses inexpensive materials for entry-level home in New Orleans
Cement panels and asphalt shingles cover the exterior of this family dwelling by US architecture firm Office of Jonathan Tate, which was designed to appeal to first-time home buyers. More
Facebook reveals expanded California campus designed by Frank Gehry
Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters is a "new kind of architecture", according to architect Frank Gehry, who has completed a major extension of the social media giant's campus. More
Ridge House by Rowland + Broughton frames views of Rocky Mountains
American studio Rowland + Broughton has overhauled a 1960s house in Aspen, Colorado, to offer occupants a better connection with the mountain landscape. More
FS Objects designs minimal metal bar tools
FS Objects, the homeware division of Brooklyn studio Fort Standard, has launched a collection of designs for drinking that includes wine stoppers with simple polished steel and brass tops. More
Collective Office founder converts Chicago factory into his apartment and studio
Chicago architect Jeff Klymson has designed a home for himself inside an old industrial building in the city, while reserving the ground floor for the studio of his firm Collective Office. More
The Sandman hotel by Studio Tack is "a modern throwback to roadside inns"
Brooklyn-based Studio Tack has transformed a rundown motel in northern California, creating a mellow atmosphere with vintage furniture, pastel colours and palm-patterned prints. More
Dancing Light House by Kendle Design Collaborative features dramatic pointy roofs
Expansive angled roofs crown this desert house by Arizona firm Kendle Design Collaborative, protecting and shading spaces between walls of rammed earth and exposed concrete. More
Bureau Spectacular creates high-rise architecture model that doubles as a cat tower
In our final P.O.D.System Architecture movie, architects Joanna Grant and Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular explain their playful high-rise architecture concept that also functions as furniture or a cat tower at different scales. More
Hoogland Architecture designs Arroyo House for stark desert site in southern Nevada
American firm Hoogland Architecture has conceived a low-lying concrete residence wrapped in weathering steel, for an active couple who hope to remain in the desert home as they age. More