Saturday, September 30, 2017

Our new Pinterest board celebrates designs for coffee

As today is International Coffee Day, our newest Pinterest board is full of designs relating to the popular hot drink, from a Tokyo warehouse converted into a roastery to a coffee set made from copper and ceramicsFollow Dezeen on Pinterest ›



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Red window frames accent angular Seattle house by Stettler Design

The Burke Gilman House by Stettler Design + Paul Michael Davis Design

Seattle firms Stettler Design and Paul Michael Davis Architects have used bright pops of colour to frame glazing at this pointy home. Read more



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Cover for new Beck album Colors is designed to be customised

British graphic designer Jimmy Turrell has created a customisable record sleeve for Beck's new album Colors, which buyers can assemble into whatever pattern they choose. Read more



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Green kitchen and wall of plants add character to low-budget apartment in Ukraine

149 apartment by Roman Shpelyk

A kitchen decked out with forest-green plywood cabinets and a shelving unit filled with plants add colour to this otherwise simple apartment in Ukrainian city Lviv, by interior designer Roman Shpelyk. Read more



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Glass wall separates kitchen and bathroom in renovated Jaffa apartment

Apartment in Jaffa by Eilat Dar

Working within a limited budget, Israeli interior designer Eliat Dar has renovated and extended a small 60-year-old Jaffa apartment using affordable materials and built-in furniture. Read more



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Villa SG21 is a monolithic blackened-wood house topped with a turfed roof

Dutch studio FillieVerhoeven Architects has completed a house near Rotterdam featuring an asymmetric gabled form clad entirely in blackened timber.

Dutch studio FillieVerhoeven Architects has completed a house near Rotterdam featuring an asymmetric gabled form clad entirely in blackened timber and incorporating large glazed openings on all sides. Read more



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This week, Bjarke Ingels and Elon Musk proposed space technology for Earth

Space-themed projects dominated headlines this week, as Elon Musk suggested rockets for fast international travel and Bjarke Ingels revealed plans for a Mars simulation city near Dubai. Read more



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Friday, September 29, 2017

Jens Fager's Tip lamp is stripped-back to the "very essence of its purpose"

Tip Lamp by Jens Fager for Muuto Lighting.

Swedish designer Jens Fager has created a lamp for Danish brand Muuto, which features a simple, minimal frame made from moulded aluminium.  Read more



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Atelier Barda renovates Montreal apartment with minimalist finishes and custom furniture

Saint-Laurent Apartment Atelier Barda

Montreal architecture studio Atelier Barda has renovated a loft apartment in the city's trendy Mile End neighbourhood, stripping down its interiors to replace them using bespoke finishes and filling the spaces with custom furniture. Read more



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MoMA's Items: Is Fashion Modern? exhibition delves into history of iconic apparel

Items: Is Fashion Modern? exhibition at MoMA

New York's Museum of Modern Art is opening its first fashion-only show in over 70 years, telling the stories of the garments and accessories that form the foundation of how we dress today. Read more



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Competition: win a book full of architecture projects by HUUM

Dezeen competitions: Hughesumbanhowar Architects book

Dezeen is giving five readers the opportunity to win a book documenting over a decade of work by American architecture studio Hughesumbanhowar Architects. Read more



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Durban heritage museum scoops top prize in inaugural Africa Architecture Awards

A museum in coastal South African city Durban has been named best new building in Africa, in the continent's inaugural architecture awards. Read more



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English seaside towns will transform "like Brooklyn" says artist Bob and Roberta Smith

As high rents continue to drive artists out of London, the UK's seaside towns are set to become the creative hubs of the country, according to British artist Bob and Roberta Smith. Read more



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New images show Renzo Piano's Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in LA

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures by Renzo Piano

New images have been released detailing Renzo Piano's design for a moviemaking museum in Los Angeles, following news that project has just received a $50 million funding donation. Read more



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Architects take to Twitter to celebrate "long overdue" RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Neave Brown

Figures on the London creative scene have tweeted their surprise and delight over the news that social-housing pioneer Neave Brown is to receive the RIBA Royal Gold Medal. Read more



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10 homes that have been created within unusual buildings

This week's roundup of images that have been popular on Pinterest showcases 10 unusual buildings that have been adapted into homes, including a coal crane, a post office and a church.  Read more



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Five key projects by 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown

Lauded as a "pioneer of quality public housing", the 2018 Royal Gold Medallist Neave Brown is best known for his housing schemes in north London. Here's a look at five of his key residential projects at home and abroad. Read more



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Elon Musk proposes rockets that will offer transport to anywhere on Earth in under an hour

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed plans to use rockets as a form of transport on earth, and he claims they will allow people to travel from "any city to any other city in under one hour". Read more



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Five of the best architecture jobs available in China

Thanks to China's booming construction scene, many architecture studios in the country are looking for international staff. We've selected five of the best opportunities available via Dezeen Jobs, including positions with OMA and Daipu Architects. Read more



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Demand for overseas architects booms in China's "open and free climate"

Chaoyang Plaza, MAD Architects photographed by Khoo Guo Jie

China is emerging as a key destination for international architects, with experienced designers flocking to take up jobs in the country. Read more



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Caruso St John will create Brexit-themed exhibition to represent UK at Venice Architecture Biennale 2018

Caruso St John Architects has been selected to curate the British Pavilion at the next Venice Architecture Biennale, with a proposal that will "engage with current political themes". Read more



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Competition: win a book exploring the revival of urban ceramics

Urban Potters by Katie Treggiden, published by Ludion.

Dezeen is giving away five copies of Urban Potters: Makers in the City – a book documenting the revival of ceramics in London, Copenhagen, New York, Sao Paulo and Tokyo. Read more



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Jamie Fobert sinks Tate St Ives extension into Cornish cliff facing the Atlantic Sea

Tate St Ives extension by Jamie Fobert Architects

Jamie Fobert Architects has completed a cliffside extension to the Tate St Ives in Cornwall, southeast England, which includes an underground gallery, a rooftop garden and ceramic cladding that mirrors the hues of the sea. Read more



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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Rio Kobayashi bases colourful furniture on traditional game Mikado

London designer Rio Kobayashi has reinterpreted the colourful markings found on Mikado pick-up sticks as a pattern for his new East West furniture collection. Read more



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Tourist centre perches above limestone canyon in Guizhou Province

Tourist Center of Anlong Limestone Resort by 3andwich Design and He Wei Studio

This tourist centre by Chinese studios 3andwich Design and He Wei Studio stands on a platform facing out over a deep limestone canyon in Anlong County in China's Guizhou Province. Read more



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