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Ilse Crawford's rug collection for Kasthall pays tribute to the Swedish landscape
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The natural landscape surrounding Kasthall's factory in Kinna, Sweden informed the patterns and colours used by Ilse Crawford for this collection of rugs, designed for Kasthall. Read more View the full article -
Dorte Mandrup designs third Wadden Sea centre for the Netherlands
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Rooftop seal pools and a sloping plinth that meets the tide will feature in Dorte Mandrup's visitor centre for the UNESCO-protected Wadden Sea in the Netherlands. Read more View the full article - Last week
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Escher and Nendo paired together for upcoming show at NGV Melbourne
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Japanese design studio Nendo will create an immersive environment for more than 160 prints and drawings by Dutch artist M.C. Escher at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne this December. Read more View the full article -
Male-dominated architecture industry is undergoing "dramatic change" says Elizabeth Diller
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Architect Elizabeth Diller has praised her inclusion on this year's Time 100 list as a positive step towards gender parity in architecture, but voiced concern that too many female architecture students are not making it into the workplace. Read more View the full article -
Studio Twenty Seven showcases furniture made entirely from Italian limestone
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A series of matching stoneware designs by French designers Francesco Balzano and Valériane Lazard is on display at Studio Twenty Seven gallery in Miami. Read more View the full article -
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Visitors to Somerset House in London have been experiencing the air pollution of different global cities, inside a series of domes created by artist Michael Pinsky. Read more View the full article
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The XI towers in New York will "dance" with each other, says Bjarke Ingels
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BIG has released new renderings of the pair of towers it is building beside New York's High Line, which architect Bjarke Ingels says are shaped out of "mutual courtesy" for one another's views. Read more View the full article -
High-tech architecture is not on the verge of a comeback – it actually never went away, says Owen Hatherley. Read more View the full article
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Nendo asks whether objects can convey motion with Forms of Movement exhibition
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Japanese studio Nendo explored the relationship between people and objects with its Milan design week exhibition, which featured unconventionally shaped hourglasses, flexible container lids and alternatives to the traditional zipper. Read more View the full article -
Destruction of brutalist buildings shown at Boston photography exhibition
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The razing of notable brutalist buildings from the 1960s and 1970s, including work by architects Paul Rudolph and Alison and Peter Smithson, is the subject of a photography exhibition at a Boston art gallery. Read more View the full article -
Twin slides loop through a Renaissance palace created as part of an installation by Carsten Höller and neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso, which explores emotional effects of people on plants. Read more View the full article
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This supertall tapered skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox for the China Resources export company in Shenzhen is nearing completion ahead of its opening later this year. Read more View the full article
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10 of the most Instagrammable exhibitions from Milan design week 2018
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Milan design week 2018 may be over, but it's not too late to see some of the most successful exhibitions. Using our #milanogram2018 hashtag, we've picked out the 10 that proved most popular with Instagram users. Read more View the full article -
Ron Arad uses Turkish glassmaking techniques to create nesting vases
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Industrial designer Ron Arad has created a set of vases that slot inside one another, just like a nest of tables, for glass brand Nude. Read more View the full article -
Porthole openings connect community centre and kindergarten in Cambridge
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Porthole windows with brightly coloured frames, a soaring spiral staircase and waterfall gutters are among the playful touches MUMA Architects has included in this community centre in Cambridge, England. Read more View the full article -
Madrid-based Mayice Studio created this sculptural lamp using a single piece of curving glass, as a study into how light travels through concave and convex forms. Read more View the full article
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Sweeping staircase forms centrepiece of engineering office by Studio Ben Allen
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Studio Ben Allen has inserted a spiralling plywood staircase in the centre of an office in Birmingham, England, which is designed to get workers moving. Read more View the full article -
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IKEA has launched its first skateboard, as part of a series of furniture and clothing items influenced by street culture in Southern California. Read more View the full article
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"These kinds of proposals are almost the fake news of our industry"
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In this week's comments update, a concept for a collapsable tower to be used in disaster zones starts a debate about unrealistic architectural ideas. Read more View the full article -
PearsonLloyd redesigns economy-class aeroplane seating to make better use of space
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London studio PearsonLloyd has unveiled an aeroplane seating concept that would give more space to passengers flying economy class. Read more View the full article -
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KPMB updates gothic-style academic building on Princeton University campus
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New atria and glazed rooftop pavilions are among the alternations to a historic educational building on Princeton's campus in New Jersey, as part of a project overseen by Canadian studio KPMB. Read more View the full article -
Dezeen promotion: Shigeru Ban, Lucy McRae and Carlo Ratti are among speakers taking part in the first and& conference in Belgium, which will explore the impact of health, technology and creativity on cities. Read more View the full article
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Foster + Partners has completed a new headquarters for BBC Cymru Wales in Cardiff, which features a broad metal canopy supported on slender columns. Read more View the full article
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Developer Barratt Homes has promised to cover £2 million of work on a high-rise block in Croydon, south London, which failed cladding safety tests after the Grenfell Tower fire. Read more View the full article
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Designers team up with Italian master artisans to create "craft design" objects
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Designers including India Mahdavi, Nathalie du Pasquier and Ini Archibong have worked with Italian master artisans to create a range of unique objects, including totem-like vases and contemporary Venetian masks. Read more View the full article