Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Thomas Heatherwick hopes Coal Drops Yard will be "new heart" for King's Cross

Thomas Heatherwick explains his desire to create a new public space for London in this exclusive video interview Dezeen filmed at the recently opened Coal Drops Yard shopping centre in King's Cross. Read more



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Claesson Koivisto Rune creates nine objects that reference its Villa Widlund

Architecture studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has worked with Japanese makers to create nine pieces for Tokyo lifestyle store Time & Style, which are based on a house it built overlooking the Baltic Sea. Read more



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Monday, October 29, 2018

Plat Asia's Forest Dining Club immerses diners in Chinese woodland

Forest Dining Club by PLAT

Beijing-based architecture studio Plat Asia has completed a restaurant in the Chinese city of Qinhuangdao featuring three glass-walled dining rooms that look out onto a surrounding forest. Read more



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Yves Béhar responds to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting with Lies Cost Lives graphic

Lies Cost Lives by Yves Behar

Designer Yves Béhar has created this graphic in the wake of the mass-shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue to warn against rising anti-semitism in the US, which he blames on president Donald Trump's "current culture of lies". Read more



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Yoko Kitahara spa blends Japanese and Arabic designs in Jaffa

Yoko Kitahara

An Ottoman-era home in Jaffa has been refurbished as a spa, where Japanese elements sit alongside original Arabic details like arched ceilings and stone walls. Read more



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Phaidon names Spencer Bailey as editor-at-large

Phaidon names Spencer Bailey as editor-at-large

Spencer Bailey, the former editor of Surface magazine, has been named editor-at-large for Phaidon's architecture and design publications. Read more



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"I can only do so much" to protect the environment, says Peter Zumthor

Architects may be limited in their power to prevent climate change, says Peter Zumthor, but they can help by designing buildings to last for centuries rather than decades. Read more



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