London design brand Tropel has created a series of brightly-coloured jewellery boxes embellished with intricate Mexican beading and yarn paintings. Read more
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Tropel uses Mexican craft techniques to create colourful jewellery boxes
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Job of the day: architect at Laisné Roussel
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for an architect to join Laisné Roussel, a Paris-based studio that is collaborating on a project with Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. More ›
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Rounded walls and textured surfaces lend Chinese museum appearance of a "stone rolled down from the mountain"
Toshiko Mori and Maya Lin create buildings for Boston pharmaceutical campus
Architects Toshiko Mori, Maya Lin and CannonDesign teamed up to design this new research complex for Swiss drug company Novartis, located in the Boston area. Read more
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OMA reveals designs for severed block on Boston's waterfront
Note Design Studio celebrates pastel colours in revamp of 19th century property
Instead of opting for the Scandinavian minimalism of many contemporary renovations, Note Design Studio chose to use shades of yellow, green and pink when transforming this old Stockholm office into a home. Read more
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Skinny supertall tower by Meganom unveiled for New York
Moscow-based studio Meganom has been tapped to design its first US project – a slender, 305-metre residential skyscraper planned for Midtown Manhattan. Read more
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Rolls-Royce unveils bespoke Sweptail car worth $13,000,000
Car brand Rolls-Royce has created a one-off motorcar based on its vintage models, which has reportedly sold for an eight-figure sum. Read more
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Call for entries to AHEAD awards for European hotel design
Anish Kapoor's plans for London studio extension cause "upset and dismay" for local residents
Anish Kapoor's plans to add a roof extension to his studio in London's Camberwell may be scuppered by complaints that it will block light and create "prison-like" homes for neighbours. Read more
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Dezeen Watch Store to close – final sale begins now
Time's up for Dezeen Watch Store, which is to close for business with a huge final sale. Read more
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Architects asked to find solutions for "social injustice" of informal migrant settlements
A UK charity has launched a competition calling for architects to propose alternative living spaces for Romanian migrant workers who are currently forced to set up camp in public parks or underpasses. Read more
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Google Doodle remembers Zaha Hadid's 2004 Pritzker Prize win
Today's Google Doodle celebrates late architect Zaha Hadid, who became the first woman to be awarded the Pritzker Prize for architecture 13 years ago today. Read more
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Vertical farm designed to produce food amidst Shanghai's skyscrapers
The latest video in our Dezeen x MINI Living Initiative series investigates a design for a hydroponic vertical farm nestled among the skyscrapers of Shanghai. Read more
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Jean Nouvel designs plant-covered hotel for historic district of São Paulo
Ateliers Jean Nouvel has released new renderings for its plant-covered luxury hotel adjoining a former maternity hospital in São Paulo, which will feature interiors by Philippe Starck. Read more
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
BMW unveils Concept 8 Series coupe designed as a "driver's car"
Job of the day: senior architect at OHLAB
Our job of the day from Dezeen Jobs is for a senior architect to join Mallorca-based OHLAB, which was behind the angular white residence that was named house of the year at the World Architecture Festival 2016. More ›
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Gui Mattos perches timber-clad box on top of pyramidal ceiling at Brazilian beach house
Studio B pairs weathering steel with red cedar for extension to remote Colorado school
Crème creates indigo-dyed wooden furniture for Stellar Works
"Feminists aren't going to be happy"
Gender politics return to the forefront in this week's comments update, following an opinion column by Danish architect Dorte Mandrup arguing against the labelling of female architects. Read more
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BMW aims to "reinvent urban mobility" with connected scooter concept
BMW Motorrad's latest concept vehicle is a zero-emissions scooter that would make it easier for riders to get around cities. Read more
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John Soane's Dulwich Picture Gallery informs summer pavilion for London Festival of Architecture
IF_DO has designed a mirrored events pavilion in the grounds of John Soane's Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London, which was unveiled this morning ahead of this year's London Festival of Architecture. Read more
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World's first graphene paint launches in the UK
Foster + Partners opens "one of our greenest Apple spaces yet" in Singapore
Foster + Partners has built yet another tree-filled Apple Store, but this one also features hand-carved stone staircases. Read more
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